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15 July 2003
WELCOME HOME
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band begin today their US stadium tour with thge first of seven nights at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The band will play a total of 10 nights at the same venue, with the final 3 shows being held at the end of August. Over half a million tickets have been sold for this historic 10-show stand.

PHOTOGRAPHER PHIL CECCOLA DIES AT 48
Famed Philadelphia photographer Phil Ceccola passed away last sunday, due to a brain tumor. Ceccola photographed Springsteen dozens of times since the early days of clubs shows in 1973 to the arena shows of 1978. His photographs appear in the Dave Marsh biography "Born to Run", in Bruce Springsteen's book "Songs" and most notably in the cover of the 4CD box set "Tracks".

VEDDER PLAYS GROWIN' UP
Eddie Vedder performed "Growin' Up" on monday night at a Pearl Jam concert in Holmdel, New Jersey. It was the first encore of the show, which is now available for sale thru the band's official website. He joked about Bruce performing soon in New Jersey: "I heard that [Bruce] was supposed to play this very venue, but apparently they didn't have 167 open nights in a row".

29 June 2003
CIAO MILANO!
The European tour ended last night with a wonderful show in Milano. 60,000 people in attendance were witness to a superb performance (under a heavy rain) which opened with "The Promised Land", ended the main set with an electrifying "No Surrender" and included many surprises: "Who'll Stop The Rain?", "Growin' Up", "Follow That Dream", and a special extra encore with the legendary "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight"). See full set list in our Set Lists page.

ASBURY PARK STORYTELLER MUSIC SERIES
A special Asbury Park Storyteller Music Series is coming to the new Rocktography Photo Exhibition at Stage Door's "Mezzanine Gallery" at 721 Cookman Avenue in Downtown Asbury Park, NJ

The Asbury Park Storyteller Music Series is where artist to come to gallery to meet there fans and talk about their music and how Asbury Park influence there careers in an intimate setting. The artist will play their music in an acoustic format while they are talking about there music and their memories of the early days in Asbury Park. The Asbury Storyteller Series would usually be on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. There will usually be a small cover charge for some of the shows. The show scheduled so far are listed below and more will come soon.

July 11 Friday 8pm; The Maybe Band Tickets $7; ( 1st Asbury Park Storyteller Music Series Show )

July 16 Wednesday admission Free; Joe D' Urso (of Joe D'Urso and the Stone Caravan Band) & Tony Amato of the Boccigalupe & The Bad Boys Band special Meet & Greet with there fans.

August 1st Friday 8pm Tickets $7; Steel Pier Sinners Band (Asbury Park Storyteller Music Series)

August 8th Friday 8pm Tickets $8; Sonny Kenn & Vini Lopez (Asbury Park Storyteller Music Series) & Tony Amato, a.k.a. "Boccigalupe

August 22nd Friday 8pm Tickets $7; Jason Shain (Asbury Park Storyteller Music Series)

Tickets for the Asbury Park Storyteller Music Series shows are available for purchase at the Stage Door Canteen at 721 Cookman Avenue in downtown Asbury Park Wednesdays though Sundays 12noon until 5pm and also the night of the show (If any are still available)

For more information telephone the Stage Door Canteen at 732-774-7901 or e-mail John Cavanaugh at JerseyShorePhoto@aol.com

25 June 2003
VIENNA
Though the show has been a little bit shorter than usual, tonight's show in Vienna has included a full band version of "Incident on 57th Street". The show opened with "The Promised Land". See full set list in our Set Lists page.

23 June 2003
TWISTIN' ALL OVER EUROPE
The second leg of the European tour is bringing more and more surprises as it crosses the continent. "Jackson Cage", "You Can Look" and "Further On Up The Road" were included in the Munich's show, whose main set finished with "10th Avenue Freeze Out". Hamburg had "Downboun Train" and a duet on "Hungry Heart" with Wolfgang Niedecken. Copenhagen had the pleasures of "Take 'Em As They Come" and "Point Blank". The two shows in Finland (where Bruce never had played before) were filled with greatest hits and a lot of songs off Born in the USA, plus a band version of "The River". Oslo included two songs from Tracks ("Where the Bands Are" and "My Love Will Not Let You Down) plus "The Promised Land" as the main set closer. And finally two spectacular shows in Goteborg were full of highlights and surprises: "Working on the Highway", "The River" and set-closer "Twist and Shout" on the first night, and a 195-minute show on the 2nd night featured "Jackson Cage", "Atlantic City", "Growin' Up" ("for the old fans"), "Racing in the Street", "No Surrender" (main ser closer) plus an epic 17-minute version of "Twist and Shout" which rocked the stadium. There's only two more shows in Europe (Wien and Milano) before the band heads to the US. See full set lists in our Set Lists page.

8 June 2003
BRUCE AND KITTY ARE BACK IN EUROPE
After a short 7-day break, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are back in Europe for the 2nd leg of their eurotour. And "Kitty's Back" is back in the set, as part of an impressive 6-song encore in Florence.

31 May 2003
DUBLIN SEES KITTY'S SECOND RETURN
"Kitty's Back", one of the most requested songs by fans, has been the first encore at the Dublin concert tonight, which makes it an historic show. This is the second live performance of the song in a Springsteen tour since 1978 (besides the December performance at the Conan O'Brien show and several live versions at the Xmas shows in Asbury Park in the last years). The first performance since 1978 happened at the Philly concert in October 2002. The Dublin show also included "Candy's Room", "Atlantic City" and "Meeting Across The River". It has lasted 3 hours 14 minutes.

26 May 2003
UK TOUR ENDS WITH MORE "RARITIES"
The short UK tour ended with two splendid concerts. The second night in London featured "Sherry Darling", "Racing in the Street" and the "Devil Medley" and "Seven Nights to Rock" back to back in the encores. Fans in Manchester had a chance to enjoy "Two Hearts", "Loose Ends", "Meeting Across The River" and "Sandy" (by request).

26 May 2003
ANOTHER NIGHT TO ROCK
"Seven Nights to Rock" has made it to the encores again in the first London show. "The Fuse" returns and "Meeting Across the River" precedes "Jungleland" at this show.

24 May 2003
ACOUSTIC SOUNDCHECK IN FRONT OF PARIS FANS
After a soundcheck that included "Trapped" and Moon Mullican's "Seven Nights to Rock", Bruce returned to the stage around 6.20 pm, when part of the audience was already in the stadium, to perform three acoustic songs: Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?, Growin' Up and This Hard Land. One hour later the show started with a powerful version of CCR's "Who'll Stop the Rain?". Highlights included "Trapped", "Be True" and "Seven Nights to Rock".

23 May 2003
MADRID & GELSENKIRCHEN
Both concerts have featured "Jungleland", which has now been performed three times in a row. No surprises in a set list that's becoming more standarized. See complete set lists in the Tour 2003 page.

18 May 2003
SPANISH TOUR
Whole Gijon got "My Hometown" or "Darlington County" in a show pack of greatest hits, in Barcelona he delivered "The Ties That Bind", "Because The Night", "Jungleland" or the tour debut of "Sherry Darling" (a request). See complete set lists in the Tour 2003 page.

12 May 2003
MORE TICKETS ON SALE FOR BARCELONA SHOW
Additional tickets for the concert in Barcelona have now been put on sale thru the official vendor:
www.ticktackticket.com

8 May 2003
SET LIST CHANGES FOR SECOND NIGHT IN ROTTERDAM
"Racing in the Street", "Candy's Room", "Cadillac Ranch"... check Setlists 2003 for full info.

MANCHESTER SHOW WILL HAPPEN
A magistrate in the UK has decided that the Manchester show will happen as originally planned. The UK promoter has finally got a license and the show goes on.

6 May 2003
EUROPEAN TOUR OPENS IN ROTTERDAM
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have opened their 2003 European tour tonight in Rotterdam. The show has opened with an acoustic version of "Born in the USA" followed by "The Rising". Full set list :

Born in the USA (acoustic)
The Rising
Lonesome Day
No Surrender
The Promised Land
Empty Sky
You're Missing
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Darlington County
Worlds Apart
Badlands
Out in the Street
Mary's Place
Counting on a Miracle
Incident on 57th Street (piano)
Thunder Road
Into the Fire

Bobby Jean
Ramrod
Born to Run
Detroit Medley

My City of Ruins
Land of Hope and Dreams
Dancing in the Dark

3 May 2003
SPRINGSTEEN SHOWS UP AT SOOZIE TYRELL SHOWCASE
Soozie Tyrell performed yesterday at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, to introduce her first solo album "White Lines". Bruce Springsteen was present and jumped onstage for two songs, singing lead on "It's All Over Now".

1 May 2003
ANOTHER BENEFIT CONCERT LAST NIGHT
As he did last year, Bruce gave last night a benefit private concert (for parents and teachers only) for the Rumson Country Day School, at the Stone Pony club in Asbury Park. Amongs the songs fans were able to hear from outside the club were:

Domino
Sugar Sugar
Twistin' The Night Away
Darlington County
Glory Days
Twist And Shout

"LIGHT OF DAY" TRIBUTE ALBUM OUT IN SPAIN MAY 19th
The Good Sounds label will release on May 19th in Spain a double CD of Bruce covers by 28 different artists, titled "Light of Day". Most of the songs have been recorded specifically for this project. The first edition of this album will contain a bonus CD with another 15 covers. The regular 2CD set will be distributed throughout Europe in June and will see a US release (on Schoolhouse Records) sometime in July. All the proceeds from the sales of this wonderful tribute to Springsteen will benefit two foundations: The Kristen Ann Carr Fund to fight sarcoma cancer (www.sarcoma.com) and The Parkinson's Disease Foundation in NYC (www.pdf.org). Check out www.goodsoundsmusic.com for more info and availabilily. 37 of the songs are exclusive to this release. This is the complete song list of the special 3CD version:

CD1:
1. Elliott Murphy - Better Days
2. Dion - Book of Dreams
3. Lucky 7 - Valentine's Day
4. Dan Bern - Thunder Road
5. Crazysloth- Candy's Room
6. The Mystic Knights of the Sea (featuring Dan Baird &
Rick Richards)- Johnny 99
7. Nils Lofgren - Man at the Top
8. Cindy Bullens - If I Should Fall Behind
9. Matthew Ryan - Something in the Night
10. Mike Rimbaud - Atlantic City
11. Sid Griffin - Highway Patrolman
12. Billy Bragg & The Blokes - Mansion on the Hill
13. Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan - Badlands
14. Steve Wynn - State Trooper
15. Gary Lucas' Gods and Monsters - Ain't Got You

CD2:
1. Cracker - Sinaloa Cowboys
2. Pete Yorn - New York City Serenade
3. Graham Parker - Pink Cadillac
4. Garland Jeffreys - Streets of Philadelphia
5. Jason Ringenberg - My Hometown
6. Joe Grushecky - Light of Day
7. Rosie Flores - Lucky Town
8. Willie Nile - I'm on Fire
9. Kirk Kelly - Downbound Train
10. Patty Griffin - Stolen Car
11. Paradise Brothers - Souls of the Departed
12. Mark Wright - Two Hearts
13. Graziano Romani - The Promise

BONUS CD3:
1. Jet Lag - Hungry Heart
2. Australian Blonde - I'm On Fire
3. Blueberry Hill - When You Need Me
4. Jaime Anglada - Thunder Road
5. John Swank - The Fever
6. Atabala - Brilliant Disguise
7. Papa Bueno - Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
8. Paul Fuster - Used Cars
9. Georges Imbert - The Promised Land
10. Greg Martin & Friends - Paradise by the C
11. Pablo Surja & Cambio de Planes - Lucky Town
12. Sean Collins - One Step Up
13. The Hesh - Blinded By The Light
14. Michael Nold Band - Across The Border
15. Manel Fuentes - Nothing Man

30 April 2003
GREAT BENEFIT CONCERT IN RED BANK
Bruce, Gary US Bonds, Southside Johnny, Bon Jovi and others joined forces last night at a benefit concert for Bobby Bandiera Jr. The artists intertwined all night for a great set of songs. Here's the set list (only the songs with Bruce participating):

This Time It's For Real
The E Street Shuffle
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Jole Blon
The Fever
Kitty's Back
Soul Deep
This Little Girl
Thunder Road
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
A Change Is Gonna Come/Havin' a Party
Cold Sweat
Twist & Shout
Quarter to Three
Seven Nights to Rock

BOSS PARTY IN ITALY
On June 7th in Reggello, near Florence, the 3rd edition of the Annual reunion for Springsteen fans "Spirit in th night" will be held. This year the reunion will take place the night before Springsteen's concert in Florence on June 8th. If you planned to stand at the concert in Florence don't miss "Spirit in the night 2003" remembering that Reggello is just 2 miles far away from Sting's house where rumors say Bruce will stay.

web site: http://members.xoom.virgilio.it/theboss/reggello/start.html

24 April 2003
SPRINGSTEEN TALKS
Check out Bruce Springsteen's official web site to read an interesting message from Bruce himself: www.brucespringsteen.net

20 March 2003
SPRINGSTEEN OPENS AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Today's show in Melbourne has opened with an acoustic "Born in the USA", followed by the ani-war hymn "War".

19 March 2003
SPRINGSTEEN WILL PLAY AT "THE HOPE CONCERT" IN RED BANK
Along with Bobby Bandiera,Gary Us Bonds, Jon Bon Jovi and Southside Johnny, Bruce Springsteen will participate in "The Hope Concert" at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ on April 29th. The show is to benefit the ongoing care of Robert Bandiera Jr (Bobby's son). Tickets go on sale friday March 21st at 9.30am at the theatre's box office and thru phone (732-842-9000).

12 March 2003
TOUR FINALE IN ROCHESTER
Springsteen ended his short US tour last night in grand style with an spectacular performance in Rochester, full of surprises: opening with "No Surrender", debuts for "Blinded by the light" and "Fire" (a request) and the return of "Backstreets", "My Love Will Not Let You Down" and "Nothing Man".

UNCUT COVERS SPRINGSTEEN
The April issue of the UK magazine Uncut features two different editions: both with Springsteen in the cover and both with a CD of Springsteen covers which include The Waterboys, Billy Bragg, Badly Drawn Boy, Dan Bern and others.

10 March 2003
MORE SUMMER STADIUM SHOWS ADDED
One more show at Giants Stadium (10th and final) was added last saturday during the sale of the other Giants Stadium shows. Shows in Boston and Philadelphia, going on sale March 15th at 10am, have been also announced:

1 August 2003, Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.
8 August 2003, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
31 August 2003, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

9 March 2003
ROLL OF THE DICE IN ATLANTIC CITY
Check out last night's set list: an obvious opening with Atlantic City, plus tour debuts of "Jersey Girl" (solo piano) and the Beatles cover "Tell Me Why". The closing song was "Roll of the Dice". See full set list.

5 March 2003
SPRINGSTEEN BREAKS TICKET SALES RECORDS ADDING 2 MORE NJ SHOWS
An official press release announced yesterday the addition of 2 more shows at Giants Stadium for August 28th and August 30th. Tickets for both shows will go onsale saturday March 8th at 9am. Here's copy of the official press release:

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Add Two Shows to Record-Breaking Summer 2003 Giants Stadium Run, Bringing Total to Nine Nights Scheduled

New dates, August 28 and August 30, go on sale Saturday, March 8 at 9am

Series of nine shows at one stadium is first for any performer worldwide

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band further shatter records for ticket sales, as they add two additional shows to their summer 2003 run at East Rutherford, NJ's Giants Stadium. The new dates, August 28 and August 30, will go on sale Saturday, March 8 at 9am through Ticketmaster only. Tickets will not be sold at the Continental Airlines Arena or Giants Stadium box offices on Saturday, March 8. This announcement brings the total number of Giants Stadium concerts to nine, an all-time record for the venue, and the first time in concert history a performer has played nine stadium shows in the same series.

Tickets will be available online at www.ticketmaster.com, at select Ticketmaster Ticket Centers in New Jersey, New York and Fairfield, CT and via phone at 201-507-8900, 212-307-7171 or 212-307-7200 - Automated. If tickets remain, they will be available at the Continental Arena Box Office beginning Monday, March 10 at 11:00 am.

On March 1, demand for three originally announced dates (July 15, 17, 18) was so great, two additional dates (July 21, 24) were added at 12 noon. Sales continued to be strong, prompting an additional two dates to go on sale at 2:30 PM (July 26, 27). This marked the first time in the history of Ticketmaster that seven stadium shows for one artist went on sale in a single day. A limited number of tickets for these shows are still available.

Springsteen continues to be the top-selling artist to ever perform at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which includes Giants Stadium and neighboring Continental Airlines Arena. Springsteen has played at the Meadowlands 50 times in his career, including a record 44 performances at the arena and a record 6-show run at Giants Stadium in 1985 (August 18, 19, 21, 22 and 30, Sept. 1). With the 9-show 2003 run, Springsteen clears his own high mark and sets a new record.

The successful ticket sales expand on a remarkable February for Springsteen and the E Street Band, in which Springsteen won three Grammy Awards for his latest album 'The Rising,' CBS Television aired Springsteen and the E Street Band's first ever broadcast network special, and the Band resumed its 2002-2003 world tour with a performance in the Atlanta, GA area.

'The Rising,' Springsteen's first album of new songs with the E Street Band since 1984, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and has been certified double platinum. Throughout 2002, Springsteen and the Band embarked on a barnstorming tour of North America and Europe, during which they played a total of 45 cities in nine different countries before the end of the year. U.S. and dates continue through early 2003,
beginning February 28 in Duluth, GA, as well as a second sold-out European swing. They'll also travel to Australia and New Zealand, marking their first shows there since 1988.

3 March 2003
SPRINGSTEEN'S TOUR RESUMES
"I'd like to thank absolutely fucking nobody" were the clear words that opened the first E Street Band show of 2003 in Duluth, Georgia, just a few days after winning "only" 3 Grammy awards. That first show last friday opened with "No Surrender". Yesterday in Austin Texas the opening song was a loud "War" (remember its lyrics: "War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!!"). The show also included an acoustic version of "Growin' Up" and Joe Ely guesting on two songs on the encores ("All Just To Get To You" and "Working on the Highway"). The 2003 shows have seen the dissapearance of "She's the One", which clearly was one of the highlights of the show.

MORE SUMMER SHOWS ADDED
Tickets for the 3 announced shows at Giants Stadium went on sale last saturday, and during the course of the day four more shows were added and put on sale, for July 21, 24, 26 and 27. More US stadium dates are supposed to be announced soon.

24 February 2003
TRIPLE GRAMMY WINNER
He was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards, and got away yesterday with 3 of them: Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. The award ceremony, held last night at Madison Square Garden, included a live performance of the song "The Rising" with the E Street Band, plus a specially impressive live tribute to The Clash from Bruce, Little Steven, Elvis Costello and Dave Grohl. The "super band" performed "London Calling".

21 February 2003
US STADIUM SHOWS ANNOUNCED
Three shows at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford,NJ have been confirmed for July 15th, 17th and 18th. Tickets will go on sale March 1st at 9am thru Ticketmaster.

DOUBLETAKE BENEFIT CONCERT: THE SECOND NIGHT
Bruce did just a few changes to the set list last night, shortened the Q&A section (joked it was the last time he'd do it) and explained with details the meaning of every line from Blinded By The Light and Growin' Up.

Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA 20 Feb. 2003
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Adam Raised a Cain
My Father's House
Blinded by the Light
Growin' Up
Freehold
Thunder Road (piano)
Nebraska
The River
Sherry Darling
Born in the U.S.A. (12-string blues)
The Wall (co-written with Joe Grushecky)
Bobby Jean
Brilliant Disguise
Stolen Car
Save the Last Dance for Me (just one verse and one chorus)
Little Things That Count
For You (piano)
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Sinaloa Cowboys
The Rising
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land

Q&A section
Encore: This Hard Land

20 February 2003
DOUBLETAKE BENEFIT CONCERT BRINGS SURPRISES
The first of the two benefit concerts for DoubleTake magazine brought some nice surprises, plus a very special 1 hour part of Questions and Answers where anyone in attendance was allowed to ask Bruce all kinds of questions "except about my hair". Bruce premiered a new song, co-writtten with Joe Grushecky, titled "The Wall", and brought back rarities like "Stolen Car", "My Father's House" or "Souls of The Departed". Here's the complete set list:

Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA 19 Feb. 2003
My Father's House
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street
Growin' Up
Freehold
Thunder Road (piano)
Nebraska
The River
Sherry Darling
Born in the U.S.A. (12-string)
Souls of the Departed
The Wall (world premiere, co-written with Joe Grushecky)
Bobby Jean
My Hometown (piano)
Brilliant Disguise
Stolen Car
Little Things That Count
If I Should Fall Behind (piano)
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Sinaloa Cowboys
The Rising
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
Q&A Session: Includes performances of "Back in Your Arms", "Into the Fire" and "Across the Border".
Encore: This Hard Land

15 February 2003
NEW SPRINGSTEEN VIDEO PREMIERED
AOL's Music First View premiered yesterday the 2nd video to be released from album The Rising. It is a concert video for the song "Waitin' On A Sunny Day", recorded in Barcelona in October 2002. It is an advance of a CBS Television special that will air February 28th (a partial broadcast of the Barcelona concert).

13 February 2003
BRUCE, VAN ZANDT, PAY TRIBUTE TO THE CLASH
Bruce & Steven will have some extra activity on Febr.28th when they appear at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. Besides performing as Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, both Bruce and Steven will join Elvis Costello and Tony Kanal (No Doubt) for a tribute performance in honour of Joe Strummer of the Clash, who recently passed away.

BENEFIT CONCERTS CONFIRMED
Shore Fire Media, Bruce's publicist, confirmed some days ago that Bruce will play not only one but two benefit concerts at the Somerville Theatre in Sommerville, MA, on February 19th and 20th in support of Doubletake Magazine. Tickets ($100/$500) went on sale February 5th and sold-out inmediately.

23 January 2003
BRUCE TO PLAY BENEFIT IN BOSTON
Channel-4 news in Boston announced yesterday that both Bruce and Patti will play at the Somerville Theatre on February 20th. The show will be a benefit for Doubletake Magazine and will be hosted by Debra Winger. Tickets will be $1,000 to $5,000. The $5,000 ticket includes dinner and a meet and greet. Bruce and Patti's guitars will be auctioned after the show.

BRUCE TV SPECIALS DOWN UNDER & IN THE U.S.
It's been announced in Australia that there'll be a SpringsteenTV Special aired on Channel Nine on January 31st from 10.30pm, and on Channel Seven in February 1st from 11pm. No news on the contents of the special program. In the US, CBS has been airing promo spots about a "Concert Special" in February, though again, no details have been given (it might well be the Barcelona concert).

WARREN ZEVON GETS HELP FROM SPRINGSTEEN

Last December, Bruce visited his pal Warren Zevon in the studio, where he is recording his final album, tentatively titled My Dirty Life and Times. Zevon was diagnosed a terminal cancer last year. Bruce apparently did some vocal recordings during his visit.

9 January 2003
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN GETS 5 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
This year's award ceremony will be presented at Madison Square Garden in New York City on February 23rd.
Bruce Springsteen has been nominated in 5 different Grammy categories:

Album Of The Year for "The Rising"
Male Rock Vocal Performance for "The Rising"
Song Of The Year for "The Rising"
Rock Song for "The Rising"
Rock Album for "The Rising"

ATLANTIC CITY CONCERT CONFIRMED
A show at the Boardwalk Hall (aprox. 12,000 seats) has been confirmed for March 7th. Tickets will go onsale this saturday at 10am at Ticketmaster outlets, Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall Box Office, by phone (800-736-1420) or thru www.ticketmaster.com. All floor seats will be general admission.

4 January 2003
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CANADIAN TOUR DATES
Some more shows have been confirmed these past days, including a 5-date tour of Canada after the Australian and New Zealand tour and before heading to Europe for a 2-month tour in the spring. These are the new confirmed dates:

April 9, 2003 Sacramento, California, USA
April 11, 2003 Vancouver, CANADA
April 13, 2003 Calgary, CANADA
April 14, 2003 Edmonton, CANADA
April 18, 2003 Corel Center, Ottawa, CANADA
April 19, 2003 Centre Bell, Montreal, CANADA

28 December 2002
SPRINGSTEEN CHRISTMAS SHOW IN ASBURY PARK
Bruce's private Xmas show took place on Sunday December 22nd at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. It was a private event for family and friends, where Springsteen performed with the Bobby Bandiera Band for about 2 hours. The concert's repertoire included , Merry Christmas Baby, Green River, Born on the Bayou, Sugar Sugar, Tell Him,
Twist and Shout, Run Rudolph Run, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Rock 'n' Roll Music, Glory Days and Darlington County amongst others.

19 December 2002
U.S. 2003 DATES UPDATE
February 28 Duluth, GA Gwinnett Center ON SALE: December 14, 10 a.m.
March 2 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
March 4 Jacksonville, FL TBA TBA
March 6 Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum ON SALE: December 21, 10 a.m.
March 7 Atlantic City, NJ TBA TBA
March 10 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center ON SALE: December 14, 10 a.m.
March 11 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena

16 December 2002
SPRINGSTEEN'S CONCERT IN MADRID CONFIRMED
The last show to be confirmed for the 2003 european tour will take place at Estadio de La Comunidad in Madrid, Spain, on monday May 19th 2003.
Tickets go on sale wednesday Dec. 18th at 10am CET thru www.ticktackticket.com
GA tickets cost 40 € + ticktackticket fee. Seats cost 57 € + ticktackticket fees.

12 December 2002
SET YOUR VCR'S. KITTY'S BACK!
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will perform tonight at 12.37 h. at "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on NBC. The Columbia Daily Dish announced this afternoon the songs that Bruce and the band will perform: "Kitty's Back" and "Merry Christmas Baby". So set your VCR's, 'cause Kitty's back!

10 December 2002
NEW SHOWS ADDED IN U.S. AND ITALY
A show in Florence, Italy has been confirmed this week, and tickets for both italian shows will go on sale this friday December 13th through www.ticketone.it. Here's the list of newly added shows:
Feb. 28, 2003 Gwinnett Center, Duluth, GA (near Atlanta)
March 10, 2003 Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI
June 8, 2003 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze, Italy.

26 November 2002
RETURN TO AUSTRALIA AFTER 18 YEARS
Bruce and the E Street Band will return to Australia next spring. These will
be their first shows down under since 1985 (Bruce played solo in Australia
in 1997). Dates announced so far are:
March 20, 2003 Telstra Dome (70,000), Melbourne.
March 22, 2003 Cricket Ground, Sydney.
March 25, 2003 ANZ Stadium, Brisbane.
Extra shows in Melbourne and Sydney might be added.

A show in New Zealand has also been confirmed:
March 27, 2003 Western Springs Stadium, Auckland. (Tickets on sale Dec.9th thru Ticketek)

Plus, an extra show has just been in Helsinki, Finland. The new show will take place June 16, 2003. It's now on sale at www.welldone.fi

15 November 2002
MORE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN DATES ANNOUNCED
These are the dates of the 3 shows that Bruce will do in England next year:
Mon. May 26, 2003 National Sports Arena, Crystal Palace, London.
Tue. May 27, 2003 National Sports Arena, Crystal Palace, London.
Thurs. May 29, 2003 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester.
All tickets go onsale Nov.15th at 9am UK time. Also confirmed is another
show in Spain:
Thurs. May 15, 2003 Estadio El Molinon, Gijon, Spain.
Tix on sale early december thru www.ticktackticket.com
And two more dates in Germany have also been added:
Tue. June 10, 2003, AOL Arena, Hamburg
Thurs. June 12, 2003, Olympiastadion, Munich

8 November 2002
LONESOME DAY SINGLE
Apparently there's been a change of plans and the Lonesome Day CD-single will finally be released on November 25th in Europe with the following track listing:
Lonesome Day
Spirit in the Night (live Barcelona 2002)
The Rising (live MTV Video Music Awards, Aug.2002)
Lonesome Day (DVD video)

SOOZIE TYRELL GOES SOLO
On her official website, violinist Soozie Tyrell announces
the release of her first solo album ("White Lines") during the first quarter of 2003. The album's lineup includes:

Bruce Springsteen (guitar,vocals)
Patti Scialfa (vocals)
Larry Campbell (guitar)

Tony Garnier (bass)
Richard Crooks (drums)
Jane Scarpantoni (strings)

7 November 2002
CONCERT IN BARCELONA
Just announced:
17 May 2003, Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys
Barcelona, Spain
Tickets on sale Nov.29th at 10am
www.ticktackticket.com
Two more spanish shows will be announced soon.

SEVERAL SHOWS POSTPONED
Due to Clarence Clemons eye surgery last monday, several shows have just been postponed:

. Austin Nov.6th postponed to March 2nd, 2003
. Columbus Nov.9th postponed to Dec.16th, 2002
. Indianapolis Nov.10th postponed to Dec.17th, 2002.

5 November 2002
GOTEBORG SHOWS SOLD IN 2 HOURS
Today was the day for swedish fans. And they bought all 100,000 tickets for the Goteborg shows (June 21 and 22, 2003) in only two hours!

A show in Milano on June 28, 2003 was announced today. It'll take place at Stadio G. meazza (San Siro), where Bruce did his first italian concert in 1985. It holds 70,000. Tickets will be on sale in December.

3 November 2002
BRUCE GUESTS AGAIN AT 3RD ANNUAL
LIGHT OF DAY BENEFIT CONCERT
Saturday night at the Tradewinds Bruce joined onstage Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers for 10 songs, along with Bob Benjamin and Garland Jeffreys, plus 2 more songslater on with Gary US Bonds. Highlights included "I Can't Turn You Lose", "Fire" and a great version of Chubby Checker's "The Twist" which could be Bruce's first ever performance of that song. Check out 'Tour 2002' for complete set list.

1 November 2002
"LONESOME DAY" SINGLE WITH 2 UNRELEASED B-SIDES
A new CD-single will be available in Europe in a few weeks, and it will contain two unreleased bonus tracks:

-Born in the USA (live acoustic, recorded for the BBC 1998)
-The Rising (live in Barcelona 2002)

31 October 2002
MORE EUROPE 2003 SHOWS ANNOUNCED
An official announcement has been made in some countries.

Tue. May 6, 2003 De Kuip, Rotterdam. (SOLD-OUT!)
Thurs . May 8, 2003 De Kuip, Rotterdam. ( SOLD-OUT!, www.mojo.nl 40 to 60 €)
Sat. May 10 Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany (on sale now www.getgo.de 62 €)
Mon.May 12 King Boudewijn Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
Sat. May 17 Estadi Olimpic, Barcelona, Spain (www.ticktackticket.com from Nov.29th 10 am)
Thurs. May 22 Arena Auf Schalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany (now at www.getgo.de 56 to 71 €)
Sat. May 24 Stade de France, Paris, France (on sale soon)
Sat. May 31 RDS Dublin, Ireland (Tix: ph. 1890 925 100)
Sat. June 14 Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark (www.billetmaskinen.dk, 11/11, 420 kr.)
Tue. June 17 Olympia Stadion, Helsingfors, Finland (on sale 11/5, 49 to 69 €, www.welldone.fi)
Thurs. June 19 Valle Hovin, Oslo, Norway (on sale 11/5)
Sat. June 21 Ullevi, Goteborg, Sweden (SOLD-OUT!)
Sun. June 22 Ullevi, Goteborg, Sweden (SOLD-OUT!)
Wed. June 25 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien, Austria (on sale now www.getgo.de 57 to 72 €)
Sat. June 28 Stadio Meazza (San Siro), Milano, Italy (on sale in December www.ticketone.it)

22 October 2002
LONESOME DAY VIDEO DEBUTS
The first official video to come out for The Rising debuted yesterday at Vh1, MTV and MTV2. The clip was directed by Mark Pellington (he did U2's "One" and Pearl Jam's "Jeremy") and was filmed on Sept. 19th and 20th in Asbury Park. The vocal part is a new take recorded live by Bruce during the filming of the video.

BRUCE ON CONAN O'BRIEN
Bruce and the band will be performing live on the Conan O'Brien show on December 11th.

21 October 2002
SPRINGSTEEN CONQUERS EUROPE
It was about time that Springsteen delivered in Europe the same kind of energy and set lists that he usually delivers at US shows. The European tour so far has been great success, both in terms of attendance and musical quality of the show. Springsteen has earned his fans' heart with his surprising set lists, that include old and new songs and treasures like the piano version of "Incident on 57th Street", "For You", "Night", "Something in the Night", "Spirit in the Night" and others. The energy he delivered in his recent shows is out of this world and as no one had seen since The River tour, far surpassing any tours (including 1999/2000) in the last 21 years.

14 October 2002
FIRST SHOW IN EUROPE
No big surprises at the first european concert, but some nice stuff was included in the Paris show, including "No Surrender", "Backstreets", a solo piano version of "My Hometown" and the guest appearance from Elliott Murphy for "Born to Run".

12 October 2002
LIVE BROADCAST OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
Here's copy of the official press release about the MTV broadcast of the concert in Barcelona:

MTV NETWORKS EUROPE PRESENTS
‘A NIGHT WITH BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
AND THE E STREET BAND’

World Exclusive Concert To Air Live Across MTV Europe and VH-1 UK on October 16th, 2002

London, October 7th, 2002: MTV Networks Europe is to present ‘A Night With Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band’ – a unique live concert with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to be aired live across MTV Networks Europe and VH-1 UK on 16 October 2002, it was announced today.

Set to air to over 127 million homes across MTV’s ten feeds in Europe and VH1 UK, the unprecedented musical event, ‘A Night With Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band’ will comprise a cross-channel ‘live to air’, commercial-free concert from Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, with an exclusive one hour backstage ‘Countdown To Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band’ prior to the concert.

Commented Harriett Brand, Senior Vice President, Talent & Music, MTV Networks Europe: “Bruce Springsteen is a musical icon and one of the world’s most acclaimed performers. This exclusive performance commands proper treatment – so we have taken the step of clearing MTV Networks Europe and VH-1 UK of all advertising for the duration of the live concert. MTV Networks Europe is the only television network in Europe with the ability to offer an artist such an unparalled promotional platform whilst offering our audiences across Europe the opportunity to experience on of the world’s greatest artists live in concert.”

Transmission details for ‘A Night With Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band’:

Countdown To Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Live -16 October, 20:00 CET
MTV Euro, MTV Nordic, MTV France, MTV nl, MTV Italy, MTV Romania, MTV Polska, MTV Spain.

MTV Live with Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Live - 16 October 2100 – 2230 CET
MTV Euro, MTV Nordic, MTV France, MTV nl, MTV Italy, MTV Romania, MTV Polska, MTV Spain.

2100 – 2230 BST
VH-1 UK

17th October 2000 CET
MTV Germany

3 November 2000 BST
MTV UK

11 October 2002
SHOWTIME CHANGE FOR BARCELONA CONCERT
It has been announced today that the Barcelona concert will begin at 9pm (instead of 9,30 pm as originally planned. Doors will open at 7pm.

10 October 2002
BARCELONA SHOW LIVE ON TV
It is now official that the Barcelona concert from October 16th will be broadcast live in several countries:
-in Spain: Oct.16th 8pm Special Program + Live Broadcast on MTV-Spain
-Italy: live thru MTV
-UK: live thru VH1
-Germany: thru MTV-Germany on Oct.17th at 8pm
Other countries: check your local VH1 or MTV

LIVE ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Last Friday saw Bruce for the second time in the program (and first with the E Street Band). After a great version of "Lonesome Day", Bruce sat down at the piano and delivered an amazing solo piano version of "You're Missing", with a harmonica solo at the end of the song.

Someone at the RMAS newsgroup on the internet posted a list 
of songs that are supposed to be Springsteen's new album. 
According to this rumour the album's title is "The Rising" and 
it should come out July 30th. Take it with for what it is: a rumour. 
An official anouncement is expected soon.

25 May 2002
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT DUE SOON

Little Steven recently commented during an interview with
Wisconsin's WMMM radio that an official announcement for
the new album was expected within a week or two.
Billboard magazine predicts a July 30th release in its website.

15 May 2002
"THE RISING", POSSIBLE NEW ALBUM COMING IN JULY

Tuesday, May 14, Jon Landau attended a Sony Music 
meeting provided of a 5-song tape which he played for 
about 50 people in attendance. These are the names 
of the 5 new songs from Springsteen's next album, 
which he is currently finishing in Atlanta:

• Mary's Place

• Nothing Man

• The Rising

• Lonesome Day

• Into the Fire

Sources at Sony mention July 30th as a possible release
date, and "The Rising" as possible title. Summer's here
and the time is just right...

16 April 2002
CORRECT SET LISTS FOR BENEFIT SHOWS

The complete set lists, according to Backstreets:

16 April 2002
2nd BENEFIT SHOW

Once again Bruce Springsteen performed live at the Stone Pony
in Asbury Park. This was ther 2nd of two benefit shows for the
Rumson County Day School.

Set list follows:

• Roll Over Beethoven
• Seven Nights To Rock
• It Takes Two (Marvin Gaye)
• Devil With The Blue Dress Medley
• Tell Him
• Green River (John Fogerty/Creedence)
• Tell Me Why
• Boy From New York City
• Ramblin Gamblin Man
• Happy Birthday 
• Domino
• Soul Man
• Aint Too Proud To Beg (The Temptaions)
• Wonderful World
• Twistin the Night Away (Sam Cooke)
• Hey Tonight
• You Really Got A Hold On Me
• It's All Over Now (Jagger/Richards)
• Get Out of Denver
• Darlington County
• Glory Days
  
• Twist & Shout
• Thunder Road (acoustic)
  

14 April 2002
BENEFIT SHOW FOR SCHOOL LAST NIGHT

As planned Bruce Springsteen performed live at the Stone Pony
in Asbury Park last night as a benefit for the Rumson County Day

• Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)
• Mustang Sally  (Fats Domino)
• American Girl (Tom Petty) * without Bruce
• Detroit Medley (Mitch Ryder)
• Green River (Creedence)
• Domino (Van Morrison)
• Hey Tonight (Creedence)
• Wipe Out (The Ventures)
• Soul Man (Sam Moore)
• Get Out of Denver (Bob Seger)
• Ramblin Gamblin' Man (Bob Seger)
• Down the Road Apiece (Raye)
• Seven Days to Rock, Seven Days to Roll (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
• You Really Got a Hold on Me (Smokey Robinson)
• Darlington County
• Tutti Frutti (Little Richard) (Southside Johnny sings)
• Lucky (Patti Scialfa) (Patti sings)
• Tell Him (Patti sings)
• Wonderful World (Sam Cooke)
• Proud Mary (Creedence)
• Glory Days
  --
  Twist and Shout
  Thunder Road (last song, acoustic)
  
  
  

22 March 2002
MARAH GETS HELP FROM THE BOSS
The Bielanko brothers have finished the recording
of their 3rd album, "Float Away with the Friday Night
Gods", recorded in New York with a little help from
their friend Bruce Springsteen, who sings and plays
a guitar solo on the song "Float Away". The disc is
scheduled for release on June 4th on Artemis Records.

PETE YORN REISSUES DEBUT ALBUM
"Musicforthemorningafter", the acclaimed debut album
from Pete Yorn, will be reissued soon with an extra
CD full of bonus tracks, which will include his covers of
Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" and "Racing in the
Streets".

14 March 2002
SPRINGSTEEN RECORDING IN NASHVILLE
According to the Tennessean newspaper Bruce and producer
Brendan O'Brien flew yesterday from Atlanta to Nashville to record
some strings with the famed Nashville String Machine at Sound
Kitchen Studios in Coll Springs, TN. Read more at the paper's
website: http://www.tennessean.com/celebrities/

25 February 2002
SPRINGSTEEN TO APPEAR IN NEW FILM
Bruce Springsteen will make his second movie cameo this summer
when a still untitled movie is shot in New Jersey. The romantic drama
will be starred by Julia Stiles, and directed by Tom Sierchio
("Untamed Heart"). The film is about a young man and woman who 
meet just before they are about to commit suicide.Springsteen would 
portray a radio DJ who has conversations with the woman, who will 
be played by Julia Stiles.

1 February 2002
SPRINGSTEEN RECORDING NEW ALBUM IN ATLANTA
“We’re here writing an recording” answered Bruce to a question 
from a fan who met Bruce in the street in Atlanta at the end of 
January. The news are that Springsteen and The E Street Band 
have been recording new songs at Southern Tracks Studios in 
Atlanta, Georgia. Nils Lofgren confirmed the recordings did, 
indeed, happen, during a radio interview with Tony Kornheiser:

 Nils Lofgren: Well, at the end of the last tour-- and many times 
in recent interviews, with Bob Costas or others-- Bruce has 
indicated, as he’s said the whole tour, his commitment to kind of 
rededicate himself and the band to the fans and have another 
chapter, which involves a record and eventually a tour. Last week, 
in Atlanta, we got together -I mean, it was supposed to be a big 
secret, but it’s all over every web site there was. There were 
“spies” in the parking lot when we were down there, from Italy.

TK: : Is that right?

NL: Yeah. So anyway, this is the first step of what would 
have to be many. And you know, I love Bruce and I hope he 
takes all those steps, and in a year or so, whatever, on his 
timetable, does that. It’s been a treat to be in his band. 
Seventeen years ago I joined, and it’s been a great honor.

 According to different sources, Bruce might have recorded 
over 20 “demos” last year, which will be the base for 
the new album. Some of them were recorded in April 2001 
during a weekend-long recording session in New York 
(when they were supposed to be recording a studio version 
of “American Skin”). For the first time in many years, 
Bruce has an outside producer for his new album, and it is 
no other than Brendan O’Brien, noted for his work with 
Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots and his hard-edge rock sound.

17 December 2001
SPRINGSTEEN JOINS HOLIDAY EXPRESS SHOW
Saturday, Dec.15th, Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford,NJ
Bruce joined the Holiday Express show last saturday to sing on two
song: "Merry Christmas Baby" & "Santa Claus is Coming to Town".
During the former Bruce sang some lines among the crowd at the
front rows of the arena.

9 December 2001
FINAL HOLIDAY SHOW
Bruce opens again with the solo version of "Incident on 57th Street"
Elvis Costello guests tonight.

CONVENTION HALL, ASBURY PARK, NJ 8 DECEMBER 2001
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (with choir)
I've Got A Feeling Everything Will Be Alright (with choir)
Deck the Halls (horns)
Incident on 57th Street (Bruce solo piano)
Jingle Bell Rock Jam Up (Max Weinberg 7)
(Feel So Good, Feel Okay) On This Christmas Day (Max Weinberg 7)
Thundercrack
Seaside Bar
Song Love (Stand Up) (Patti Scialfa)
Spanish Dancer (Patti Scialfa)
Welcome to the World (Garland Jeffreys)
New York Skyline (Garland Jeffreys)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas/Spider Fingers/Jingle Bells/White Christmas
(Bruce Hornsby, w/Bruce on background vocals)
End of the Innocence (Bruce Hornsby/Bruce S. duet)
You Sexy Thing (everybody, Bruce Hornsby on accordion)
Allison (with Tracks of My Tears and Tears of a Clown) (Elvis Costello + Bruce backing vocals)
This Time It's for Real (Southside Johnny)
Love On the Wrong Side of Town (Southside Johnny)
It's Been a Long Time (Southside Johnny)
Shine Silently (Nils Lofgren)
If I Should Fall Behind (Nils & Bruce)
Merry Christmas, Baby
E Street Shuffle
Kitty's Back
Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) (w/Jon Landau & Elvis Costello onstage)

My City of Ruins
Here Comes the Sun (Nils Lofgren solo)
I Don't Wanna Go Home (Southside Johnny)
Rosalita
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

8 December 2001
FOURTH HOLIDAY SHOW
Big surprise on the fourth night: Bruce opens the show sitting on
the piano playing a solo version of "Incident on 57th Street", something
he hadn't done since 1975. Bruce Hornsby joins the show.

CONVENTION HALL, ASBURY PARK 7-12-2001
Deck the Halls (horns)
Incident on 57th Street (Bruce on piano)
Jingle Bell Rock
Jam Up (Max Weinberg 7)
(Feel So Good, Feel Okay) On This Christmas Day (Max Weinberg 7)
Thundercrack
Seaside Bar Song
Love (Stand Up) (Patti Scialfa)
Spanish Dancer (Patti Scialfa)
Oh Come All Ye Faithful/Spider Fingers (with Jingle Bells)(Bruce Hornsby)
End of the Innocence (co-written by Bruce Hornsby, both Bruces duet)
You Sexy Thing (everybody, Hornsby on accordian)
This Time It's for Real (Southside Johnny)
Baby's Gone for Good (Southside Johnny)
It's Been a Long Time (Southside Johnny)
Star-Spangled Banner (Nils Lofgren)
If I Should Fall Behind (Nils & Bruce)
Merry Christmas, Baby
So Young and In Love
Kitty's Back
Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

My City of Ruins
Here Comes the Sun (Bobby Bandiera solo)
I Don't Wanna Go Home (Southside Johnny)
Rosalita
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

7 December 2001
THIRD HOLIDAY SHOW IN ASBURY PARK
One Bruce song added to the set list: "If I Should Fall Behind",
sung with Nils Lofgren. The first two songs sung by Bruce with
the South Community Choir of Asbury Park.

CONVENTION HALL, ASBURY PARK, 6 DECEMBER 2001

• He's Got the Whole World in HIs Hands (with choir)
• I've Got A Feeling Everything Will Be Alright (with choir)
• Jingle Bell Rock
• Jam Up (Max Weinberg 7)
• (Feel So Good, Feel Okay) On This Christmas Day (Max Weinberg 7)
• Thundercrack
• Seaside Bar Song
• Love (Stand Up) (Patti Scialfa)
• Spanish Dancer (Patti Scialfa)
• Welcome to the World (Garland Jeffreys)
• New York Skyline (Garland Jeffreys)
• This Time It's for Real (Southside Johnny)
• Talk to Me (Southside Johnny)
• It's Been a Long Time (Southside Johnny)
• Shine Silently (Nils Lofgren)
• If I Should Fall Behind (Nils & Bruce)
• Merry Christmas, Baby
• The E Street Shuffle
• Kitty's Back
• Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
• My City of Ruins
• Here Comes the Sun (Bobby Bandiera solo)
• I Don't Wanna Go Home (Southside Johnny)
• Rosalita
• Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

5 December 2001
SECOND HOLIDAY SHOW IN ASBURY PARK
Here's night #2's set list, with a nice few changes:

CONVENTION HALL, ASBURY PARK, 4 DECEMBER 2001

4 December 2001
FIRST HOLIDAY SHOW IN ASBURY PARK
Some great surprises at last night's show in Asbury Park, including
performances of Thundercrack and Seaside Bar Song.

CONVENTION HALL, ASBURY PARK, 3 DECEMBER 2001

DVD LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY
The double DVD is now out in Europe, and includes the free promo
2-track CD-single with the live versions of "My Hometown" & "This Hard Land"
To order check out: http://www.buffalomail.com/m_bruce.htm

November 27th 2001
ASBURY PARK SHOWS SOLD-OUT
Tickets for the 5 Asbury Park benefit shows sold-out in 1 hour today.

November 21st 2001
IT'S OFFICIAL: FIVE BENEFIT SHOWS
Bruce Springsteen, The Max Weinberg Seven and friends will
be performing for five nights at Convention Hall in Asbury Park
on Dec. 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th. The shows will benefit
various local charities. Showtime is 8pm each night and tickets
go on sale Tuesday Nov.27th at 9 a.m. (eastern time), thru
Ticketmaster phones only (no internet or outlet sales). Price is
$100 and $50 and the numbers to call are: (201) 507-8900,
(609) 520-8383, (212) 307-7171 and (212) 307-7200
(automated). There is a strict two-ticket limit per person, per show,
per phone call. That means you can't get more than 2 tickets
unless you get through the telephone lines multiple times. Tickets
have to be picked up at will call on the night of the show, and
two forms of ID will be required.

November 20th 2001
BRUCE RUMOURED TO DO FIVE MORE BENEFIT SHOWS
Though still unconfirmed, the latest rumours (as seen in the
RMAS newsgroup) talk about 5 benefit shows in Asbury Park
on Dec. 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th and 9th. Tickets could go on sale
as early as this next tuesday. A rumour of a 6th show has also
been mentioned. As we said, this is just a rumour at this point.

November 14th 2001
SUN RECORDS TRIBUTE SHOWS NOV. 24th & 25th
The two benefit shows originally planned for October
as a tribute to Sun Records have been re-scheduled and
will take place at the Count Basie Theatre on Nov.24th
and 25th. The shows are led by Garry Tallent and will
feature most of the artists that played last month at the
two shows that finally benefited the victims of the Sept.
11th terrorist attacks. The shows are called "From the
Cotton Fields: A Tribute to Sun Records", and will feature
DJ Fontana, Sonny Burgess, Billy Lee Riley, Little Milton,
Phoebe Snow, Ace Cannon and Cowboy Jack Clement.
Other artists, including Springsteen, have been invited, but
there's no confirmation yet as whether he will perform or not.
Tickets went on sale November 15th at 10pm at the
Paramount box office, Jack's Music Shop in Red Bank and
Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ.

MARC ANTHONY TO RECORD NEW BRUCE SONG
Latin artist Marc Anthony will release in January his second
album in english, titled "Mended", which will include a song
written by Bruce Springsteen and titled "I'll Stand By You Always".
The song was originally written by Bruce for his son, but he
decided to send it to Marc Anthony. According to Billboard,
"Springsteen thought Anthony would be the right person to sing it".

SPRINGSTEEN MEETS THE SOPRANO
Bruce Springsteen did present Steve Van Zandt at the annual
Creative Coalition dinner held at Sotheby's auction hous on
Monday Nov. 12th. Van Zandt was honored with the Spotlight
award. Springsteen's speech talked about Steven's music and
political ideas. Max Weinberg's Late Night band supplied the
music to the event.

November 9th 2001
'AMERICAN HEROES' ON CD,VHS AND DVD
The September 21st benefit concert "America: A Tribute
To Heroes" will be released on Dec.4th in the U.S. as a
double CD set, plus a VHS home video and also DVD.
The VHS and DVD versions will contain the entire show.
Bruce's version of "My City of Ruins" will be included in
all formats. An European version is also due early December,
and will be distributed by Sony.

"LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY" DVD COMES WITH PROMO SINGLE
The U.S. version of the double DVD has been distributed
this week and comes with a bonus promo CD-Single containing
2 songs recorded live at Madison Square Garden on June 29th
2000: "My Hometown" and "This Hard Land". Apparently not all
the stores have the promo CD, which is packaged separately
and given away with the DVD for a limited period of time.

November 5th 2001
BRUCE PLAYS AT 2ND "LIGHT OF DAY" BENEFIT SHOW
Bruce Springsteen performed for the 2nd time in the annual
"Light of Day" benefit concert, organized by Joe Grushecky's
manager, Bob Benjamin. Bruce joined The Houserockers for
the following songs:

• Talking to the King

• Fire

• Ramrod

• Light of Day

• Twist & Shout

• Lucille

A recent rumour points to the possibility of 4 Xmas shows from
Springsteen at the Convention Hall the first week of December,
though at this point this is, as we said, only a rumour.

October 19th 2001
FIRST BENEFIT SHOW IN RED BANK
We just got some early reports from last night's benefit show
in Red Bank. Bruce played some solo stuff at the end of the
show. Previously he joined Joe Ely and other musicians onstage
for a couple of songs. The afternoon soundcheck included
acoustic versions of Bobby Jean and Thunder Road.

• Tiger Rose (with Sonny Burgess and the Sun rhythm
  section. Unreleased Springsteen song recorded by Sonny Burgess.

• All Just to Get To You (with Joe Ely)

• Light of Day (with Joan Jett)

• Bobby Jean (with Max, Garry, the bass & keyboard players from
  Smithereens and a 12-people choir)

• My City Of Ruins (same as above, plus the Smithereen's drummer)

• Land of Hope and Dreams (again with Max on drums)

• Thunder Road

• Stand by me (everyone on stage, Felix Cavaliere, Joan Jett, Phoebe
  Snow, Joe Ely, Henry Gross, etc... except Bon Jovi)

Actor/Director Kevin Smith (Chasing Amy, Dogma...) was the master of
ceremonies at the show.

Tonight's show will be broadcast live on TV in New Jersey, on the CN8 channel.

October 3rd 2001
"LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS" ON BENEFIT CD
A benefit CD called "God Bless America" will be released on October
6th and will include Bruce's "Land of Hope and Dreams". It is unclear
whether this is the CD recorded at the Sept.21st Tribute to Heroes
(where he actually performed "My City of Ruins") or it's a different
benefit album.

BRUCE CONFIRMED TO PLAY AT BENEFIT SHOWS IN RED BANK
It is now official that Bruce (accompanied by an abbreviated E Street
Band) will perform at the two benefit shows organized by the "Alliance
of Neighbors of Monmouth County", a charity organization that will
assist the families of the 163 shore area terrorist victims. The show
was originally scheduled to be a tribute to Sun Records, the label
that released Elvis' first single "That's Alright Mama". Presley's sidemen
Scotty Moore and DJ Fontana will perform at the two shows that will
take place at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ on October
18th and 19th. All tickets sold out in a few hours on Sept. 22nd.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FOR 2nd LIGHT OF DAY CONCERT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 2, 2001-Concerts East is proud to present The Second Annual Light of Day Concert to Benefit the Parkinson's Disease Foundation(PDF).

The inaugural Light of Day concert, at Asbury Park's Stone Pony, culminated with an appearance by Bruce Springsteen, who sat in with Joe Grushecky and his band.  The event raised nearly $30,000 for Parkinson's research.

On Saturday, November 3 the Tradewinds in Sea Bright, New Jersey will host Joe Grushecky & No Spring Chickens, La Bamba & The Hubcaps, Highway 9 formerly known as Samhill, Boccigalupe & The Bad Boys, Joe Bonanno & The Godsons Of Soul, Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan, the Danny White Band, Jason Stanley, Laen Reeves and others to be announced at the Second Annual Light of Day Concert to Benefit the Parkinson's Disease Foundation(PDF).

In the past year, Parkinson's Disease has been in the headlines of both scientific and political news.  President Bush allowed limited funding for fetal stem cell research, an area doctors see as most promising for finding new treatments and a cure.

For the musicians contributing their time to this event there is a more personal connection.  Bob Benjamin, who manages Grushecky and D'Urso and has worked with the other musicians on the bill, was diagnosed with PD four years ago at age 38.

Benjamin and others in the Parkinson's community feel that with all the new research, the lyrics 'we're just around the corner to the light of day' from Bruce Springsteen's "Light of Day" could well be their battle cry as research presses on.

PD is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects between one and one-and-a-half million Americans. Because it is not contagious and does not have to be reported by physicians, the incidence of PD is often underestimated.  PD may appear at any age, but it is uncommon in people younger than 40, and the risk of developing it increases with age. It occurs in all parts of the world, and men are affected slightly more often than women.

The PDF (www.pdf.org) is a national, non-profit organization with offices in New York City and Chicago. The PDF is dedicated to supporting and promoting the highest-quality research worldwide into the cause(s) and cure of PD, and for better symptomatic treatments.  Founded in 1957, The PDF was the first private foundation in the United States created specifically to advance research into PD.

Tickets are $30 in advance for general admission tickets. Tickets will go on sale this Saturday, October 6 at 12 Noon at all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster Online, Ticketmaster charge by phone, Vintage Vinyl in Fords, Ichabod's in Sea Bright and at the Tradewinds box office.

September 12th 2001
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FOR NOV.6TH DOUBLE DVD RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2001 "Bruce Springsteen and the E
Street Band - Live in New York City" to be released November 6 on DVD
Two-DVD set contains acclaimed HBO broadcast in its entirety, along
with 11 additional songs. Fifteen-minute "NYC Serenade" featurette
includes behind-the-scenes interviews with all E Street members, as
well as rare live concert and rehearsal footage. Bruce Springsteen
and the E Street Band's emotional ten-night stand at Madison Square
Garden inspired an Emmy-winning HBO special and a critically
acclaimed live album. Now, "Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band -
Live in New York City" will be available as a 2-DVD set to be
released on November 6, 2001. It will feature 11 songs that were not
included in the HBO broadcast, as well as "NYC Serenade," a 15-minute
featurette culled from rare interview, concert and rehearsal footage.
Recorded in full Dolby 5.1 digital surround sound and captured using
Sony's HDCAM 1080/60i high definition format, the DVDs will allow
fans to experience the HBO broadcast on a new level. In addition to
the one hour-50 minute HBO film, there is an hour and twenty minutes
of new live footage * including full performances of "Backstreets,"
"Don't Look Back," "Darkness on the Edge of Town," "Lost in the
Flood," "Born in the U.S.A.," "Jungleland," "Light of Day," "The
Promise," "Thunder Road," "Ramrod" and "If I Should Fall Behind" *
that was not seen on television. There is also a rare live rendition
of "The E Street Shuffle" provided as the backdrop to the video's end
credits. In addition, the "Live in New York City" DVD set includes
"NYC Serenade," which takes viewers behind the scenes of the E Street
Band's triumphant return to New York after more than ten years away
from the road. The fifteen-minute featurette includes performance
footage of 12 songs, including rarities such as "Adam Raised a Cain,"
"Back in Your Arms" and "Blood Brothers;" backstage interviews with
each band member; and a gallery of backstage and live concert photos.
Documenting what was undeniably the biggest concert event of 2000,
"Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band -"Live in New York City"
garnered extensive praise from critics. According to Entertainment
Weekly's Chris Willman, "With the thrilling new 'Live in New York
City,' Bruce Springsteen gives fans another reason to believe."
Rolling Stone critic Greg Kot wrote, "It's a document of a great
combo still burning to outdo itself." The New York Daily News'
Richard Huff called the broadcast "a moving and ultimately satisfying
stretch of pure music from one of America's most important
songwriters and fiercely energetic performers... the HBO special
gives viewers a unique chance to look in on a stirring rock show that
will stand the test of time." "'Live in New York City'... reminds us
that Springsteen is the most heroic composer in modern pop music and
demonstrates that the E Street Band can still galvanize his songs
into rock-and-roll epiphanies," wrote The Washington Post's Britt
Robson. The triumphant, sold-out set of ten shows at Madison Square
Garden from which "Live in New York City" is culled marked Bruce
Springsteen and the E Street Band's first series of Garden concerts
since 1988's "Tunnel of Love Express" tour, and cemented their number
one position on Pollstar's tracking of the top ten tours of the first
half of 2000. In a New York concert review, USA Today's Elysa Gardner
wrote "whether standing still at his mike or cavorting naughtily with
his bandmates, Springsteen was both a showman and a shaman, capturing
the blend of sex, spirituality and empathy that is the essence of
rock 'n' roll and of most great live entertainment." The E Street
Band is: Roy Bittan - keyboards; Clarence Clemons - saxophone,
percussion; Danny Federici - keyboards; Nils Lofgren - guitars; Patti
Scialfa - vocals, guitar; Garry Tallent -bass; Steven Van Zandt -
guitars; Max Weinberg - drums. Continue to brucespringsteen.net

September 4th 2001
ON THE PROWL
Bruce Springsteen played again on the Jersey Shore
yesterday. After spending a day at the beach, Bruce &
family went to eat at Donovan's, where Brian Kirk and the Jirks
where playing. Bruce took an acoustic guitar and joined
the band (which included a horn section) for these songs:

Donovan's, Sea Bright, New Jersey, Sept.3rd 2001 with
Brian Kirk and the Jirks, & Patti Scialfa.

Rosalita
10th Avenue Freeze-Out
Mustang Sally
Jersey Girl

September 3rd 2001
BRUCE JOINS CLARENCE

Bruce Springsteen joined Clarence Clemons onstage saturday
September 1st at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, to perform
these songs with the Big Man and his band (at the late show):

Pink Cadillac
Raise Your Hand
Mustang Sally
Glory Days


Sunday Clarence was playing again at the Stone Pony when
midway thru the show Clarence announced everyone had to
leave the building because of a bomb threat. Bruce did not
show during sunday's gigs.

(Photo credit: John Cavanaugh)

August 20th 2001
THREE SHOWS IN A DAY
August 18th was a great day for Bruce Springsteen fans.
Bruce Springsteen did 3 surprise appearances in the same
day, in the same city. First off by joining the Clearwater
Music Festival in Asbury Park, an outside show held up in
front of the Berkeley Carteret Hotel, near the Paramount
Theatre. Bruce did an acoustic set at 2pm which consisted of:

Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
Bobby Jean
This Hard Land
Blinded by the Light
My City of Ruins
Land of Hope and Dreams

Later in the same day Bruce attended the Nils Lofgren show
at the Stone Pony and joined Nils for the encores:

If I Should Fall Behind
It's All Over Now
Boom Boom
Shine Silently

And to finalize Bruce stayed at the place and later joined
John Eddie for "Suspicious Minds".

August 2nd 2001
CLARENCE CLEMONS
The Big Man and his Band of Faith will perform at the Stone Pony
in Asbury Park on Sept. 1st and 2nd 2001, with two gigs per day:
one at 3pm, and one at 8pm. The shows will be recorded and possibly
released on a live album later this year. Tickets are available from
Ticketmaster.

August 1st 2001
LIVE WITH BRUCE HORNSBY

Bruce did show up at last night's Bruce Hornsby show at the:
Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ. Bruce came onstage for
an encore of "Cadillac Ranch". This marks Springsteen's first
public performance since May 27th when he guested with
Southside Johnny and Graham Parker at the Stone Pony.
Both Bruce's had previously played together in Washington DC
on Sept.1999 during the Bruce Springsteen tour.

July 16th 2001
EMMY NOMINATIONS

The HBO special "Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Live
in New York City" was nominated last week for no less than 6 Emmy
Awards:

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, and
Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multicamera) for VMC Programming
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special, and
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

The first 2 awards will be presented on Sept.16th and the last 4 will
be presented Sept. 8th in a separate ceremony.

SPRINGSTEEN SONG IN NEW MOVIE

A Bruce Springsteen song will be featured on a new movie produced
by Trudie Styler, titled "Greenfingers". The song remains unknown as of
today.

DVD DUE SOON

The long rumoured DVD "Live in New York City" will most likely be released
in September or October, and will be a double DVD with the full HBO special
plus many other songs from the MSG stand. Another rumour points to a new
studio album release before the end of the year, but that is just wishful
thinking at this point.

May 28th 2001
LIVE AGAIN, AT THE STONE PONY

It was the 25th anniversary of the famous club The Stone
Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. Southside Johnny was performing
onstage and asked for a little help... the Bruce Springsteen
joined him onstage to perform on:
"The Fever"
"I Don't Wanna Go Home"
"Chain of Fools"
"New York Shuffle / I've Been Working So Hard"
"Born on the Bayou" (with Graham Parker!)
"Havin' a Party".

May 18th 2001
"AMERICAN SKIN" STILL DUE

The new single, which was supposed to be released in
two formats (a 2-track single and a 4-track single) in
Europe, has been delayed and the rumoured release
date is June 4th, though nothing has been officially
confirmed yet.

Feb. 27th 2001
DOUBLE DISC, 19 SONGS

Bruce's publicist, ShoreFire Media, announced yesterday
officially the release of a new live album, consisting of 19
songs, 13 of which will be aired on HBO on April 7th. Here's
the official press release confirming the release and the
song list:

"Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: Live In New York City"
19-Song Double CD is Set for April 3rd Release
CDs Will Include All Performances From
HBO Broadcast to Debut April 7th, Plus Six Additional Recordings From
Tour Finale Concerts at Madison Square Garden
Broadcast and Double CD to Feature World Premiere of New Bruce
Springsteen Songs
"Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: Live in New York City"
has been confirmed for an April 3rd release on Columbia Records.
The double CD will serve as the soundtrack for a broadcast version
of "Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band," which will debut on
HBO April 7th, at 9pm EST. The live CDs also include six additional
recordings which do not appear on the HBO special. In all, the two
CDs will feature 19 songs and over 130 minutes of music recorded
during the final two nights of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's
1999-2000 world tour. These two concerts, which took place at Madison
Square Garden on June 29 and July 1, marked the finale of a world tour
that had begun in April of 1999 in Barcelona, Spain.
The 13 songs that appear on both the HBO broadcast and the double CD
are as follows: "My Love Will Not Let You Down," "Prove It All Night,"
"Two Hearts," "Atlantic City," "Mansion On The Hill," "The River,"
"Youngstown," "Murder Incorporated," "Badlands," "Out In The Street,"
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-out," "Land Of Hope And Dreams" and "American
Skin." Two new Bruce Springsteen songs will world premiere in the
film and on its soundtrack. The first, "Land Of Hope And Dreams," was
debuted as the tour began, and became a signature of the shows, performed
each night as an encore. The song's themes of redemption and community
served as a mirror to the tour that was underway -- Springsteen's first
extended series of concerts together with The E Street Band in over a
decade. The second new song premiered is "American Skin." This
haunting track was debuted on tour during a June 4th concert in Atlanta,
and was subsequently described as "astonishing" by The New York
Post's Jack Newfield. Jon Pareles of The New York Times praised the
song as "a resonant elegy and a reflection on how fear can become deadly."

Six additional songs have been confirmed to appear only on the double
CD, and they are as follows: "Lost In The Flood," "Born In The U.S.A."
"Don't Look Back," "Jungleland," "Ramrod" and "If I Should Fall Behind."
In all, 14 of the 19 songs on the double CD represent first-ever releases
of concert performances by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.
The double CD "Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: Live in New
York City" was produced by Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Plotkin. It
was recorded by Toby Scott and mixed by Bob Clearmountain. The
exclusive HBO broadcast, which consists of a 13-song, edited version of
the legendary closing night shows at Madison Square Garden, was
produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau and George Travis.
The film was directed by Chris Hilson and edited by Thom Zimny.
The film's audio credits are the same as those for the double CD.
The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan - keyboards; Clarence Clemons -
saxophone, percussion; Danny Federici - keyboards; Nils Lofgren
- guitars; Patti Scialfa - vocals, guitar; Garry Tallent - bass;
Steven Van Zandt - guitars; Max Weinberg - drums.

The 13 tracks that appear on both the HBO broadcast and the double
CD are as follows:
My Love Will Not Let You Down
Prove It All Night
Two Hearts
Atlantic City
Mansion On The Hill
The River
Youngstown
Murder Incorporated
Badlands
Out In The Street
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Land Of Hope And Dreams
American Skin
The six additional tracks, which appear only on the double CD only,
are as follows:
Lost In The Flood
Born In The U.S.A.
Don't Look Back
Jungleland
Ramrod
If I Should Fall Behind
The triumphant, sold-out set of ten shows at Madison Square
Garden marked Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's
first series of Madison Square Garden concerts since
1988's "Tunnel Of Love Express" tour, and cemented their
Number One position on Pollstar's track i ng of the Top Ten
tours of the first half of 2000. In a New York concert review,
USA Today's Elysa Gardner wrote "whether standing still
at his mike or cavorting naughtily with his bandmates,
Springsteen was both a showman and a shaman, capturing
the blend of sex, spirituality and empathy that is the essence
of rock 'n' roll and of most great live entertainment."

Jan. 30th 2001
DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM

Latest reports seem to indicate the live album will be indeed
double, and its release on April 3rd may coincide with the
live DVD release. The definitive song list is not decided at
this point, so it is not 100% sure whether the album will contain
all the new songs that were debuted at MSG or just some
of them. In any case, an official announcement is expected
probably sometime next week.

Jan. 25th 2001
NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED APRIL 3RD

Though not officially confirmed yet, a well informed source
has indicated us today that the new Bruce Springsteen album
is now set for worldwide release on April 3rd. It will consist of
a single CD and cassette, recorded live during the final shows
at Madison Square Garden in June of 2000, and will probably
include all the new songs premiered during the 1999/2000 tour
(Code of Silence, Another Thin Line, 41 Shots, Further Up on
the Road, Land of Hope and Dreams) plus a few more tour
standard and perhaps some rarities. There's no word yet about
the rumoured live DVD, though most likely it'll be available on the
same date. An official announcement from Sony Music is expected
very soon.

Dec.20th 2000
BENEFIT SHOWS IN ASBURY PARK A BLAST

The two sold-out shows in Asbury Park brought some unexpected
surprises. The set list was identical both night (although songs
that were on the set list the second night, like "I'm a Rocker", were
not performed).

This is the set list for the Dec.17th and 18th performances:

Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey

Bruce Springsteen & The Max Weinberg Seven

(with Patti Scialfa, the entire E Street Band, Southside Johnny,
Bobby Bandiera, Soozie Tyrell and Lisa Lowell.

Jingle Bells with horns, Danny Federici and Gary Tallent on tuba
For You with Bruce on piano
Blue Christmas with Bruce and Patti on vocals, Soozie on fiddle,
Gary on standup bass, and Bobby Bandiera on guitar
Blues number byThe Max Weinberg 7
Run Run Rudolph with Bruce and Jimmy Vivino (MW7 guitarist)
on vocals
Lucky Town with horns
The E Street Shuffle/Movin' On Up (Curtis Mayfield song) with Danny
Kitty's Back With Clarence Clemons
Rose a new Patti song with Bruce on backing vocals
As Long As I Can Be with You Patti, with Bruce and Bobby
This Time It's for Real with Southside, Little Steven, and Bruce
Until the Good Is Gone Steve and Bruce on vocals
All I Needed Was You with Southside, Steve, and Bruce
Shine Silently Nils with Bruce and the MW7 backing him up
Merry Christmas Baby Roy makes his first appearance of the night
and the entire E Street Band is onstage
So Young and In Love live debut of this version of "A Love so Fine"
Roll of the Dice with the E Street Band
Bobby Jean with the E Street Band
Christmas, Baby Please Come Home with Bruce, Patti and Soozie
on vocals and, among others, Jon Landau on guitar
ENCORES
My City of Ruins a new song dedicated to Kate Mellina of the
Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce. Bruce started the song on piano,
then joined by the horns. "Come on, rise up" was the refrain.
I Don't Wanna Go Home with Southside, Gary, Roy, Steve, and Nils
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), the whole E Street Band and Bobby Bandiera
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town with everybody onstage.

Monday's soundcheck included a semi-acoustic set of country oldies:
Jambalaya / Hey Good Lookin' / Mystery Train

Nov.29th 2000
RELEASE PARTY FOR SUB POP'S TRIBUTE TO NEBRASKA

Aimee Mann to headline record release party for Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce
Springsteen's Nebraska (Sub Pop Records)


      Badlands Record Release Party:

Date: Friday, December 8th 2000
Bands: Aimee Mann, Damien Jurado and Crooked Fingers
Time: doors at 7:30, show begins at 8pm
The show would end at about 10:30pm or perhaps a little later.
Place: University of Washington, HUB Ballroom
Ticket Price: $12 for students, $16 for general public
Ticket vendors: Cellophane Square, Sonic Boom, the Sub Pop Megamart
and the Univ. of Washington HUB ticket office


Listen To Radio Badlands to hear songs from the record:

http://www.subpop.com/bands/badlands/wp.html

Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
release date: November 7, 2000

Originally released on Columbia Records in 1982, Bruce Springsteen's
Nebraska broke new ground in the world of music. Releasing demo versions,
recorded with only acoustic or electric guitar, harmonica, and vocals, as
his sixth album, Springsteen created an American classic; both an embodiment
of the sincerity and spirit of the "common man" and a testimony to the
unvarnished power of his song-writing. As legend has it, Bruce delivered the
original songs to Columbia, recorded on a 4-track recorder, and insisted
that the songs be released "as is." Despite its bleak subject matter,
Nebraska was both a tremendous artistic and commercial success (this latter
accomplishment somewhat overshadowed by the spectacular reception of Born in
the U.S.A., released two years later).
In November of 2000, Sub Pop Records will be releasing a tribute to Nebraska
having gathered a collection of songs by artists inspired and influenced by
this work. Producer Jim Sampas (who has also produced Kerouac -kicks joy
darkness (a spoken word tribute with music), (Rykodisc), and was the music
supervisor of John McNaughton's (Wild Things, Henry Portrait of a Serial
Killer) latest film Condo Painting (USA Films)) specifically requested that
these artists record their chosen track using only four tracks, in the
spirit of the original. And, in the spirit of Bruce Springsteen, Sub Pop
Records will be donating a portion of the worldwide sales of this record to
the Nobel Prize-winning organization Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors
Without Borders (MSF). MSF is an independent international medical relief
agency that aids victims of armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made
disasters, and others who lack healthcare due to geographic remoteness or
ethnic marginalization.  Each year MSF sends more than 2000 doctors, nurses,
other medical professionals and logisticians to provide medical aid in more
than 80 countries. For donations or for more information on this
organization, please contact MSF at http://www.msf.org.

Confirmed track listing:
1) Nebraska - Chrissie Hynde and Adam Seymour
2) Atlantic City - Hank Williams III
3) Mansion on the Hill - Crooked Fingers
4) Johnny 99 - Los Lobos
5) Highway Patrolman - Dar Williams
6) State Trooper - Deana Carter
7) Used Cars - Ani DiFranco
8) Open All Night - Son Volt
9) My Father's House - Ben Harper
10) Reason to Believe - Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
11) I'm on Fire (Bonus Track) - Johnny Cash
12) Downbound Train (Bonus Track) - Raul Malo of The Mavericks
13) Wages of Sin (Bonus Track) - Damien Jurado and Rose Thomas
Bonus tracks found on Badlands... are songs originally recorded during
Springsteen's Nebraska recording session, but found on later albums
(interestingly, much of Born in the U.S.A. was originally recorded during
these same sessions as well).

Listen to Radio Badlands, a radio network powered by Listen.com, featuring
works from the artists performing on Badlands and their contributions to the
recording. Access the station by visiting the album's release website, which
can be found at www.subpop.com.
For more information on Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska,
or to get a list of participating artists available for interviews, contact
Chris Jacobs or Steve Manning in the Sub Pop publicity department. (email to
press@subpop.com to contact Chris and Steve)

Nov. 6th 2000
BRUCE PLAYS THE PONY AGAIN

The Light of Day benefit concert gathered over 800 people at the
newly re-opened Stone Pony club in Asbury Park. The show was
a benefit for the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. Bruce Springsteen
attended the show and after seeing perform John Eddie, Joe D'urso,
Willie Nile, Marah and others, he joined Joe Grushecky and the
Houserockers for over 90 minutes. Here's the song list they
performed together:

Never Be Enough Time
Homestead
Pumpin' Iron
Murder Inc.
Talking To the King
Down the Road Apiece
Diddy Wah Diddy
Everything's Gonna Work Out Right
I Hear You Knockin
Ramrod
Light Of Day w/Land of a Thousand Dances
Twist & Shout (everybody)
I Don't Wanna Go Home

Joe's manager and show organizer, Bob Benjamin, joined the band
for "Twist and Shout", as it can be seen in this picture (taken by
John Cavanaugh).

Oct. 25th 2000
DVD NOT HAPPENING'
Despite all the rumours that have been going on since early in the summer, it
now seems there'll not be a live DVD for this tour, at least this year. Only "Blood
Brothers" and the updated and extended "Video Anthology" seem to be planned,
though they will probably not be released until February 2001.

BRUCE LIVE
Bruce has played twice on a stage in the last weeks. First it was at a private party
at his NJ farm, where apparently he played for a long time.

The second time Bruce Springsteen performed live this fall was last saturday
Oct.21st. It was not a rehearsal for a new tour or a showcase. It was indeed
a fund-raising concert for Special People United to Ride of Monmouth County.
The show was held at Hedgerow Farm in Middletown. Springsteen
performed "Mystery Train" with Bobby Bandiera's band, and later,
around 11pm, he returned to the stage accompanied by his wife,
Patti Scialfa; Jon Bon Jovi; Max Weinberg, and Bobby Bandiera's band. 
Bruce played for about 45 minutes, all rock 'n' roll classics, including
"Havin' a Party," "Rockin' All Over the World,"
"Proud Mary," "You Really Got a Hold On Me," "Hungry Heart" and a
finale of "Twist and Shout." Also performed was "Mustang Sally", with
the lyrics changed to "ride, Julie, ride" in honor of Julie Krone, the
recently retired Hall of Fame jockey who was being honored at the event.
Krone danced the go-go on the small stage during the song. Bruce was
playing that night an autographed Stratocaster guitar that was auctioned
and fetched $31,000. He also donated an hour-long personal guitar
lesson, which someone bought for $55,000.
Dressed in a black shirt and leather pants, and sporting a mustache,
Springsteen was reported to be in a good party mood, meeting and talking
with guests at the $500-a-ticket event.
The show raised $1 million.

 

Sept. 20th 2000
NEW ALBUM SOON?'
Latest rumours seem to indicate that the Nov.21st date that was supposed to
be the release date for the live DVD was very premature. Rumour now is the live
album may come out early next year. "Blood Brothers" seems to be the candidate
to be released this year on DVD, while "Video Anthology" could also see the light
of day next year, with at least 1 hour worth of extra material. Meanwhile you can
get a bit of Bruce on DVD because the movie "High Fidelity" has just been released
on this format this week.

HAVIN A PARTY
We've received reports from different sources that Bruce had a party at McLoone's
RumRunner Restaurant last friday Sept. 15th, an apparently played for about
two hours.

Sept. 11th 2000
NEW ALBUM DUE NOV. 21ST'
This seems to be the official date for the release of the new Bruce Springsteen CD: a live album
recorded on July 1st 2000, during the last night of the 1999-2000 world tour. The show will be
released in both video and DVD formats, accompanied by a CD with a selection of songs from the
show.

At the same time, both "Video Anthology" and "Blood Brothers" will be re-released, now on DVD
format, on the same date. "Video Anthology" will feature at least 9 new videoclips (from "Human
Touch" to "Dead Man Walking"), and "Blood Brothers" is expected to have some extra footage for
its DVD version.

August 4th 2000
TRIBUTE TO 'NEBRASKA''
The Backstreets web site has confirmed that Sup Pop Records is planning a Nebraska tribute
album, which will be released Nov.7th and will feature the following artists:

• "Nebraska" - Chrissie Hynde
• "Atlantic City" - Hank Williams III
• "Mansion on the Hill" - Billy Bragg
• "Johnny 99" - Los Lobos
• "Highway Patrolman" - TBA
• "State Trooper" - TBA
• "Used Cars" - Ani DiFranco
• "Open All Night" - Patti Smith
• "My Father's House" - Ben Harper
• "Reason to Believe" - Aimee Mann and Michael Penn
• Bonus Track: "Downbound Train" - Raul Malo of the Mavericks

August 1st 2000
SEA CRUISE
Bruce Springsteen has been spotted having some vacation in Greece,
near an island in the Ionian Sea. Bruce and Patti are on a cruise in a
yatch with their friend Tom Hanks and his wife.

July 6th 2000
THE GRAND FINALE
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band closed their fantastic 1999/2000 tour with 4 amazing
performances at Madison Square Garden. Night #7 on June 26th brought "For You", "Downbound
Train", "She's the One" and an spectacular version of "Night". Night #8 on June 27th brought us
"Adam Raised a Cain", "Loose Ends", an amazing "Back in your Arms", "Mary Queen of Arkansas"
and "Blinded By the Light". Night #9 on June 29th included "Don't Look Back", "My Hometown"
"Another Thin Line" (dedicated to Joe Grushecky who was in attendance) and a great solo piano
version of "The Promise", plus an encore of "This Hard Land" (dedicated to the spanish and italian
fans who were there) and "Growin' Up". The amazing final performance, which lasted 3 hours and
35 minutes, saw the return of the powerful "My Love" and "Prove it All Night", along with a delirious
20 minutes of "E Street Shuffle" and "Lost in the Flood" (this one was the real highlight of the tour, last
performed -an only once- in 1978, in its best version ever. Hear to believe!). The encores featured
again a wonderful piano version of "The Promise", a real threat as Springsteen has sat at the piano
only 2 times on this tour (prior to MSG), and never since 1978 except for the 2 benefit shows for
the Christic Institute back in 1990. The night, and the tour, closed with a incredible new version of
"Blood Brothers", with an extra verse written specifically for the occasion.
Check out the complete set lists here.

June 24th 2000
NIGHT #6
Two more rarities last night: "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?" and "Sandy", plus "Code of Silence",
"Dead Man Walkin" and "Human Touch".Check out the complete set list

June 23rd 2000
NIGHT #5
Surprisingly Bruce opens the show with yet another new song: "Another Thin Line", again co-written
with Joe Grushecky. "Something in the Night", "Sherry Darling" and "Incident on 57th Street" come back
to the set list, and the show sees also another tour debut: "Secret Garden". Another excellent performance
which will be followed by another show tonight.

June 21st 2000
NIGHT #4
More surprises, more great songs. "Growin' Up", "Saint in the City" and "New York City Serenade", along with
the rarely performed "Candy's Room", make it onto the 4th night at MSG. Check out the complete set list

June 18th 2000
NIGHT #3 AT MSG
Night #3 brought in new surprises. To start with the tour premiere of the fantastic and often underrated
"The E Street Shuffle" (not performed since 1975), plus again the 3 new songs and tour rarities "Atlantic
City", "Rendezvous" or "Spirit in the Night". The original set list had "Incident on 57th St" though it doesn't
get performed. Apparently, 3 new songs were rehearsed in the afternoon soundcheck. See the set list.

June 13th 2000
"CODE OF SILENCE" DEBUTS
Bruce and the band began last night their 10-night stand at Madison Square Garden with an impressive
performance. A brand new song, "Code of Silence", debuted and opened the show. Bruce later mentioned
the new song has been co-written with his pal Joe Grushecky. The show also included the other two new
songs debuted in Atlanta ("Further On Up The Road" and "American Skin (41 Shots)") plus "Be True",
"Roll of the Dice" and "Dancing in the Dark". A report from r.m.a.s. indicated this: :

"A police officer holding up a badge in one hand and giving each of the
band members the finger with his other hand, paraded around in front of the
stage during the performance of AS/41 until he was removed by security".

BILLBOARD'S POLL
Billboard has a poll online (http://www.billboard.com/poll/poll.asp) where you can vote in support of the NYC PBA's
call to boycott Springsteen's concerts or rather vote against that. So far about 93% of votes are pro-Springsteen.

June 6th 2000
MSG SHOWS TO BE FILMED
According to Billboard Online the 10 shows at Madison Square Garden will be filmed by a video
crew, though it is unknown at this time whether the result of this will be a video or a DVD or if it will
be released in any form.  

AMERICAN SKIN
The new song, introduced by Bruce in Atlanta as "American Skin", was actually listed in
Bruce's handwritten set list as "41 Shots".

June 5th 2000
ATLANTA
The second show in Atlanta (and last show of the tour before the final tour de force in NYC) saw the premiere
of two new songs which Bruce had been rehearsing intensely in past weeks. "Further On Up The Road" opened
the show. Later, he also debuted "41 Shots" (in the "River" spot) in a show that also included "Loose Ends"
and "This Hard Land".Check out the 2000 Tour Set List Page.

May 30th 2000
SALT LAKE CITY
Another great show with more surprises: the premiere on this tour of the fantastic "Saint in the City",
plus the comeback of "Candy's Room" and "Pipeline" plus "Let's Go" added to "Light of Day".
On to Atlanta now, and then to NYC.

May 28th 2000
LAS VEGAS
What a show last night in Las Vegas. Bruce came onstage wearing a white jacket with glitter that said
"Viva Las Vegas". For the first time since June 1984 Bruce plays a song twice in the same concert, this time
"Viva Las Vegas" which opens and closes the show. Elvis' "Can't Help Falling in Love" also debuts.

May 23rd 2000
ANAHEIM
Great show last night, opening with "Take 'Em As They Come" and with the tour debut of "Roll of the Dice", in it's first
version with the E Street Band. And during the encores, some surprises: "Stand on it" and Van Morrison's "Gloria", in its
full version. 2000 Tour Set List Page.

May 9th 2000
HARTFORD
The two shows in Hartford brought in new surprises, including performances of "Human Touch", "Because the Night", "Spirit in the Night"
"Growin' Up" and the tour debut of "Roulette" to open the second show! Check out the set lists in our 2000 Tour Set List Page.

May 5th 2000
TORONTO
Super show in Toronto. "Incident on 57th Street" is back.Reportedly the soundcheck included various attempts at the new song "Further On Up The Road" plus also "Incident". Check out the set list in our 2000 Tour Set List Page.

April 29th 2000
PITTSBURGH
Two fantastic performances this week in Pittsburgh. The first night included the tour debut of "Human Touch"
plus rare versions of "She's the One" and the guest appearance of Pittsburgh rocker Joe Grushecky to perform
"Idiot's Delight" (which was co-written with Bruce) as the first encore.

The second night was even better. Joe G guested again on the encores (this time on "Hungry Heart"), the show
opened with "The Ties that Bind" and "Adam Raised a Cain" and also included "Trapped", "Point Blank",
"Loose Ends" (by request), "Spirit in the Night" and the rare "Back in your arms" (again by request of a fan who
was celebrating her birthday). Read a review of the show. Check out the full Set List

NEW SONG SOUNDCHECKED
Yet another new song was rehearsed recently in North Caroline. Title unknown but apparently it had a country
flavor. Some weeks ago a new song called "Further On Up The Road" was also rehearsed but not performed live
yet. It may show signs that Bruce is working on new songs continuously, for a new album?

April 19th 2000
THESE ARE BETTER DAYS
Stunning performance last night in Houston, with "My Love Will Not Let You Down" back in the opening spot,
the tour premiere of "Better Days" plus the 2nd live version of "Mary Queen of Arkansas" in 25 years, and also
the rare "Rendezvous" or "Cadillac Ranch". Check out the set list in our 2000 Tour Set List Page.

April 18th 2000
LIVE IN TEXAS
In his first of two concerts in Texas this week Bruce Springsteen was joined onstage by Joe Ely last night, who
sang "All Just To Get To You", the song written by Ely for his excellent album "Letter to Laredo", in which Bruce
contributed backing vocals. They repeated that experience last night in Austin, in a show that opened with
"Ties That Bind" and included "Downbound Train". Patti's back in the band. Check out the set list in our
2000 Tour Set List Page.

April 12th 2000
NEW SONG
Bruce Springsteen has written a new song. According to fans attending the St.Louis soundcheck, a new song was
rehearsed during that afternoon, and its possible title is "Further On Up The Road". The song has the
sound of classic Springsteen, in a style similar to Thunder Road or Land of Hope and Dreams. Apparently it was
included in that night's set list but finally Bruce decided not to perform it.

April 9th 2000
PATTIS' BACK
Patti Scialfa is back with the band. Great concert last night in St.Louis. Check out the set list in our 2000 Tour Set List Page.

April 4th 2000
TOUR DEBUT
Last night's show in Portland saw the tour debut of "Dead Man Walkin'". Patti Scialfa was not present at the show, which Bruce announced by saying "Patti's not here tonight, but the boys are gonna do their best for you". An excelelent performance which included "Rendezvous" and "The Ties That Bind". See the complete set lists in our 2000 Tour Set List Page.

March 28th 2000
OFFICIAL DATES
It is now official. The following dates have been added to the tour's schedule:

• Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond May 21st ON SALE APRIL 1ST (an additional show on the 22nd might be added)

• Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden May 27th

• Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center May 29th

• Atlanta, GA Phillips Arena June 3rd (an additional show on the 4th might be added)

For further information or ticket sales info check out www.ticketmaster.com

March 24th 2000
NEW SHOWS IN MAY & JUNE
There are strong rumours that more shows may be announced next week. The rumoured dates would be:

• Anaheim, CA May 21st and 22nd

• Las Vegas, NE May 27th

• Atlanta, GA June 3rd and 4th

Check out this page for further news or the ticketmaster web site.

March 20th 2000
FOLLOW THAT DREAM
The recent show in Memphis brought in a new surprise: "Follow That Dream". Then in New Orleans the last night "Adam Raised a Cain", "Because the Night" and "Spirit in the Night" were added to a great set list. See the complete set lists in our 2000 Tour Set List Page.

MORE SHOWS
An announcement of more shows to be added in May is expected today. It is almost certain that shows in Atlanta will be announced along with some other shows in the East Coast of the USA.

March 15th 2000
KING OF ARKANSAS
Last night's show in Little Rock, Arkansas (where tickets, for the first time on this tour, were not soldout) saw the comeback of "Mary Queen of Arkansas", a song that hadn't been played since 1974!

March 14th 2000
FEW SURPRISES DURING CURRENT US TOUR
As the tour progresses there has been few changes in the basic set list. A few songs have been added each night, amongst
them songs from the nearly-forgotten Tunnel of Love album: "Tougher Than The Rest" & "Brilliant Disguise", plus a brief
"Wooly Bully" in the middle of "Light of Day" and occasional attempts at "She's the One", "Don't Look Back", "Because the Night"
or "You Can Look".

Feb. 29th 2000
2000 TOUR OPENS AT STATE COLLEGE
The 1999/2000 tour resumed last night with the first concert of 2000, at State College,PA. It was basically
the so-called "standard" set list with an addition: the opening song was "Lion's Den". See the set list in our
2000 Tour Set List Page.

Feb. 27th 2000
NYC DATES
Thru an ad in the New York Times Ticketmaster announced that ALL ten dates at Madison Square Garden
will be onsale Saturday March 4th thru their website ( www.ticketmaster.com ) and by phone (212-307-7171).
There is a ticket limit of 4 per person (per show) and a total of 20 tickets per person for the whole stand.
The first 17 rows will be onsale by phone only, with a limit of 2-tix per person for the entire run!
Tickets will go onsale at 9am on saturday March 4th.

Feb. 21st 2000
MORE NYC DATES
According to an article published in www.launch.com there'll be 5 more shows in NYC added very soon, and they
will probably go on sale the same day as the first 5 already announced. The rumoured ticket sale date is now
March 4th at 9am EST, with all 10 shows going on sale at the same time. The NYC dates would be as follow:

June 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27 & 29

July 1st (last show of world tour)

Additional shows in Pittsburgh (April 26th) and Hartford,CT (May 8th) have also been added.

Feb. 9th 2000
MORE DATES ADDED
Here are the dates of some additional concerts recently added to the tour schedule:

• Ft.Lauderdale,FL March 10th

• Denver, CO March 31st

• Toronto, Canada May 4th

Jan 25th 2000
TOUR 2000 OFFICIAL DATES
The first official tour dates for year 2000 were announced today (more additional dates will be announced at a later date, including
stops in Canada) :

Date / City / Venue / Sale Date

Check out www.ticketmaster.com for more details on ticket sales.

Jan 18th 2000
TOUR 2000
An announcement of the 2000 U.S. tour is expected sometime soon. The new leg will probably start on Feb.17th in Orlando, Florida, according to a recent radio interview with Steve Van Zandt, and may lead the band to different US States that weren't covered in 1999, plus some stops in Canada, possibly end of february. A tour of Japan and Australia later in the year is also possible.

Jan 5th 2000
GRAMMY NOMINATION
Bruce has been nominated in 2 Grammy categories for the song "The Promise", finally released last year on the album 18 Tracks. The nominations are for Best Male Rock Vocal and for Best Rock Song. The 42nd annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 23rd and will air on CBS.

TOUR 2000
No firm news yet but it seems there'll be more U.S. shows in between February and May, possibly starting with a show in Hardford,CT in mid February.

Dec.24th 1999
Xmas PARTY AT McLOONE'S
As in previous years Springsteen celebrated his Xmas party at McLoone's Restaurant in Sea Bright on Dec.20th. Bobby Bandiera's Band was in charge of the musical performance, and Bruce joined them for a long set that included "She Loves You", "A Hard Day's Night", "Brown Eyed Girl" or "Santa Claus is Coming to Town".

Dec. 15th 1999
BRUCE PLAYS IN A BARN
Bruce Springsteen performed live Dec.4th in front of a small audience in a bar in Colts Neck. It was a private concert organized by Jon Bon Jovi to benefit the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. Anthony and Pam Diasco won the auction and they paid $60,000 for the private Bon Jovi concert. Bruce, Patti and Southside Johnny guested with Bon Jovi and among the songs performed were "Lucille", "Treat Her Right", "Red Headed Woman" and "Havin' a Party".

AMERICAN TOUR TO RESUME IN 2000
According to different sources the US tour will resume probably in February and March, though there will be shows only on the weekends as Max has a commitment with the Conan O'Brien show so the band will play only from friday to monday. Rumours mention the following cities or states among the candidates for at least 30 more shows: Florida, Texas, Denver, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Austin, Kansas City, St.Louis and also some Canadian dates. No more details known at this point but we're pretty sure an announcement should be made early in the new year. Plans for Australia or Japan are currently off, but some shows there may happen after the new American tour.

November 30th 1999
LAST SHOW OF 1999
"We'll be out again next year!" were the last words from Bruce last night in Minneapolis, the last show of the 1999 tour. The show featured versions of "Trapped", "My Love", "Red Headed Woman", the acoustic "No Surrender", "Racing in the Street" and "Santa Claus". Check out our tour page to see the complete set list.

November 29th 1999
U.S. TOUR ENDS
Two shows in Minneapolis are the last live performances of Bruce Springsteen's 1999 tour. Last night saw the premier of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". Tonight's the last night. Max returned to the Conan O'Brien show last tuesday, and it seems there'll be no more shows in the next two months. Rumours abound that Bruce may use this time to work on a live album, but this is still uncertain. There are rumours of more shows after the middle of January, with two dates in Pittsburgh.

HUNGERTHON CONCERT
This year's World Hunger Year's Hungerthon Concert on Friday December 3rd at Town Hall in New York City (at 8pm) includes the following
artists:
Southside Johnny & Bobby Bandiera, Jeffrey Gaines, Willie Nile and The Worry Dolls, Jill Sobule
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan, John Eddie, Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez' Toshi Reagon and Marshall Crenshaw

Tickets are available online at: http://www.ticketmaster.com/ and by phone at 212-307-7171/4100 and at Town Hall Box Office at 212-840-2824
Produced by Joe D'Urso/Concerts East, Inc.

November 16th 1999
CLEVELAND
A great show closed the 2-night stand in Cleveland, with numerous set changes (first show with both "Independence Day" and "Point Blank") and a new, country & western version of "No Surrender".

November 15th 1999
NEW YEAR'S EVE GIG CONFIRMED!
Yes, it has been announced that there'll be a New year's eve gig, but it won't be Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band... read on...

"...Clarence Clemons and The Band Of Faith are booked to play at the
American Red Cross Ball on New Years Eve at the West Palm Beach
International Pavilion. This should expel any rumors that the Bruce and
the Band will do a New Years Eve show. If your interested in attending
call 561-833-7711 and be sure your VISA card has a hefty available
balance". (from the Badlands website)

NEW LIVE ALBUM
Apparently it is still too premature to confirm any plans, but it seems uncertain that a new album may come out before the new year. If it gets released, expect it no sooner than Spring 2000.

November 8th 1999
NEW LIVE ALBUM
Although still just a rumour, it seems a new live album, recorded during the 1999 tour, is possibly set for release in December. It would be a single album with "If I Should Fall Behind" as first single (a video for this song was recently shot at the Philly and Chicago concerts, directed by Jonathan Demme, and some additional footage was shot very recently in New Jersey). An official announcement is expected this week.

FARGO
The E Street Band is back on the road and they performed last saturday in Fargo, North Dakota, but without Patti Scialfa, as she's suffered a perforation in her eardrum which has kept her away from touring.

November 2nd 1999
MINNEAPOLIS POSTPONED
The 2 Minneapolis dates have been postponed until November 28th & 29th, due to Patti Scialffa being sick with some problem in her ear.

October 28th 1999
SAVE TILLIE CAMPAIGN NEEDS YOUR HELP
Letter from the Save Tillie organization:

Dear Springsteen fan,

Please help us in our fight to save Tillie and save the Palace. We need letters written to the Mayor of Asbury Park,
and we need a lot of them.
Please join our fight by joining Save Tillie founder Bob Crane's plea for
help, found at: http://www.homestead.com/savetillie/noise.html

You may have heard of the Save Tillie organization. This is a group of Bruce
Springsteen fans that started with the goal of saving the clown face, named Tillie,
painted on the side of the Palace Amusements building in Asbury
Park, New Jersey. The goals of Save Tillie have evolved and have now become
much more than saving Tillie. The Save Tillie campaign is an all-volunteer
labor of love by fans of Bruce Springsteen and other Jersey Shore musicians.
We organized in response to the threatened destruction of the historic
Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park, New Jersey and its iconic Tillie
image.

Working with the greater community of Springsteen fans, Save Tillie has
directed its efforts toward persuading the City of Asbury Park to retain the
Palace as an amusements arcade and insure that this legendary site, so
important to Shore music fans world-wide, is preserved into the 21st
Century. It is the goal of Save Tillie to see the Palace preserved and
restored, with Tillie intact and the original Ferris wheel and carousel
restored to their former splendor. In the event the Palace building itself
cannot be saved due to structural failure, the Save Tillie campaign is
prepared to remove and preserve the Tillie image and install it in a public
space in Asbury Park.

Success breeds success. Once the Palace is restored and is successful,
others will follow. The city will gain the benefit of additional taxes, and
then be able to improve the schools and libraries. Jobs will be created and
Asbury Park will survive for future generations to enjoy.

Thank you for any assistance.

October 25th 1999
L.A. CLOSING NIGHT
Check out our tour page to see the set list of one of the most amazing concerts of the 1999 tour. Bruce opened the 4th show in Los Angeles with "Take 'Em As They Come", and later in the set he also performed "Incident on 57th Street" and "The Promise" (playing himself the piano).

AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Several australian newspapers are reporting that a tour of Australia is being planned for March 2000. No further news at the moment.

October 22nd 1999
JOE GRUSHECKY'S NEW ALBUM
The new Joe Grushecky CD came out last week and it includes a special appearance of Bruce Springsteen in 3 songs. The album, recorded live between 1995 and 1999 and titled "Down the Road Apiece Live" includes powerful versions of Grushecky's best songs from over the years (Talking to the King, No Strings Attached, Dance With Me, Blood on the Bricks, Pumpin' Iron...) plus a new studio track, "Hola mi Amigo", inspired by Joe's trips to Spain. Bruce guests singing and playing guitar in 3 songs: Talking to the King, Pumpin' Iron and a tremendous version of Down The Road Apiece). In Spain the album is available thru Buffalo Mail (info@buffalomail.com)

October 17th 1999
US TOUR RESUMES
The US tour resumed after a 2-week pause, with an excellent show in Phoenix (with Sam Moore guesting on "Soul Man"), and the first of 4 dates in L.A., with no big surprises except the return of "My Love Will Not Let You Down" to the set. Check out the set lists in the 1999 Tour Page.

BRUCE PLAYS PRIVATE BIRTHDAY PARTY
It seems Bruce had a private birthday on Nov.11th where he performed, amongst others, "Shake, Rattle, And Roll", "Proud Mary", "Green River", "Rebel Rouser" and a fifth song.

October 12th 1999
COLUMBUS,OH ADDED

Belkin Productions has announced officially that there will not be a third
Cleveland show. Instead, a show on Nov. 17th in Columbus, Ohio will be
plunked between Cleveland on the 15th and Buffalo on the 19th.

It will be in the Jerome Schottenstein Center at Ohio University

Tickets go on sale October 16th at 10 a.m.

Tickets at Kroger Ticketmaster outlets (cash only),
Ticketmaster charge-by-phone 614-431-3600,
or www.ticketmaster.com

Seating chart at:
http://www.schottensteincenter.com/seating/endstage.html

Showtime (as usual): 7:30 p.m.

The Jerome Schottenstein Center is located on the northwest corner of Lane
Avenue and Olentangy River Road on the campus of The Ohio State University.
It seats 21,000 for concerts.

The building is named for Jerome Schottenstein, late Columbus businessman,
philanthropist and founder of Schottenstein Stores Corp. The family
contributed
$12.5 million for the naming rights.

September 27th 1999
PHILLY IS THE BEST! Pt.2
The biggest surprise of the tour (and possibly in the last 19 years) arrived saturday night when Bruce opened the show with one his his finest, and most desired, tunes: "Incident on 57th Street", in a 3-hr show that also included "Atlantic City", "Streets of Philadelphia", "New York City Serenade", "Jungleland" and "Raise Your Hand". See the Philly setlists here.

September 25th 1999
PHILLY IS THE BEST!
The 5 shows so far in Philly brought tons of suprises. After two great concerts last week and the postponement of the Spectrum show due to Hurricane Floyd Bruce opened this week with an impressive concert that included "Back in Your Arms", "Candy's Room" and "Something in the Night", followed by another gig on the 21st that opened with "Little Queenie" and "Take' Em As They Come" and also included "Be True" and a snippet of "You Can't Sit Down". But last friday at the old Spectrum Bruce delivered no less than 4 new tour premieres: "Growin' Up", "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street", "Blinded by the Light" and the phenomenal "The Fever" (first version since 78). Tonight's show sure will bring more surprises.

September 8th 1999
WASHINGTON & NEW SHOWS ADDED
The 3-night stand in Washington ended Sept.3rd with a very long show which opened with "Ties That Bind" and included "For You" and special encores with "Red Headed Woman" and "Ramrod". Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby, Jackson Browne, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin joined Bruce onstage on the encores.

Two shows at the Oakland Arena on October 25 & 26 (with two more to be added) will go on sale Sept.18th thru BASS outlets and via phone and the web. Other shows in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and other cities are also official now. See out 1999 American Tour Page for more info on upcoming shows and recent set lists.

NEW SHOWS
October 15 Phoenix,AZ
October 17,18 Los Angeles,CA
Octeober 25,26 Oakland,CA
November 3 Minneapolis,MN
November 6 Fargo,ND
November 9 Milwaukee,WI
November 10 Indianapolis,IN
November 14 Cleveland,OH
November 19 Buffalo,NY
November 21 Albany,NY

September 1st 1999
BOSTON
The Boston stand ended with an amazing 3-hour plus performance on the 27th, with guest Peter Wolf singing "Raise your hand" with Bruce, no less than 7 encores (including "Jungleland") and the returns of "Candy's Room" and "NYC Serenade".

LITTLE STEVEN'S NEW ALBUM
Little Steven has a new album out, a hard rock record with Adam Clayton (U2) on bass, John Bonham on the drums and LS himself singing and playing guitar. The album is available on the official LS website: www.littlesteven.com

ROCKIN' FARGO
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, on Nov.6th. Tickets on sale Sept. 11th. More shows in October and November are due to be announced sometime in September.

August 23rd 1999
BOSTON
The 5-night stand at the Fleet Center in Boston started with a 24-song set that opened with "The Ties That Bind" and also included "Meeting Across the River" and "Freehold". A strong show on the 22nd opened with "Adam Raised a Cain" and included "Trapped", "Point Blank" and "Streets of Philadelphia".

Pretty soon we'll have a page in this site fully dedicated to photos from the 1999 tour. Stay tuned.

August 4th 1999
DETROIT CONCERTS RE-SCHEDULED
Both concerts at Auburn Hills, MI (Aug.16 & 17) have been re-scheduled and pushed back to Sept. 8 & 9 respectively. Official press release follows:

Persons holding tickets for the August 16 show will use the same tickets to attend the new September 8 date, while ticket-holders for the August 17 concert will use their tickets for the September 9 show.

A limited number of tickets at $67.50 and $37.50 reserved are still available for the September 9 performance at The Palace and Pine Knob Box Offices and all Ticketmaster centers.

Tickets may also be charged by phone to American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa by calling 248-645-6666 and purchased through Ticketmaster Online located at www.ticketmaster.com.

Refunds are available at the point of purchase through August 17.

Visit the Palace Sports and Entertainment website at http://www.palacenet.com

August 3rd 1999
THE RETURN OF THE UNPREDICTABLE
Just when complains started to arise from unsatisfied fans who wanted more changes in the set list, Bruce has shaken it up drastically in the last few days, surprising everyone with "The Ties That Bind" and "Backstreets" as opening songs, and the world debuts of "Something In The Night", "Ramrod" and "Trouble River". Add to this unsual performances of "Meeting Across The River", "Give the Girl a Kiss", "Point Blank" or "Red Headed Woman" and you get the picture. Anything can happen at the next shows ("Frankie" and "Jersey Girl" have been soundchecked on Aug.2nd). Check out full set lists in our 1999 U.S. Tour Page.

July 26th 1999
FRONT ROW TICKETS FOR BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AT MEADOWLANDS
The Kristen Ann Carr Fund is auctioning off a pair of front row tickets for closing night of the New Jersey leg of the tour (August 12th). The
money raised from the sale of these tickets will go to benefit the Musicians on Call program started by the KACF. The mission of Musicians On Call (MOC) is to use music and entertainment to promote or complement the healing process for patients/residents in health care facilities in the interest of improving quality of life and creating a better living and healing environment. While the launch of this program will be at New York City hospital, the purpose is to provide a working model designed to allow others to emulate like programs at institutions around the world.

Musicians On-Call's immediate goal is to lift spirits in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center by providing patients and personnel with access to live (including in-room) musical performances 5-7 days a week and up to 9 hours a day. These performances can be requested by phone, fax, or e-mail from people both in and outside of the hospital or may be recommendations of a nurse, social worker or other clinician. The musicians will be a mixture of local artists and occasional celebrity participation. During lag times when a musician is not with an individual patient, he/she will perform at out patient treatment waiting rooms, adult and pediatric recreation rooms and also visit nursing stations to see if they or any of their patients need a quick "pick-me-up."

The musicians will perform with a simple acoustic guitar or mini keyboard, keeping volume to a minimum level so as not to disturb other patients or personnel. They will only be in rooms for a few minutes at a time (unless more time is requested), and will, of course, come back or wait to perform for a patient who is undergoing a procedure or treatment. The musicians, as a matter of policy, will in no way interfere with normal hospital operations.

The Kristen Ann Carr Fund will start the bidding at $5000. The KACF, knowing the value of this package is looking for serious bidders
only, and asks you to respond to Michael Zorek at michaelz@luckytown.org Please include a daytime and evening phone number with your bid. We will post the highest bids on a daily basis, and the auction will close promptly at 6pm on Monday August 9th. The highest bidder must pay in full by certified check or credit card.

The Kristen Ann Carr Fund was started in 1993 to honor the memory of Kristen Ann Carr, daughter of Bruce Springsteen's co-manager Barbara Carr and writer Dave Marsh, who died of liposarcoma at the age of 21. The money raised by the fund goes to aid in sarcoma research, as well as to improve the quality of life for young people - especially teens and young adults - who have cancer.

July 25th 1999
MEADOWLANDS CONCERTS
In the 4 shows that Bruce has given so far at the Continental Airlines Arena, new songs have started to pop up occasionally. "Spirit in the Night" and "Independence Day" made their US debuts on July 20th (and the second only appearance in the tour, since the opening night in Barcelona on April 9th). "Loose Ends" and "Jungleland" have been performed almost every night, and "Freehold", the song about his hometown which debuted in Freehold NJ in 1996 during the acoustic tour, has been the first encore at every show at the Meadowlands so far. Last night saw the 1999 world debut of "Point Blank" (replacing "The River"), according to some reports it being "a haunting version with nice organ and a sax intro"). At this show Bruce also dedicated "Atlantic City" to the Sopranos (most of the cast was attending this show last night).

Next show is monday July 26th. Go to our 1999 Tour Page to see the complete tour itinerary and set lists for every show.

July 14th 1999
VH1 TO BROADCAST LIVE MEADOWLANDS CONCERT
VH1 has announced a "Bruce TV" special day for July 15th, when Bruce and the E Street Band will open their 1999 American Tour at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford,NJ. VH1 will feature a re-run of the "Legends" program, during which the station will switch to the Arena as soon as Bruce hits the stage, and the first two songs will be telecasted live.

Bruce will perform during 15 nights in East Rutherford,NJ, between July 15th to August 12th, and the tour will then resume with more shows during August and September in Detroit, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia and CHicago. The dates for the October shows (possibly in Los Angeles and Las Vegas) will be announced soon. Go to our 1999 Tour Page to see the complete tour itinerary.

LIVE WITH JOE GRUSHECKY
Bruce joined teamed again with Joe Grushecky last friday night at Hooligans (formerly Cheers) in Long Branch, NJ, on July 9th. After watching Joe's acoustic performance, Bruce went on stage past midnight to play guitar and sing background vocals on 4 songs: "Never Be Enough Time", "Brown Eyed Girl", "Pumping Iron" and "Talking to the King". A picture from this show is our Photo of The Month.

June 28th 1999
END OF THE TOUR
The European tour ended with two extralong and exciting concerts in Copenhagen and Oslo. Saturday in Denmark saw the debuts of both "Who'll Stop the Rain?" and "Because the Night", which was performed again last night in Oslo. Go to our 1999 Tour Page to see complete set lists.

June 23rd 1999
CHICAGO
Tickets for 2 shows in Chicago go on sale this saturday. Check the information below.

From the United Center website:
Jam presents Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
September 27 & 28, 1999
Tickets on sale Saturday, June 26th,1999 at 10:00am

Tickets for both shows are priced at $37.50 and $67.50, and there will be a
6-ticket limit per-show per-person. Tickets will go on sale this Saturday,
June 26 at 10:00 AM.

Tickets within the first 17 rows on the main floor will be limited to one
pair of tickets per customer for one show only, based on availability.
Those tickets can only be purchased through the Ticketmaster
charge-by-phone (312-559-1212). Multiple orders of tickets for these rows
will be canceled without notice. These tickets will not be mailed out.
Customers who purchase these tickets must pick them up the night of the
concert at the United Center Box Office. That customer must bring two forms
of identification including the credit card used to purchase the tickets.
Upon pickup, the ticket buyer and guest will be escorted directly to the
floor seating section. The purchase of a pair tickets in this area does not
preclude the customer from purchasing additional tickets in the remainder
of the arena for that same show based on availability to reach their
6-ticket limit.

Specific Details to purchase tickets are as follows:

The United Center Box Office - Beginning this Friday, June 25 at 9:00 AM,
fans can go to the United Center and pick up a numbered wristband.
Then, on Saturday morning at 7:30 AM, a random number will be drawn to
determine the starting point for the ticket line. Anyone without a numbered
wristband will be directed to the back of the line. Tickets can be
purchased with cash, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express. No
camping will be allowed. Ticketmaster Ticket Outlets - Tickets can be
purchased with Cash Only at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers including
Dominick's stores, Carson Pirie Scott, Tower Records, and Hot Tix. Random
number distribution will begin at 9:00 AM on Saturday morning, June 26. No
camping or loitering. Ticketmaster Phone Charge - Call (312)559-1212.
Tickets can be purchased with Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American
Express. Tcketmaster's Website - www.ticketmaster.com

Ticket Prices -
Floor: $67.50
100 Level $67.50
200 Level $67.50
300 Level $67.50 and $37.50

June 21st 1999
ARNHEM
Two great shows in the Netherlands this weekend. The first night Bruce debuted "Stand On It", the second night "Trapped" was premiered on this tour in a concert that also included "I Wanna Be With You" and the return of "Meeting Across the River", in a weird set. Go to our 1999 Tour Page to see complete set lists.

WASHINGTON DC & PHILLY DATES
Tickets for the concerts in Philly and DC went on sale last saturday. Here's the final dates, now soldout, Bruce will play in those cities:

Washington DC - Aug.31st, Sept.1st and 3rd
Philly - Sept. 13th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 21th & 25th.

June 17th 1999
OFFENBACH SURPRISE
Take Em As They Come was premiered last night in Offenbach. Prior to this, Car Wash debuted sunday at the Leipzig Concert. Go to our 1999 Tour Page to see complete set lists.

June 9th 1999
ZARAGOZA & MADRID
After a standard (but still excellent) show in Zaragoza in front of 33,000 people, Bruce delivered one of his finest performances on this tour in a 30,000 seat stadium in Madrid. A tremendous performance with a very fine set list which included, for the second time, both "Loose Ends" and a long "Lion's Den". "My Hometown" debuted on this tour. Bruce and the band were in top shape throughout the whole show in front of a great audience who sang most of the songs (even older ones like "Jungleland") creating a great atmosphere. The afternoon soundcheck included 3 great rocking versions of "Car Wash" (with a Stones-like guitar riff at the beginning), though it was finally not included in the set list. Watch out Genova!

June 2nd 1999
BOSTON
According to several sources, the tickets for the 2 Boston shows at the Fleet Center on August 19th and 21st may go on sale sometime next week at the Fleet Center Box office and thru Ticketmaster, though it has not been officially confirmed yet. No news either about the sale date of the tickets for the Philly shows in September or any other US stops. Shows in Cleveland on August 15th and 16th could also be announced soon.

May 25th 1999
LONDON SHOWS
The London shows were a huge musical success. Specially the friday night show, on May 21st, which marked the first live performance of "Meeting Across the River" since 1/1/79 (the last show of the Darkness tour, in Cleveland OH). Many songs were also rehearsed during the afternoon soundchecks, including Racing in the Streets, My Hometown, Roulette, Give the Girl a Kiss, Loose Ends and Blinded by the Light. Check the set lists here: 1999 Tour Page.

AMERICAN TOUR DATES
The first leg of the american tour was put on sale last saturday, and after selling out 5 shows at Continental Airlines Arena in NJ, 10 extra shows were put on sale. It seems that the tour is gonna end sometime in mid or late september in Philadelphia, with no west coast dates, at least this year, as Max is returning to the Conan O'Brian show in October. Rumour has it there could be another tour (Europe / US West Coast) in the spring or summer of next year.

An official announcement was released yesterday. Here it is in full:

Bruce Springsteen Sets All-Time Records
With 15 Sold Out Concerts
at New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band U.S.
Tour to Begin July 15


Bruce Springsteen has become the Number One selling
artist in the history of the Meadowlands Sports Complex
(the New Jersey arena and stadium combined).
Springsteen broke the previous all-time attendance record,
which had been held by the Grateful Dead.

Tickets for the U.S. leg of Springsteen's worldwide tour
with The E Street Band went on sale at 9am on Saturday, May 22.
By the end of the day, 15 concerts at New Jersey's Continental
Airlines Arena had sold out.


Initial Dates Announced:
July 15
July 18
July 20
July 24
July 26
SOLD OUT

New Dates Added at 11am:
July 27
July 29
August 1
August 2
August 4
SOLD OUT

New Dates Added at 2pm:
August 6
August 7
August 9
August 11
August 12
SOLD OUT


Other Details:

During this upcoming concert run, Springsteen will surpass the one
million mark in attendance at the Meadowlands.

Prior to this run, he has appeared at the Meadowlands 34 times --
28 at Continental Airlines Arena and six at Giants Stadium.
Springsteen's 11-show run for over 220,000 fans at Continental
Airlines Arena in 1992 set an arena industry record.
With today's 15 shows, he has broken his own record.

Springsteen opened the Continental Airlines Arena
(then Brendan Byrne Arena)on July 2, 1981 with six sold-out
concerts.

This tour marks the first time in over a decade that Springsteen
and The E Street Band have performed a major series of U.S. concerts.
Additional U.S. cities and dates will be announced soon. Springsteen
plans multi-night series of concerts in select major cities
nationwide.

The world tour began in Spain on April 9th with a 25-song set
that lasted nearly three hours with no intermission, and will
continue to traverse Europe through June 27th. By the time
Springsteen and The E Street Band return to New Jersey for the
U.S. kick-off, they will have performed 36 shows in 26 cities
for over 775,000 fans in 12 countries
throughout Europe.

Joining Springsteen on guitar, The E Street Band is:
Roy Bittan - keyboards
Clarence Clemons - saxophone, percussion
Danny Federici - keyboards
Nils Lofgren - guitars
Patti Scialfa - vocals, guitar
Garry Tallent - bass
Steve Van Zandt - guitars
Max Weinberg - drums

May 17th 1999
BACK ON THE ROAD
The second leg of the european tour started yesterday night with a concert in Birmingham's NEC Arena (home of Bruce's extraordinaire 2-night stand in 1981). No big changes on the set list except the appearance of guest Edwin Starr for "War". See the complete set list here: 1999 Tour Page.

May 12th 1999
GENOVA june 11 TICKETS ON SALE
The tickets for the Genova, Italy concert went on sale this week, at 80000 lire each. They can be ordered by phone: +39-0105221001
There's also rumours that another show may be added at the end of June in Innsbruck, Austria. Also that Bruce will attend the May 22nd Cannes Festival (where the film Limbo is premiered. He wrote the song "Lift Me Up" for this new John Sayles movie), and that he may attend the Songwritters Hall of Fame dinner in NYC on June 9th (hence no show on that date).

US TOUR
Sources indicate that next saturday May 15th could be the date when the US tour dates (at least for July & August) are announced and go on sale the same day. As soon as we hear more details we'll post them here. Stay alert! Rumour is Bruce could play 15 dates at the Continental Arena in East Rutherford, NJ, between the mid of July to August 15th.

April 29th 1999
TWO MORE NEW SHOWS!
Two Shows have been added to the June schedule:
June 11 Marassi Stadium, Genova, Italy NEW SHOW!
June 13 B. Placher Stadium, Leipzig, Germany NEW SHOW!

April 26th 1999
MIAMI & NILS JOIN THE MAESTRO
Miami Steve and Nils Lofgren joineb Bob Dylan onstage for an encore of "Not Fade Away" during the Maestro's gig in Zurich this past sunday April 25th.

April 23rd 1999
NEW SHOWS ADDED/ US TOUR / MILANO SET LISTS
First of all, an apology for not updating the page in the last two days, but a serious virus knocked me down for two days.There's lots of great news. First, the incredible 2nd night in Milano which, by all accounts, was the best show of the tour so far. Also, two new shows have been added in Scandinavia. See the 1999 Tour Page for the set lists of Milano and the new dates recently added.

There's also a bit of news from the US. Early reports have the following dates listed as possible shows, to be confirmed and on sale probably on May 22nd. Note these are rumoured dates and are not confirmed yet. Here they are:

New Jersey: July 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 24, 26, 27, and 29; August 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9
To Be Announced: August 11 thru August 16
Boston: August 18, 20, 21, and 23
Washington, DC: August 26, 28, and 29
Hartford, CT: September 1 and 2
Philadelphia, PA: September 10, 12, and 13
Pittsburgh, PA: September 15
Philadelphia, PA (again): September 17, 19, and 20

Additional cities may be added, especially between September 20 and September 30.

April 19th 1999
NEW SHOWS ADDED
Flanders Expo, Gent, Belgium: May 27th. Tickets on sale tomorrow. For set lists of recent concerts in Spain & Germany go to 1999 Tour Page.
Bremen, Germany: June 17th. Tickets on sale now. www.cts.de or 0180-55700

April 7th 1999
BARCELONA
Springsteen and the E Street Band arrived in Barcelona early this morning and will probably have a full rehearsal tomorrow at Palau Sant Jordi, as it has happened the day before the first show in all previous tours. The set list of the first concert in Barcelona will be available in this web site about 2 hours after the end of the April 9th show (aprox.at 2.30 am April 10th).Tickets for the Arnhem June 19 and June 10 concerts (a total of 60,000) were soldout in record time: only 3 hours after they were put on sale on April 3rd.

April 3rd 1999
ARNHEM TICKETS
Tickets for the June 19 show in Arnhem, The Netherlands, were on sale this morning at 10.00 am. The 30,000 tickets soldout in a record 40 minutes! A second show on June 20 was announced and on sale at 10.40 am.

March 31st 1999
STOCKHOLM TICKETS
A fellow fan from Sweden is informing us of the following:
"You have probably heard of the ticket madness in Sweden. Many fellow Scandinavians didn't get tickets and much blame it to the lack of
getting tickets via the internet, due to a remake of the site. Now, when all the tickets are sold out the site is again running. Most of the tickets bought via phone in Sweden must be collected latest today, Wednesday 31th, some for the 24th can be collected latest on Thuesday 6 April. Obviously, some have booked too many tickets and won't collect them and they will be available Thursday 1 April (no joke) 9 a.m Swedish time. Now when the site is running again I can only assume it will be available there as well. The URL is http://www.biljett.se
And now for the news. According to sources at SONY Sweden they are working on a 3rd show !!! You can list this as a strong rumour.
If this happence, my guess is that it will be on the 22nd as the 25th is one of the most closed dates in Sweden. Everybody is free from work, so I don't think the promoter can get people working on that day."

NEW SONG
Bruce has written a song called "Lift Me Up" for the new John Sayles film "Limbo". The song has been described as "moody" and with a "unique falsetto vocal".

March 29th 1999
NEW SINGLES
There are two new CD Singles scheduled to be released in Europe in April or May (no date known yet):
1) Sad Eyes/Missing/Man At The Top/Take 'Em As They Come
2) I Wanna Be With You/Where The Bands Are/Born In The U.S.A./Back In Your Arms

March 26th 1999
MORE NEW SHOWS IN EUROPE
New shows added to the tour: Milano April 20, Holland June 19 (and possibly 20). Look at:1999 Tour Page

March 25th 1999
NEW SHOWS IN EUROPE
Three new shows have been added after the supposed last show in Madrid (which confirms there'll be another leg at the end of june):

15.06.99 & 16.06.99
Kickers-Stadion, Offenbach, Germany (near Frankfurt, open air show)
Tickets: Tel.: 069 / 944 36 60 (you call to reserve, they send the bill, you pay, then you receive the tickets)

23.06.99 Olympic Stadion, Stockholm.

There's also a rumour that Bruce may join Bon Jovi and others at an upcoming benefit concert in Red Bank, NJ, scheduled for April 3rd.

SPAIN
No news yet about ticket sales for the Zaragoza concerts. Tickets for Madrid went on sale last saturday (30,000). There are just a few tickets left for the April 11th show in Barcelona while the April 9th show was soldout in only two days and tix are now hard to find.

March 20th 1999
ASBURY PARK: REHEARSAL #2
Last night's gig was even more spectacular than the first, with a fiery performance from the band and Bruce sitting alone at the piano to sing The Promise. Yes, we're not kidding. See the set list here.

March 19th 1999
ASBURY PARK: REHEARSAL #1
The E Street band played last night 23 songs over more than two hours, including a brand new track called "Land of Hope and Dreams". See the set list here.

March 17th 1999
ASBURY PARK SOLD OUT
Tickets for the two benefit shows in Asbury Park on March 18th and 19th soldout yesterday in a mere 40 minutes. The show is expected to last 60 to 90 minutes.

March 16th 1999
LIVE IN ASBURY PARK
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will perform two full lenght shows at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park this same week. Tickets go on sale today only by phone!

March 1999, CONVENTION HALL, ASBURY PARK, N.J. " THE REHEARSAL".
Tickets on sale March 16th at 10am-Eastern Time (2pm CET), BY PHONE ONLY!! Call 201-507-8900 FOR TICKETS

18 March 1999, CONVENTION HALL, ASBURY PARK, N.J. "THE REHEARSAL". TO BE CONFIRMED
Tickets on sale March 16th at 10am-Eastern Time (2pm CET), BY PHONE ONLY!! Call 201-507-8900 FOR TICKETS

BRUCE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK'N'ROLL HALL OF FAME
Bruce was inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame last night at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC. Bono delivered a poetic speech about Bruce, which was followed by Springsteen's long speech. After that, Bruce and the band performed live. See set list in our 1999 Tour Page.

March 15th 1999
SECOND SHOW IN BARCELONA CONFIRMED
The second Barcelona show has been confirmed once tickets for April 9th nearly soldout in 30 hours. Tickets for the April 11th concert will go on sale during this week, though it has not been announced yet.

March 10th 1999
ADDITIONAL SHOWS!
Some concerts in Scandinavia, Holland, Spain and Germany are being rumoured to be added in June, including one night at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany and various nights at the Ajax Arena in Amsterdam.
A Second show in Berlin for May 30th 1999 has been added. Tickets are on sale at: http://www.icf.de/koka36/
A second show in Machester for May 2nd is expected to be announced in short. Same about a 2nd show in Paris and the second Milano show (April 20th). Also Barcelona will (most probably) have a 2nd show announced next week, for April 11th. So with the new additions here's the tour itinerary again:

April 9 Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Spain 20,000 On Sale: March 13 www.doctormusic.com
April 11 Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Spain 20,000 Rumoured
April 13 Olympiahalle Munich Germany 13,500 SOLD OUT
April 15 Kolnarena Cologne Germany 18,000 SOLD OUT
April 17 Polosport Bologna Italy. Possibly since March 13th or March 15th. http://www.tkts.it/
April 19 Forum Milan Italy Possibly since March 13th or March 15th. http://www.tkts.it/
April 20 Forum Milan Italy Rumoured
April 23 Donau-Arena,Regensburg, Germany NEW SHOW ADDED! www.ticketworld.de On Sale: March 9
April 24 Stadthalle Vienna Austria On Sale: March 11
April 26 Hallenstadion Zurich Switzerland On Sale: March 11 or 12 12,000 Tickets. Thru Ticketcorner.
April 28 Halle Tony Garnier Lyon France On Sale: March 6 www.fnac.fr or ph.+33-1-42313131
May 1 Evening News Arena Manchester England 19,500 On Sale: March 12 £30.00 www.ticketmaster.co.uk
May 2 Evening News Arena Manchester England 19,500 Unconfirmed

May 16 NEC Birmingham England 12,500 On Sale: March 12 www.ticketmaster.co.uk £30.00
May 18 Earls Court London England 22,000 On Sale: March 12 www.ticketmaster.co.uk 9am ph. 0870 903 9003 £35.00
May 19 Earls Court London England 22,000 On Sale: March 12 www.ticketmaster.co.uk 9am ph. 0870 903 9003 £35.00
May 21 Earls Court London England 22,000 Unconfirmed
May 23 Earls Court London England 22,000 Unconfirmed
May 25 RDS Dublin Ireland March 20
May 29 Wuhlheide Berlin Germany 17,000 SOLD OUT
May 30 Wuhlheide Berlin Germany 17,000 On Sale: March 8 www.ticketworld.de
June 2 Bercy Paris France On Sale: March 6 www.fnac.fr or ph.+33-1-42313131
June 3 Bercy Paris France Rumoured
June 5 Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza Spain On Sale: Late in March
June 7 Estadio de la Comunidad Madrid Spain On Sale: Late in March

March 8th 1999
TOUR REHEARSALS IN ASBURY PARK
The Asbury Park Press just published an article where details of the rehearsals in Asbury Park have been revealed. On March 5th someone outside the venue listened to the songs and reported it on AOL. This is what Bruce & Co. performed:

Secret Garden/Working on the Highway/No Surrender/Ghost of Tom Joad (I wasn't there yet, but I was told it was a sparse full-band arrangement), My Love Will Not Let You Down/Roulette/Promised Land/Tougher Than the Rest/She's the One/Born in the USA (full-band, this is when I arrived)/Brothers Under the Bridge '95 (full-band arrangement, similar to the take on Tracks - light drumming, keyboards)/Light of Day (they played it once all the way through and did a partial second take).
LUNCH BREAK
Born To Run/Bobby Jean/Backstreets (amazing)/Streets of Philadelphia/This Hard Land (after one complete take w/Steve on mandolin, they played the end - the final harmonica part to the end of the song six times)/Thunder Road (full band)/Across the Border (they started and stopped several times during the song, but it sounded great, no falsetto singing and I did hear an accordian being played during the song).

March 5th 1999
HOW TO GET TICKETS
There's no news at the moment as to when the tickets will be on sale in most countries. We have gathered only information about a few shows:

April 9 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi
Tickets on sale saturday March 13th at 8.00 am, thru banks, shops and www.doctormusic.com (though with a limit per person, paying by credit card plus a fee, and picking them up at the venue the day of the show. Note: the site is only in spanish)

April 13 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
Phone sales on saturday March 6th: 00 +49 / 89 / 54818181. SOLD -OUT NOW!
April 26 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
On Sale April 11 or 12th at Ticketcorner and the usual ticket places in Switzerland.
April 28 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier . On sale now.
May 1 Manchester, England Eve News Arena March 12 £30.00
May 16 Birmingham, England NIA March 12 £30.00 Phone: 0121 767 4567. You could also
try 0121 200 2000
May 18 London, England Earl's Court March 12 £35.00
May 19 London, England Earl's Court March 12 £35.00
Apparently tickets for the UK shows will be on sale thru this web site: www.ticketmaster.co.uk

May 29 Berlin, Germany
Tickets for Berlin concert will go on sale tomorrow 6/3/99 at 09.00 A.M.
You can call +49/30-230.88230
or fax +49/30-230.88299. SOLD -OUT NOW!
June 2 Paris, France Bercy. On sale now.

TOUR REHEARSALS
As published yesterday in the Asbury Park Press, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band started the rehearsals for the tour yesterday at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park.

March 4th1999
EUROPEAN TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
An official anouncement has been made this morning in the US. Here it is:

Bruce Springsteen World Tour
with The E Street Band is Set
European Shows to Begin April 9th in Barcelona, Spain

Bruce Springsteen will begin a worldwide tour with The E Street Band on April 9,1999 in Barcelona, Spain. The initial European leg of the tour will continue through June 7, and will feature a combination of arena, shed and select stadium shows in Spain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, England and Ireland. The concerts mark the first time since 1988-89's "Human Rights Now! Amnesty International Tour" that Springsteen and The E Street Band have embarked on a major series of performances. A final set of European dates for June will be announced shortly.

In the United States, shows will begin in mid-July and will continue through the end of September. Springsteen and The E Street Band will
perform multi-night series of concerts in select major cities nationwide. Further U.S. details will be announced soon.

In anticipation of the tour, Springsteen said: "I'm looking forward to playing with The E Street Band this Spring and Summer. It's going to be a great time for all of our fans and for us."


The First Set of Tour Dates Are as Follows:

April 9 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi
April 13 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
April 15 Cologne, Germany Kolnarena
April 17 Bologna, Italy Polosport
April 19 Milan, Italy Forum
April 24 Vienna, Austria Stadthalle
April 26 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
April 28 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier

May 1 Manchester, England Eve News Arena
May 16 Birmingham, England NIA
May 18 London, England Earl's Court
May 19 London, England Earl's Court
May 25 Dublin, Ireland RDS
May 29 Berlin, Germany Wuhlheide

June 2 Paris, France Bercy
June 5 Zaragoza, Spain Romareda Stadium
June 7 Madrid, Spain Estadio de la Comunidad


Joining Springsteen on guitar, The E Street Band is:
Roy Bittan - keyboards
Clarence Clemons - saxophone, percussion
Danny Federici - keyboards
Nils Lofgren - guitars
Patti Scialfa - vocals, percussion
Garry Tallent - bass
Steve Van Zandt - guitars
Max Weinberg - drums


On April 13th, Columbia Records will release "18 Tracks", a single CD compilation of highlights from the Bruce Springsteen: Tracks box set. "18 Tracks" features three bonus cuts, including "The Fever" (recorded in 1973) and a new solo acoustic version of "The Promise", which Springsteen recorded in New Jersey in February 1999. The third bonus track is "Trouble River", a rock song recorded during sessions for the "Human Touch" album. The Boston Globe described "Bruce Springsteen: Tracks" as "The Holy Grail of boxed sets" upon its release in November 1998.

A complete song list for "18 Tracks" follows:

1) Growin' Up
2) Seaside Bar Song
3) Rendezvous
4) Hearts of Stone
5) Where the Bands Are
6) Loose Ends
7) I Wanna Be With You
8) Born In The U.S.A.
9) My Love Will Not Let You Down
10) Lion's Den
11) Pink Cadillac
12) Janey Don't You Lose Heart
13) Sad Eyes
14) Part Man Part Monkey
15) Trouble River
16) Brothers Under the Bridge
17) The Fever
18) The Promise

February 27th1999
BRUCE BEGINS TOUR IN SPAIN
It is nearly for sure that the new world tour with the E Street Band will open in Barcelona, Spain, the 2nd week of April. The complete tour itinerary should be announced, most probably, early next week. The tour is supposed to contine (after a few gigs in Spain) in Italy, Austria (a show in Vienna has been rumoured for April 23rd), Germany, Denmark, Sweden, England (Earl's Court last week of May plus some other cities), Holland, Belgium and, possibly, Spain again. In mid-June Bruce is supposed to be back in the US for a series of concerts in New Jersey and 4 months of touring in the U.S.A.

SPRINGSTEEN GUESTS AT CONAN O'BRIEN SHOW
Bruce Springsteen joined the Max Weinberg Seven for a version of "Working on the Highway" last night at the Conan O'Brien Show. It was Max's last night at the show before joining the E Street Band for intensive rehearsals for the upcoming tour.

"THE PROMISE" FINALLY SEES THE LIGHT OF DAY
According to the Backstreets web site Bruce's new album will be called "18 Tracks" and will include 3 unreleased songs (including a newly recorded version of "The Promise") plus 15 songs off the Tracks box set. The album is due out in stores April 13th (on CD, cassette and double vinyl) and will contain the following "tracks":

1. Growin' Up
2. Seaside Bar Song
3. Rendezvous
4. Hearts of Stone
5. Where the Bands Are
6. Loose Ends
7. I Wanna Be With You
8. Born in the USA
9. My Love Will Not Let You Down
10. Lion's Den
11. Pink Cadillac
12. Janey Don't You Lose Heart
13. Sad Eyes
14. Part Man, Part Monkey
15. Trouble River (4/6/90) (4:18)
16. Brothers Under the Bridge
17. The Fever (5/16/73) (7:54)
18. The Promise (2/12/99) (4:48)

February 18th 1999
TOUR NEWS!
Rumours about Bruce's forthcoming tour don't cease to appear. What seems for real now is that the world tour will kick off somewhere in Spain the 2nd week of April, though dates or venues have not been confirmed yet. Shows in Spain and Italy seem to be more than possible during April, and shows in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and England are possibly scheduled for May. A series of shows at Earls Court in London have been rumoured recently, and apparently tickets should be on sale very soon. According to several sources, additional shows are being scheduled now for the first days of June, with 4 shows at Bercy in Paris, and other gigs in Spain, Holland and Belgium. However, don't get too excited and wait until official word comes (soon), as plans may change.

Bruce and the E Street Band have been rehearsing in NJ (with Max, when he is available). Some songs rumoured to have been rehearsed include "Prove It All Night", "Restless Nights", "Loose Ends", "Blinded by The Light", "Saint in the City" or "The Ghost of Tom Joad". In a recent interview, Little Steven mentioned there's plans to rehearse 168 different songs. By the way, Little Steven has now his own and excellent web page, which you can visit at: www.littlesteven.com

CD RELEASES
"Shut Out the Light" is the first track you can find on the new soundtrack album "Vietnam, Long Time Coming", released recently. Bruce will also appear on the forthcoming solo album by Mike Ness (Social Distortion), to be released in April. Also Joe Grushecky will have a new album out by April. This time it'll be a live album which will probably feature some songs from the great shows at Nicks Fat City in October of 1995, with you-know-who playing guitar and singing. Bruce's own new (?) album, Highlights from Tracks, is now due out April 12th. It will include some unreleased tracks, namely "The Fever" and, possibly, "The Promise", though it has not been officially confirmed yet. A new CD-Single is also expected to be released simultaneously.

JOE GRUSHECKY LIVE IN SPAIN
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers have confirmed a 10-night stand at the Chesterfield Café in Madrid, all free admission. The dates are: April 28th, 29th and 30th. May 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th. Don't miss it if you happen to be in town on those dates.

February 3rd 1999
NEW CD OUT IN APRIL TO COINCIDE WITH WORLD TOUR
Sony Music will release a CD on April 12th. It's not a new album with new songs from Bruce. Instead, a 15-song compilation with songs taken from Tracks will be release. The new CD, possibly titled "The Best of Tracks" will be "virtually indentical" to the american 15-track promo sampler, which contains the following tracks: Growin Up, Rendezvous, Hearts Of Stone, Restless Nights,Where The Bands Are, Loose Ends, I Wanna Be With You, Born In The USA, Lion's Den, Janey Don't You Lose Heart, Sad Eyes, Trouble In Paradise, Seven Angels, Happy y Back In Your Arms.

NEW SINGLE: HAPPY
Though not commercially available, a new 1-track promo CD-single has been distributed to radio stations in Spain and is having heavy airplay. To see the sleeve of this promo single and other recent releases click to go to the cover art section.

January 21st 1999
EUROPEAN TOUR
An official anouncement is due in a few days. It's almost certain now that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will open their world tour in Europe in April, and will come back to the States in late May or early June, to take a break and then continue touring in the States during the summer. A source in Austria mentioned that the local promoter mentioned Bruce would be there "between April 20 and April 23".
In a recent radio interview in the US, Garry Tallent confirmed the band would meet for rehearsals this coming saturday Jan.23. Yesterday NBC announced officially that Max Weinberg will leave his spot on the Conan O'Brien show on March 1st to join the E Street Band. Max will come back to the program once the tour is completed.

JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE
Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Willie Nelson have already agreed to perform at a Johnny Cash tribute concert that will be held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Nueva York City on April 6th. Other artists who'll probably join include Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett and Trisha Yearwood. The concert will be taped and broadcast later in April on cable channel TNT as the second installment in its 'Master Series'.

SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME
On June 9 Bruce will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The annual dinner and induction ceremony will be held at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. The honorees are, apart from Bruce, Peggy Lee, Tim Rice and the late Bobby Darin.

LITTLE STEVEN, THE ACTOR
Steve Van Zandt haS made his acting debut on the HBO series "The Sopranos". He plays the character of Silvio Dante, owner of a strip club visited by the mob.

REMASTERED EDITIONS
There's strong rumours that Bruce's CDs are being remastered and will be available in March, though no bonus tracks in them.

December 16th 1998
SPRINGSTEEN LIVE ON SPANISH TV1 - SATURDAY 19TH
This next saturday the 14th spanish TVE-1 will offer the short acoustic show Bruce recorded last monday while in Madrid. The show (program "Música Sí") will air at noon spanish time and will be repeated aprox. at 6pm (it'll be shown also on TVE via satellite). The songs performed include "Born in the U.S.A." and "This Hard Land" (according to TV1 and some newspapers,the second song he did was "Sorrow Land"!!).

Pic on the right: Bruce in Madrid last monday.

December 14th 1998
BRUCE IN SPAIN
Bruce Springsteen arrive to Madrid on sunday, and will give a press conference today plus a 1-song performance for spanish TV. The press conference was originally scheduled for saturday morning, but due to intense fog at Madrid's airport, the flight from Bologna was cancelled both friday night and saturday morning. Because of this the scheduled TV appearance in Amsterdam has been cancelled or, at least, postponed. Spain is the country in Europe where Bruce has sold the most copies of Tracks, exactly 55,000 copies as of last week. Italy seems to be the second country in sales with about 27,000 copies of the box set dispatched.

December 10th 1998
BRUCE LIVE IN PARIS
Bruce Springsteen has just finished an acoustic miniset as part of the Amnesty Int'l show at Bercy in Paris. The show opened with all musicians onstage performing Get Up Stand Up and from there Bruce performed an acoustic solo set with the following songs:

Get Up, Stand Up (with other musicians)
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Born in the USA (2 times, first time his guitar failed and had to be replaced)
Working on the Highway
No Surrender

December 9th 1998
BACK ON E STREET: NEW TOUR CONFIRMED
Jon Landau management has officially announced that Bruce will tour with the E Street Band in 1999. Here's the official press release:

Bruce Springsteen Planning Worldwide
Tour with The E Street Band to Begin Summer 1999

Jon Landau Management has confirmed that Bruce Springsteen
intends to begin a worldwide tour with The E Street Band
in the summer of 1999.

The concerts will mark the first time since 1988-89's
"Human Rights Now! Amnesty International Tour" that
Springsteen and The E Street Band have embarked on a
major series of performances.

All additional details will be announced after the

December 6th 1998
BBC SPECIAL
The Badlands website informs of the contents of the BBC special that was shown last night. Lotsa surprises on it.

'Bruce Springsteen: A Secret History' was shown tonight on BBC2 in the UK. The astonishing material shown in the programme was possibly the most incredible amount of unbroadcast (and uncirculated) footage ever assembled. The full list of performances included in the show was:

1. TV Movie (title sequence)
   2. Twist & Shout 14.7.88, Basel, Switzerland
   3. Glory Days (Promo)
   4. Rosalita 18.11.75 London, England
   5. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City 18.11.75 London, England
   6. Spirit In The Night 27.7.73 Los Angeles, CA
   7. Growin' Up (audio only)
   8. Thundercrack 27.7.73 Los Angeles, CA
   9. Wild Billy's Circus Story 27.7.73 Los Angeles, CA
   10. The E Street Shuffle 18.11.75 London, England
   11. Born To Run 8.7.78 Phoenix, AZ
   12. Badlands 8.7.78 Phoenix, AZ
   13. The River 23.9.79 New York, NY (Promo)
   14. Stolen Car Oakland 19.9.85
   15. Better Days (Promo)
   16. Hungry Heart The River Berlin, Germany 9.7.95 (Promo)
   17. Atlantic City Nebraska 1982 (Promo)
   18. Born In The USA 27.10.98 Asbury Park, NJ
   19. Born In The USA 2.10.85 Los Angeles, CA
   20. Dancing In The Dark 29.6.84 St Paul, MN (Promo)
   21. Stand On It 27.9.85 Los Angeles, CA
   22. Man At The Top 5.8.85 Washington, DC
   23. Janey Don't You Lose Heart 27.9.85 Los Angles, CA
   24. Be True 2.5.88 Mountain View, CA
   25. Streets of Philadelphia 1995 (Promo)
   26. Brilliant Disguise 1988 (Promo)
   27. The Ghost of Tom Joad 1995 (Tonight with Jay Leno)
   28. Cadillac Ranch 14.7.88 Basel, Switzerland
   29. Human Touch 1992 (Promo)
   30. Sad Eyes (credit sequence)

The Amnesty show is NOT sold out. To buy tickets go to http://www.ticketavenue.com (thanks to Charles Pitter for this tremendous information). 

December 5th 1998
BRUCE LIVE IN PARIS NEXT WEEK!!
It is nearly confirmed that Bruce will perform live in Paris, France next week, on Dec.10th, as part of the Amnesty Int'l benefit concert at Bercy sports arena. Artists performing include Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Radiohead, Page & Plant, and possibly Bruce. Tickets are soldout but there'll be plenty of scalpers for sure around the venue. The concert is also broadcast live on radio (at least in Spain). Rumour says Bruce may announce a 1999 E Street Band Tour next week which would start in Europe in April! We'll keep you uptodate about this and Bruce's next week European appearances.

December 4th 1998
BRUCE COMES TO EUROPE NEXT WEEK!!
Bruce Springsteen is coming to Europe for a 1-week long promotional visit. He will be interviewed in different radio and TV stations around the old continent. Dates confirmed so far include:

December 7: Berlin. Interview at Radio-EINS. Monday at 7pm (CET). 95.8 FM
December 8: Stockholm. TV interview at "Sen Kvall Med Luuk" (Late Night with Luke). To be broadcast Dec.15th
December 9: Paris
December 11: Amsterdam ? (TBC, tv programa "Spikjers")
TO BE CONFIRMED: Amsterdam, Bologna, Barcelona or Madrid.

In case of Bruce visiting your country we would like to hear from you. Any photos, news, comments, etc... will be greatly appreciated. Please contact us at the above email address.

November 30th 1998
POINT BLANK 12
The new issue of Point Blank is nearly ready, with an exclusive interview with Danny Federici plus a long report on "Tracks". To complete the issue we'd like to hear your opinions/reviews of Tracks. Send them now!! to this address: pointblank@compuserve.com

Left: the 15-track promo CD from Tracks. Right: the 3-song promo that comes with the book "Songs".

"TRACKS" SALES
"Tracks" entered the Top100 in the US (at #27) on its first week, selling about 47,000 copies. It had good sales everywhere in the world, like the 3,000 copies sold the first week in Belgium, the 4,000 sold in Norway, or the strong 30,000 copies sold in Spain on its first week (it entered #7 in the charts, and those sales would equal 187,500 copies sold in the US in just a a week, if you compare population in each country: 40 million in Spain vs. 250 million in the U.S.). A 15-song promo was issued in the US, along with a 3-song promo which is included in the first edition of the book "Songs". In Spain, a 1-song promo (with "Sad Eyes") was distributed to radio stations.

BRUCE ON TV
Set your VCR's on the following days for the upcoming TV specials on Bruce:

Dec.5th BBC 11.15 pm. "Bruce Springsteen: A Secret History" 1 hour documentary, with exclusive interview by Mark Hagen, filmed in NJ late October. Includes unseen live footage (Stand on It, Janey Dont You Lose Heart, Man at the Top plus unrevealed footage that will, according to a source, "blow your mind"). The BBC also filmed Bruce onstage at The Saint in Asbury Park (Oct.27th) for an exclusive acoustic performance of "Born in the USA".

Dec.9th VH1 "Legends: Bruce Springsteen" The program interviewed Bruce recently and is said to include lots of rare, unseen footage that promises to be a revelation.

Bruce was also interviewed recently on the Charles Rose show on PBS (Nov.20th). Rose did an excellent job interviewing Bruce, who at the end of the program performed live (another acoustic take of "Born in the USA").

LIVE IN FLORIDA WITH CLARENCE CLEMONS
Surprisingly Bruce showed up not in NJ but in Florida nonetheless, to jam with Clarence Clemons and his band at club 251 in West Palm Beach, where Bruce joined the band during the encores on Nov.4th to perform the following songs:

Shake Rattle & Roll / Got My Mojo Working / Pink Cadillac / Down the Road Apiece

"SONGS" PUBLISHED NOV.10
With an advance of 1 month from the announced date, "Songs" was distributed in the States on Nov.10th, accompanied with an exclusive 3-track CD for the first edition (which included 3 songs off Tracks: I Wanna Be With You/Lion's Den/Part Man Part Monkey). The book, with its 304 pages, it's a fabulous trip on Bruce's career thru its 200 extraordinaire pictures and the lyrics to all the songs from his albums (up to "The Ghost of Tom Joad"). The quality of the pictures alone makes it worth buying. Apart from pictures and words, there's also a Springsteen-penned introduction to each chapter, with details about the recording sessions and what inspired him to write the songs. There's also some handwritten lyrics reproduced in the book along with handwritten notes to each of the songs from the original tape that ended up being the album Nebraska. To order a copy in Europe contact: buffalo@buffalomail.com.

October 7th 1998
"TRACKS" PRESS RELEASE FROM COLUMBIA
Columbia Records has finally issued a press release with all the details about "Bruce Springsteen: Tracks", the 4CD box set due out November 10th. Here's the official press release:

"Bruce Springsteen: Tracks" is Confirmed for
November 10th Release on Columbia Records

Four CD Set Contains 66 Songs,
Including 56 Previously Unreleased Masters
From Over 25 Years of Recording

"Bruce Springsteen: Tracks", a four CD set containing 66 songs and over four hours of material, will be released by Columbia Records on November 10th, 1998. The collection spans Bruce Springsteen's entire 25 year career as a recording artist.

The box set includes 56 previously unreleased masters, many of which were recorded during the making of The River and Born In The U.S.A.albums. The remaining ten masters on Bruce Springsteen: Tracks are b-sides, some of which were released only internationally. Bruce Springsteen: Tracks is comprised of:

Disc 1:
Featuring 17 masters from 1972-77, including Springsteen's very first Columbia Records recordings, made in 1972 with legendary A & R executive John Hammond. This disc also features additional songs recorded for (butnever released on) Greetings From Asbury Park; The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle; Born To Run and Darkness On The Edge Of Town.

Disc 2:
Featuring 17 masters from 1977-83, taken primarily from sessions for The River, as well as from Born In The U.S.A. recordings. The original version of the song Born In The U.S.A., recorded in 1982 for the Nebraska CD, is also featured on this CD.

Disc 3:
Featuring 18 masters from 1982-87 -- additional music recorded for (but never released on) Born In The U.S.A., as well as tracks from the Tunnel Of Love sessions.

Disc 4:
Featuring 14 masters from 1989-98 -- including 13 previously unreleased songs recorded by Bruce Springsteen in the '90s, from Human Touch up to and beyond sessions for The Ghost Of Tom Joad.

In the liner notes, Bruce Springsteen describes the box set as follows:

"During the long intervals between my record releases, as I was spending more and more time in the studio, when I met a fan on the street I was often asked, What are you guys doing in there? I regularly pondered that question myself. What we were doing in there was making a lot of music, a lot more music than I could use at any one time. As a result, my albums became a series of choices -- what to include, what to leave out? I based my decisions on my creative point of view at the moment -- the subject I was trying to focus on, something musical or emotional I was trying to express. In certain instances, as on Darkness on the Edge of Town, Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad, these choices crystallized the album I was making. On some of my other records the reasons I had for choosing one song over another, in hindsight, feel a good deal less significant. One of the results of working like this was that a lot of music, including some of my favorite things, remained unreleased. This collection contains everything from the first notes I sang in the Columbia recording studio, my early and later work with the E Street Band, through to my music in the 90s. It's the alternate route to some of the destinations I travelled to on my records, an invitation into the studio on the many nights we spent making music in search of the records we presented to you. I'm glad to finally be able to share this music; here are some of the ones that got away."

Bruce Springsteen
September 1998

Bruce Springsteen: Tracks will be accompanied by a 56-page book of lyrics, liner notes and rare photos. The members of the E Street Band, past and present, who appear on this set include: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Vini Lopez, David Sancious, Garry Tallent, Stevie Van Zandt and Max Weinberg. Other musicians who join Springsteen on various tracks include: Mario Cruz, Michael Fisher, Bob Glaub, Omar Hakim, Randy Jackson, Gary Mallaber, Ed Manion, Ian McLagen,Frank Pagano, Shawn Pelton, Jeff Porcaro, Mark "The Love Man" Pender, Marty Rifkin, Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg, Mike Spengler, Soozie Tyrell and Jerry Vivino.

The box set was produced by Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Plotkin. Among the original producers of the tracks were Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Stevie Van Zandt, Roy Bittan, John Hammond, Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos. Many of the selections were originally recorded by Toby Scott, Jimmy Iovine, Neil Dorfsman or Louis Lehav. Toby Scott also served as technical coordinator on the box set, which was mixed by Ed Thacker, Bob Clearmountain and Thom Panunzio. 10/98

THE SONG LIST FOR "TRACKS"

Disc 1

1. Mary Queen Of Arkansas
   Recorded at CBS Studios, NY on 5/3/72
2. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
   Recorded at CBS Studios, NY on 5/3/72
3. Growin' Up
   Recorded at CBS Studios, NY on 5/3/72
4. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?
   Recorded at CBS Studios, NY on 5/3/72
5. Bishop Danced
   Recorded at Max's Kansas City (Live) on 2/19/73
6. Santa Ana
   Recorded at 914 Sound Recording on 6/28/73
7. Seaside Bar Song
   Recorded at 914 Sound Recording on 6/28/73
8. Zero And Blind Terry
   Recorded at 914 Sound Recording on 6/28/73
9. Linda Let Me Be The One
   Recorded at The Record Plant, NY on 6/28/75
10. Thundercrack
    Recorded at 914 Sound Recording on 6/28/73
11. Rendezvous
    Recorded at The Record Plant (LA Remote) (Live)
12. Give The Girl A Kiss
    Recorded at The Record Plant, NY on 11/10/77
13. Iceman
    Recorded at The Record Plant, NY on 10/27/77
14. Bring On The Night
    Recorded at The Power Station on 6/13/79
15. So Young And In Love
    Recorded at The Record Plant, NY on 1/6/74
16. Hearts of Stone
    Recorded at The Record Plant, NY on 10/14/77
17. Don't Look Back
    Recorded at The Record Plant, NY on 7/2/77

Disc 2

1. Restless Nights
   Recorded at The Power Station on 4/11/80
2. A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Pittsburgh)
   Recorded at The Power Station on 5/5/82
3. Roulette
   Recorded at The Power Station on 4/3/79
4. Dollhouse
   Recorded at The Power Station on 8/21/79
5. Where The Bands Are
   Recorded at The Power Station on 10/9/79
6. Loose Ends
   Recorded at The Power Station on 7/18/79
7. Living On The Edge Of The World
   Recorded at The Power Station on 12/7/79
8. Wages of Sin
   Recorded at The Power Station on 5/10/82
9. Take 'Em As They Come
   Recorded at The Power Station on 4/10/80
10. Be True
    Recorded at The Power Station on 7/21/79
11. Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own
    Recorded at The Record Plant, NY on 7/16/77
12. I Wanna Be With You
    Recorded at The Power Station on 5/31/79
13. Mary Lou
    Recorded at The Power Station on 5/30/79
14. Stolen Car
    Recorded at The Power Station on 7/26/79
15. Born In The U.S.A.
    Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording, 1/82
16. Johnny Bye Bye
    Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording, 1/83
17. Shut Out The Light
    Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording, 1/83

Disc 3

1. Cynthia
   Recorded at The Hit Factory on 4/20/83
2. My Love Will Not Let You Down
   Recorded at The Hit Factory on 5/5/82
3. This Hard Land
   Recorded at The Hit Factory on 5/11/82
4. Frankie
   Recorded at The Power Station on 5/14/82
5. TV Movie
   Recorded at The Hit Factory on 6/13/83
6. Stand On It
   Recorded at The Hit Factory on 6/16/83
7. Lion's Den
   Recorded at The Power Station on 1/25/82
8. Car Wash
   Recorded at The Hit Factory on 5/31/83
9. Rockaway The Days
   Recorded at The Hit Factory on 2/3/84
10. Brothers Under The Bridges ('83)
    Recorded at The Hit Factory on 9/4/83
11. Man At The Top
    Recorded at The Hit Factory on 1/12/84
12. Pink Cadillac
    Recorded at The Hit Factory on 5/31/83
13. Two For The Road
    Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording, 2/87
14. Janie Don't You Lose Heart
    Recorded at The Hit Factory on 6/16/83
15. When You Need Me
    Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording on 1/20/87
16. The Wish
    Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording on 2/22/87
17. The Honeymooners
    Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording on 2/22/87
18. Lucky Man
    Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording on 4/4/87

Disc 4

1. Leavin' Train
   Recorded at Oceanway Studios, LA on 2/27/90
2. Seven Angels
   Recorded at Oceanway Studios, LA on 6/29/90
3. Gave It A Name
   Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording on 8/24/98
4. Sad Eyes
   Recorded at Soundworks West, LA on 1/25/90
5. My Lover Man
   Recorded at Soundworks West, LA on 12/4/90
6. Over The Rise
   Recorded at Soundworks West, LA on 12/7/90
7. When The Lights Go Out
   Recorded at The Record Plant, LA on 12/6/90
8. Loose Change
   Recorded at The Record Plant, LA on 1/31/91
9. Trouble In Paradise
   Recorded at Soundworks West, LA on 12/1/89
10. Happy
    Recorded at A & M Studios, LA on 1/18/92
11. Part Man, Part Monkey
    Recorded at Soundworks West, LA 1/90
12. Goin' Cali
    Recorded at A & M Studios, LA on 1/29/91
13. Back In Your Arms
    Recorded at The Hit Factory on 1/12/95
14. Brothers Under The Bridge
    Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording on 5/22/95

SPRINGSTEEN APPEARS IN LONDON COURT
From the Badlands website comes this piece of news:

Well the rumours that Bruce was in London turned out to be true as he emerged into Court 17 at London's Royal Courts Of Justice today at the beginning of two cases being held simultaneously (Springsteen v Flute International and Springsteen v Masquerade). Bruce, wearing a black suit, grey/green shirt and black tie did not speak in court today, whilst his barrister put foreward his arguments that all of the "Prodigal Son" material was owned by him and not by the various companies that have got involved in this saga over the last few years. Later in the week he will give evidence on his own behalf and amongst witnesses he is hoping will turn up on his behalf is none other than Mike Appel. More details to follow.

October 2nd 1998
"TRACKS" IS NOW OFFICIAL
According to Backstreets and Wall of Sound, the release of "Tracks" is now official. Sony Music has provided full details to some retailers, and they confirm Tracks is a 4-CD set with 66 songs recorded between 1972 and 1995. Here's the details:

Most of the songs were recorded with The E Street Band. The digitally remixed and remastered set is housed in a 6" x 12" digipack, which adds a 56-page full colour book of previously unreleased photos, lyrics & complete session information. As early as 1978 Springsteen spoke in interviews about his desire to release songs that didn't make the final cut on a particular album, a point reiterated in his introductory note to "Tracks":

"During the long intervals between my record releases, as I was spending more and more time in the studio, when I met a fan on the street I was often asked, 'What are you guys doing in there?' I regularly pondered that question myself.\line \line What we were doing in there was making a lot of music , a lot more music than I could use at any one time. As a result, my albums became a series of choices--what to include, what to leave out? I based my decisions on my creative point of view at the moment--the subject I was trying to focus on, something mu sical or emotional I was trying to express. In certain instances, as on Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Nebraska and The Ghost Of Tom Joad, these choices crystallized the album I was making. On some of my other records the reasons I had for choosing one song over another, in hindsight, feel a good deal less significant. One of the results of working like this was that a lot of music, including some of my favourite things, remained unreleased. This collection contains everything from the first notes I sang in a Columbia recording studio, my early and later work with the E Street Band, through my music in the '90s. It's the alternate route to some of the destinations I travelled to on my records, an invitation into the studio on the many nights we spent making music in search of the records we presented to you. I'm glad to finally be able to share this music; here are some of the ones that got away."

The final release date is November 10th (possibly Nov.9th in Europe). The box set's credits answer the question if there's been any overdubs. Some additional musicians are listed in some songs, notably the Tunnel of Love Horns which have recorded new parts for "Hearts of Stone" and "Lion's Den". The cover will be a 1974 picture by Phil Ceccola, which Springsteen personally choosed, of the artist sitting on a couch backstage in a PA club. (see below)

BRUCE SUED BY TWO N.J. COMPANIES
Bruce Springsteen has been sued by two New Jersey companies, Pony Express Records and JEC Music, both owned by Michael Esposito. The companies claim they own the rights to 32 songs Springsteen recorded in 1972, which they copyrighted and tried several times to release in the US and Europe. They say Springsteen stood on the way each time claiming the companies had no legal right to the material. Pony Express attorney Frank Cozzarelli said the tapes are genuine and that Springsteen "has used his stature and position as a famous recording artist to disclaim the works and the recordings. Everytime my client makes an inroad into making a distribution deal, Mr.Springsteen's representatives come forward and say we don't own the works and the copyrights. That's created a doubt in the marketplace. So we're looking for a chain of ownership". The two companies are seeking $3 million in damages and are asking a federal judge to determine who owns the legal rights. However, 13 of those songs have already been released in the US and Japan on a CD titled "Before the Fame" (see below for a picture of the Japanese release).

From the Badlands website: Rumours from yesterday reported that Springsteen has been in London since September 30th to appear in a court case (on Oct.1st) regarding the never-ending saga regarding the "Prodigal Son" material. The nightmare goes on and on. Bruce Springsteen is expected to give evidence at a trial commencing Oct. 1 at the High Court in London, the culmination of a long-running dispute between the singer and Masquerade Music Ltd., a London-based company that specializes in rare recordings. The Billboard Bulletin reports that the case is to decide who owns the rights to 32 songs recorded in 1972 by Springsteen; Masquerade claims to have secured the rights from Jim Cretecos, who, along with Mike Appel, co-managed the singer/songwriter in the beginning of his caree r. Springsteen initiated proceedings against Masquerade in March 1997 to prevent the company from issuing the recordings in the U.K. Masquerade suspended the project pending the outcome of the trial, which is expected to last two weeks.

September 18th 1998
"TRACKS" STILL ON THE WORKS
There's some news coming from the Badlands store in the UK:. Sony UK has released the following "news" release about the box set.

Bruce Springsteen is currently working on mixing and mastering a collection of previously unreleased songs for an absolutely unique boxed set.

"TRACKS" will come as a 4CD set - incorporating "65-70" songs and a 60-80 page full colour booklet that will be housed within the box. It is understood that the booklet will feature lyrics, notes about each of the songs, and liner notes.

A high production video is being planned for one of the tracks, and is guaranteed to generate huge amounts of exposure. we will be working this track, and a selection of others from the album, vigorously at radio.

Bruce intends to back this up with a series of key interviews in major publications and we are also investigating major TVs.

Marketing:

• Press ads in Q, Mojo, Uncut, times, guardian, Telegraph.
• Radio advertising on Virgin and XFM
• TV advertising on VH1
• National Flyposting

This is just a news release. Much more detailed information on this release and our plans for it will be available soon.

And from The Boots website:
"Other notes on the box set songs...Mary Queen, Saint, Growin' Up & Bus Stop are all listed as "demo"; track 15 on disc 1 is listed as So Young And In Love (Love So Fine); track 2 on disc 2 is listed as A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Pittsburgh); track 3 on disc 4 is Give It a Name."

E STREET TOUR?
Both Max Weinberg and Nils Lofgren have recently commented during interviews that there's no plans at all for an E Street Band reunion. Danny Federici also said he has no news at all about this and that he is very busy with his own projects (writing songs for his second solo album) and touring with Mary Cutrufello (who's been playing "Darkness on the Edge of town" in her concerts).

"TRACKS" 4 CD
According to different sources this is the content of Bruce Springsteen's forthcoming 4CD Box set. An official announcement is expected soon. There's talk that the upcoming book "Songs" (on Avon Books) will include a 3-song CD sampler from the boxset with 3 songs (I Wanna Be With You/Lion's Den/Part Man Part Monkey). This is the rumoured song list for "Tracks":

Disc 1 (1972/1978)

Mary Queen Of Arkansas
Saint In The City
Growin' Up
Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?
Bishop Dance (Live)
Hey Santa Anna
Seaside Bar Song
Zero And Blind Terry
Linda Let Me Be the One
Thundercrack (Live)
Rendezvous
Give The Girl A Kiss
The Iceman
Bring On The Night
So Young And In Love
Hearts Of Stone
Don't Look Back

Disc 2 (1979/1982)

August 27th 1998
BRUCE LIVE IN DECEMBER?
Latest news from a serious source report that Bruce may have held some dates for 6 concerts at the Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey for the 2nd and 3rd week of December. A decision should be made this week. Bruce's people have said they want to put the shows on sale close to if not the same day of the release of the box set. They want as mich exposure as possible and they feel that this will gain them free publicity on the real news channels and newspapers. In addition, there will be a major tour next year and they are more interested in seeing the demand for these six shows. The demand will largely determine how and to what extent next year's tour will be. i.e. stadium vs. arenas and playing "A" markets only or both "A" and "B" markets etc. As you know, we don't like to put rumours on this page, but this time the source was reliable enough as to believe in this news. However, don't get too excited until all of this is officially announced, as Bruce's plans may change any moment (for better or worse).

August 21st 1998
"TRACKS 1973-1998" ON SALE IN NOVEMBER
Latest news from a Sony Music spokesperson confirm the release of the 4-CD box set on November 16th (Nov.17th in the US and Canada). Yes, you read it well, it is now down to 4CDs (from the originally rumoured 6-CD set). The box set will include aproximately 65 to 70 songs, and may include B-sides and even live recordings (some old outtakes like "Thundercrack" may have never been recorded in the studio or some old tapes may not be in good shape). It has been rumoured the first song might be the acoustic demo of "Mary Queen of Arkansas" from the John Hammond audition session.

The box set will be titled "Tracks 1973-1998" and will possibly include some new tracks with the E Street Band. Sources very close to the band have indicated us today that a "little" recording session may be inminent, possibly starting this weekend or early next week. This may confirm 1 or 2 new tracks with the E Street Band could be included in the set, though it may also well be that those sessions would be only to do some overdubs to some songs. The photo here reproduced is supposed to be the candidate to be on the cover of the box set (a picture taken backstage at the Main Point Club in 1975 by Phil Ceccola). Sources indicate the original photo looks much better in colour and that the booklet for the box set will be "lavish" and between 64 to 80 pages. A new rumour has surfaced this week indicating a video may be released simultaneously to the box set, though no clue yet about its contents.

Despite the numerous rumours about some shows with the E Street Band this year, it is very unlikely, as Max is still playing at Conan O'Brien's night show and Danny Federici will be on tour with american artist Mary Cutrufello for the next 4 to 5 months. They will appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 27th.

July 17th 1998
SPRINGSTEEN PRESENTS HIS NEW WORK AT SONY CONVENTION IN MIAMI,FLORIDA
Bruce Springsteen presented his forhtcoming box set during a 15-minute conference at the Sony Music convention in Miami, Florida, last thursday morning, July 16th. Bruce went to the convention with a portable DAT and a 4-song tape, spoke for about 15 minutes about his new work and confirmed a box set of unreleased songs will be out this fall, though no song list or release date was given. He played a tape of "Where the Bands Are" and talked about his songs and his career. The box set will include songs beginning with his first Columbia session in 1972 and up to the Tom Joad sessions. All other news/rumours (possible tour, song titles, name of first single...) are pure speculation according to our sources.

(the picture in the left is from Dec.97)

July 15th 1998
THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD ON T.V.
The L.A. Times reports that TV channel HBO and Bruce Springsteen are working on a deal that would lead to a series of films, each based on a song from the album The Ghost of Tom Joad. Representatives of both Springsteen and the cable channel confirmed the venture is in discussion, though no time frame has been set either for production or airing, nor have any directors, writers or actors been signed.

SONY MUSIC CONVENTION
Sony Music will celebrate this weekend (starting July16th) his annual convention in Florida. Some kind of announcement of commentary about Bruce's forthcoming outtake box set is expected.

JOE GRUSHECKY IN SPAIN
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers return to Spain (after their succesful two-date tour of 1996) with 11 concerts! Entrance is free at all shows so if you're nearby you can't miss Joe's tremendous rock'n'roll show or you'll miss the party!

22, 23, 24, 25 & 26 of July: Chesterfield Café, MADRID. Free entrance.

28 of July: Faktoria D'Arts (ex-Tombstone Club). c/Bruc, 28 - TERRASSA (Barcelona). 22.30 h. Free entrance.
(concert co-organized by Point Blank Magazine & Faktoria D'Arts). See you all there

29, 30 and 31 of July; 1 and 2 of Agosto: Chesterfield Café, MADRID. Free entrance.

June 22nd 1998
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: SONGS
Here's the cover and one of the pages of the forthcoming book from Avon Books. It'll feature all of Bruce's lyrics plus tons of rare photos.

June 21st 1998
INTERVIEW WITH DANNY FEDERICI
In a long interview with Point Blank, Danny revealed details of his solo career and his years in the E Street Band. The interview will be published in the next issue of Point Blank (#12) due out in September. Danny confirmed Bruce had planned an acoustic show for MTV with Danny's collaboration, but was cancelled due to Bruce's father illness and death. Danny will start a US club tour in September to promote his solo album "Flemington" (available in Europe at Buffalo Mail) possibly followed later by some European dates.

June 17th 1998
NEW BOOKS A-COMIN'
Avon Books has confirmed the release in December of a Springsteen book titled "Bruce Springsteen: The Songs". With text by Bruce himself, the book will contain the complete collection of Bruce's recorded lyrics plus hundreds of photos from named photographers (from David Garh to Pam Springsteen). Bruce has written comments to all the songs and photos. It will no doubt be a fabulous book for Springsteen fans, and some sort of autobiography. For more information you can check the Avon Books Homepage.

A biography written by Frank Moriarty is expected in August. Moriarty has written before books about Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Cash. Also due this summer is an interesting book (at least by the title) named "Tramps Like Us : Music and Meaning Among Springsteen Fans", written by Daniel Cavicchi.

DOUBLE TAKE INTERVIEW
The excellent interview with Will Percy that was published in Doubletake Magazine can now be found in the magazine's web site at:
http://www.duke.edu/doubletake/

1999 TOUR?
A rumour is going around that Bruce may be touring in 199 with the E Street Band, though it came from anonymous sources and can't be confirmed. Time, for sure, will tell.

June 15th 1998
OUTTAKES BOX SET
Bruce Springsteen will issue by the end of this year the long awaited outtakes box set. A source has told us it will most likely be a 6CD set which would begin with the famous acoustic audition for John Hammond in 1972. Bruce has been going thru lots of tapes lately, as well as writing for the lyric/photo book for Avon, with stories written by him about the songs. The book goes back to Greetings (released songs only). It is likely 1999 will be a big year for Bruce, after the release of the book and the boxset, the induction to the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame and a (rumoured) big tour with the E Street Band, though with Bruce you never know for sure. He may change his mind anytime.

May 25th 1998
E STREET REUNIÓN ?
Latest rumours point to an E Street Band reunion for July, when they are expected to perform at a Sony Music convention to present "new material".

BRUCE LIVE ON ROLLING STONE SPECIAL
"Where It's At", the Rolling Stone's 30th Anniversary Special, was aired on ABC on May 21st and included performances by Bruce Springsteen of "The Ghost of Tom Joad" and "Across the Border". Bruce was accompanied by Danny Federici (on organ) and other musicians (possibly Gary Mallabar, Jim Hanson and Marty Rifkin).

NEW SONG BOOK
Avon Books will publish a book of Springsteen songs in December. The book is said to include Bruce's own preface and comments to every song, along with many unreleased photos over its 300+ pages.

NEW ISSUE OF POINT BLANK
#11 of Point Blank is now out. Subscribers will be receiving it in a few days. For more information about its contents check out the "New Issue" section from the main page.

May 2nd, 1998
DOUGLAS SPRINGSTEEN HAS DIED
Douglas Springsteen, Bruce's father, passed away last april 26th at the age of 73. Rest in peace.

UNPLUGGED DELAYED
The recording of the acoustic show for the MTV has been delayed until fall. Looks like next fall and winter months there will be lots of interesting news about Springsteen.

April 22nd, 1998
UNPLUGGED
According to some sources, Bruce will tape an Unplugged show for the MTV next May 7 in New York. It's still not clear whether he's playing alone or with a band.

April 6th, 1998
OUTTAKES BOX SET TO RELEASE IN NOVEMBER
The long awaited outtakes box set is finally seeing the light of day, according to recent rumours coming from various serious sources. With a possible release date in November, the box will probably contain 6 CDs full of unreleased studio outtakes, with over 80 songs on it. No more details have surfaced yet about this project.

STEINBECK BENEFIT
Bruce played two songs last Saturday April 4th at the tribute for Elaine Steinbeck which took place at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre in New York. The two songs Bruce performed were “Oh What a Beautiful Morning” and “The Ghost of Tom Joad”.

March 4th, 1998
SURPRISE IN PITTSBURGH: JOE GRUSHECKY + BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Bruce Springsteen showed up at the “Coming Home” record release party at Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh on Monday March 2nd. After an hour long set by the Houserockers and a half an hour break, the Houserockers took the stage for a second set, this time with the help of Bruce Springsteen on guitar and vocals. Bruce performed with them for the rest of the show, which lasted nearly two hours. He sang lead and background vocals and played guitar. Here’s the set list:

Never Be Enough Time
Talking To The King
What Did You Do In The War
Homestead
Chain Smokin'
Labor Of Love
Murder Inc.
Idiot's Delight
Pumping Iron
Ramrod
Light Of Day
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American Babylon
Brown Eyed Girl
Down The Road Apiece
Rebel Music

Joe Grushecky will start a US tour this spring. His new album, “Coming Home”, includes 4 tracks co-written with Bruce. European fans can get the album thru Buffalo Mail (www.buffalomail.com).

BENEFIT DINNER
Bruce and Patti attended the annual Kristen Ann Carr Fund benefit dinner at the Supper Club in New York City on Saturday March 28th. Little Steven, Sting and wife Trudie were among the attendees. Though he did not perform, Bruce had no problem posing for pictures with fans who approached him.

WOODY GUTHRIE BENEFIT
Ani DiFranco is compiling the best songs from the Sept.29,1996 Woody Guthrie tribute show in Cleveland. Bruce’s versions of “Tom Joad” and “Riding in My Car” may be among the tracks choose for the CD release sometime this year.

THE SONGS OF PETE SEEGER
“Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger” is a double album tribute to the legendary folk singer Pete Seeger. Bruce Springsteen contributes his version of the song “We Shall Overcome”, accompanied by a 9-piece band which includes among others Soozie Tyrell, Frank Bruno, Ed Manion and Patti Scialfa. A slow track, similar in tone to “Secret Garden” or “Youngstown”, with violin and other acoustic instruments, perhaps an indication of what Bruce’s next album might sound like. Other artists contributing to the project are Ani DiFranco, Jackson Browne, Roger McGuinn, Nanci Griffith, Billy Bragg or Pete Seeger himself. European fans can find the disc thru Buffalo Mail (www.buffalomail.com).
You can hear a minute of Springsteen's contribution pressing HERE , in RealAudio format.

BACK IN MY ARMS
Charlie Starkweather has released his first solo album. The Seattle-based songwritter has published an album inspired by Bruce’s “Nebraska”, though with a more modern sound. The CD includes the first official release of Springsteen’s “Back In Your Arms”, here titled “Back in My Arms”. Available also thru Buffalo Mail (www.buffalomail.com). Press HERE to listen a clip of Back in my Arms, in RealAudio format.

February 9th, 1998
BRUCE SHOWS UP AT STEVE EARLE GIG
Bruce Springsteen attended Steve Earle’s performance last friday night Febr.6th at the Tradewinds Club in Sea Bright, New Jersey. After hunging in the crowd all night he came onstage for the encores which included Carl Perkins’ “Everybody’s Tryin’ to Be My baby”, the Stones’ “Sweet Virginia” and “Dead Flowers” plus the classic Steve Earle songs “Guitar Town”, “I Ain’t Ever Satisfied” and “Johnny Come Lately”. Bruce looked happy, played rhythm guitar, sang backup vocals and took a guitar solo on the guitar.

February 1st, 1998
"BON JOVI AND FRIENDS" BENEFIT CONCERT SET LIST
Here's an initial report about last night's concert. More complete info will follow soon:

Some early reports from the benefit show last night rank it as one of
Bruce's best ever.
Here's the set list (if anybody can provide further information or photos
it'll be greatly appreciated).

E Street Band members at the show:
Max Weinberg, Clarence, Little Steven, Danny Federici
PLUS: The Miami Horns with LaBamba.
And of course Southside Johnny and Jon Bon Jovi
The host was Danny Devito.

SSJ:            This Time It's For Real
BS:             Two Hearts
JBJ & SSJ:      Bad Medicine
LS:             Until The Good is Gone
BS:             10th Avenue Freeze Out
(Clarence joins at the line "and the big man joined the band" to great
applause)
SSJ & JBJ:      Broke Down The Piece of Man
RS              Hard Times Come Easy
BS&Patti                ?
SSJ:            There Goes My Baby
SSJ & LS:       Long Time
JBJ & BS:       You Give Love a Bad Name
BS:             Promised Land
SSJ & LS:       All I Needed Was You Girl
JBJ & SSJ:      Someday I'll be Saturday Night
BS:             Bobby Jean
JBJ:            Blood On Blood
SSJ & BS & CC:  The Fever
SSJ & JBJ:      Working Too Hard/Little Queenie
SSJ & BS & LS JBJ: I Don't Wanna Go Home
SSJ & BS & LS:  It's Been A Long Time
JBJ & BS:       Dead or Alive
BS:             Backstreets
LS:             Forever
JBJ:            Livin On a Prayer
BS:             Badlands
SSJ & LS:       I Play The Fool
JBJ:            Keep The Faith
BS:             Born To Run
BTR was a loud, all-encompassing, pounding, screaming rocker, that really
tore the place up. When it was done, JBJ asked the crowd: Aren't you tired?
Don't you want to go home? Don't you have to go to work tomorrow? All of
which were answered with resounding Nos, so JBJ said meekly -- OK, we'll
play some more.
The musicians conferred, and played:
Rockin All Over The World (John Fogerty tune)
Hey Hey Hey Hey (? -- bluesy rocker with solo/jams)
THUNDER ROAD (leads by BS and JBJ)

Everyone who got into the show received a free t-shirt:
front: Come together...  A benefit for the Sgt. Patrick King Memorial Fund
       New Jersey musicians for a special cause
back:  listing of musicians, and date & place

T-shirts were also sold for $25. Posters with same design as front of
t-shirt sold for $15, and poster autographed by the musicians sold for $75.

(Thanks to Jerry, Steve and Cory for the information)

January 30th, 1998
CORRECTION: REHEARSAL WAS IN ASBURY PARK
We have just received further information that the rehearsals for the upcoming “Bon Jovi and Friends” benefit took actually place at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. Bruce & most of the E Street Band rehearsed “Two Hearts”, “10th Avenue Freeze-Out”, “Promised Land”, “Bobby Jean”, “Backstreets”, “Badlands” and “Born to Run”. There are conflicting reports about if Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny and other guests were rehearsing too. The song list you can see below is the planned set list for tomorrow's concert, as Bruce had it on stage during the rehearsals.

January 30th, 1998
“BON JOVI & FRIENDS” REHEARSAL SOUNDS PROMISING
Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny, Little Steven, Bobby Bandiera, Max Weinberg...they all met yesterday Jan.29th at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ for a long rehearsal of what will, possibly, be the set list for the upcoming benefit concert this Saturday Jan. 31st.
Here’s the rehearsal set list as posted in the AOL board:

BS = Bruce Springsteen
LS = Little Steven
SSJ= Southside Johnny
JBJ= Jon Bon Jovi
RS = Richie Sambora
BB = Bobby Bandiera

SONG						VOCALS
----                                            ------
This Time it’s for Real				All
Two Hearts					BS/LS
Bad Medicine					SSJ/JBJ
Until the Good is Gone                          LS/BS
10th Avenue Freeze Out                          JBJ/BS
Broke Down Piece of Man                         JBJ/SSJ
Hard Times Come Easy                            RS
Bad Name					JBJ
Angel Eyes					LS
The Promised Land				BS/LS
There Goes My Baby				SSJ/BB
All I Needed Was You				SSJ/LS
Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night                  JBJ/LS
Bobby Jean					BS/LS
Blood on Blood                                  JBJ
Working Too Hard				SSJ/JBJ
Long Time					SSJ/BS/LS
I Don’t Wanna Go Home                           All
----------------------
Wanted Dead or Alive				JBJ/BS
Backstreets					BS/LS
Forever						LS/BS
Livin’ on a Prayer				JBJ
----------------------
Badlands					BS
I Played the Fool				LS/SSJ
Keep The Faith                                  JBJ
----------------------
Born to Run					BS/JBJ/LS/SSJ

Danny Federici (who'll be performing tonight with the Max Weinberg 7 at Conan O'Brien's TV show) has also confirmed he’ll be at the show on Saturday. The full E Street Band (except Nils) will probably be there. Another rehearsal is expected today Jan.30th.

January 14th, 1998
“COME TOGETHER” BENEFIT CONCERT CONFIRMED FOR JAN.31ST
It’s now official: Bruce will perform with Jon Bon Jov, Little Steven and Southside Johnny at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey on January 31st 1998. The “Come Together” concert is held to benefit Sgt. Patrick King Benefit Fund. The policeman was killed Nov.20 in Long Branch by a fugitive sought by the FBI. Tickets for the concert will be on sale this Friday Jan.16th thru Ticketmaster (201-507-8900). Each ticket holder will receive a conmemorative hat, poster and T-shirt when entering the venue.

GRAMMY AWARDS 1998
Bruce has been nominated to this year’s Grammy awards in the “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” for the live version of Thunder Road from the album “MTV In Concert- Plugged”, recently released in the US. Certainly a bad excuse to have Bruce in the ceremony. How can they justify a nomination in 1998 for a song written 20 years ago and performed 5 years ago at the MTV concert? The song had previously been released in the US in 1996 as a B-side to the single “Secret Garden”, so it’s not a “new release” from 1997.

December 23rd, 1997
BRUCE SIGHTINGS
According to the Asbury Park Press, Springsteen treated an audience of about 100 to a surprise appearance on Saturday night Dec.13th at Cheers in Long Branch, New Jersey where he joined Joe Grushecky for acoustic versions of “Homestead” and “Never Be Enough Time”. Joe’s set featured Bill Toms on guitar and Bernie Herr on percussion.
Three days later (Tuesday, Dec.16th) Bruce had his annual Xmas Party at Rum Runner’s restaurant in Sea Bright, where only family and close friends were invited, apparently by phone the same day of the party. Bobby Bandiera was hired to perform and was joined by Bruce and Patti on “Run Rudolph Run”, “Merry Xmas Baby”, “Land of a 1,000 Dances” and “Gloria” among others. Bruce and Patti slow danced to “Unchained Melody”.

December 13th, 1997
BRUCE COVERS DYLAN AT KENNEDY CENTER HONORS
Bruce performed last sunday 7 at the Kennedy Center Awards in Washington, DC, in tribute to Bob Dylan, who was one of the honorees. He played "The times they are a Changin'". The performance will be aired on TV in the USA on December 26.

December 3rd, 1997
NO NEW ALBUM YET / TRIBUTE TO DIANA
The song “Streets of Philadelphia” has been donated by Bruce to appear in the new double album in tribute of Princess Di (“Diana Princess of Wales Tribute”).
No news yet about Bruce’s next album. He has continued recording new songs in his New Jersey studio, but there’s no inmediate plans for a new album or tour.

BRUCE LIVE
The only public appearances from Springsteen in the last months have been a couple of club shows plus his performance with the Wallflowers at the MTV Awards early september, where they did “One Headlight” together. On September 27th he joined Bobby Bandiera at Cheers in Long Branch, NJ for two songs: “Lucille” and “Mustang Sally”. See photo.

JOE GRUSHECKY
Joe’s excellent new album, “Coming Home” is now out in Europe (you can order it from http://www.buffalomail.com, or send an email to buffalo@buffalomail.com) and includes 4 songs co-written with Bruce: “1945”, “Cheap Motel”, “I’m Not Sleeping” and “Idiot’s Delight”

TRIBUTE TO BRUCE
“One Step Up, Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen” is the title of the double tribute CD which was released on September 23rd by The Right Stuff label (a division of EMI-Capitol). The first CD includes songs recorded specifically for this project, while the second CD contains previously released songs. Take a look at the complete song list. A dollar from every record sold will go directly to World Hunger Year, the organization which Springsteen designated as his charity of choice for this project (this is the first time that Springsteen and his management have endorsed such a project). World Hunger Year was founded by Harry Chapin in 1975, and focuses attention on hunger, poverty, and the grassroots initiatives that fight them. The liner notes to each song were written by the recording artists and reflect their individual sentiments and perceptions of Springsteen's music.

CD1 ONE STEP UP
Downbound Train (The Smithereens)
Atlantic City (Kurt Neumann)
One Step Up (Paul Cebar)
Seeds (Dave Alvin, ex-Blasters)
Something in the Night (Aram)
Fourth of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (Ben E. King)
Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart (Mrs.Fun)
Jackson Cage (John Wesley Harding)
Wreck on the Highway (Nils Lofgren)
Meeting Across the River (Syd Straw)
Johnny 99 (John Hiatt)
Candy’s Room (Maria McKee)
Light of Day (Joe Grushecky)

CD2 TWO STEPS BACK
Summer on Signal Hill (Clarence Clemons)
It’s Hard To Be A Saint in the City (David Bowie)
Human Touch (Joe Cocker)
Restless Nights (The Rocking Chairs)
If I Were The Priest (Allan Clarke, ex-Hollies)
Guilty (Robbin Thompson)
Protection (Donna Summer)
Tiger Rose (Sonny Burgess)
Don’t Look Back (The Knack)
Streets of Philadelphia (Richie Havens)
Love’s On The Line (Gary U.S. Bonds)
Seaside Bar Song (Little Bob Story)
Stolen Car (Elliott Murphy)
The Fever (live acoustic) (Southside Johnny)

CD-SINGLE Atlantic City (Kurt Neumann) 
+ I Wish I Were Blind (The Yell Leaders)/My Beautiful Reward (The Bumpin’ Uglies)/Mary, 
Queen of Arkansas (Dusty Wright)/Bye Bye Johnny (Joe D’Urso)

November 30th, 1997
DANNY FEDERICI Danny has released his first solo album, “Flemington” (after the name of his New Jersey hometown). It’s an instrumental album (no Springsteen sound here as it’s more jazz and new-age oriented stuff) which features E Streeters Garry Tallent and Nils Lofgren.

NEW BOOK
“Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen and the American Tradition” is the title of a new book written by Jim Cullen and published (in June) by Harper Collins. The book has been described as one of “uncommon depth and historical scope”. Cullen is a professor of history and literature at Harvard Unviersity. The book is 240 pages long.