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E Street Radio just announced today that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will perform live at the legendary Apollo Theatre in New York City on March 9th. The concert will be broadcast live by Sirius Radio, who is celebrating its 10th year anniversary. The tickets will be available exclusively thru a contest for Sirius Radio subscribers (with an active subscription since at least January 24th 2012). So if you’re an active subscriber, you can now to the Sirius website to enter the contest. The Apollo is a small theatre for aproximately 1,500 patrons!

German store JPC has revealed a list of musicians that participate in nearly all the songs off Wrecking Ball. And it’s a long list.

Some of them are part of the Victorious Gospel Choir of Asbury Park, a gospel group led by Lilly Brown. They performed with Springsteen at the  Christmas concerts in 2001 and 2003.

Although incomplete (it’s missing credits on 5 songs) the list confirms the participation of Tom Morello (guitar) in at least 2 songs, Matt Chamberlain (drums), Greg Leisz (pedal steel guitar), Stan Harrison (Asbury Jukes’ sax player) or several members of the Seeger Sessions Band (Curt Ramm -trumpet-, Clark Gayton -trombone-, Art Baron -tuba-, Ed Manion -sax-, Lisa Lowell -vocals-).

From the legendary E Street Band we find Steve Van Zandt, Soozie Tyrell, Patti Scialfa, Max Weinberg, Charlie Giordano and Clarence Clemons, who plays sax on»Wrecking Ball» (he might be featured in more songs, like «Land of Hope and Dreams», but it is not know yet). So far no information on Roy, Nils and Garry, although they could be in any of the other 5 songs that remain uncredited in the list below.

The other musicians are less known, although some had previously recorded with Springsteen. Michelle Moore, Antoinette Savage, Corinda Carford and Tiffany Andrews are part of the vocal group The Alliance Singers (who sing background vocals on «Let’s Be Friends» and «Mary’s Place» from the album The Rising). Jeremy McCoy, Dan Shelly and Mark Romatz are all part of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City.

 

 

These are the musicians credits, song by song, according to JPC:

1 We Take Care Of Our Own (3:53)
Bruce Springsteen, Ron Aniello, Soozie Tyrell, Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell, New York Chamber Consort

2 Easy Money (3:35)
Bruce Springsteen, Ron Aniello, Soozie Tyrell, Steve Jordan, Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore, Antoinette Savage, Corinda Carford,  Tiffeny Andrews, Soloman Cobbs, Lilly Brown

3 Shackled And Drawn
sin información

4 Jack Of All Trades (5:58)
Art Baron, Bruce Springsteen, Ron Aniello, Soozie Tyrell, Tom Morello, Curt Ramm, Clark Gayton, New York Chamber Consort, Stan Harrison, Ed Manion

5 Death To My Hometown
sin información

6 This Depression (4:08)
Bruce Springsteen, Ron Aniello, Soozie Tyrell, Tom Morello, Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell

7 Wrecking Ball (5:47)
Bruce Springsteen, Ron Aniello, Soozie Tyrell, Curt Ramm, Max Weinberg, Patti Scialfa, Charlie Giordano, Lisa Lowell, New York Chamber Consort, Rob Lebret, Clarence Clemons, Ross Petersen, Clif Norrell

8 You’ve Got It (3:47)
Bruce Springsteen, Ron Aniello, Curt Ramm, Matt Chamberlain, Clark Gayton, Marc Muller, Rob Lebret, Stan Harrison, Ed Manion, Greg Leisz, Ross Petersen, Clif Norrell

9 Rocky Ground
sin información

10 Land of Hope and Dreams
sin información

11 We Are Alive
sin información

12 Swallowed Up (5:33)
Bruce Springsteen, Ron Aniello, Charlie Giordano, Soozie Tyrell, Clif Norrell, Rob Lebret, Patti Scialfa, Ross Petersen ,Lisa Lowell
Jeremy McCoy, Dan Shelly, Mark Romatz, Rob Mathes

13 American Land (4:25)
Bruce Springsteen, Ron Aniello, Charlie Giordano, Max Weinberg, Soozie Tyrell, Clif Norrell, Rob Lebret ,Ross Petersen, Stevie Van Zandt

 

 

Some recommended reading:

We Take Care of Our Own – review by Matt Orel
Bruce Springsteen is «liberal.» When he goes off, self-described «conservatives» go wild. Laura Ingraham wrote a book called Shut Up & Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN are Subverting America. It was a best seller, even. I don’t personally know anyone who actually read it, but that doesn’t matter: When Bruce speaks out, there’s inevitably a chorus of comments across the country: «Shut Up and Sing!
Read full review

 

It’s the performance, stupid! – Steve Van Zandt’s blog at The Huffington Post
Like most people out of work, I’ve been tuning in and out of the traveling comedy show called the Republican Primaries alternately amused, astounded, and appalled, like everybody else.
Read full article

 

Wrecking Ball US Tour Dates
March 18 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena (on sale Feb 4)
March 19 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum (on sale Feb 3)
March 23 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Times Forum (on sale Jan 28)
March 26 – Boston, MA – TD Garden (on sale Jan 28)
March 28 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center (on sale Jan 28)
March 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center (on sale Jan 28)
April 1 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center (on sale Jan 28)
April 3 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center (on sale Jan 27)
April 4 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center (on sale Jan 27)
April 6 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (on sale Jan 27)
April 9 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (on sale Jan 27)
April 12 – Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills (on sale Jan 28)
April 13 – Buffalo, NY – First Niagara Center (on sale Jan 28)
April 16 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center (on sale Jan 28)
April 17 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena (on sale Jan 28)
April 24 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion (on sale Feb 3)
April 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (on sale Feb 3)
April 29 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (on sale now)
May 2 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center (on sale Jan 27)

For the first time ever, Bruce Springsteen will play the Canary Islands. In a press conference held in Madrid, LM Productions confirmed Bruce will play at the Estadio de Gran Canaria, in Las Palmas, on May 15th. Tickets will be on sale Febr.1st and will cost 60€ (GA) and 70€ (seats). No info yet on where the tickets will be on sale.