Bruce Springsteen attended a benefit show in Long Branch last night, for the Ranney School, and ended up onstage jamming with the The Panther Club band. Bruce played guitar and sang on three songs: «634-5789», «Mustang Sally» and «Twist and Shout», with help from some fans who joined him onstage to sing on «Mustang Sally».
Statement from Bruce Springsteen’s publicist:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2009
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Statement About Tour Personnel
In response to the many questions concerning the upcoming tour, the drummer on the small number of shows that Max Weinberg won’t be able to appear at will be a brilliant young drummer from New Jersey named Jay Weinberg. Commenting on the situation, Bruce said: «Once again, I want to express my appreciation to Conan O’Brien, and everyone on his team, for making it possible for Max to continue to do double duty for both us and for him. We promise to return him in one piece.»
You got doubts about Jay? See for yourself: Jay playing «Born to run» with The E Street Band at Giants Stadium, July 28, 2008:
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Get ready. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are set to perform two rehearsal shows on Monday March 23rd and Tuesday March 24th, both at 7:30pm and held at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ.
Tickets are $100 and will go on sale thru Ticketmaster Charge-by-phone-only tomorrow, March 20th, at 12:00 noon. There’s a 2-ticket limit per person. Orders will be taken by phone only. Ticketmaster’s toll-free number is 800-745-3000. For deaf patrons, Ticketmaster’s automated, toll-free TDD number is 866-448-7849.
Correction March 18th: Bob Dylan is not part of this show. Check out the complete artist line-up here.
The date is May 3rd, the place is Madison Square Garden in New York City. Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and others will pay tribute to the great Pete Seeger and will celebrate his 90th birthday with a big concert in New York. Other artists on the line-up include Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Eddie Vedder and John Mellencamp. The tickets will be on sale soon and all the benefits will go to Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, an environmental organization founded by Seeger in the 60’s.
Meanwhile in Asbury Park rehearsals for the tour continue. Yesterday there was no sign of Bruce or Patti, but the E Street Band kept rehearsing, with Nils Lofgren singing and Jay Weinberg sitting on drums. Max’s son is rumoured to be the designed drummer for the European leg of the tour.