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Though no official announcement has been made, some shows in Scandinavia have already been announced locally and tickets will go on sale as soon as next week.

Apparently, the european leg of the Working on a Dream tour will begin in Finland on June 2nd.

These are the announced dates:
2 June Ratina, Tampere, Finland (on sale 28 Jan: Live Nation)
4 June Stockholm Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden (on sale 26 Jan: Live Nation)
5 June Stockholm Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden (on sale 26 Jan: Live Nation)
9 June Bergenhus Festning – Koengen, Bergen, Norway
10 June Bergenhus Festning – Koengen, Bergen, Norway

8 July MCH Outdoor Arena, Herning, Denmark (on sale 26 Jan: Billetlugen)

There are many rumours in Italy pointing to shows in Roma, Udine and Modena on July 19, 21 and 23, though no official word yet.

All these news and rumours might indicate an official tour announcement will be coming soon after the release of the new album.

The Observer, the Sunday supplement from The Guardian, has been the first to interview Springsteen to talk about his new album Working on a Dream. Mark Hagen traveled to New Jersey and talked to Springsteen at lenght about the new album, the songs and its inspiration and about politics. The full interview is available in the newspaper’s web site.

BBC Radio will broadcast the interview this Saturday, Jan 24th, at 19h. (UK time) on BBC 2 , also streaming online.

Bruce debuted yesterday as a DJ on E Street Radio (he’ll be DJ’ing again next Monday, Jan. 26th). These are the songs he chose to air, a wide musical range, from punk to hip-hop to rock to reggae:

Jarvis Cocker – Running the World
Small Change Romeos – 1.20.09
Jay Farrar – Feed kill chain
Rank and File – The Conductor Wore Black
Ry Cooder – Sundown Town
Sleater-Kinney – The Promised Land (Live)
Jimmy Cliff – Sufferin’ In The Land
The Dubliners – The Rising Of The Moon
2Pac – Dear Mama
Bob Dylan – Political World
Little Steven – I Am A Patriot
Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen
King Crimson– The Court Of The Crimson King
Public Enemy – Fight The Power
Son Volt – Underground Dream
Warren Zevon – Ourselves To Know
Jelly Roll Morton – Stars And Stripes Forever
James Brown – Funky President
A Whisper In The Noise – The Times They Are A-Changin’

Bruce Springsteen sang last night a great version of his song «The Rising» accompanied by a big gospel choir, and later sang Woody Guthrie’s classic «This Land is Your Land» with Pete Seeger.

Sirius Radio Press release follows:

Bruce Springsteen to Guest Deejay on SIRIUS XM’s E Street Radio

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that Bruce Springsteen will guest deejay a special on E Street Radio, the exclusive commercial-free channel dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The Bruce Springsteen special will air on E Street Radio SIRIUS channel 10 and XM channel 58.

Bruce Springsteen sat down with Dave Marsh, SIRIUS XM host and music journalist, to play music hand-picked by Bruce from his personal record collection. Bruce will share how he discovered each song and what he likes about the music in his commentary. SIRIUS XM listeners will hear Bruce playing a variety of music ranging from folk songs to contemporary music including hip hop and progressive rock.

The first edition of the Bruce Springsteen guest deejay special will premiere on Monday, January 19 at 4 pm ET and will be rebroadcast on Tuesday, January 20 at 12 midnight and 8 am ET; Wednesday, January 21 at 11 am ET; Thursday, January 22 at 6 pm ET; Friday, January 23 at 4 pm ET; Saturday, January 24 at 12 midnight and 8 am ET; and Sunday, January 25 at 4 pm ET.

The second edition of Bruce’s guest deejay special will premiere on Monday, January 26 at 4 pm ET and will be rebroadcast on Tuesday, January 27 at 12 midnight and 8 am ET; Wednesday, January 28 at 11 am; Thursday, January 29 at 6 pm ET; Friday, January 30 at 4 pm ET; and Saturday, January 31 at 12 midnight and 8 am ET.

E Street Radio has featured guest DJ sessions with celebrity fans including Golden Globe Award®-winning actor Mickey Rourke, critically-acclaimed film director Darren Aronofsky, Ed Burns, Joe Piscopo, music producer Brendan O’Brien, Steve Earle, Chris MadDog Russo, Vinnie Pastore, Wyclef Jean, Senator Bill Bradley, Mojo Nixon, Kevin Bacon, E Street Band members «Little Steven» Van Zandt, Clarence Clemons, Max Weinberg and Nils Lofgren.

E Street Radio gives SIRIUS XM listeners unprecedented access to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, including exclusive concert broadcasts, rare archival recordings as well as insider reports and breaking news. SIRIUS XM extended the run of E Street Radio through mid-2009. For more information, please visit www.sirius.com/estreetradio or www.xmradio.com