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It was a great night for those attending the first show of 2008, as Springsteen debuted three new songs, including the opening tune: «So Young and in Love», a 1974 song off the Tracks box set. Plus, it was a great performance, as if the tour hadn’t had a 2-month break.

Next was the debut of «Loose Ends» (in the «Reason to Believe» /»She’s the One» sandwitch) and «Janey Don’t You Lose Heart» (with Nils shining on vocals and singing the second verse).

Come the encores «Dancing in the Dark» dissapears, but Bruce balanced it with a tremendous «Backstreets» followed by «Kitty’s Back», and then «Born to run».

Patti Scialfa is still absent, and so is Danny Federici, though Bruce mentioned that Danny «is doing all right. Hopefully he’ll make it out for a few shows on this leg of the tour».

See complete set list.

See photos of this concert.

Wolfgang’s Vault, the memorabilia store, has a 1973 Bruce Springsteen concert available to listen on their site. It’s the concert from Max’s Kansas City in New York recorded on January 31st 1973. This is the concert which provided the classic and well known performances of «Bishop Dance» (broadcast on the famous King Biscuit Flower Hour program and released on the 4CD box Tracks) and «Thundercrack» (released, on an edited version, in numerous bootlegs, including the classic Fire on the fingertips).

The recording includes the 6 songs from the early show, plus 2 from the late show on the same day. Apart from well known classics such as «Spirit in the Night» or «Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?», the show features rare and unreleased songs like «Saga of the Architect Angel» and «Song to the Orphans».

Click here to listen to the show.

Visit the essential Brucebase site for complete information about this show and all of Bruce’s live shows ever.

Bruce Springsteen did not attend the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony which was held last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, though he won 3 of the 4 awards he was nominated for.

Springsteen won in these 3 categories:

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, for ‘Radio Nowhere’
Best Rock Instrumental Performance, for ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’
Best Rock Song, for ‘Radio Nowhere’

The Harley-Davidson website has announced that Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band will perform in Milwaukee on August 30th to celebrate Harley Davidson’s 105th Anniversary. This is the information from Harley Davidson’s website:

We are thrilled to welcome Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to Milwaukee to celebrate the 105th Anniversary with our family and friends. This will be an additional concert that will be held outside the Summerfest Grounds at the Roadhouse at the Lakefront and will require a separate ticket from the official 105th Anniversary ticket.

Tickets go on sale April 5, 2008, (8AM CST). Only 105th Anniversary ticket holders are eligible to purchase Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band additional concert tickets.

105th Anniversary ticket holders will be required to enter their 105th ticket package confirmation code to purchase a Bruce Springsteen ticket when tickets go on sale. For every official 105th ticket purchased, the ticket holder will qualify for one Bruce Springsteen concert ticket. If a ticket holder purchases multiple official 105th tickets in one purchase, they will receive only one confirmation code, but will qualify for the same amount of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert tickets equivalent to the number of official 105th tickets purchased.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert tickets will be $40.00 (plus $2.50 for tax, shipping and handling). Seating is limited. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert tickets will be available only on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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