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Saxophonist Ed Manion, keyboard player Charlie Giordano and percussionist Everett Bradley made an impromptu visit at the Barbara Priestman School and Technology College, and performed a gig in front of pupils.

Teacher Emily Landells is a Springsteen and Southside Johnny fan and contacted Ed Manion: “I had spoken to Ed on many occasions over the years, before and after Southside Johnny gigs around the country and knew he was part of Springsteen’s horn section on the Wrecking Ball Tour. I decided to take a long shot and asked him via email if he or any of the other band members would like to visit our school to give a performance”.

Emily said she was left stunned when she received an email confirming not just Ed’s appearance, but two other fellow E Street stars.

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AARP’s program «My Generation» has dedicated a profile to Nils Lofgren (titled «The Art of Adapting»), which will air this week on PBS. AARP AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a membership that helps people age 50 and over have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole.

According to a ShoreFireMedia press release,  Bruce Springsteen will be honored as the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Proceeds from the 23rd annual benefit gala dinner and concert — to be held in Los Angeles during GRAMMY Week two days prior to the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards — will provide essential support for MusiCares (www.musicares.org), which ensures that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical, and personal need. Arranger/composer and nationally renowned music producer Rob Mathes will be the evening’s musical director.

The second leg of the European tour ended yesterday with a nearly 3-hours long set at the Isle of Wight Festival in the UK, where Bruce rescued back «Lonesome Day», «Atlantic City» and «Because The Night», in a show that ended with «Twist and Shout» in the midst of fireworks. Four songs from the show were aired later on Sky TV («Wrecking Ball», «Death to my Hometown», «Shackled and Drawn» and «Twist and Shout». The first three were also aired in the US via Palladia and VH1 Classics). It’s interesting to note that Bruce’s original set list also included «Prove it all night (78)», though it was dropped in favour of «Because the Night». Next stop: Paris, with two indoor shows at Bercy, on July 4th and 5th.

See complete set list as performed.

The second stop in the UK featured a great show in Manchester, with plenty of all jewels and rarities, such as «The E Street Shuffle», «Atlantic City», «You Can Look», «Cadillac Ranch», «The Promise» (solo piano) and topping it all, the 1978 version of «Prove it All Night», with its glorious intro, appearing only for the second time on this tour, after it’s debut in Barcelona on May 17th.

See complete set list.