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2001

January 28 2001
New Live Album

Latest "Rumour" from PointBlank...
Though not officially confirmed yet, a well informed source has indicated us today that the new Bruce Springsteen album is now set for worldwide release on April 3rd. It will consist of a single CD and cassette, recorded live during the final shows at Madison Square Garden in June of 2000, and will probably include all the new songs premiered during the 1999/2000 tour (Code of Silence, Another Thin Line, 41 Shots, Further Up on the Road, Land of Hope and Dreams) plus a few more tour standard and perhaps some rarities. There's no word yet about the rumoured live DVD, though most likely it'll be available on the same date. 
An official announcement from Sony Music is expected very soon.

January 22 2001
Update 2001

We didn't had time to update the news-section last year. Sorry for that. Within the next weeks we will work harder on our page...

For now, we'd just like to announce that JOE D'URSO will come back to town on February 13 at the EL LOKAL in Zurich!!

cu there...

January 16 2001
DVD Releases

"Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology 1978-2000" Is Confirmed as Double DVD Featuring Previously Unreleased Footage

"Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: Blood Brothers" Documentary to be Available on DVD for First Time

Bruce Springsteen DVDs have been confirmed for January 16, 2001. The first of the two releases, "Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology 1978-2000," will be a double DVD, featuring 33 performances spanning 22 years of concerts, music videos and television appearances by Springsteen. The two-hour collection represents a complete anthology of Bruce Springsteen videos, as well as rare or previously unreleased bonus performances.
In all, 15 of the 33 clips on "Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology 1978-2000" (C2D 49010) did not appear on the original 1989 home video release of the Anthology. Some highlights include: "If I Should Fall Behind" - A live concert performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Directed by Jonathan Demme, and filmed at Madison Square Garden in 2000. Previously unreleased. "Highway Patrolman" - Directed by Sean Penn (2000). Features footage from the motion picture "The Indian Runner." Previously unreleased. "Hungry Heart" - A music video/performance filmed in Germany in 1995, and previously released only in Europe. Rare TV performances: - "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" - From Bruce Springsteen's 1995 visit to 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'. "Born In The U.S.A." - A solo acoustic performance from Springsteen's 1998 appearance on 'The Charlie Rose Show'. . "Secret Garden" - Alternate version, with strings. Previously unreleased.

2000

December 20 2000
Benefit Shows in Asbury Park

The two sold-out shows in Asbury Park brought some unexpected surprises. The set list was identical both night (although songs
that were on the set list the second night, like "I'm a Rocker", were not performed).

This is the set list for the Dec.17th and 18th performances:
Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Bruce Springsteen & The Max Weinberg Seven
(with Patti Scialfa, the entire E Street Band, Southside Johnny, Bobby Bandiera, Soozie Tyrell and Lisa Lowell.)

Jingle Bells with horns, Danny Federici and Gary Tallent on tuba
For You with Bruce on piano
Blue Christmas with Bruce and Patti on vocals, Soozie on fiddle, Gary on standup bass, and Bobby Bandiera on guitar
Blues number byThe Max Weinberg 7
Run Run Rudolph with Bruce and Jimmy Vivino (MW7 guitarist) on vocals
Lucky Town with horns
The E Street Shuffle/Movin' On Up (Curtis Mayfield song) with Danny
Kitty's Back With Clarence Clemons
Rose a new Patti song with Bruce on backing vocals
As Long As I Can Be with You Patti, with Bruce and Bobby
This Time It's for Real with Southside, Little Steven, and Bruce
Until the Good Is Gone Steve and Bruce on vocals
All I Needed Was You with Southside, Steve, and Bruce
Shine Silently Nils with Bruce and the MW7 backing him up
Merry Christmas Baby Roy makes his first appearance of the night and the entire E Street Band is onstage
So Young and In Love live debut of this version of "A Love so Fine"
Roll of the Dice with the E Street Band
Bobby Jean with the E Street Band
Christmas, Baby Please Come Home with Bruce, Patti and Soozie on vocals and, among others, Jon Landau on guitar
ENCORES
My City of Ruins a new song dedicated to Kate Mellina of the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce. Bruce started the song on piano, then joined by the horns. "Come on, rise up" was the refrain.
I Don't Wanna Go Home with Southside, Gary, Roy, Steve, and Nils
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), the whole E Street Band and Bobby Bandiera
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town with everybody onstage.

Monday's soundcheck included a semi-acoustic set of country oldies:
Jambalaya / Hey Good Lookin' / Mystery Train

November 6 2000
Light Of Day Benefit Concert

February 28 2000
Kick-Off 2000

tour starts tonight at State College, PA

A full page ad in the Sunday New York Times (above) makes it official: ten dates at Madison Square Garden, all going on sale March 4 at 9 a.m. The dates are June 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, and July 1. Also note, the Lousiville concert date seems to have been changed to April 15, and the on-sale date to March 4 (both a day later than previously announced). Other news: a second Pittsburgh show was added for April 26, a second show was added in Hartford, for May 8, a second Ft. Lauderdale show was added for March 10, and a second Toronto show was added for May 4.

The official tour 2000 announcement is on our press-release page 

1999

November 3 1999
Minneapolis shows postponed

Springsteen postpones Minneapolis shows to late November

Bruce Springsteen has postponed his concerts set for Wednesday and Thursday at Target Center in Minneapolis until Nov. 28 and 29 because his backup singer and wife, Patti Scialfa, has a perforated eardrum, it was announced late Monday by Springsteen's publicist.

Tickets for Wednesday's show will be honored Nov. 28, and Thursday's tickets can be used Nov. 29; there is no need to exchange tickets. A spokeswoman for New York-based Shore Fire Media had no information about the status of Springsteen's concerts Saturday in Fargo, N.D., and next Tuesday in Milwaukee.

Scialfa joined the E Street Band in 1984 and married Springsteen in 1991. They have three children, ages 6 to 9. No details were available on how she suffered her injury.

As it stands now, the Minneapolis concerts are the last on Springsteen's much-anticipated reunion tour with his E Street Band. He had not toured with the group for 10 years but resumed in July, performing in Europe and the United States.

Jon Bream / Star Tribune

July 16 1999
High Fidelity Movie

MOVIE SHOOT FOR HIGH FIDELITY:

MOVIE SHOOT FOR HIGH FIDELITY: Springsteen has just shot what will be his first appearance in a (non-concert) film, playing none other than himself. In Manhattan this week, a dream sequence featuring Springsteen was filmed for the movie version of Nick Hornby's fantastic High Fidelity. John Cusack is starring in the adaptation of Hornby's book, which seems to have finally lured Bruce onto the silver screen and seems a perfect fit.

July 15 1999
Kick Off 

Tonight. Springsteen & the E-Streeters starts with their US-Tour 99 at the Continental Airlines Arena, Meadowlands Sport Complex, New Jersey.  

July 14 1999
USA... roll your videotapes 

Bruce Springsteen's "Video Timeline" will air on VH1 on Thurs 7/15 @4:30pm and Bruces'"Opening Night Live" will premiere on VH1 Thurs 7/15 @7:30pm and 10:30pm.

July 9 1999
SPRINGSTEEN PLAYS WITH GRUSHECKY: 

Tonight, with less than a week to go before the month-long Meadowlands stand begins, Springsteen played to a considerably smaller crowd on the Jersey shore. On Friday night July 9 at Hooligans (formerly Cheers) in Long Branch, NJ, Springsteen joined Joe Grushecky on stage for four songs. After watching most of Joe's set, Bruce strapped on an acoustic guitar, took a stool and gave an estimated crowd of 75-100 people a rare treat. Grushecky and Springsteen both played acoustic guitar, with Bruce mostly on background vocals: "Never Be Enough Time," "Brown Eyed Girl," "Pumping Iron" and "Talking to the King." He signed autographs outside after the show, and before he rode off on his motorcycle, he said, "See you Thursday." And to all a good night.

May 23 1999
Springsteen Ticket Sales Set Record At N.J. Arena

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band set a new industry record for concert sales as fans snapped up 300,000 tickets to 15 shows at the Meadowlands in New Jersey in just 13 hours, promoters said Sunday.

The number of tickets sold Saturday was an industry record for large arenas, breaking a previous record that was also set by Springsteen at the Meadowlands when he sold out 11 shows in 1992, said the arena and concert promoters Shore Fire Media.

Springsteen and his longtime backup band, which have been performing in Europe, begin the U.S. leg of their tour on July 15 with a concert at the Meadowlands, just across the Hudson River from New York City. The stint at the arena lasts until Aug. 12

May 18 1999
First US Dates announced

The first five official dates are:  July 15, 18, 20, 24, 26. The shows are at the Continental Airlines Arena, Meadowlands Sport Complex, New Jersey.
Read more information at our Press Release Page...

April 25 1999
Bob Dylan Concert, Zurich

Just got back from the Bob Dylan Concert in Zurich at the Hallenstadion. Nice gig with a little surprise: Little Steven and Nils Lofgren joined him on stage for the last song, Not Fade Away. He introduced them as the guitar players from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Nils was as usual, Steve was wearing blue jeans, a flanell shirt and.... a COWBOY hat!!! I don't know if Bruce was backstage or not.

April 18 1999
Some news...

the boys are back in town... The Tour is rocking and rollin'... Be sure that you jump on the train if you can...  Check out our Tour Page for setlist, pictures and reviews...

18 TRACKS is released: Higlights from the box set Tracks, including 3 never-before-released bonus tracks - The Fever / The Promise / Trouble River
New CD-Single is released: I Wanna Be With You  (Sad Eyes / Where The Bands Are / Born In The U.S.A. / Back In Your Arms)

March 20 1999
A REHEARSAL - Second Night (March 19)

Two more songs and one big surprise on last night's rehearsal. Six songs were different from the first show: "Darlington County", "Mansion on the Hill", "Murder Incorporated", "For You", "Give the Girl a Kiss" and "The Promise". That version of "The Promise" was the biggest surprise of the evening. Bruce played it alone at the piano with a spotlight on him. They played the new song "Land op Hope and Dreams" once again and "Give the Girl a Kiss" was played live for the first time.

DANTour -- 03/18/99 -- 22:33:33
A REHEARSAL - First Night (March 18)

Hi there. Just got back from the first Rehearsal-show in Asbury Park. Bruce & the E-Streeters are definitely ready for the tour. The announced 1 hour show lasted for 2.5 hours! They kicked off with PROVE IT ALL NIGHT at 8.05pm. Followed by: TWO HEARTS * DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN * MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN * FACTORY * THE RIVER * YOUNGSTOWN * BADLANDS * OUT IN THE STREETS * 10TH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT * TOUGHER THAN THE REST * SPIRITS IN THE NIGHT * THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD * PROMISED LAND * SHE'S THE ONE * BACKSTREETS * LIGHT OF DAY * BORN TO RUN * BOBBY JEAN * STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA * THUNDER ROAD * IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND * LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS. .... The show closed at 10.35pm with the great new song LAND OF HOPE.... For now, we just pick up a few highlights... MY LOVE... was the only song from TRACKS. It sounded very good, very rocking with three guitars. The next 3 songs were just beautiful. First FACTORY with a nice intro and Bruce & Patti sharing vocals. Followed by a new arrangement of THE RIVER, starting with a sax-intro, then Bruce started playing harmonica and sung the song different. YOUNGSTOWN was just unbelievable!! Amazing! It started slowly and kicked finally in a fullband rocksong. While Bruce was changing his guitar after the first lines of BADLANDS, the audience was singing the rest of the first verse. The band introduction was part of 10TH AVENUE. SPIRITS IN THE NIGHT was a funny rendition. Bruce forgot some words and was laughing and joking with the crowd. TOM JOAD was playing in an interesting sparse fullband version. The next four songs sounded just great. After LIGHT OF DAY the band lined up in front of the stage. Instead of going backstage they went back to their instruments and rocked the house down with BORN TO RUN & BOBBY JEAN. Bruce, Patti, Nils, Clarence & Steve shared vocals together and sung also solo parts on IF I SHOULD... The band looked happy and had a lot of fun onstage. We think they still have to work on a few arrangements but overall, they sounded pretty good. Bruce said he is happy to play finally the convention hall. For the two of us, it was just an amazing night!!! There was definitely magic on the boardwalk. ........... THIS TRAIN carries saints and sinners, THIS TRAIN carries loosers and winners, THIS TRAIN carries souls departed... THIS TRAIN bells of freedom ringing...

DANTour -- 03/16/99 -- 09:15:44
Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

Hello!!! Last night, the show for the rock'n'roll hall of fame started at 8.30 pm. ahmet ertegun of atlantic records had the very first speech followed by all the others. we're now just talking about bruce. bono inducted him with a long speech, followed by bruce with a longer speech. he first thanked his mother for buying that 60 dollar guitar in freehold (the wish....). he dedicated the award to his mother, he even told her that it's hers and she should take it home. bruce thanked everybody, icluding mike appel, who he thanked for "everything, ....almost everything and for being his guest that night...". he thanked the e street band as well as "the future of rock'n'roll management, jon landau". bruce and the e street band played the following songs: the promised land * Backstreets (amazing) * 10th avenue freeze-out * In the midnight hour (with wilson pickett). 5 mics were in front of the stage. only max, danny and garry were in the background. it looked like a big wall. when they started to play promised land, that big big wall of sound came all over you and you almost couldn't handle it because it was so big. they sounded excellent! backstreets was just amazing. 10th was cool as always, in the midnight hour was a lot of fun. bruce and some of the e streeters joined the jam session for people get ready and let it be.

DANTour -- 03/14/99 -- 12:10:52
Open Final Rehearsals

hello. 30-40 fans have been lucky enough to get into the convention hall for the final rehearsal last thursday. They played some old songs like 'out in the streets' / 'factory' / 'backstreets' / 'bobby jean' and 'youngstown' as well as two new songs called 'land of hope and dreams' and 'saturday night'. ....... don't miss todays 'sunday asbury park press' including a 20pages bruce-special. ..... everybody is looking forward to the hall of fame inductees tomorrow night. so we do...

DANTour -- 03/10/99 -- 16:07:52
Rehearsals

hi all. just got back from todays rehearsals. someone told us bruce arrived at 12.30pm, we got there around 1.00pm. we've heard the following songs: where the bands are * don't look back (2x) * loose ends * be true * dollhouse * give the girl a kiss (2x) * my love will not let you down * prove it all night * two hearts (with steve sharing vocals) * darkness on the edge of town * seeds. Outside, it was cold, even the sun was shining, and bad soundquality. there have been around 50 persons listening with us. they finished at 4.30pm and came out twenty minutes later, one after another in the car. bruce was the last one, he walked out and gave some autographs before he walked back, get into his car and drove away.

March 7 1999
NEWS Update

Two editors, Silvio and Philipp, are going on Monday, March 8, for two weeks to the United States. During this time, we're not able to update our news section. This doesn't mean that you can't get any news. Silvio and Philipp will update our news section in the guestbook!!! We try to bring you some information directly from the rehearsal at the Convention Hall, as well as a report about the induction dinner for the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. We'll be there anyway and write all the news in our guestbook. So check back often our guestbook! It may be pretty interesting...

March 6 1999
Zurich Springsteen Tickets

Tickets for the concert in Zurich (04/26/99) can be ordered online via www.ticketline.ch.
The sale will start next week.

March 4 1999
European Tour Press Release

Bruce Springsteen will begin a worldwide tour with The E Street Band on April 9,1999 in Barcelona, Spain.  The initial European leg of the tour
will continue through June 7, and will feature a combination of arena, shed and select stadium shows in Spain, Germany, Italy, Austria,
Switzerland, France, England and Ireland.  The concerts mark the first time since 1988-89's "Human Rights Now! Amnesty International Tour" that Springsteen and The E Street Band have embarked on a major series of performances.  A final set of European dates for June will be announced shortly...

Read more information at our Press Release Page...

March 4 1999
The Rehearsals

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are scheduled to begin rehearsing for their reunion tour today at Convention Hall on the boardwalk in Asbury Park. Crew members have been seen loading concert equipment into Convention Hall, using a forklift to unload the contents of two tractor-trailer trucks and a smaller truck well after 9 p.m. Monday. Inside Convention Hall, a rig of concert lights was visible from the outside.

City Manager Wilbert Russell confirmed yesterday that rehearsals are scheduled to start today. Russell did not know how long they'd continue, saying it could be for as long as two or three weeks.

March 3 1999
TOUR DATES

Different sources are saying that the tour dates are going to be announced officially on March 4th, 6 p.m. Central European Time. Come back tomorrow
for more news.

March 1 1999
HOF News

It's official. The E Street Band will perform with Bruce Springsteen when he's inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, even though they won't be entering the Hall with him.

Springsteen's long-time manager, Jon Landau, however, tells me he's lobbying to change the rules that prohibit any artist from being inducted by the hall until 25 years after their first recording. Springsteen qualifies because his first album, "Greetings from Asbury Park," was released in 1973. Although such E Streeters as Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici were a part of the Springsteen phenomenon from his first recordings, the group wasn't billed on record as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band until his live album in 1985. "That would mean they're not eligible until 2010, which we think is unfair in this case," says Landau. "We're working to get it changed by March 15, but it's a long shot." Rock and Roll Hall of Fame executive director Suzan Evans agrees. "Rules are rules," she says.

However it all plays out, expect Bono to give Springsteen's induction speech at the star-studded Waldorf-Astoria event. Other inductees this year include Billy Joel, Paul McCartney and the Staple Singers, who will be introduced by none other than five-time Grammy winner Lauryn Hill.

February 26, 1999
Springsteen on Late Night; More Unreleased Tracks Coming

Last December, Bruce Springsteen's management released a statement confirming the singer would mount a 1999 world tour with his longtime backup group the E Street Band, the first such tour between the Boss and the boys since 1988.  The short note said more details of the tour would be announced in the new year.  Though it's nearly March, not a single date has been announced for what was widely assumed to be a spring-summer tour.   But tonight could mark the beginning of a flurry of activity surrounding the reunion, as Springsteen makes a guest appearance on Late Night With Conan O'Brien to celebrate drummer Max Weinberg's last show with his new boss before rejoining his old Boss for the E Street reunion.  Springsteen performed his song "Working on the Highway" with the Max Weinberg 7, the Late Night house band, several members of which have played with Bruce in the past.

As for the E Streeters' 1999 world tour, rehearsals started a few weeks ago, and the first dates are now rumored to be set for early April in Spain.  The tour would then wind through indoor and outdoor venues in Europe before wrapping up in the U.K. in late May.   A summer tour of U.S., including a long residency in New Jersey, would follow in June, July, and August.

To coincide with the start of the tour, Columbia plans to release a single-CD compilation drawn from the recently released four-CD box set Tracks on April 13.  The big news for fans is that 18 Tracks will add three songs left off of Tracks, among them two songs which generated considerable comment over their original omission:  "The Fever" and "The Promise."  The former is a nearly eight-minute soulful ballad recorded May 16, 1973, and performed in concert as late as 1978.  The studio recording of the song was even sent to a few radio stations in the mid-'70s that were early supporters of Springsteen.  Southside Johnny eventually cut a version of his friend's song for his 1976 debut, I Don't Want To Go Home.
The inclusion of "The Promise" is sure to both please and surprise devoted fans.   When asked in recent interviews why the song didn't appear on Tracks, Springsteen said that he would have put it on had he found what he felt was a satisfactory take.   To that end, Springsteen re-recorded a new version of "The Promise" earlier this month (February 12 to be exact) for inclusion on 18 Tracks.  The third "new" song is "Trouble River," an outtake from Human Touch recorded April 6, 1990 that has popped up on a few bootlegs.

February 13 1999
The Concerts

I just heard on Q-104 (New York) that Danno, the DJ, spoke with Steven VanZandt recently, and Steve said they were rehearsing 168 songs for the tour. Steve also said:   "Believe me, fans will feel like they died and went to heaven during these concerts".
I can't wait. Peace, Love, Soul,
Linda

February 12 1999
ChatMax

Last night, Max Weinberg did an open chat on the net. He answered questions for about 40 minutes. He didn't say anything about the tour or the songs the're rehearsing (in an interview earlier this week, he said the band is practising "Prove It All Night". Maybe Bruce wasn't happy that he mentioned a song). He just said he loves to play Born In The USA, I'm On Fire and Restless Nights. He did also talk about the late
night show, of course.

Still no news regarding the tour.

February 11 1999
Elliott Murphy in Concert

Drive All Night is proud to announce that the great singer/songwriter Elliott Murphy will be back at the Club Albani in Winterthur on  Monday, March 8. After last years success, we decided to book him a second time. This time, he's coming as a duo with a French guitar player. For those of you who missed the gig last year, here you go, that's your second chance.
Elliott Murphy grew up in the 60's in the states, but is living now in Paris. In the early 70's, he was put in the same bag (new Bob Dylan) by the music industry together with Bruce Springsteen and other singer/songwriters. Elliott and Bruce know each other since then. Bruce sung on Elliott's '94 release "Selling The Gold" on the beautiful ballad "Everything I Do". The last couple of times when Bruce played in Paris, Elliott always joined him on stage for a song or two. Don't miss him!!!

February 9 1999
ONLINE Chat with Max Weinberg

Max Weinberg has agreed to sit down for a chat session for the music site www.launch.com. The session will take place on February 11 at 3 p.m. EST. That is at 21:00 CET.

February 7 1999
CD Release

Single CD "Highlights" will be released with "The Fever" on it...
"Shut Out The Light" will be released on the soundtrack "Vietnam Long Time Coming"on February 9."

Read more information at our Press Release Page...

January 21 1999
Europe tour... Vienna

Well, we wanna let you know one rumor about the tour because we think that it's true, definitely: Bruce and the E Steet Band will play in Vienna on April 22 and 23. 23 should be for sure, 22 may be changed to 21 or 20. We'll see...

NBC and "The Late Show with Conan O'Brien" yesterday announced that musical director Max Weinberg will be taking a leave of absence from the show to tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Max Weinberg said : "I'd like to thank Conan, Jeff Ross, Lorne Michaels, our band, the staff of "Late Night", my friends and collegues at NBC, of course, Bruce and his manager Jon Landau, The E Street Band, and my manager, Eric Gardner, for making this possible. I'm very much looking forward to the tour and my return to "Late Night".

The "Sad Eyes" single release is on hold. More news will follow.

January 20 1999
Johnny Cash Tribute

There'll be a Johnny Cash tribute concert on April 6 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Artists scheduled to appear include Bruce, U2, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Trisha Yearwood, Roseanne Cash and others.

Beside Bruce' induction into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, he'll also be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 9 at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. Bruce will be inducted based on the songs "Born In The USA" and "Streets Of Philadelphia".

January 12 1999
Little Steven again...

Little Steven was a guest for about two hours on Vin Scelsa's "Idiot's Delight" Sunday night on WNEW-FM in New York City. Vin interviewed him some and let Steven play disc jockey for a while. Little Steven talked about the upcoming tour, mentioning that it's going to be most, if not all, of the band members from the halycon days will be part of the band, but details have yet to be worked out with a couple of guys. Dates are in the process of being booked right now and the official announcement is being delayed until everything is in place. He did mention that the tour will start in Europe and will return to the U.S. by the summer, and that other continents are possible.

January 10 1999
Little Steven Interview

The first (almost) official word that the tour will commence in Europe came yesterday when Little Steven, interviewed in the Asbury Park Press, about his new TV series The Sopranos - an everyday story of mafia folk - was asked if the TV schedules would clash with his touring commitments:

"But Bruce Springsteen need not worry about losing a guitarist for his summer reunion tour with the E Street Band: Van Zandt said he's looking forward to it. "I think we're starting with some dates in Europe," Van Zandt said, "but we'll be back in America when shooting for the second season begins in June."

Though the series doesn't begin airing for a few days, both the show and Steve have already been getting positive reviews. A premiere party was held on January 7 in New York City, where guests included Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa for a screening of the first two episodes.

January 9 1999
Upcoming Tour with E Street Band

Until now, there's nothing officially confirmed about any dates and venues. Rumours are saying that the tour will start in April/May in Australia or Europe. As far as we know, it is planned that the tour will bring the band in spring to Europe and in summer back to the U.S.A. The line-up should be the complete E Street Band including both guitar players, Little Steven and Nils.

We decided not to write about all these rumours. We gonna wait, til we have something confirmed. As soon as there is something confirmed, we are going to put it on our page..

January 7 1999
Bruce on next Mike Ness album

Rock icon Bruce Springsteen will appear on at least one track of the debut solo album from Social Distortion leader Mike Ness, according to a spokesperson for Ness. The track, the title of which has not yet been released, will contain vocals by Springsteen. The album, Cheating at Solitaire (April 13), was described by the spokesperson as "a more rootsy sort of bluegrass/rockabilly/roots punk thing." It will feature pedal steel guitar and saxophones, and two songs will feature contributions by rockabilly-singer-turned-big bandleader Brian Setzer.

January 2 1999
Single Release

"Sad Eyes" will be the first single from "Tracks". Release date should be the 25th. of January. No further information regarding the b-sides.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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