Yes, it's time for tour rumors again. Two years after the Reunion Tour ended in New York City, it's heating up again. Six days in September are being held at the First Union Center in Philadelphia for an as yet unknown artist, and employees at the venue speculate that it could be Springsteen. Other tour rumors suggest that the tour could kick off in Boston, maybe as early as August, just as venues in the North West are said to be under consideration for shows around September. While a tour seems certain, these are only rumors and speculation so don't hold your breath about anything just yet. Read more

   

Yesterday it was a Belgium newspaper. Today it was Bruce himself who confirmed it: on a trip to London to a meeting with Sony UK, he said that a tour would start this fall in the US followed shows in selected European cities before Christmas and a more extensive European tour next year. Read more

   

According to Belgium newspaper, De Standaard, Bruce will follow the release of his new album with a public relations tour in August around the world doing interviews for various news medias. Also, according to the same newspaper, a TV concert is planned for that period. But most important, the newspaper goes on to say that a world tour is set to start in the US in the fall and will continue in Japan and Australia early next year and with summer shows following in Europe. We can't vouch for the reliability of this newspaper, but it does sound like a likely scenario. Read more

   

Earlier today Shorefire Media issued a press release announcing Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's 's new studio album. As expected the album will be out on July 30 and will contain the following songs: Lonesome Day, Into the Fire, Waitin' on a Sunny Day, Nothing Man, Countin' on a Miracle, Empty Sky, Worlds Apart, Let's Be Friends, Further on (Up the Road), The Fuse, Mary's Place, You're Missing, The Rising, Paradise, My City of Ruins. Read the complete press release here. Prior to that, Assosiated Press had released a more in-depth article including an interview with Bruce himself. Read it here. Read more

   

While the announcement of the new album is a bit longer in coming than expected, rumors now indicate that there may be a 15th song added to the lineup of songs posted elsewhere on this page. The song is allegedly called "Empty Sky". Meanwhile, the album has been played at at least one listening party for Sony executives, and reports from those who heard the album are glowing with enthusiasm. Also, Max Weinberg mentioned the new album in one of his lectures and called it "unbelievable". Read more

   

August 16 could be another landmark day in Asbury Park music history as the "Sounds of Asbury Park" concert is shaping up. The August 16 date is still tentative, but according to one of the organizers, Stone Pony owner, Dominique Santana, both Bruce and Jon Bon Jovi have been invited to perform. Nothing has of course been confirmed yet, and Bruce may very well be too busy promoting his new album due out around July 30. Read more about the concert on The Trentorian's website. Read more

   

In a telephone interview on WMMM in Wisconsin Little Steven said an announcement regarding the new Springsteen album could be expected "within a week or two". With E Street Band members until now having almost denied that a release was imminent, this is certainly new tones. Read more

   

According to a post on the rec.music.artists.springsteen newsgroup, the track list of the new album will look as follows: 1. Lonesome day 2. Into The Fire 3. Waiting on a Sunny day 4. Nothing Man 5. Counting on a Miracle 6. Worlds Apart 7. Skin To Skin 8. Further on Up the Road 9. Marys Place 10.The Fuse 11.You're Missing 12.The Rising 13. Paradise 14. My City of Ruin We can't say anything about the reliability, but it looks like it could very well be true. Read more

   

In the season's final of the popular TV show Dawson's Creek, the attentive viewer could hear Bruce's "Leap of Faith" being played in the background as the characters prepared to wander off to pursue things on their own. This wasn't the first time Bruce's music has been used in this series. In earlier episodes, "No Surrender" and "Sad Eyes" have been used. Read more

   

No, it's not Bruce's version from Live 1975-85, but a remix version of Patti Smith's original track. According to our source, the style is dance/techno and really bad taste. If this description tickles your curiousity, you can buy it on the German branch of Amazon. Read more