No, this is not an April's fool. Just a rumor we've heard. According to this rumor Bruce is to headline the Woodstock Festival on July 25 in Rome, N.Y. We don't really believe it ourselves, but if it happens, don't forget where you first heard about it! Read more

   

We haven't been able to confirm this, but one source says that Sony Music has scheduled two new singles for release. They are: Sad Eyes, Missing, Man At The Top, Take 'Em As They Come I Wanna Be With You, Where The Bands Are, Born In The U.S.A., Back In Your Arms We have only been able to confirm the "Sad Eyes" single which should now finally be released in connection with 18 Tracks. Speaking of that, the artwork for 18 Tracks can be seen here. Read more

   

Yesterday a show at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm was added to the tour on June 23 along with another one in Offenbach, Germany. The tickets for Stockholm will go on sale on Monday. This has been confirmed to be the only show in Scandinavia. Denmark and Norway have thus been overlooked for the first time since 1985 (how rude!). Today we've also heard the news that there will be a show in Holland at the Gelredome in Arnhem on June 19 with a possible extra show the next day. Read more

   

According to Backstreets, Bruce has given yet another song for a movie. The song is called "Lift Me Up" and will be featured in a new movie by director John Sayles called Limbo. In the Eighties Bruce let sayles use several songs for his movie Baby It's You in return for which Sayles directed the "Born in the USA" video. Read more

   

As you may have read elsewhere, on march 11 a few fans were let in to the rehearsals at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park. Among those were David Mieras, veteran Springsteen fan and Jersey boy who has followed Bruce since the Sixties. Now you can read his account here on Greasy Lake. Read more

   

After last week's amazing display of strength in Asbury Park where all doubts as to whether Bruce could pull off a rock show was silenced, we are now back to the waiting. Waiting for the first European show on April 9 and for more tour dates. The latest rumors mention three shows in Stockholm in June and one in Copenhagen. We've also heard that Bruce will do a two-week stretch of shows in New Jersey in June at either Giants Stadium or Continental Airline Arena (formerly known as Brendan Byrne). Read more

   

The second rehearsal show last night featured perhaps the biggest live surprise of the decade. Bruce not only sang "The Promise", he sang it sitting at the piano with a single spotlight on him as if it were 1977 again. Apart from that, the set list went as follows: The Promised Land / Two Hearts / Darkness On the Edge Of Town / Darlington County / Mansion On The Hill / The River / Youngstown / Murder Inc. / Badlands / Out In The Street / Tenth Avenure Freeze-Out / The Promise / My Love Will Not Let You Down / For You / The Ghost Of Tom Joad / Give The Girl A Kiss / She's The One / Backstreets / Light Of Day / Streets Of Philadelphia / Bobby Jean / Born To Run / Thunder Road / If I Should Fall Behind / Land Of Hopes And Dreams. Read more

   

Last night saw the induction of Bruce Springsteen into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. He celebrated by performing with the E Street Band. The event took place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Bruce performed with the full E Street Band the following songs: 1.The Promised Land 2.Backstreets 3.Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 4.In the Midnight Hour (w/Wilson Pickett) The induction speech was held by Bono of U2, and Bruce himself also took the stage to make a speech in which he thanked, by name, all the members of the E Street Band, past and present. You can read a summary of the night here. If that's not enough for you, it will be broadcast tomorrow, March 17 on VH-1 at 9 pm EST. Read more

   

Earlier today Sony released a press release to announce the European leg of the E Street Band tour plus the release of 18 Tracks. Presss release: Bruce Springsteen World Tour with The E Street Band is Set European Shows to Begin April 9th in Barcelona, Spain "18 Tracks", A Single CD of Highlights From Springsteen's Recent Box Set, to Be Released April 13th Bonus Cuts Include "The Fever" & a Newly Recorded Solo Version of "The Promise" 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. In the United States, shows will begin in mid-July and will continue through the end of September. Springsteen and The E Street Band will perform multi-night series of concerts in select major cities nationwide. Further U.S. details will be announced soon. In anticipation of the tour, Springsteen said "I'm looking forward to playing with The E Street Band this Spring and Summer. It's going to be a great time for all of our fans and for us." The First Set of Tour Dates Are as Follows April 9 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi April 13 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle April 15 Cologne, Germany Kolnarena April 17 Bologna, Italy Polosport April 19 Milan, Italy Forum April 24 Vienna, Austria Stadthalle April 26 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion April 28 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier May 1 Manchester, England Eve News Arena May 16 Birmingham, England NIA May 18 London, England Earl's Court May 19 London, England Earl's Court May 25 Dublin, Ireland RDS May 29 Berlin, Germany Wuhlheide June 2 Paris, France Bercy June 5 Zaragosa, Spain Romareda Stadium June 7 Madrid, Spain Estadio de la Comunidad Joining Springsteen on guitar, The E Street Band is Roy Bittan - keyboards Clarence Clemons - saxophone, percussion Danny Federici - keyboards Nils Lofgren - guitars Patti Scialfa - vocals, percussion Garry Tallent - bass Steve Van Zandt - guitars Max Weinberg - drums On April 13th, Columbia Records will release "18 Tracks", a single CD compilation of highlights from the Bruce Springsteen Tracks box set. "18 Tracks" features three bonus cuts, including "The Fever" (recorded in 1973) and a new solo acoustic version of "The Promise", which Springsteen recorded in New Jersey in February 1999. The third bonus track is "Trouble River", a rock song recorded during sessions for the "Human Touch" album. The Boston Globe described "Bruce Springsteen Tracks" as "The Holy Grail of boxed sets" upon its release in November 1998. Read more

   

According to the Asbury Park Press, the E Street Band will rehearse for the tour at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. Trucks have already unloaded the equipment and the band will probably begin their rehearsals tomorrow. Read the article here. Read more