Bruce Springsteen and Landau Management have donated 2 tickets to the November 3rd concert at the St. Pete Times Forum and all proceeds from the on the radio auction will go to the America's Second Harvest Tampa Bay. You can view the details of the concert auction via the food bank's website. Check out the DETAILS section at the bottom of the food bank's page and click it on and there are more details of what is in the auction. 1) 2 tickets to the concert which are located within the first 5 rows of the stage, this is confirmed by management 2) Autographed copy of "Songs" by Bruce Springsteen 3) Limo Ride to and from the show compliments of Premier Limo's of Tampa 4) Dinner for 2 at Carrabba's in Tampa The auction will be run by WFLA here in Tampa on Thurday morning November 3rd from 5-9 a.m. Read more

   

From brucespringsteen.net: Due to Hurricane Wilma, the City of Sunrise will not allow the Bruce Springsteen concert to happen this Thursday November 3rd due to concerns for public safety. The hurricane has caused widespread power outages including traffic lights therefore making travel nearly impossible. The City of Sunrise has assured us that the proper precautions are going to be in place by Sunday, November 6th for the fans to get to and from the concert unharmed. All tickets purchased for the November 3rd date will be honored November 6th. Refunds will be available at point of purchase for those who are not able to attend the new date. Tickets are also available for sale for the new date at the box office, all ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com or (305) 358-5885, (954) 523-3309 or (561)-966-3309 Read more

   

The new Bruce Springsteen satellite radio station, Sirius, is on the air with lots of exclusive features on the E Street Radio channel. They include hitherto unreleased and uncirculated Born to Run outtakes and alternate version, an interview with Bruce himself, and even bootlegs, which is quite sensational considering this station is clearly sanctioned by Springsteen's organization. Whatever the case, this is a must if you can receive satellite radio. Read the press release and check out the Sirius website. Read more

   

The fans at the two shows in Boston, last night including former presidential candidate John Kerry, were equipped with a note at the entrance informing them that the show was being filmed. A number of cameras were present and when asked, the camera crew said it was for a DVD. Whether it will actually be released or will end its days on the shelf like the Fenway 2003 footage, remains of course to be seen, but this certainly is a good sign. Read more

   

Danny Federici is working on one, and now Vini Lopez is too. The former E Street Band drummer is working on a book about life in the E Street Band in the early Seventies to be called The First Beat from E St. No info about when it can be exspected to hit the street. For now, let's just hope it does come out at some point. In other Vini news, Greasy Lake's Maureen Shames has listened to Steel Mill Retro new album and wrote a review. Read more

   

Soon you'll be able to listen to Bruce 24 hours a day without changing CDs in the player or buying an iPod. Of course, you'll need to be able to receive satellite radio, because Sirius satellite radio plans to launch an All-Bruce, All-the-Time program beginning Nov. 1 and continuing through Jan. 31. The commercial-free program, dubbed E Street Radio, will feature rare tracks and interviews. Read more

   

Rumors surrounding the two Boston shows have been swirling on the Internet for months. The first show last night didn't offer any insight, but there's another chance tomorrow. The rumors have been everything from Bruce being joined by the E Street Band to play the entire Born to Run album to the show being filmed for commercial release. Other rumors not connected to Boston suggest that the E Street Band will do a few shows in connection with the Born to Run 30th Anniversary release, perhaps in the shape of this year's Asbury Park holiday shows. Also, according to one source, a new E Street Band album is slated for release in January. Whatever the truth is, Bruce himself has told people that an E Street Band album and tour can be expected, but of course, he hasn't revealed any sorts of details. Keep your fingers crossed. Read more

   

If you can't afford the Born to Run box set with the Hammersmith DVD or just don't want to shell out the money, you may still get the chance to watch the show on your TV screen. PBS will allegedly air it in December, and it may even air in the New York metro area this weekend. Contact your local PBS station at www.pbs.org/stationfinder to find the airdates. If your station does not have this special scheduled please call or write them to let them know you want to see Bruce Springsteen on TV in your town! Read more

   

Holiday shows with the E Street Band? Born to Run promotion shows? New album in January? The rumors of E Street Band activities are swirling in cyberspace. So far nothing concrete has been offered, but we would be surprise if there wasn't at least some truth to some of this. We'll keep you posted. Read more

   

In a recent popularity poll in New Jersey Bruce Springsteen and Frank Sinatra finished in a tie. Both artists' albums are owned by 36% of the population in New Jersey, and 16% of the New Jersians consider themselves big fans of Springsteen whereas 17% call themselves big fans of Sinatra. Read more in the Courier News Online. Read more