According to Backstreets, Bruce will make an appearance on the Today Show on both April 25 and 26. No official word yet, but Backstreets usually know what they are talking about, so tune in if you can. Read more

   

As expected two rehearsal shows were added to the tour itinerary. Tickets went on sale yesterday and were of course sold out instantly, although more may pop up between now and showtime. The shows take place on April 21 and 22 at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. Read more

   

If you have a fat wallet and a generous soul you can now get front row tickets for any show on the tour, including European shows. All you have to do is win the auction for the show you want to attend and the ticket will be yours. But mind you, the bidding starts at $500 and you can only increase by $50 at a time. Behind the auction are two charity organizations, the Kristin Ann Carr fund, which should be known to most Bruce fans for their work to find a cure for sarcoma cancer, and Musicians On Call, which "brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities through bedside performances and CD Pharmacies". Read more and find out how to participate on this site. Read more

   

It's getting closer! Bruce has now officially started rehearsing for the upcoming tour. Back in February he also did some rehearsals, but merely to find out if he wanted to tour solo or with a small band. As most should be aware by now, Bruce opted to tour all by himself, so today he invaded the Convention Hall in Asbury Park with his guitar and a piano and rehearsed a few songs from the new album plus several songs from the back catalogue including "Blinded by the Light", "Used Cars", "Reason to Believe", "American Skin", "My City of Ruins", "Highway Patrolman", "Adam Raised a Cain", "Empty Sky" and "Nothing Man". Rehearsal shows for the public are expected to take place on April 21 and 22. Read more

   

On August 25 Accent Publishing will publish a new book about the Asbury Park music scene. The book is called Local heroes - Asbury Park, NJ and was written by two Swedish authors, Anders Martensson and photographer Jorgen Johansson. They have interviewed several of the old pesonalities of the Jersey Shore music scene including Garry Tallent, Vini Lopez, Bobby Bandiera... and Greasy Lake's own David J. Mieras, also known as Hazy David. According to the publisher, the book "sheds new light on a magical music scenes history and tries to take a look at it's future". The August 25 release date coincide with the 30th anniversary of Born to Run. Read more

   

Earlier today Shorefire Media published a press release announcing an extensive tour of North America and Europe. The tour will commence in Detroit on April 25 and will run through May and June with the last show so far being Stockholm on June 25, but more North American dates will be announced later. According to the press release the tour will be Bruce completely solo, and the bigger venues will be scaled down to fit the solo acoustic format. Tickets for the first shows are expected to go on sale this Saturday. Read the complete press release. Read more

   

Bruce performed last night at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ, in front of a select audience of about 300 people. The show was filmed by VH1 and it will be aired on April 23 as part of the Storyteller series. Bruce not only did a selection of his back catalogue, but also debuted "Devils & Dust" and "Jesus Was an Only Son" from the upcoming album. The show was mixed with Bruce talking about his songwriting and explaning the lyrics to different songs, not unlike the two Somerville shows in 2003. Check out the setlist. Read more

   

According to a French concert booker, Bruce is scheduled to play in Paris on June 20 at the Bercy. The Bercy is usually to big for intimate acoustic shows as this tour will probably consist of, but word has it that the venue will be reduced in size with curtains. No word on when tickets will go on sale. Read more

   

Bruce Springsteen will treat his fans to an intimate performance as he performs songs from his upcoming album Devils & Dust as well as his classics on "Bruce Springsteen: Storytellers" premiering on Saturday, April 23 at 10:00 PM (ET/PT). This acoustic show will follow in the ?Storytellers? format and include questions from fans as well as a new interview with Springsteen about his new album and the stories behind the songs. Read more

   

A few weeks ago a ticket broker in England started advertising shows at Royal Albert Hall in London for the end of May. It looks like the ticket broker was right. According to a reliable source London will in fact have shows on May 26, 27 and 28. The same source says that the tour will start on April 25. Where is not known, but it won't be on the east coast of the US. Read more