It looks like it's all but certain: two rehearsal shows are scheduled to take place at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park on April 18 and 19. That in, in only one week from now! The ticket price is rumored to be $100 a piece, but this is in no way certain. In other show rumor news, Boston will allegedly get a show on May 27 at the TD Banknorth Garden with tickets going on sale on May 5, and there are also rumors of a show in Des Moines, Iowa. Read more
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Greasy Lake has experienced some technical problems in the last few days. They should be solved now, but feel free to contact us if you find any weird things with any of the pages. Read more
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The European tour in May has been officially announced by Shorefire Media. The tour will consist of only 10 dates in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Sweden, and Norway. Read the complete press release. Read more
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Amazon is offering up a preview of the DVD that will accompany the Seeger Sessions album. The preview features the complete version of Bruce and the Seeger Sessions Band playing "John Henry" live in Bruce's house. Check it out. Note how the horns have been relocated to a different room. Read more
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A list of European shows is now also making its rounds on message boards. Again, we don't know if this is the real thing or someone's prank. The next week will probably tell. Here is the list for what it's worth:
May 8-9 London May 11 Paris May 12 Milan May 14 Barcelona May 16 Berlin May 17 Rotterdam May 19 Copenhagen May 22 Stockholm Read more
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A list of shows in May and June has surfaced on message boards. The list is limited to shows in North America including one in Toronto. We have no idea about the reliability of the list, but here it is: May 26 Boston May 28 Washington DC May 30 Columbus May 31 Indiannapolis June 3 Glendale AZ June 5 Los Angeles June 6 San Francisco June 10 Des Moines June 11 St Paul June 12 Chicago June 14 Milwaukee June 16 Cleveland June 17 Detroit June 20 Philadelphia June 21 Saratoga Springs June 22 Toronto June 24 New Jersey June 25 New Jersey Unfortunately we don't have any info on venues. Read more
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Rumors of tour dates suggest a tour that will start in Europe in May and continue in the US in June. According to the rumors Bruce and his Seeger band will play PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ on June 24 and June 25 and in the Philadelphia area on June 20. In Europe Swedish newspaper Expressen reports that Bruce will play in Sweden on May 20 in either Hovet or Globen in Stockholm, and another rumor speaks about a German show on May 17. In other tour news, Bruce and his new band has been rehearsing in Asbury Park. Read a full report here. Read more
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A car that has allegedly belonged to Bruce during the Born to Run years has been offered up for auction on eBay. The car, a yellow 57 Chevy, can be seen in the famous cover story in Time magazine from 1975 and hasn't been painted since then. This is a must have for serious fans! Serious fans with big walletts, that is. The starting bid is $100,000. Go place your bid. Read more
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You can now listen to 30 second samples of all the songs on the upcoming Seeger Sessions album. Just go to the Sony Music Store. Here you'll get your mind changed if you thought this was going to be a dull release. You may not like folk songs, but this is as far from solo, droning Bruce as you can get. Read more
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E Streeter Nils Lofgren is ready with yet another solo album. It's called Sacred Weapon and is available through his website. It's his first album of new material since Breakaway Angel in 2001. Nils will be touring throughout the year in support of the new album, a tour that will bring him to Europe in May. Read more
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