By Karsten S. Andersen
Tour of Italy begins today!
Published 2006-10-01
Starting today Bruce's Seeger Sessions circus tour is back on the road. Tonight he kicks off his new European tour with a show in Bologna, Italy. It will be the first of no less than seven Italian shows, which is unprecedented for him. Unfortunately the show in Caserta has been moved from the beautiful Ciardini Della Reggia castle to a small indoor arena called Palamaggio. After spending 1½ weeks in Italy the tour will continue in the rest of Europe where it will end on November 21.
But for now it will be interesting to see what, if any, changes Bruce has come up with since the last leg ended in June. Last time Bruce took such a long break in the middle of the tour was in 1992-93. When he returned to the road in March 1993 the show had been completely revamped, including the first live performances of the then unreleased "This Hard Land". Of course, that doesn't mean something simiilar will happen this time, but it will definitelly be worth checking out the setlist tomorrow. Among other things, it will be interesting to see if the American adaptions of the show will survive. I'm talking about songs like "American Land" and "Bring 'Em Home" which seemed tailor-made to an American audience. Whatever the case, with that many shows in Italy and, in three weeks, Spain, it looks like Bruce is ready for some fun and craziness.
Enjoy, all of you who're going!
But for now it will be interesting to see what, if any, changes Bruce has come up with since the last leg ended in June. Last time Bruce took such a long break in the middle of the tour was in 1992-93. When he returned to the road in March 1993 the show had been completely revamped, including the first live performances of the then unreleased "This Hard Land". Of course, that doesn't mean something simiilar will happen this time, but it will definitelly be worth checking out the setlist tomorrow. Among other things, it will be interesting to see if the American adaptions of the show will survive. I'm talking about songs like "American Land" and "Bring 'Em Home" which seemed tailor-made to an American audience. Whatever the case, with that many shows in Italy and, in three weeks, Spain, it looks like Bruce is ready for some fun and craziness.
Enjoy, all of you who're going!