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September 2007
Rehearsals for an upcoming E Street Band tour begin in Asbury Park.
September 24 2007
Bruce and the E Street Band perform together for the first time since the Vote For Change Tour in the first of three public rehearsal shows.
September 28 2007
In a rare morning appearance, Bruce and the band perform live from Rockefeller Plaza in New York during the Today Show on NBC. A couple of the songs from the yet-to-be-released Magic album are debuted live for the public.
October 1-2 2007
The Magic album is released worldwide. Recorded with the E Street Band in Atlanta at producer Brendan O'Brien's studio, the album is a mostly hard-rocking response to the political climate of the United States under George W. Bush.
October 3 2007
The Magic Tour has its official kick-off at the Civic Center in Hartford, CT, in a show that focuses on the new album, but also sees a drastically reworked "Reason to Believe", not to mention Patti Scialfa taking the spotlight for the centerpiece on her new album "Town Called Heartbreak". The show is fast-paced and relatively short at only about 2 hours 15 minutes.
October 7 2007
Bruce makes his first appearance on the popular news show 60 Minutes.
November 8 2007
On a night off from the tour, Bruce performs at the Stand Up For Heroes benefit in New York. Apart from performing a short acoustic set, he auctions off one of his motorcycles and tells jokes.
November 19 2007
Danny Federici performs what will be his last full show with the E Street Band. After this Boston show, which is also the last of the first US leg of the tour, what fans already knew is confirmed: Danny will take a leave of absence to be treated for melanoma cancer. Charles Giordani of the Seeger Sessions Band will fill in as keyboard player.
November 25 2007
A three-week tour of Europe kicks off in Madrid. This is Charlie Giordani's first show with the E Street Band.
February 28 2008
After a holiday break the tour resumes in Hartford. Bruce starts to stray from the standard setlist that dominated the first part of the tour.