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Bruce Springsteen “Tunnel of Love Express Tour”, 19. Juli 1988
Ost-Berlin, Weissensee, 160.000 Menschen.

Setlist:
BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / BOOM BOOM / ADAM RAISED A CAIN / ALL THAT HEAVEN WILL ALLOW / THE RIVER / COVER ME / BRILLIANT DISGUISE / THE PROMISED LAND / SPARE PARTS / WAR / BORN IN THE USA / CHIMES OF FREEDOM / PARADISE BY THE C / SHE’S THE ONE / YOU CAN LOOK … / I’M A COWARD / I’M ON FIRE / DOWNBOUND TRAIN / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / DANCING IN THE DARK / LIGHT OF DAY / BORN TO RUN / HUNGRY HEART / GLORY DAYS / CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE / BOBBY JEAN / CADILLAC RANCH / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SWEET SOUL MUSIC / TWIST AND SHOUT / HAVING A PARTY

Erik Kirschbaum von Reuters hat dazu einen Bericht verfasst:

Did Springsteen help bring down Berlin Wall?

Posted by: Erik Kirschbaum, Quelle

John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan made powerful speeches directed against the Berlin Wall from inside the capitalist enclave of West Berlin during the Cold War and the two American presidents have been given their due credit by historians for the roles the two famous speeches in 1963 and 1987 might have played in the events leading up to the collapse of the Cold War barrier on Nov. 9, 1989. Continue reading

Das niederländische Online Magazin “FaceCulture” hat ein längeres Online-Interview mit Little Steven geführt.

FaceCulture had a long conversation with Little Steven about the birth of rock & roll, Little Richard, Elvis, social influence, The Beatles at The Ed Sullivan Show, songwriting, searching for his identity, playing with his heroes, Southside Johnny, Bruce Springsteen, joining The E Street Band, his solo career, not wanting to be a frontman, Little Steven’s Underground Garage, the Wicked Cool label, garagerock, bands, the succes, The Sopranos, Silvio Dante, record stores and much more.

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Die New Jersey Rocker Bon Jovi haben die Nase ganz vorn. Ihre “Lost Highway”-Tour ist die bislang erfolgreichste Tour des Jahres, Auf dem zweiten Platz folgt Bruce Springsteens “Magic Tour”.

New Jersey Rockers Top Mid-Year Tours
Friday, Jul 11, 2008 11:01AM

Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen hold down the first two positions on Pollstar’s Top 100 Tours chart for the first six months of North America concert action in 2008.
At #1 it’s Bon Jovi, with an an average ticket price of $87.98 resulting in a total gross of $56.3 million for 39 shows. By the time that tour ends in mid-July, the band will have completed its biggest tour ever in North America.
As successful as the band has been here, the Bon Jovi juggernaut is even bigger overseas. On a worldwide basis the act has sold nearly 1.7 million tickets in just the first six months of this year. No one else comes close to that number.
Second place goes to Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. With ticket prices averaging $99.02, The Boss & friends grossed $40.8 million for 29 shows in North America.
Quelle

Die Top 10:
01. Bon Jovi – 56,3 Mio.
02. Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band – 40,8 Mio.
03. Van Halen – 36,8 Mio.
04. Kenny Chesney – 35,3 Mio.
05. Michael Bublè – 32,5 Mio.
06. Kayne West – 31,6 Mio.
07. Jay Z / Mary J. Blige – 30,7 Mio.
08. Rascal Flatts – 25,4 Mio.
09. Spice Girls – 23,3 Mio.
10. The Police – 23,3 Mio.

“Last night in Oslo, after a day off work, Springsteen took a stroll in the Vigeland Park. (sculptures of naked people, a few square miles big) It’s a park where young and old, babies and pensionists go to relax. During the long, light, hot summer nights, it’s the arena for young people – drinking beer, having a BBQ, falling in land out of love.
15 or so teenagers are relaxing, when a guy appoaches them and asks if he can sit down. Sure! It was Bruce. One of the kids offer him a sip of beer, and he accepts. Another kid gets him a fresh bottle out of a mini fridge. So he just sits there, talking with the kids, telling stories, drinks beer and hears their opinion about the two shows in Oslo. One guy tells him about his dad, a huge fan, who went to the first show Springsteen did in Norway, 27 years ago. And that he went to one of the shows this week in Oslo, with his dad. Springsteen’s very touched by this and starts talking about the “Circle of Life” (also the name of one of the sculptures in the park, which he happens to know very well).
One of the local news papers is tipped off about Springsteen hanging out with the young fans, race to the park, and get an interview – and photos, where he speaks about his little summer night party with the local kids.
What a fantastic, sympathetic man he is! How can one not love Bruce? I don’t know if he does this a lot, but he’s charmed everyone during his visit in Norway – young and old. smileys with beer

Quelle: http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=193467

Am 04. Juli 2008 wird das Bruce Springsteen Konzert aus Göteborg live im Internet übertragen:

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND LIVE FROM EUROPE
SIRIUS will broadcast exclusively from a concert performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band live in Göteborg, Sweden. The rare broadcast event will air on E Street Radio Ch. 10 on July 4, with coverage beginning at 1 pm ET. SIRIUS host and Bruce Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh will lead the special broadcast of a live July 4th-themed show, segueing into the concert in Sweden to bring listeners selected live songs.

See more July 4 specials: http://www.sirius.com/july4

Amazon.com hat ein neues “Bruce Springsteen Live Album” angekündigt. Ab dem 15. Juli ’08 kann man sich vier Songs der aktuellen Tour downloaden.

• Original Release Date: July 15, 2008
  Label: Columbia
  Copyright: 2008 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

  Tracklist:
  01. Always A Friend (Live Version featuring Alejandro Escovedo)
  02. The Ghost Of Tom Joad (Live Version featuring Tom Morello)
  03. Turn! Turn! Turn! (Live Version featuring Roger McGuinn)
  04. 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (Live Version featuring Danny Federici)

Die Einnahmen aus diesem Projekt werden übrigens dem “Danny Federici Melanoma Fund” gespendet. Mehr Infos findet ihr hier.