Bruce Springsteen News

Offizielle Pressemeldung vom 14.07.2009:

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE LEGENDARY E STREET BAND
ADD 25 NEW US DATES FOR 2009

EUROPEAN TOUR EARNS RAVES AS SPRINGSTEEN HAS NOW SOLD OVER 1.5 MILLION
TICKETS IN 2009

Bruce Springsteen & The Legendary E Street Band have added 25 new US concert
dates to their 2009 ‚Workin‘ On a Dream‘ tour. Springsteen has now sold over
1.5 million concert tickets in 2009 alone, with the new dates expected to
push that number over the two million mark.

Springsteen’s European tour has sparked raves; here’s what we’ve read from
the European press:

„Monumental.“
– Daily Star, UK

„Springsteen proves he’s still got what it takes with a monster set that
brings Glastonbury’s thousands to their feet.“
– The Independent, UK

„Springsteen had us from the start…he went as he came: doing exactly the
right thing.“
– Evening Standard, UK

„The world’s best.“
– VG, Norway

„Springsteen is a volcano. He bursts with an untamable force, three hours of
songs that glow like lava.“
– Bild Germany

„Springsteen and the E-Street Band staged a musical earthquake tonight.“
– Sueddeutsche Zeitung Germany

„No one can do what Bruce does – he raises the atmosphere to a brand new
level.“
– Ilta-Sanomat, Finland

„Thirty songs in and Springsteen, The E Street Band and the audience are all
utterly and completely satisfied.“
– Salon Seudun Sanomat, Finland

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE LEGENDARY E STREET BAND 2009 US TOUR DATES

19-Aug	Hartford, CT	Comcast Theater
22-Aug	Mansfield, MA	Comcast Center
23-Aug	Mansfield, MA	Comcast Center
25-Aug	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
10-Sep	Nashville, TN	Sommett Center
12-Sep	Tampa, FL	Ford Amphitheatre
13-Sep	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Bank Atlantic Center
16-Sep	Greenville, SC	Bi-Lo Center
20-Sep	Chicago, IL	United Center
30-Sep	East Rutherford, NJ	Giants Stadium
2-Oct	East Rutherford, NJ	Giants Stadium
3-Oct	East Rutherford, NJ	Giants Stadium
8-Oct	East Rutherford, NJ	Giants Stadium
9-Oct	East Rutherford, NJ	Giants Stadium
13-Oct	Philadelphia, PA	Spectrum
14-Oct	Philadelphia, PA	Spectrum
25-Oct	St. Louis, MO	Scottrade Center
26-Oct	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center
2-Nov	Washington, D.C.	Verizon Center
3-Nov	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena
7-Nov	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
8-Nov	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
10-Nov	Cleveland, OH	Quicken Loans Arena
13-Nov	Auburn Hills, MI	Palace At Auburn Hills
15-Nov	Milwaukee, WI	Bradley Center

On June 27, Springsteen played to 135,000 fans  his largest audience in over 20 years  as the Glastonbury Festival’s headliner. Footage of live songs is posted at http://brucespringsteen.net, including a performance of „The River“ taken from Glastonbury. Also, check out video of „London Calling,“ opening the set at London’s Hard Rock Calling Festival June 28.

A special European edition of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s ‚Greatest Hits‘ (Columbia Records) has been a smash, rocketing to #3 on the pan-European chart as well as #1 in Sweden, #2 in Ireland, #3 in Denmark, #3 in Norway, #3 in the UK, #4 in Holland, #5 in Finland, and #6 in Spain.

In a recent cover story, Q Magazine called a Springsteen concert „the greatest show on earth.“ ‚Working on a Dream‘ (Columbia Records) debuted at #1 in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and New Zealand and received exemplary reviews in Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, People, and elsewhere.
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