Bruce Springsteen to continue exploring classic albums in concert

It was just a week ago that we raved here on Pop & Hiss at the spectacle that was the Bruce Springsteen gig at Chicago's United Center. A three hour epic rock concert with a tasty nugget lodged in the middle: a complete performance of the 1975 classic "Born To Run".
After the gig, many in attendance, including yours truly, stratified the concert as their favorite from Springsteen. Apparently The Boss agreed.

Today Springsteen's team announced that the five upcoming Giants Stadium gigs will each contain similar tasty nuggets, that is if you are fans of "Darkness on the Edge of Town", "Born in the USA" and the aforementioned "Born To Run". Sorry, "Nebraska" fans, maybe next tour.
Playing an entire album in its entirety is nothing new for current rock tours. Recently Steely Dan performed three of their classic albums at the Gibson, Nine Inch Nails blazed through "The Downward Spiral" at the Hollywood Palladium, and in November Devo and The Pixies will come to L.A. to perform some of their finest albums in their entirety.
Longtime Springsteen manager Jon Landau explained, "Chicago convinced us that this was actually worth doing. The audience was so supportive of the concept that it convinced us to go ahead with this at Giants Stadium."
Complete schedule of the Jersey shows:

Sept. 30: "Born To Run"

Oct. 2: "Darkness on the Edge of Town"

Oct. 3: "Born In The USA"

Oct. 8: "Born To Run"

Oct. 9: "Born In The USA"

Fans Meet in Jersey to Mark 60th Birthday, Springsteen Scholars

Springsteen turned 60 on Wednesday. In his honor, fans and music-loving scholars from around the world have collected in his home state of New Jersey. The event is more than a rock star’s birthday party.
About 130 educators, journalists, historians and musicologists will present academic papers at [bn:URL=http://www.cpe.vt.edu/glorydays/registration.html
p://www.cpe.vt.edu/glorydays/registration.html] “Glory Days: A Bruce Springsteen Symposium.” [] The event, which is open to the public, is taking place through the weekend at Monmouth University in West Long Branch and the Sheraton Center in nearby Eatontown.
“Bruce Springsteen, at age 60, continues to be vibrant and relevant and a cultural figure worthy of study and discussion,” said Mark Bernhard, the director of continuing and professional education at Virginia Tech and the conference’s arranger.
Participants will hear from Vini Lopez, the first drummer in Springsteen’s E Street Band; Joe Grushecky, who has written songs, recorded and played with him, and the person Springsteen called his “landlordess” at the New Jersey house where he wrote his breakthrough album, “Born to Run.”
The symposium follows a similar event four years ago. Virginia Tech put together this year’s event with Penn State Altoona, which sponsored the 2005 symposium.
Lopez will appear on a panel about Danny Federici, the E Street Band keyboardist who died of melanoma last year. Robert Santelli, executive director of the Grammy Museum and author of the book “Greetings from E Street,” and Tinker West, a former Springsteen manager, will join him.
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Grushecky, who made the “American Babylon” album with Springsteen’s help in 1995 and later co-wrote the song “Code of Silence” with him, will talk about the collaborations. He will also perform at the Stone Pony nightclub in Asbury Park, which has scheduled three nights of Springsteen- related shows in conjunction with the symposium.
An onstage interview with Marilyn Rocky, the “landlordess,” will conclude the event. Rocky rented him a home in Long Branch, New Jersey, in April 1974. He lived there until after “Born to Run” was released the next year. She will also discuss her correspondence with the star.
This writer, who also attended the previous symposium, will conduct the interview and present “Greetings from Freehold: How Bruce Springsteen’s Hometown Shaped His Life and Work.”
The program includes talks by the authors of two books about Springsteen: Jim Cullen (“Born in the U.S.A.”) and Eric Alterman (“It Ain’t No Sin to Be Glad You’re Alive”).
Jim Musselman, whose Appleseed Recordings has released four songs featuring Springsteen, will host a panel examining his social consciousness. Another panel, “The Road to Resilience in Hard Times,” will address how Springsteen’s music helps fans deal with personal and economic loss.

Bruce Springsteen plays Born to Run album in Chicago

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the entire "Born To Run" album in order last night at the United Center in Chicago.
It was only the second time that has ever been done, the first was on May 8, 2008 at a benefit show at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank.
It had been announced the Bruce would do the entire album in Chicago, as well as the Nov. 18 show in Nashville.
On paper, not actual a great setlist overall in Chicago, even with all of "Born to Run" being played..
The show opened with "Seeds" and the request part of the show was moved to the encores where Bruce did two covers "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "Rockin' Robin" both tour premieres.
An internet report said the crowd sang "Happy Birthday to Bruce" during the encores. Bruce turns 60 on Wednesday.

Bruce Springsteen arrests show at SPAC

State Park Police have released the numbers for how many people were arrested or ticketed at Tuesday night’s Bruce Springsteen show at SPAC. Here are the stats:
3 charged with petit larceny theft from a motor vehicle
1 charged with possession of stolen property
4 charged with underage possession of alcoholic beverages
1 charged with disorderly conduct
and 1 person ticketed for speeding
**Note: State Park Police declined to give the names of those arrested.

Bruce Springsteen at SPAC

Bruce Springsteen is bringing The E Street Band to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, and The Saratogian needs your review of the show! Using the comments section below, tell us your thoughts about the accomplishment, equivalence it to previous shows you've seen The Boss at, break down the set list in short, tell other lecturer everything you think they want to know about the SPAC show. Some lecturer reviews may be selected entirely or in part for announcement in Thursday's print edition

Bruce Springsteen shows to US outing

Bruce Springsteen has added a number of shows to his tour of the US, with dates added in Baltimore, MD, Buffalo, NY and Des Moines, IA.In addition, it has been announced that the Nashville show moved from September 10 to November 18 will see Springsteen play his classic ‘Born To Run’ album in its absolutely. As previously reported, The Boss will take part in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame spectacle taking place to celebrate its 25th anniversary.The event will be staged over two nights and so far Aretha Franklin, U2, Stevie Wonder, Metallica and Eric Clapton are confirmed to perform.The shows will take place on October 29 and 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York, and different bridles will perform each night.

The updated tour course is:

Hartford, CT Comcast Theater (August 19)Mansfield, MA Comcast Center (22, 23)Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center (25)Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre (12)Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center (13)Greenville, SC Bi-Lo Center (16)Chicago, IL United Center (20)Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena (21)East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium (September 30, October 2, 3, 8, 9)Philadelphia, PA Spectrum (13, 14, 19, 20)St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center (25)Kansas City, MO Sprint Center (26)Washington, D.C. Verizon Center (November 2)Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena (3)New York, NY Madison Square Garden (7,8)Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena (10)Auburn Hills, MI Palace At Auburn Hills (13)Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center (15)Nashville, TN Sommett Center (18)Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena (20)Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena (22)

NASHVILLE SHOW RESCHEDULED

The Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band performance scheduled for September 10th at Nashville's Sommet Center has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 18th. All tickets for the original September 10th date will be honored on November 18th.

As an added bonus for the Nashville audience, the band will be adding "Born to Run" in its entirety as part of the evening's full set list of Bruce Springsteen favorites!