Bruce Springsteen goes full steam ahead in 2008
After extensive tours of the US and Europe last year, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are resting up and getting ready for round two.
Yesterday (1/15), Springsteen's new single, "Girls in Their Summer Clothes," was released as a bundle deal exclusively through Apple's iTunes Music Store. The bundle includes the Mark Pellington-directed video for the song, a new "Winter Mix," and a live rendition.
The single is the latest from Springsteen and the E Street Band's platinum-selling album "Magic," which surfaced in October and is the group's first new studio record since 2002's Grammy-winning "The Rising." The new set is vying for "Best Rock Album," "Best Rock Song" and "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance" (for the single "Radio Nowhere") at next month's Grammy ceremony.
The Boss and company announced their 2008 US trek late last year, and will also tackle a European trek beginning May 22 with a three-night stand in Dublin. The jaunt also includes two-night stays in London; Gothenburg, Sweden; Oslo, Norway; and Barcelona, Spain. The band's full European tour itinerary is available at Springsteen's website.
The rockers will return to the road Feb. 28, when their North American outing gets under way in Hartford, CT. The 28-city run will crisscross the US and stop in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. Details are listed below.
A three-night grand finale for the international tour is planned to rock East Rutherford, NJ's Giants Stadium in late July. Springsteen has sold out venues at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which also includes an arena, 66 times during the course of his career, including 51 times with the E Street Band.
Tickets are currently available for the majority of shows, with the exception of gigs in Hempstead, NY; Sacramento, CA; and Dallas, which go on sale Saturday (1/19), and San Jose, CA, which goes on sale Jan. 28.
Editor's note: This story was edited on 1/17 to correct the details of Springsteen's sold-out shows at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.
February 2008
28 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
March 2008
2 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
3 - Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum
6 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena (sold out)
7 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
10 - Hempstead, NY - Nassau Coliseum (on sale 1/19)
14 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
16 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
17 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
20 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
22 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
24 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
28 - Portland, OR - The Rose Garden
29 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
31 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
April 2008
4 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena (on sale 1/19)
5 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose (on sale 1/28)
7-8 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
13 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center (on sale 1/19)
14 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
18 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
19 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
21 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
25 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
27 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
28 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
30 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
July 2008
27, 28, 31 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium
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