In the early months of the pandemic, Nils Lofgren didn’t know what to do with himself. The guitarist had been on the road since the Sixties, when his band Grin took off, and in the years that followed he’d launched many solo tours between stints with Bruce Springsteen in the …
Read More »The Other Eras Tour: 9 Thoughts on Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden
After a two-hour-plus main set that slammed home themes of mortality and impermanence and the way of all flesh, Bruce Springsteen reemerged on Madison Square Garden’s stage Saturday night, April 1, for his usual lengthy encore, and announced “something special for New York City.” He pointed over at Soozie Tyrell, …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band Postpone More Shows Due to Illness
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band continue to pile up postponements to their 2023 tour as the group’s third-straight show has been pushed “due to illness.” Soon after the tour kicked off in February, Covid quickly hit E Street as band members Steven Van Zandt and violinist/singer Soozie Tyrell …
Read More »Covid Hits E Street as Band Members Miss Bruce Springsteen's Dallas Show
Covid has hit E Street as Bruce Springsteen was forced to play Dallas Friday night without some key band members due to coronavirus. On just the sixth show of Springsteen’s 2023 North American tour, the E Street Band were without guitarist Steven Van Zandt and violinist/singer Soozie Tyrell (missing her …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Launch World Tour With Ecstatic, Emotional Tampa Show
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Decades from now, when historians and epidemiologists look back at the Covid era, they’ll probably have a hard time pinpointing the exact moment the pandemic came to an …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce 2023 World Tour
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are launching a long-awaited world tour in February 2023 with a run of U.S. arena shows. Dates and cities for those concerts have yet to be announced. Check out brucespringsteen.net for ticketing information. “After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great …
Read More »Flashback: Max Weinberg Sings an Impromptu 'Boys' at 2008 E Street Band Show
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg turns 70 today. “I feel better at 70 than I did at 30 for some reason,” he told Backstreets in a statement. “We’re vaccinated, I’ve been busy with City of Delray Beach business, & starting to perform again. Tell all …
Read More »'Letter to You' Review: Bruce Springsteen's Long, Loving Look Back
Bruce Springsteen looks old. He doesn’t seem like he’s old — at 71, he appears to be in better physical shape than most of us were at 21. Judging from the vigor he shows in Letter to You, Thom Zimny’s documentary (it begins streaming on Apple TV on Oct. 23rd), …
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