Allright,low and behold. We finally have a tour announcement:

DATE CITY VENUE ON-SALE DATE
Feb 1 Tampa, FL Super Bowl XLIII
Apr 1 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose Feb 2
Apr 3 Glendale, CA Jobing.com Center Feb 2
Apr 5 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center Feb 7
Apr 7 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Feb 7
Apr 8 Houston, TX Toyota Center Feb 7
Apr 10 Denver, CO Pepsi Arena Feb 2
Apr 15 Los Angeles, CA LA Memorial Sports Arena Feb 2
Apr 21 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden Feb 2
Apr 22 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden Feb 2
Apr 24 Hartford, CT XL Center Feb 2
Apr 26 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Feb 2
Apr 28 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum Feb 2
Apr 29 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum Feb 2
May 2 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Feb 6
May 4 Hempstead, NY Nassau Veterans Mem. Col. Feb 2
May 5 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena Feb 2
May 7 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre Feb 6
May 8 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center Feb 2
May 11 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Feb 2
May 12 Chicago, IL United Center Feb 2
May 14 Albany, NY Times Union Center Feb 2
May 15 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium Feb 2
May 18 Washington, DC Verizon Center Feb 2
May 19 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena Feb 2
May 21 E. Rutherford, NJ Izod Center Feb 2
May 23 E. Rutherford, NJ Izod Center Feb 2
May 30 Landgraaf, Holland Pink Pop Festival March 7
June 2 Tampere, Finland Ratinan Stadion ON SALE
June 4 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Stadium SOLD OUT
June 5 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Stadium SOLD OUT
June 7 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Stadium SOLD OUT
June 9 Bergen, Norway Koengen SOLD OUT
June 10 Bergen, Norway Koengen SOLD OUT
July 2 Munich, Germany Olympiastadion ON SALE NOW
July 3 Frankfurt, Germany Commerzbank Arena ON SALE NOW
July 5 Vienna, Austria Ernst Happel Stadion ON SALE NOW
July 8 Herning, Denmark Herning MCH ON SALE NOW
July 11 Dublin, Ireland RDS Jan 30
July 16 Carhaix, France Festival des Vielles Charrues Jan 30
July 19 Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico ON SALE SOON
July 21 Turino, Italy Olimpico di Torino ON SALE SOON
July 23 Udine, Italy Stadio Friuli ON SALE SOON
July 26 Bilbao, Spain San Mames Stadium ON SALE SOON
July 28 Benidorm, Spain Estadio Municipal de Foietes ON SALE SOON
July 30 Sevilla, Spain La Cartuja Olympic Stadium ON SALE SOON
Aug 1 Valladolid, Spain Estadio Jose Zorrilla ON SALE SOON
Aug 2 Santiago, Spain Monte Del Gozo ON SALE SOON

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

opening in san jose on april 1? what a joke...

It looks like they will play Florida in late August?

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opening in san jose on april 1? what a joke...

Yes,only Bruce would open a tour on April fools. But hey,maybe that means he'll rehearse in San Francisco. Can you say warm up gig?.....Whaddya want from me,I'm working on a dream

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

I'm listening to his new CD at work now. Overall, much better than "Magic"
A few letdowns, but that's okay. I just feel sorry for the Sheep who follow his every stage move and audience jesture. What I mean is, if he takes one of the low points of the CD "Queen of the Supermarket" and puts it right before the encore break, I can picture thousands of fans holding up lit cell phones to make them look like store UPC scanners and making the beeping noise simutaniously till Bruce returns on stage.

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I'm listening to his new CD at work now. Overall, much better than "Magic"
A few letdowns, but that's okay. I just feel sorry for the Sheep who follow his every stage move and audience jesture. What I mean is, if he takes one of the low points of the CD "Queen of the Supermarket" and puts it right before the encore break, I can picture thousands of fans holding up lit cell phones to make them look like store UPC scanners and making the beeping noise simutaniously till Bruce returns on stage.

I'm pretty sure their is little chanc of him doing QOTS. It's been hammered pretty hard by press an fans alike so far. But what I wonder is,if he does Working on a Dream,will he get 15,000 people to whistle along

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"



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I'm pretty sure their is little chanc of him doing QOTS. It's been hammered pretty hard by press an fans alike so far. But I wonder is, if he does Working on a Dream,will he get 15,000 people to whistle along

In the Southern Regions of the USA it will be a problem. It's hard to whistle without teeth.

He he...

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I'm listening to his new CD at work now. Overall, much better than "Magic"
A few letdowns, but that's okay. I just feel sorry for the Sheep who follow his every stage move and audience jesture. What I mean is, if he takes one of the low points of the CD "Queen of the Supermarket" and puts it right before the encore break, I can picture thousands of fans holding up lit cell phones to make them look like store UPC scanners and making the beeping noise simutaniously till Bruce returns on stage.

he's had little problem making his more 'lightweight' songs work in front of a live audience before. Most of 'Born in the USA' being a prime example.

I always felt "Cover Me" from Born in the USA was a really awful song, yet was played an awful lot. My theory is (from what I observed) that they did some unique lighting during the song and it made people who never been to a live show before go crazy, like they were witnessing a UFO landing. Bruce figured that people like the song and kept it in the set.

As for the Working on a Dream album art, it looks like a print ad for a mattress discount center.

Still listening to it throughout the days, it's pretty good.

hes barely played Cover Me in the last 15 years. Even though it was a big hit.

thankfully.

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hes barely played Cover Me in the last 15 years. Even though it was a big hit.

thankfully.

Hopefully he won't revive it (much) on his upcoming tour.

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hes barely played Cover Me in the last 15 years. Even though it was a big hit.

thankfully.

Hopefully he won't revive it (much) on his upcoming tour.

Not unless someone stands in the front of the pit with a 10 foot sign waving it like a moron.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Well he definitely showcased Cover Me during the Tunnel of Love tour. If there is a case for the song it would be based on Pattie's howling vocals. It works ok live.

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I'm listening to his new CD at work now. Overall, much better than "Magic"
A few letdowns, but that's okay. I just feel sorry for the Sheep who follow his every stage move and audience jesture. What I mean is, if he takes one of the low points of the CD "Queen of the Supermarket" and puts it right before the encore break, I can picture thousands of fans holding up lit cell phones to make them look like store UPC scanners and making the beeping noise simutaniously till Bruce returns on stage.

he's had little problem making his more 'lightweight' songs work in front of a live audience before. Most of 'Born in the USA' being a prime example.

Dalington County, DITD, BUSA are lightweight songs?

Ive always liked "I'm going down" from what I hear Bruce himself doesn't think much of that one.



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"he's had little problem making his more 'lightweight' songs work in front of a live audience before. Most of 'Born in the USA' being a prime example."

Bobby Jean is a good example. The studio version is an entirely different song than the live version. However, are the songs on WOAD comparable? The halftime show should be interesting.

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I'm listening to his new CD at work now. Overall, much better than "Magic"
A few letdowns, but that's okay. I just feel sorry for the Sheep who follow his every stage move and audience jesture. What I mean is, if he takes one of the low points of the CD "Queen of the Supermarket" and puts it right before the encore break, I can picture thousands of fans holding up lit cell phones to make them look like store UPC scanners and making the beeping noise simutaniously till Bruce returns on stage.

he's had little problem making his more 'lightweight' songs work in front of a live audience before. Most of 'Born in the USA' being a prime example.

Unless he's playing solo. Imagine a bullet mic version of Surprise, Surprise.

I've quickly scanned through this thread and cannot see any UK dates, on the UK website it does mension Dublin on June 11th and also maybe Gladstonebury but that's all.

UK shows should be announced in a few days.

The rumours are for stadium gigs in 2 or 3 cities (Sheffield 25/6 is a strong rumour, a long overdue return to Scotland is likely and theres talk of another Cardiff show) as well as Glastonbury (27/6) and the Hyde Park Calling show on 28/6.

Rumour mill has Bruce headlining the Sunday night at Hyde Park with either McCartney or ACDC topping the bill on the saturday.

I actually like Cover Me. It's an ok song in my book and I wouldn't mind hearing it in Stockholm this summer.

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UK shows should be announced in a few days.

The rumours are for stadium gigs in 2 or 3 cities (Sheffield 25/6 is a strong rumour, a long overdue return to Scotland is likely and theres talk of another Cardiff show) as well as Glastonbury (27/6) and the Hyde Park Calling show on 28/6.

Rumour mill has Bruce headlining the Sunday night at Hyde Park with either McCartney or ACDC topping the bill on the saturday.

UK dates may be announced on Friday. But this is just a rumour.

Speaking about rumours - is Berlin 22/06 still a rumour or is it dead? (is it likely to happen?) It is probably a question for Gazza, he seems to know always a bit more when it comes to Bruce :-)

the indication seems to be that he'll be in the UK that week.

It was one of 3 German shows originally rumoured and the other 2 were confirmed (albeit for dates 2 weeks later). Doesnt look hopeful which is a pity, as I would have considered it.

Surprising that he hasnt played in that part of Germany in recent years

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the indication seems to be that he'll be in the UK that week.

It was one of 3 German shows originally rumoured and the other 2 were confirmed (albeit for dates 2 weeks later). Doesnt look hopeful which is a pity, as I would have considered it.

Surprising that he hasnt played in that part of Germany in recent years

Two Words: Max Weinberg

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the indication seems to be that he'll be in the UK that week.

It was one of 3 German shows originally rumoured and the other 2 were confirmed (albeit for dates 2 weeks later). Doesnt look hopeful which is a pity, as I would have considered it.

Surprising that he hasnt played in that part of Germany in recent years

Two Words: Max Weinberg

Now I don't get it - does Max have something against Berlin?
And thank you Gazza for the info - it really is a pitty, I would deffinitely go to Berlin too. Let's hope.



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how about Swiss date Bern June 30 - still rumoured?..

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Speaking about rumours - is Berlin 22/06 still a rumour or is it dead? (is it likely to happen?) It is probably a question for Gazza, he seems to know always a bit more when it comes to Bruce :-)

Does Gazza have inside information? he seems to always know if rumours are true or false and whether a date is correct or which songs were played on a certain date back in February 1949. Sorry I don't want to sound like i'm criticising you Gazza but it must be great to have have all that knowledge, how do you do it? I did post a thread a couple of weeks ago asking if anyone had inside knowledge on the Stones, I'm wondering now if you do.

Am I being too nosey now? Yes is the answer!

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Does Gazza have inside information?

I wonder what his inside tells him.

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Speaking about rumours - is Berlin 22/06 still a rumour or is it dead? (is it likely to happen?) It is probably a question for Gazza, he seems to know always a bit more when it comes to Bruce :-)

Does Gazza have inside information? he seems to always know if rumours are true or false and whether a date is correct or which songs were played on a certain date back in February 1949. Sorry I don't want to sound like i'm criticising you Gazza but it must be great to have have all that knowledge, how do you do it? I did post a thread a couple of weeks ago asking if anyone had inside knowledge on the Stones, I'm wondering now if you do.

Am I being too nosey now? Yes is the answer!

In fact, neither the Stones nor Springsteen or Dylan plan or announce gigs or decide on a new album. Gazza does. And he lets us know before the press

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Speaking about rumours - is Berlin 22/06 still a rumour or is it dead? (is it likely to happen?) It is probably a question for Gazza, he seems to know always a bit more when it comes to Bruce :-)

Does Gazza have inside information? he seems to always know if rumours are true or false and whether a date is correct or which songs were played on a certain date back in February 1949. Sorry I don't want to sound like i'm criticising you Gazza but it must be great to have have all that knowledge, how do you do it? I did post a thread a couple of weeks ago asking if anyone had inside knowledge on the Stones, I'm wondering now if you do.

Am I being too nosey now? Yes is the answer!

if you run a website, you do tend to get fed some well informed whispers. More so at tour time of course. That said, very often you hear conflicting info from people who are usually reliable, so theres some margin for inaccuracy. Often its a case of balancing what info you have, taking into account who its from and using common sense.

As far as Springsteen info goes, i've no significant inside info really. Just a case of checking the fan sites and again weighing up what sounds sensible and whether the source has a track record for being informed or just a bullshitter.

the other stuff about factual info re: the Stones history is a different thing entirely. Its just a hobby and the info is on the web and can be found in seconds easily enough.