U N C L E *B R U C E* S P R I N G S T E E N *

JUNE 14: BIG THINGS IN CARDIFF
Getting back on the road for the European stadium tour, Bruce began the marathon Cardiff stadium show with "a Welsh connection": the tour premiere of "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)," a song he wrote and gave to Welshman Dave Edmunds years ago. Some back story: When the Cardiff-born Edmunds "went to see Springsteen perform at Wembley Arena [in 1981]," writes Garry Graff in The Ties That Bind, "he expected a good show but not necessarily a new song to record. 'I was backstage in the hospitality area after the gig,' Edmunds remembered, 'and one of his crew of road managers tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Bruce wants to meet you." I went back and had this great talk with him, and he played me this song and said, "I'd like you to do this, if you like it." He said he'd send me the tape, which he did." Edmunds' "From Small Things" was released on D.E. 7th in 1982, and Springsteen's own version finally emerged on Essential in 2003.

In the encore, a more bittersweet connection, as Springsteen sent out "Thunder Road" to the late Tim Russert:

"I'd like to do this tonight for a long time friend of the E Street Band who passed away suddenly.

"Tim Russert was an important unreplacable voice in American journalism. I watched him hold our politicians feet to the fire on many Sunday mornings. He was always a strong voice for honesty and accountability in American government .. but beyond that he was a lovely presence, a good father, husband, and good guy. He was a regular at many E Street Band shows and I'm going to miss looking down and seeing that big smiling face in the crowd.

"We send this out all the way back to the states tonight for his son Luke, his wife Maureen, his dad Big Russ, and all the Russert family.

"Tim, God Bless You, We will miss you..."


In between, there was a riotous "Blinded By the Light," preceded by a story about Danny and Mad Dog, with particularly funny bit at the beginning as Steve tried to figure out what Bruce was playing. "The River," with some stirring falsetto at the end, was transcendent. Nils' "Because the Night" solo was a real highlight, as usual, and Clarence was in particularly fine form in the encore, with wonderful solos on "Thunder Road" and "Jungleland." And another highlight at the end of the show: Bruce telling the crowd, "We'll be back!"

U.S. schedule fills in for August

The month of August, between the 8/2 Foxboro show and the 8/30 Milwaukee show, has been wide open for a while. Finally, as of today, we're looking at an additional 7 tour stops that month, with Bruce and the band scheduled to hit Jacksonville, Charleston, Richmond, Hershey, Nashville, St. Louis, and Kansas City. They'll be moving back inside for most of these, too, playing arenas instead of enormous stadiums.

Here's how the summer U.S. tour looks now:

July 27 - Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ
July 28 - Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ
July 31 - Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ
August 2 - Gillette Stadium - Foxboro, MA
August 15 - Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Jacksonville, FL
August 17 - Charleston Coliseum - Charleston, SC
August 18 - Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA
August 19 - Hersheypark Stadium - Hershey, PA
August 21 - Sommet Center - Nashville, TN
August 23 - Scottrade Center - St. Louis, MO
August 24 - Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO
August 30 - Harley-Davidson 105th - Milwaukee, WI

The majority of these new dates go on sale next week, but here's a ticket alert: as reported on Backstreets.com a couple days ago, the Hershey, PA show goes on sale tomorrow morning, Saturday, June 21, at 10 a.m.

See our Tour/Ticket Info page for full onsale info and links.

chromiam wrote:

And still no fucking Philly show... damn it!

you know theyre coming.
its philly bro

the best bruce show are always in philly.
maybe a ballpark show ?

TrixieCat wrote:

That video of I'm On Fire made me cry...that is my favorite Bruce song and I was JUST talking about it with my friends about an hour ago. **weird**
I couldn't imagine being right there with him.

its evident that europe- even above jersey- is the place to go see the boss,

i mean pulling up a chair , .... to join , and sit with the crowd ?

this guys still unbelievable- even at 58

radiohead33 wrote:

i know he probably isnt touring again in the u.s. for awhile, but I just remembered today how i felt after seeing him for the first time ever in late march in portland. I had high expectations, he played literally every song I had wanted to hear.

And I remember how the day after the show, I had this sick feeling, this sad feeling, a feeling of loss in my stomach. Almost like I felt depressed. I wanted to see him again, the next day in Seattle. I missed him.

I really wanna see him play again!

Bathgate66 wrote:

U.S. schedule fills in for August

The month of August, between the 8/2 Foxboro show and the 8/30 Milwaukee show, has been wide open for a while. Finally, as of today, we're looking at an additional 7 tour stops that month, with Bruce and the band scheduled to hit Jacksonville, Charleston, Richmond, Hershey, Nashville, St. Louis, and Kansas City. They'll be moving back inside for most of these, too, playing arenas instead of enormous stadiums.

Here's how the summer U.S. tour looks now:

July 27 - Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ
July 28 - Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ
July 31 - Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ
August 2 - Gillette Stadium - Foxboro, MA
August 15 - Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Jacksonville, FL
August 17 - Charleston Coliseum - Charleston, SC
August 18 - Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA
August 19 - Hersheypark Stadium - Hershey, PA
August 21 - Sommet Center - Nashville, TN
August 23 - Scottrade Center - St. Louis, MO
August 24 - Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO
August 30 - Harley-Davidson 105th - Milwaukee, WI

The majority of these new dates go on sale next week, but here's a ticket alert: as reported on Backstreets.com a couple days ago, the Hershey, PA show goes on sale tomorrow morning, Saturday, June 21, at 10 a.m.

See our Tour/Ticket Info page for full onsale info and links.

they'll be baqck out your way-

and if pearl jam is back home by then ( in seattle area ) - maybe some special appearances in stow ? :eek: :eek: