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Following a sold out November 2nd performance, Xcel Energy Center and Jam Productions have announced that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will return to Saint Paul for a second show on Sunday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m.
This is the first full scale tour for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band since 2002-03. Touring members of the E Street Band are: Roy Bittan (keyboards); Clarence Clemons (saxophone, percussion); Chales Diordana (keyboards); Nils Lofgren (guitars); Patti Scialfa (vocals, guitar); Garry Tallent (bass); Steven Van Zandt (guitars); and Max Weinberg (drums).
Danny Federici, an original member of the E Street Band, is taking a leave of absense from the current Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour to pursue treatment for melanoma. Charles Giordano, who played with Bruce as a member of the Sessions Band, will temporarily fill in for Danny until he is able to return. Federici has been playing keyboards with Springsteen since the late sixties. Said Springsteen, "Danny is one of the pillars of our sound and has played beside me as a great friend for more than 40 years. We all eagerly await his healthy and speedy return"
Springsteen has been nominated for four Grammy Awards: Best Rock Album (for Magic), Best Rock Song and Best Solo Vocal Performance (for "Radio to Nowhere"), and Best Rock Instrumental Performance (for "Once Upon A Time In The West", a track from We All Love Ennio Morricone).
The concerts include a good deal of material from Springsteen & the E Street Band's new album, "Magic," which surfaced Oct. 2, shot to No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart and then reclaimed the top position three weeks later. Lead single "Radio Nowhere" is also charting on the Pop 100 and is streaming at The Boss' MySpace page.
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