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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2006
'WE SHALL OVERCOME: THE SEEGER SESSIONS' (COLUMBIA RECORDS) DEBUTS AT #1 ON PAN EUROPEAN CHART AS EUROPEAN CONCERTS DRAW RAVES
BBC CONCERT SPECIAL TO AIR THIS WEEKEND
Bruce Springsteen has earned incredible success surrounding his European tour. Meanwhile, 'We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions' (Columbia Records) debuted at #1 on Pan European chart, as well as #1 in Italy, Norway and Sweden. Overall, it has charted in the top five in twelve European countries. The new album has already attained Platinum certification in Ireland and Gold status in the UK, Italy, Spain and Norway.
Concert reviews for Springsteen with the Seeger Sessions Band have been exemplary. The Independent (UK) reviewed the first concert of the European tour, May 6 in Dublin, saying, "It©ˆs been an astonishingly rich evening... his music has rarely sounded more spontaneous or vitalizing than this." The Observer (UK) said that "Springsteen and the Seeger Session band were an inspiring triumph.©˜ Le Parisien (France) called Springsteen's concert "colorful, vivid, and relaxed."
The BBC will air an intimate concert filmed recently at the 18th century St. Luke's Church in London. Eight songs will be interspersed with a revealing interview with Springsteen. The special will be broadcast on BBC4 TV on Friday, May 19 and BBC2 TV on Saturday, May 20. The Observer dubbed the show "an early frontrunner for the concert of the year," continuing, "this was a titanic performance." (To read the full text of the Observer concert review, please click here.) The BBC show will soon be aired in America with further details to be announced.
Bruce Springsteen with the Seeger Sessions Band will return to the U.S. for 18 dates starting with an outdoor concert in Boston on May 27.
Bruce Springsteen with the Seeger Sessions Band U.S. Tour Dates
May 27 Boston, MA Tweeter Center
May 28 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
May 30 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre
May 31 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Amphitheatre
June 3 Phoenix, AZ Glendale Arena
June 5 Los Angeles, CA Greek Amphitheatre
June 6 San Francisco, CA Concord Pavilion
June 10 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
June 11 St. Paul, MN Xcel Arena
June 13 Chicago, IL First MidWest Bank Amphitheatre
June 14 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
June 16 Cleveland, OH Blossom Amphitheatre
June 17 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Center
June 19 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 20 Camden, NJ Camden Tweeter Waterfront Amphitheater
June 22 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
June 24 Holmdel, NJ PNC Amphitheatre
June 25 Holmdel, NJ PNC Amphitheatre
