JamBase — MORE TO BOB GELDOF THAN CHRISTMAS AND LIVE AID Some records stand on the cusp of things, prescient artifacts hovering betwixt "now" and "then." What was lingers in the fading background and what will be isn't quite fully formed, but there's chu... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — As he and the E Street Band kick off a world tour, the troubadour for troubled times reflects on where he's been and where he's headed. "There are a lot of ghosts in this place," Bruce... more info

All About Jazz — Regulators look closer at Ticketmaster-Live Nation. Last month Ticketmaster Chairman Barry Diller denied wrongdoing in the handling of the Springsteen tickets. The company is being forced to identify clients who sold tickets to two Springsteen con... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band :: 04.01.09 :: HP Pavilion :: San Jose, CA Bruce Springsteen In under five minutes Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band seized a packed arena, not like a band on the opening date of ... more info

Orange Music Blog — If you haven’t bought tickets for this year’s Glastonbury Festival, you have one more chance on Sunday morning (5 April). A limited number of cancelled tickets will go on sale at 9am from seetickets. This year looks like being another h... more info

Rolling Stone — • Madonna’s Petition to Adopt Rejected • Springsteen Kicks off Dream Tour in San Jose • Prince, Keith Urban Battle for Number One • Is Britney Spears’ Life a “Prison”? • Mastodon Talk LSD, Iron Maiden • Rock’s Most Passive-Aggre... more info

Allmusic Blog — 1980 isn't necessarily considered one of the all-time great years in music, not in the way that 1956, 1967, 1971, or 1977 are. Once again, an initial impression proves to be misleading, as 1980 was something of a watershed year, generating a mountain... more info

Reuters — SAN JOSE, California (Hollywood Reporter) - Opening nights drum up any number of feelings: anticipation, nervousness, optimism, trepidation. But mostly they are a peek at what's to come, and Bruce Springsteen and company made a statement Wednesday ni... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) One song into the opening night of his 2009 North American tour, Bruce Springsteen [ tickets ] decided to take the pulse of the crowd at HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA.... continued more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Flanigan/FilmMagic Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off their Working on a Dream tour last night at San Jose, California’s HP Pavilion. The set clocked in at two hours and 40 minutes according to Bruce fansite Backstreets, who ... more info