CBS Plans Springsteen Concert Special
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) – Bruce Springsteen will appear in a concert special for CBS five days after he performs at the Grammy Awards.
The special, taped at one of the Boss’ shows in Barcelona last year, will air with limited ad breaks. CBS is working with Springsteen and his management to sign an exclusive sponsor for the show.
“This is the guy who is one of the greatest live performers in the history of rock ‘n’ roll,” Jack Sussman, who oversees specials for CBS, tells the New York Daily News. “This television show is an unbelievable translation of his live event.”
HBO aired a Springsteen/E Street Band concert in 2001, but they’ve never done a special for a commercial network. The show will include songs from “The Rising,” which is up for five Grammys, as well as some of the band’s older material.
The special is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET Friday, Feb. 28.
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