Bruce Springsteen adds another Weinberg to lineup
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will see a second generation make its bow on the road this spring when drummer Max Weinberg’s son, Jay, fills in for his dad on a number of occasions.
The younger Weinberg will sit in with the band during the “small number of shows” that father Max will be forced to miss owing to his new obligations as bandleader of “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” according to a press release from Springsteen’s camp.
“Once again, I want to express my appreciation to Conan O’Brien, and everyone on his team, for making it possible for Max to continue to do double duty for both us and for him,” the Boss said in a press statement. “We promise to return him in one piece.”
O’Brien takes over the “Tonight Show” reins from Jay Leno in June. Weinberg previously served as the leader of The Max Weinberg 7, O’Brien’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” house band, since the show’s inception in 1993.
Springsteen and the E Street Band kick off the tour–which supports Springsteen’s new album, “Working on a Dream”–April 1 in San Jose, CA. Tickets for the all dates on the 24-city trek are currently on sale.
The rock band began rehearsals for the upcoming tour earlier this month at Asbury Park, NJ’s Paramount Theatre, according to fansite Backstreets.com, working through “Outlaw Pete,” “My Lucky Day,” “What Love Can Do,” “This Life” and the latest album’s title track. Springsteen’s wife and bandmate, Patti Scialfa, joined in the following day, when the group played “Good Eye,” “Life Itself,” “Kingdom of Days” and three other tracks from the album. The band will play two pre-tour rehearsal shows at Asbury Park’s Convention Hall Monday night (3/23) and Tuesday night (3/24).
The group started three previous tours–in 1999, 2002 and 2007–with public rehearsal performances in its hometown.
“Working on a Dream,” the follow up to 2007’s platinum-certified “Magic,” is Springsteen’s 24th album. Produced by longtime Springsteen associate Brendan O’Brien, the set features 12 new compositions and two bonus tracks.
April 2009
1 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion at San Jose
3 – Glendale, AZ – Jobing.com Arena
5 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
7 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
8 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
10 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
15-16 – Los Angeles, CA – LA Memorial Sports Arena
21-22 – Boston, MA – TD Banknorth Garden
24 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
26 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
28-29 – Philadelphia, PA – Wachovia Spectrum
May 2009
2 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
4 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Veterans Mem. Coliseum
5 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
7 – Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
8 – University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
11 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
12 – Chicago, IL – United Center
14 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
15 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
18 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mellon Arena
21, 23 – East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
30 – Landgraaf, Holland – Pink Pop Festival
June 2009
2 – Tampere, Finland – Ratinan Stadion
4, 5, 7 – Stockholm, Sweden – Stockholm Stadium
9, 10 – Bergen, Norway – Koengen
July 2009
2 – Munich, Germany – Olympiastadion
3 – Frankfurt, Germany – Commerzbank Arena
5 – Vienna, Austria – Ernst Happel Stadion
8 – Herning, Denmark – Herning MCH
11 – Dublin, Ireland – RDS
16 – Carhaix, France – Festival des Vielles Charrues
19 – Rome, Italy – Stadio Olimpico
21 – Turino, Italy – Olimpico di Torino
23 – Udine, Italy – Stadio Friuli
26 – Bilbao, Spain – San Mames Stadium
28 – Benidorm, Spain – Estadio Municipal de Foietes
30 – Sevilla, Spain – La Cartuja Olympic Stadium
August 2009
1 – Valladolid, Spain – Estadio Jose Zorrilla
2 – Santiago, Spain – Monte Del Gozo
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