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Just announced: special guest Tom Morello will be performing on stage with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band on selected songs for every date of the Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour. (1/5)

📸: Pam Springsteen

We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.

Interesting article. Read the whole thing (faith will be rewarded 😉) #brucespringsteen

Where are all the protest songs? Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.

Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground. n.pr/3O5gxEv

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst

Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny

Yes. This one really matters.

Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free Neil Young has escalated his way against Amazon due to Jeff Bezos' support of Trump, and is giving his music to the people of Greenland.

Neil Young gives all his music to Greenland for free

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It’s a beautiful book! I bought it already in Gothenburg in 2023.

Messy Breakups and That ICE Song: 5 Takeaways From Zach Bryan's New Album From messy breakups to that ICE song 'Bad News,' our five takeaways after hearing Zach Bryan's new album 'With Heaven on Top.'

5 Takeaways From Zach Bryan’s New Album

On 'With Heaven on Top,' the country songwriter doesn't hide who he is — and finally lets fans hear the polarizing "Bad News" in full.

Book review: Solidarity Forever: The Art and Soul of Stevie Van Zandt by Robert Lawson When I first started reading Solidarity Forever, I have to admit I felt a bit overwhelmed by the sheer listing of facts. Robert Lawson is primarily a collector and the book is very much “fact city”…

I’ve read ”Solidarity Forever” by Robert Lawson. Read my review here.

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Where The Bands Are (Mumford and Sons 8 November 2025, Copenhagen) On November 8th, Oliver and I went to Copenhagen to see Mumford & Sons at the Royal Arena. We had seen them once before, in Gothenburg back in 2019. After that tour, the band took a long hiatus…

Mumford & Sons at Royal Arena, Copenhagen. A few reflections from the night With @pita-oli.bsky.social

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Thanks for the kind wishes! Can’t wait for the music and adventures. Hope your year is just as wonderful. 💙

You just have to love the subtitles! 😁

Grab Your Ticket and Your Suitcase (Tallinn 30 October-2 November 2025) At the end of October, Oliver and I spent an extended weekend in Tallinn (Thursday October 30th to Sunday November 2nd). I flew with SAS via Stockholm and Oliver came from Cologne with LOT via Wars…

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An extended weekend in Tallinn with @pita-oli.bsky.social

#Tallinn #VisitTallinn #Estonia #Vanalinn #TallinnOldTown #Telliskivi

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Where the Bands Are (Gillian Welch and David Rawlings 25 October 2025, Manchester) This past weekend Oliver and I flew to Manchester for yet another concert. This time it wasn’t a big rock act or anything flashy. It was Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, two American musicians I b…

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings in Manchester with @pita-oli.bsky.social New blogpost!
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Where the Bands Are (Ed Sheeran 6 September 2025, Düsseldorf) I fly to Düsseldorf all the time just to transfer to the train that takes me to Oliver in Cologne. This time, though, we actually had business in Düsseldorf, a concert with Ed Sheeran. Our plan was…

Ed Sheeran in Düsseldorf - concert review.
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Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition Trailer YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO

"I’ve written a lot of other narrative records, but there's just something about that batch of songs on 'Nebraska' that holds some sort of magic." –Bruce Springsteen

Pre-order "Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition: brucespringsteen.lnk.to/Nebraska82EE

Where the Bands Are (The White Buffalo 30 August 2025, Hamburg) I first saw The White Buffalo back in 2019, when he played a free concert at Liseberg in Gothenburg. That was the first time I heard his deep, raspy voice live, and it made a big impression on me. …

The White Buffalo in Hamburg with @pita-oli.bsky.social

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Excellent album!

Where the Bands Are (Robbie Williams 26 July 2025, Munich) Oliver and I went to Munich for the weekend to see Robbie Williams on his Britpop Tour 2025. We are always looking for reasons to meet and, as we’ve done lots of times, we like to combine it with s…

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Robbie Williams in Munich.
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Where the Bands Are (Guns n’ Roses 12 July 2025, Warsaw) It’s been just a week since Bruce Springsteen played his final show of the tour, and already the road has called again – this time to Warsaw for Guns N’ Roses. In between, life has been a bit hecti…

Legendary Guns n’ Roses in Warsaw with @pita-oli.bsky.social

New blogpost!

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Milan 3.7 2025 #SpringsteenTour2025 After a couple of slower-paced days filled with gelato, sightseeing, and the book signing, Thursday arrived—Show Day! To this day, I always get butterflies in my stomach when it’s finally time for …

San Siro Night 2 – the big finale!
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Grab Your Ticket and Your Suitcase (Milan 1-2 July 2025) With two days off between the Bruce Springsteen shows (Monday 30.6 and Thursday 3.7), we took a little trip on Tuesday to Lecco by Lake Como. We wanted to escape the blazing hot and overcrowded str…

Between the Bruce shows in Milan: gelato, Lecco, tiny cars & a book signing 🍦🚗📖
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Thank you!

Milan 30.6 2025 #SpringsteenTour2025 We arrived early Sunday morning and Milan greeted us with two things: brutal heat (35°C) and a not-so-warm welcome at the hotel. Our room wouldn’t be ready until 15:00 and the staff gave off such a…

Stevie’s back, Kiki’s back, San Siro’s back!
Read the Milan story here!

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Gelsenkirchen 27.6 2025 #SpringsteenTour2025 After a rest day in Cologne with time for laundry and recovery, I was back with Oliver again and on our way to Gelsenkirchen. Sylvia and her friend Martina were going to drive us there and back, so…

Bruce Springsteen in Gelsenkirchen. New blogpost!
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San Sebastián 24.6 2025 #SpringsteenTour2025 🚌 Saying Goodbye & Arriving in San Sebastián As I mentioned in my last post, Oliver had to head back to Cologne and work, but he persuaded me to stay. So, after a bittersweet goodbye, I caught …

Blog update from San Sebastián!
A thunderstorm and setlist changes.

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Thank you! 5️⃣0️⃣!! 🥳 …and thanks for reading!

San Sebastián 21.6 2025 #SpringsteenTour2025 We arrived in Bilbao the day before the concert, and it was hot, around 40°C and completely windless. We tried to do some sightseeing, but had to go back to the hotel and wait a while before headin…

San Sebastián - my 50th show. Blog’s up!
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Frankfurt 18.6 2025 #SpringsteenTour2025 After sitting out both Berlin and Prague, I have been nursing a proper case of FOMO. Oliver having been at both, was sending updates and photos while I followed along from a distance, equally happy…

A hot night in Frankfurt with planes above, friends in the crowd, and a show I almost couldn’t enjoy.
With @pita-oli.bsky.social

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