Bruce Springsteen turns to Clarence Clemons' nephew on sax
Though Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will certainly feel the loss of longtime linchpin Clarence Clemons on their upcoming tour, the sting will be slightly allayed by the presence of Clemons' nephew on sax.
Springsteen's camp has announced that the late Clemons' nephew Jake Clemons will join the tour to play sax, along with Asbury Jukes member (and frequent Springsteen collaborator) Eddie "Kingfish" Manion.
Filling out the horn section will be trombonist Clark Gayton and trumpeter Curt Ramm, who have toured previously with Springsteen, and trumpeter Barry Danielian, who's new to the group. Backup singers Cindy Mizelle and Curtis King will also return to the fold.
The Boss and crew will kick off the U.S. portion of their upcoming tour -- the band's first since Clarence Clemons died last year -- with a March 18 performance in Atlanta, followed by 15 more major-market arena stops. Another round of shows is expected this fall, following a European tour.
A new Springsteen album titled "Wrecking Ball" is due out on March 6.
Springsteen and the E Street Band are scheduled to perform during Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast, which will air on the CBS network.
9 - New York, NY - Apollo Theater (SiriusXM show)
18 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
19 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
23 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
26 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
28, 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
April 2012
1 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
3, 4 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
6, 9 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
12 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
13 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center
16 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
17 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
24 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
26, 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
29 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
May 2012
2 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
13 - Seville, Spain - Estadio Olimpico
17, 18 - Barcelona, Spain - Olympic Stadium
25 - Frankfurt, Germany - Commerzbank Arena
27 - Cologne, Germany - Rhine Energie Stadion
28 - Landgraf, Netherlands - Pinkpop Festival
30 - Berlin, Germany - Olympiastadion Berlin
June 2012
2 - San Sebastian, Spain - Estadio de Anoeta
3 - Lisbon, Portugal - Rock in Lisbon
7 - Milan, Italy - Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
10 - Nocera, Italy - Stadio San Francesco d'Assisi
11 - Treieste, Italy - Stadio Nereo Rocco
17 - Madrid, Spain - Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
19 - Montpelier, France - Park & Suites Arena
21 - Sunderland, United Kingdom - Stadium of Light
22 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Etihad Stadium
24 - Isle of Wight, United Kingdom - Isle of Wight Festival
July 2012
4, 5 - Paris, France - Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
7 - Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
9 - Zurich, Switzerland - Letzigrund Stadium
11 - Prague, Czech Republic - Syno Tip Arena
12 - Vienna, Austria - Ernst Happel Stadion
14 - London, United Kingdom - Hard Rock Calling
17, 18 - Dublin, Ireland - RDS Arena
21 - Oslo, Norway - Valle Hovin Stadium
23 - Bergen, Norway - Koegen
27, 28 - Gothenberg, Sweden - Ullevi Stadium
31 - Helsinki, Finland - Olympic Stadium
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