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Former First Lady Michelle Obama caught up with friends Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa over dinner on Wednesday.Obama was spotted at The Polo Bar in New York with the I'm On Fire singer, 73, and his spouse, 69.Obama, 58, did not appear to be joined by her husband, former President Barack Obama, however she did appear to be surrounded by her entourage for her night on the town.  Let's do dinner! Former First Lady Michelle Obama caught up with her good friends Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa over dinner on WednesdayThe attorney looked exquisite in a low-cut black ensemble with a matching jacket topping off the look.She elevated her 5ft11in stature with glossy sling back heels and carried a sophisticated leather handbag. Her hair was scooped back into a low bun and parted at the center while triangular earrings dangled from her lobes.Bruce, a longtime friend and supporter of the Obamas, was looking smart in a button down shirt, jacket, jeans, and suede shoes.

who stalked the red carpet with her mom for years, approached Hirsch with a better idea: Get Joan’s foul-mouthed friends, admirers and 1,500 fans together for a night of inappropriate laughs. “It’s a lot of comedians who Joan was really close with,” Hirsch said.The lineup includes Sandra Bernhard, Patton Oswald, Matteo Lane, Jeff Ross, Randy Rainbow and, in a clever nod to Joan’s enduring impact, Rachel Brosnahan from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”“You have to remember we have two TV shows that have won a number of Emmys that were really about Joan,” Hirsch said.

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book of the same name by Warren Zanes. The story is about the making of “Nebraska,” Springsteen’s 1982 album. “There’s just so much footage,” White told GQ.

is some surrender for Bruce Springsteen.The singer 75, and his wife, Patti Scialfa, recently shared how their dynamic changes from performing onstage with the E Street Band to being at home with just one another. “I think the most difficult part of being married to Bruce Springsteen, and also being in a band with him, is that you could go home and he could still think he’s in charge, right?” Howard Stern asked Scialfa, 71, on the Wednesday episode of The Howard Stern Show.“How does one manage that? Was there an actual discussion where you had to map out, especially for your children, how Bruce should behave at home,” he continued.

The Sunday Times in a new interview. “I feel safe here. This is where my people are, where the folks I wrote about are.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Bruce Springsteen has always been a master at mythologizing his own story, and his latest film “Road Diary” is no exception: It’s a tribute to the E Street Band’s 50-year history and their decades of touring, his 60-year friendship with guitarist Steve Van Zandt (who makes a crack about finally officially being named the E Street Band’s musical director after 40 years), the familial bonds between the bandmates, the crew and his longtime manager Jon Landau, and other sentiments that are well familiar to fans and get a thorough and moving presentation in the Thom Zimny-directed film, an artfully executed documentary of the band’s 2023 tour of North America and Europe. Those themes were aired at length at a Q&A sessions following that followed the New York screening of the film at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday night, Springsteen, Van Zandt, Landau and Zimny, but the most revealing moment came when moderator Jon Sykes of iHeartMedia asked him why the film prominently spotlights a quote from a Jim Morrison poem: “O great creator of being Grant us one more hour to perform our art and perfect our lives” What Springsteen said about the quote itself was less interesting than the story that came with it, which involves a Doors concert in Asbury Park, New Jersey on August 30, 1968 that was attended by Springsteen, his wife Patti Scialfa and longtime E Street Band bassist Gary Tallent, but before any of them had met.

Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets.” The rock legend, 75, revealed how Scialfa 71, is faring, after she revealed her cancer battle in September. “She’s doing good,” Springsteen said.In Springsteen’s other documentary, “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” which premiered in September, she revealed that she has been battling multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, since 2018.The guitarist explained that her health issues are the reason why she’s taken a step back from her and Springsteen’s E Street Band.“Touring has become a challenge for me,” Scialfa said in the doc. “This affects my immune system, so I just have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go.”Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984.

Bruce Springsteen has released a live album of his live performance at this year’s edition of Sea.Hear.Now Fest.Springsteen headlined the annual New Jersey music bash on September 15, delivering a 30-track set spanning his extensive career and a select number of covers. Now, The Boss’ full show has been released as a live album which is available to stream and for purchase as a physical CD via the live music platform nugs.net.The performance at the festival served as a homecoming for both Springsteen and the E Street Band who began performing in the Ashbury Park area during the early start of their careers.A post shared by Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen)1. ‘Lonesome Day’2. ‘Blinded by the Light’3. ‘Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?’4. ‘Growin’ Up’5. ‘The Promised Land’6. ‘Spirit in the Night’7. ‘Thundercrack’8. ‘The E Street Shuffle’9. ‘4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)’10. ‘Hungry Heart’11. ‘Local Hero’12. ‘Atlantic City’13. ‘Tougher than the Rest (with Patti Scialfa)’14. ‘Long Walk Home’15. ‘Racing in the Street’16. ‘Because the Night’ (Patti Smith Cover)17. ‘She’s the One’18. ‘Wrecking Ball’19. ‘The Rising’20. ‘Badlands’21. ‘Thunder Road’First Encore22. ‘Meeting Across the River’23. ‘Jungleland’24. ‘Born to Run’25. ‘Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)’26. ‘Bobby Jean’27. ‘Dancing in the Dark’28. ‘Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out’29. ‘Twist and Shout’ (The Top Notes cover)Second Encore30. ‘Jersey Girl’ (Tom Waits cover)The night saw Springsteen’s wife Patti Scialfa join the band on stage for a performance of ‘Tougher Than The Rest’.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Barely a week after Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band delivered an already legendary live set beside the Atlantic Ocean on a gorgeous night in Asbury Park, New Jersey at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival, the Boss has released the concert as a live album, available on CD and streaming via the live music platform Nugs.net. Springsteen has released many concerts on the platform over the years, but possibly none quite so quickly.

the Sea.Hear.Now musical festival in Springsteen’s hometown of Asbury Park. The couple sang Springsteen’s 1987 song “Tougher Than The Rest,” a poignant choice given Scialfa’s recent blood cancer reveal. In a new documentary about the Boss and his band, “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” Scialfa shared that she has been battling multiple myeloma since 2018.A type of blood cancer, “multiple myeloma forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell,” according to the Mayo Clinic.

Bruce Springsteen and Noah Kahan both appeared as special guests at an intimate show in New Jersey this past weekend.The two musicians made appearances at The Ocean Ave. Stomp featuring Tangiers Blues Band show that took place on Saturday (September 14), held at the Stone Pony in Ashbury Park, NJ.The annual gig is part of the festival Sea.Hear.Now’s late shows and saw the event’s co-founder and noted photographer Danny Clinch perform as part of the band.

Bruce Springsteen‘s wife, Patti Scialfa, has revealed that she has been battling a rare form of blood cancer since 2018.Scialfa – who is also a member of Springsteen’s E Street Band – has now opened up about her multiple myeloma diagnosis for the first time in the new documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.The musician shared that due to the immuno-compromising nature of the disease, she is no longer able to tour with the group or perform extensively at concerts. “I’ve been performing with this band for 40 years.

“Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” at the Toronto International Film Festival. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was there, too, faraway from his jurisdiction.

Bruce Springsteen‘s new documentary film about a life in music, the musician has been reflecting on his long-spanning career.Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band follows the rock legend and his close team of musical collaborators, which premiered at the Roy Thomson Hall at Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday (September 8) with The Boss in attendance.In a post-screening Q&A, Springsteen reaffirmed that he intends to keep performing music until “the wheels come off”, per Variety.“If I went tomorrow, it’s OK,” he told the crowd to applause. “What a fucking ride!”The documentary features footage from the rocker’s most recent world tour along with intimate backstage moments.“That’s how we make the sausage,” he told the crowd as he took to the stage post-screening.It also also sees Springsteen’s wife and E Street bandmate Patti Scialfa reveal that she was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer called multiple myeloma in 2018, resulting in her needing to take a step back from touring.“This affects my immune system, so I have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go,” she said in the film.

has been battling multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, since 2018.Onstage after the screening with Stevie Van Zandt, music producer Jon Landau and director Thom Zimny, Springsteen said that the unwavering support of Scialfa and the E Street Band are what make it possible for him to be a frontman.“You’re not alone,” Springsteen, 74, said. “I can look to my left, Stevie’s there. To my right, Nils [Lofgren] is there.

Toronto Film Festival.The guitarist explained that her health issues are the reason why she’s taken a step back from her and Springsteen’s E Street Band.“Touring has become a challenge for me,” Scialfa said in the doc. “This affects my immune system so I just have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go.”“Every once in a while, I come to a show or two and I can sing a few songs on stage, and that’s been a treat,” Scialfa added.

Bruce Springsteen on display at the Roy Thomson Hall for the world premiere of “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band,” a look at the rock legend and his tight-knit group of collaborators, which also served as a meditation on mortality. Throughout the film and in the post-screening Q&A, though, the 74-year-old rocker stressed that he doesn’t plan to hang up his guitar any time soon. He wants to keep rocking until “the wheels come off.” “If I went tomorrow, it’s OK,” Springsteen told the crowd to loud applause.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen‘s wife and E Street bandmate, has revealed she was diagnosed in 2018 with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. Scialfa addressed her diagnosis in the new documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” which premiered on Sunday night at the Toronto Film Festival. In the film, a contemplative look at the rock legend and his tight-knit group of collaborators, she shared that her illness has made it difficult for her to perform.

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battle with peptic ulcer disease. “Phoenix, first I want to apologize if there was any discomfort because we had to move the show last time,” Springsteen told the crowd toward the end of the show, per the Associated Press. “I hope we didn’t inconvenience you too much.”The nearly three-hour show featured all of the Boss’ greatest hits and his equally talented E Street Band — minus Springsteen’s wife, Patti Scialfa, who serves as an extra singer and guitarist.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After cancelling his remaining concerts for 2023 due to health issues, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will finally hit the road again this month. The new dates come in two clumps — a month-long swing taking place in mid-March through mid-April, followed by a second month’s worth of shows in mid-August through mid-September.