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At the conclusion of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band‘s November 19th show in Boston, the musicians bid an emotional onstage farewell to one of their own: keyboardist Danny Federici,
who will be taking a leave of absence from the tour to receive treatment for melanoma. “Danny is one of the pillars of our sound,” Springsteen said in a statement the next day, as the band
prepared to launch the European leg of the Magic tour. “We all eagerly await his healthy and speedy return.” Charlie Giordano, who played keyboard for Springsteen on the 2006 _Seeger
Sessions_ album and tour, will substitute for Federici, who began playing with Springsteen in Asbury Park, New Jersey, in the late Sixties. During the Boston show, the band gave Federici the
spotlight on “Kitty’s Back” and “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy).” Also included were “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” and “The E Street Shuffle,” two of Springsteen’s tributes to his backing
band’s brotherhood. Federici, Springsteen noted in his statement, “has played beside me as a great friend for more than forty years.” Live footage from the E Street Band’s emotional farewell
to Federici two nights ago, along with the band’s 2008 tour itinerary, is below. TRENDING STORIES BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND 2008 TOUR DATES February 28 – Hartford, CT – HCC
Arena March 2 – Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre March 3 – Hamilton, Ontario – Copps Coliseum March 6 – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena March 7 – Buffalo, NY – HSBC Arena March 10 –
Hempstead, NY – Nassau Coliseum March 14 – Omaha, NE – Quest Center March 16 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Center March 17 – Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center March 20 – Indianapolis, IN – Canseco
Center March 22 – Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena March 24 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center March 28 – Portland, OR – The Rose Garden March 29 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena March 31 –
Vancouver, British Columbia – GM Place April 4 – Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena April 5 – San Jose, CA – HPPavillion at San Jose April 7, 8 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center April 13 – Dallas, TX –
TBA April 14 – Houston, TX – TBA April 18 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Bank Atlantic Center April 19 – Orlando, FL – Amway Arena April 21 – Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum April 25 – Atlanta, GA –
Philips Arena April 27 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Bobcat Arena April 28 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum April 30 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena