Bruce Springsteen has announced via his website that when he and his E Street Band set up shop this coming weekend at Madsion Square Garden, they’ll be playing two more albums in their entirety:  1973’s The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle on Saturday the 7th, and 1980’s epic The River on Sunday the 8th. The Boss has been revisiting full albums an event this tour, having already performed Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, and Born in the USA cover to cover. If anyone has an extra ticket to Sunday’s show, please feel free to leave your contact info in the comments section. We pay in beer and hugs.

According to Billboard, Springsteen fans may have to wait a while to see the Boss and his E-Street Band after their current North American tour wraps up this November. Springsteen told European press members earlier this year that his next project will not include E-Street Band Members, leading some to begin suspecting that this year may be the band’s last together. Guitarist Steve Van Zandt insists this has always been the case: “You never know, do ya? It could be the last show, could be the last tour. You never know. We do every show like it’s our last show, anyway. But don’t wait around; if you’re waiting to come see us, come now. This is a good time to see us.” Pretty sure there’s never a bad time to see these dudes, but if you’re worried, remember that they’ve got plenty of dates to go, including the five final shows at Giants Stadium and two nights (Chicago & Nashville) dedicated solely to the beauty that is Born to Run. You still have time.

Fasten your seat belts, Chicago: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform Born to Run, arguably the most epic, anthem-packed Springsteen album ever, in its entirety at United Center on September 20. Yes, minds and eardrums will be blown at what promises to be an event of tremendous proportions. It is rumored that Bruce and the Band will play other similarly-themed, full-album events in the fall, specifically during the band’s five-night stand at New York’s Giants Stadium in September and October (one album every night). Those remain nothing more than rumors, but the prospect of such an epic event is certainly exciting.

On October 29 and 30 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a veritable cornucopia of rock royalty will descend for a two night concert series celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Over the course of the two-night stand, members of the Hall of Fame will perform onstage with guests, effectively documenting the evolution of various musical styles. Crosby, Stills and Nash will perform with California-based artists, Metallica will headline the hard rock portion of the concerts, and Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin will perform with Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra as part of a soul revue.

Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, U2, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, and Simon and Garfunkel are also expected to perform in what the event’s executive producer and Rolling Stone founder, Jann Wenner, calls “a celebration of the artists and their music.” Joel Gallen, the induction ceremonies’ producers, will direct the shows, with a highlight version scheduled to be aired on HBO. Proceeds go to establishing an endowment for the Hall of Fame; AMEX cardholders will be able to purchase tickets today, while sales open to the general public on August 3.

To further commemorate the Hall of Fame’s anniversary, a book, titled The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The First 25 Years will be released via Collins Design in September. A nine-disc DVD collection will be released in August by Time Life, featuring highlights from past induction ceremonies and rare footage. (via RS)

The Boss is slated to put the E Street hammer down on the UK’s Glastonbury festival tomorrow night and many in England are apparently wondering how they managed to get him there. We’d venture to say it probably involved a check with many zeros on it, but the Guardian posits that his willingness to appear may have been bolstered by some old-fashioned flattery courtesy of fellow Telecaster player and all ’round badass Joe Strummer.