The Gaslight Anthem Support Bruce Springsteen @ Hard Rock Calling

• 16th Feb 2009

One of the best bands you will hear in 2009, The Gaslight Anthem, have the honour of supporting ‘The Boss’ at this year’s Hard Rock Calling event in London’s Hyde Park on June 28th.

The band, who are currently on a sold out headline tour of Europe, couldn’t be more excited. Singer Brian Fallon says: “Obviously it's been a dream of mine to play with Bruce and the E Street Band. It's truly an honour, and on top of that for it to be in London, one of my favourite cities anywhere, it's a dream. Plus, it's two Jersey shore locals playing some rock and roll.”

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 13th February.

Ticket Price – £45 + Booking Fee

Box Office Number – 0844 847 2502 (24 hours)

In other Gaslight Anthem news, the bands latest single off their critically acclaimed sophomore album, ‘THE ’59 SOUND” – ‘Great Expectations’ is released on SideOneDummy records on March 16th.

Hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey, the band’s anthemic tales of life, loss, family, heartbreak and youth have captured the imagination and hearts of fans and media everywhere. THE ’59 SOUND is being hailed as one of the albums of the year, with Kerrang! putting the band on the cover before ever having written a word about them, NME calling THE ’59 SOUND “one of the best albums of 2008” and other immensely positive press coming from the likes of Q Magazine, Rock Sound, Big Cheese, Classic Rock, Clash and The Sun as well as from influential American magazines Rolling Stone, SPIN and Alternative Press. Numerous spins on Radio One, Xfm and 6Music have contributed to this band’s meteoric and well-deserved success, and special BBC Radio One (with Zane Lowe) and XFM in-studio sessions just aired recently.

Having just stormed the UK with their electrifying live show, be sure not to miss this incredible band when they hit Hyde Park this summer!