Unheard of Collaborations On Tour

Country Music and Hip Hop have always done it. Looks like the world of Rock has taken a liking to the old motto: Leave your ego at the door. Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana fame got together a few weeks back and now seems to be a running theme as two shocking collaborations have been blended into the final mix.

Bob Seger and Kid Rock will appear on the same ticket Classic Rock Magazine reports the Detroit based pair will do two shows in March. The rockers have been friends since 2000. Kid Rock was on hand to induct Seger into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and he also made a guest appearance on his 2006 ‘Face the Promise’ album. Seger returned the favor by playing piano on ‘Collide,’ Kid Rock’s duet with Sheryl Crow. They’re both from Michigan and share an interest in classic cars, and Seger and his Silver Bullet Band often rehearse at Kid Rock’s rehearsal space. The friends have been talking about doing shows together for years, and it turned out they were able to make two dates of their respective spring tours coincide. Seger and the Silver Bullet Band will perform with Kid Rock and the Twisted Brown Trucker Band in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. on March 15, and again in Fargo, ND on March 16. Seger has also been working on a new album, and he recently admitted that his ‘Rock & Roll Never Forgets‘ tour could comprise the final shows of his career. Tickets for the Bob Seger / Kid Rock dates go on sale January 26th at 10 AM. Bob Seger and Kid Rock fan club members will have early access to tickets. Visit www.bobseger.com and www.kidrock.com for more information.

And now there's word of Bruce Springsteen having to be without Steven Van Zandt for a few this summer. Little Steven's a busy man outside the ranks of E Street which has forced him to live up to previous commitments. Who did the Boss run with? Springsteen announced that Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine will take over for Van Zandt when Springsteen tours Australia in March. Morello appeared on two tracks on Springsteen’s ‘Wrecking Ball’ album and has sat in with the E Street Band on many occasions over the past five years, including an appearance on NBC’s ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon‘ and two nights at Wrigley Field in Morello’s hometown of Chicago. Morello will also honor Springsteen at the 2013 MusiCares benefit next month. The lineup also includes Sting, Jackson Browne and gospel/soul legend Mavis Staples. Van Zandt will be in Norway filming the second season of ‘Lillyhammer,’ in which he stars as an American mobster living in Norway. He will re-join the E Street Band when the band begins its European tour on April 29 in – not coincidentally – Oslo. This will mark the second time Van Zandt has left the E Street Band since joining in 1975. In 1984, he quit during the recording of ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ for a solo career and was replaced by Nils Lofgren. Van Zandt rejoined the band when Springsteen re-formed the group in 1995 for the recording of new songs for the ‘Greatest Hits’ compilation.