Bruce: On TV in Europe only

From the Official Springsteen mailing list:

“FOR EUROPEAN BRUCE FANS – “A Night With Bruce Springsteen”

MTV NETWORKS EUROPE PRESENTS

‘A NIGHT WITH BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

AND THE E STREET BAND’

London, October 7th, 2002: MTV Networks Europe is to present ‘A Night With Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band’ – a unique live concert with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to be aired live across MTV Networks Europe and VH-1 UK on 16 October 2002, it was announced today.

Set to air to over 127 million homes across MTV’s ten feeds in Europe and VH1 UK, the unprecedented musical event, ‘A Night With Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band’ will comprise a cross-channel ‘live to air’, commercial-free concert from Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, with an exclusive one hour backstage ‘Countdown To Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band’ prior to the concert.”

What the heck is going on here? Don’t we American fanatics deserve to see this show too? There’s never been a real backstage show from Bruce on American TV. One can only hope they’ll figure it out quickly and broadcast it here too, live or not.