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Bruce Springsteen has appeared for a surprise performance at a New Jersey festival.
“The Boss” took a break from “Springsteen on Broadway” and performed with the band Social Distortion at the inaugural Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park on Sunday.
He played three songs – “Bad Luck,” “Misery Loves Company” and “Ring of Fire” – in front of several thousand festival attendees.
The festival was founded by Danny Clinch, a New Jersey native who has photographed Springsteen, and event promoter Tim Donnelly.
More than 20 bands took the stage over the weekend, including Jack Johnson, Blondie and the Original Wailers. The festival also included an
Serena Williams sings, goes topless for breast cancer video
Tennis great Serena Williams goes topless and sings “I Touch Myself” in a video to promote breast cancer awareness month.
Williams wrote in an Instagram post that the video took her out of her “comfort zone.” But she said she wanted to do it because early detection saves so many lives.
The video is part of the I Touch Myself Project, which is dedicated to Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett. The 53year-old Australian died after a long battle with breast cancer in 2013.
Williams said Amphlett “gave us her hit song to remind women to put their health first.”