JERSEY SHORE – In New Jersey, you never know which celebrity you’ll spot — and that was definitely the case in Ocean Grove over the weekend.
Bruce Springsteen was heading into rehearsal with the E Street Band on Saturday, March 21 at the Ocean Grove Youth Temple when fans noticed something pretty cool: Jon Bon Jovi was behind the wheel.
That’s right — Bon Jovi drove Springsteen to rehearsal as the band continued getting ready for its upcoming Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, which kicks off March 31 in Minneapolis.
Springsteen and the band had already been rehearsing in Ocean Grove on Thursday and Friday, but Saturday’s arrival added a little extra Jersey Shore star power.
Stan Goldstein, an Ocean Grove resident and co-author of “Rock & Roll Tour of the Jersey Shore,” said the scene was mostly quiet the first couple of days. But with nicer weather on Saturday, more people were out and able to hear some of the private rehearsal from outside.
Goldstein said Springsteen drove himself the first two days. But on Saturday, a sharp blue car pulled up, people started looking a little closer, and that’s when they realized Bon Jovi was the driver.
He said nearly the entire group took part in rehearsal, including the choir and horn section, although Patti Scialfa and Tom Morello were not there.
The band is rehearsing ahead of its No Kings-themed Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour.
