New for 2023: Audio for 1975; video for 2013
1969: Child plays their last of six consecutive nights at the Pandemonium in Wanamassa, New Jersey. On this night, however, the band isn’t the center of attention: during Bruce’s performance, Neil Armstrong lands and walks on the moon. That’s tough for anyone to compete with, and the band takes issue with the distracting televisions placed around the club. They won’t play this club again.
1973: Bruce and the E Street band play their third of six consecutive two-shows-nightly gigs at Max’s Kansas City in New York, with the Wailers as the opening act.
1975: A red-letter (and red-eyed) day for Bruce and the E Street Band: after a marathon nineteen-hour rehearsal that ends at 3am, the band races to the Palace Theater in Providence, Rhode Island, for the opening night of the Born to Run Tour and Steven Van Zandt’s debut as a member of the E Street Band.
1999: The opening stand of the Reunion Tour’s U.S. leg continues with Night Three at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford.
2005: Bruce brings his solo acoustic tour to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he tour premieres “All That Heaven Will Allow” and “Nothing Man,” both on electric piano.
2008: Bruce and the E Street Band play their last European Magic show, at Camp Nou in Barcelona, tour premiering “I’m Goin’ Down” (the first time that song has ever been played in Europe).
2011: Bruce takes Evan to see U2 at the New Meadowlands Stadium, where Bono pays tribute to Clarence and outros from “Moment of Surrender” into “Jungleland.”
2013: Bruce tour debuts “Nebraska” (as the fourth song in a Nebraska mini-set) and “Fade Away” when the Wrecking Ball Tour stops at King’s Hall in Belfast. Early fans get an extra treat: short but remarkable pre-show featuring a rare outing for “Maria’s Bed.”
2016: The revived River Tour moves on to Horsens, Denmark, where Bruce opens with a tour premiere of “Dream Baby Dream” in memory of songwriter Alan Vega, who died four days prior. Other tour premieres include “You Never Can Tell,” “Frankie” and “Follow That Dream.”
2018: Springsteen on Broadway continues its theatrical run at the Walter Kerr Theater in New York City.
Wow–the person who shot those 5 videos from Belfast (7.20.13) did a good steady job of close-ups, including the three amazing pre-show captures of the rare “Surprise, Surprise”, “Maria’s Bed” and “In Dreams”. Thank you.
Was at Camp Nou Barcelona Espania night 2 Magic Tour 2008 / Also at Kings Hall Belfast Northern Ireland u k Wrecking Ball Tour 2013