Kingdom of Days: July 27

New for 2023: Audio for 1988; video for 2008

1964: Cindy Mizelle, backing vocalist on “Shackled and Drawn,” “High Hopes,” “American Skin (41 Shots),” “Just Like Fire Would,” and “Heaven’s Wall” — and of course, throughout the entire Seeger Sessions, Working on a Dream, Wrecking Ball, and High Hopes tours — is born in Englewood, New Jersey.

1970: Bruce catches a gig by and jams with Funky Dusty and The Soul Broom (a side project of Steve, Garry, Southside, and Bobby Williams) at The Upstage in Asbury Park.

1973: Bruce and his band perform at the annual CBS Sales Convention at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Bruce is asked and scheduled to play for fifteen minutes, but he plays for 40 minutes instead, overstaying his welcome and failing to impress following the special effects-laden mini-set by Edgar Winter’s White Trash.

1974: Bruce and the E Street Band play two shows at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, netting them their biggest payday to date by far.

1976: Incensed at manager Mike Appel’s injunction preventing him from recording new material, Bruce sues Appel for fraud, breach of trust, and undue influence. Their legal battle is only just beginning.

1981: Bruce is sick, causing his scheduled River Tour show in Cincinnati to be postponed.

1984: The Born in the U.S.A. Tour returns to the U.S., starting with a show at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on a very rainy night. Listen in on the soundcheck of “Who’ll Stop the Rain” below.

1988: Bruce’s Tunnel of Love show in Oslo features the return of “Thunder Road,” not yet played on this tour. The opening songs are professionally shot and broadcast.

1989: Bruce joins The Fabulous Greaseband on stage at The Headliner in Neptune, New Jersey. Listen to “Long Tall Sally,” “Under the Boardwalk,” and “Sweet Little Sixteen” below.

1999: On Night Six of fifteen in the opening Meadowlands stand of the Reunion Tour’s U.S. leg, “Candy’s Room” makes its long-awaited return, absent from the set list for almost 15 years.

2003: Night Seven of ten at Giants Stadium on the Rising Tour has an unusual opening number: “Downbound Train.” Check out the rare IEM recording of “Meeting Across the River” below.

2008: Bruce kicks off the final leg of the Magic Tour with the first of three nights at Giants Stadium.

2012: Bruce and the band play their first of two spectacular shows in Gothenburg, featuring tour premieres of “Drive All Night” and “Girls in Their Summer Clothes.”

2013: Bruce and the E Street Band wrap up the European Wrecking Ball Tour with two shows in Nolan Park in Kilkenny, Ireland. On Night One, the festivities begin early, with Josh Ritter, Damien Dempsey, and Glen Hansard playing opening sets. After Bruce takes the stage to “This Little Light of Mine,” he follows with a long set that includes a full album performance of Born in the U.S.A., the tour premieres of “Shake” and “Sweet Soul Music” and a rare outing for “Stand On It.” Glen Hansard returns to the stage to perform “Drive All Night” with Bruce.

2018: Patti is absent, but Springsteen on Broadway continues its theatrical run at the Walter Kerr Theater in New York City nevertheless. Bruce plays his “B” set as a result, swapping in “Long Time Comin’” and “This Hard Land” for the customary duets. The show takes a two week hiatus after tonight.