Kingdom of Days: October 31

New for 2023: New entry for 2022

1971: The Bruce Springsteen Band plays a Halloween show at the National Guard Armory in Long Branch, New Jersey. The band will scale down following this show, losing members Delores Holmes, Francine Daniels and Bobby Feigenbaum.

1973: Bruce and the band headline two shows on their last of three nights at The Main Point, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

1975: Bruce and the boys play a marathon show (two and a half hours) at the Paramount Theater in Oakland on the Born to Run Tour.

1980: A special Halloween show at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, with Bruce entering the stage in a coffin chased by ghosts and opening the show with a one-off of “Haunted House.” Special moments abound in this show: the live debut of “The Price You Pay” (in an acoustic arrangement, no less), the premiere of “Out of Limits” and the tour premiere of “Growin’ Up.”

1984: Back at the Los Angeles Sports Arena for another Halloween show, Bruce opens the show with the tour premiere of “High School Confidential” and plays a gorgeous, moving “My Father’s House.”

1987: Forbes Magazine lists Bruce as the third highest-earning American entertainer at $56 million. That night, Bruce and the E Street Band (minus Nils and Clarence) play at McLoone’s Rum Runner in Sea Bright, where they play “Brilliant Disguise,” “Tougher Than the Rest,” “Two Faces” and an acoustic “Born to Run” for the very first time.

1992: Bruce and his new touring band bring World Tour 1992 to the Target Center in Minneapolis for a Halloween show, where Bruce celebrates by opening with an unusual arrangement of “Spirit in the Night.” Earlier in the day, Bruce goes shopping at Bloomingdale’s.

2008: Bruce releases a new song on his website: “A Night with the Jersey Devil.”

2012: Four years to the day after its release, Bruce performs “A Night With the Jersey Devil” for the very first time, opening his Wrecking Ball show with it in Rochester. Lucky fans get another live debut as well–a cover of “Monster Mash” to observe the occasion.

2017: Springsteen on Broadway continues its theatrical run at the Walter Kerr Theater in New York City.

2018: Springsteen on Broadway continues its theatrical run at the Walter Kerr Theater in New York City.

2022: Bruce joins Howard Stern for a long, insightful interview at SiriusXM Studio in New York City. The interview is broadcast live and is filmed for future video release.