New for 2024: Review for 2016; new entry for 2023
1973: Night four of five for Bruce at The Quiet Knight in Chicago opening for the Persuasions.
1985: Bruce and the E Street Band wrap the first leg of the Born in the U.S.A. Tour at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. The show is captured by a fan on video, and you can watch it below.
1986: Bruce wins three American Music Awards: Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album (for Born in the U.S.A.), and Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist. He’s not in attendance though, so his awards are accepted on his behalf by…
1994: Bruce debuts “Streets of Philadelphia” at the Commitment to Life AIDS benefit in Los Angeles.
1997: Bruce takes his solo tour to Tokyo, playing the first of four shows at the International Forum. Before the show, he appears on local news for a somewhat awkward (due to the need for asynchronous translation) interview.
2009: Working on a Dream, Bruce’s sixteenth studio album, is released.
2016: The River Tour (2016 Edition) moves on to Madison Square Garden, where “Candy’s Room” makes its tour premiere.
2017: Night 3 in Perth features the first and only performance of “Drive All Night” in Australia to date.
2018: Springsteen on Broadway continues its theatrical run at the Walter Kerr Theater in New York City. David Crosby is in attendance tonight.
2023: Bruce takes a break from rehearsing for his upcoming world tour and stops by the Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University.