On this date: Soozie Tyrell joins the E Street family, and Evan James joins the Springsteen family. Plus: Bruce plays… an IPO party?
Author: Ken
On this date: the live debut of “You Got It,” the long awaited return of “Point Blank,” a Boss-guided tour of Asbury Park, and a stunner of a show in Leeds.
Don’t even know where to start today–treasures abound. Listen to a gorgeous Bruce Springsteen Band performance from ’71, the earliest known performance of “New York City Serenade,” watch a delightful Copenhagen street performance, and so very much more.
On this date: Bruce and Steve play an emotional tribute to the victims of the Norway attacks, Bruce makes surprise appearances with Southside Johnny and Joe Grushecky, and the feature documentary Springsteen & I is released to theaters worldwide.
Bruce performs “Factory” live for the first time, reunites with “Mad Dog” Vini Lopez at Giants Stadium, and more–all on this date in history.
On this date: Steven Van Zandt makes his E Street Band debut as the Born to Run tour gets underway. Plus: he may be the best at capturing a crowd’s attention, but even Bruce can’t compete with a moon landing.
No other highlight from this date can top our lead story: Bruce’s legendary East Berlin show in front of 300,000 energized, galvanized Germans.
Bruce makes a surprise “guest” appearance with Joe Grushecky (if 15 of 18 songs can be considered a guest appearance), Bruce teases an injured Jake, the Devils and Dust Tour set list busts open, and more.
On this date: Bruce and Joe Grushecky team up on stage for the first time, a rocking tribute to Clarence, the filming of Springsteen on Broadway, and more.
On this date: Bruce kicks off a magical show at Circus Maximus with “New York City Serenade” (complete with strings), plays a one-time-only cover of “Honky Tonk,” and makes surprise appearances at Jersey shore bar gigs. More highlights inside.