Rare River Tour (the original one) video, an all-star one-night-only tribute to the Upstage, and the first public warm-up for the Devils & Dust Tour lead the highlights from this day in Bruce history.
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On this date: the E Street Band premiere of “Brothers Under the Bridge,” an early version of “Devils & Dust,” and pro-shot Verona footage from 1993.
On this date: The Reunion Tour finally kicks off, Bruce works out a new song called “Devils & Dust” at a 2003 soundcheck, and the E Street Band plays a surprise concert at Colgate University. More highlights and great video inside.
Out of work during the pandemic, Bruce takes a side gig as a radio DJ. Plus: controversy ensues when Bruce cancels a Greensboro show in protest over discrimination in North Carolina,
News coverage and live footage from great shows from this date across the years.
On this date: Bruce debuts “Long Time Comin'” nine years before its album release, a star-studded show at the Roxy, Bruce and Billy Joel perform for Barack Obama, and more.
Bruce pays tribute to the late, great Warren Zevon in Toronto, Clarence appears on Late Night with David Letterman, and Gene Siskel reveals what he and Bruce have in common when it comes to movies. More highlights inside.
On this date: Bruce opens for another artist for the very last time, debuts a work-in-progress “The Promise,” wraps the Tunnel of Love Tour, and more.
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.