The Wrecking Ball tour wraps, the No Nukes! shows kick off, and Bruce opens a telethon for a nation in desperate need of healing–all on this date. Plus: early birthday surprises!
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Max and Roy make their E Street Band debut, Bruce debuts a brand new song in Providence, and a legendary show in Passaic.
On this date: Bruce plays “Chimes of Freedom” for the first time, records a live performance for Clarence’s future album, has a chance encounter with a Boston street musician and more.
This date’s highlights are almost all New Jersey-based: from archival footage of The Doors at Convention Hall in ’68 (Bruce was there) to a Bruce-and-Steve reunion in ’85 to the closing night of the ten-night Giants Stadium stand in ’03.
Bruce headlines the Harley Davidson Festival in Milwaukee and blows minds with a setlist for the ages in New Jersey, but it’s his surprise appearance with Southside Johnny at The Agora in Cleveland that wins the date.
The full-band debut of “Soul Driver,” an “Independence Day” train wreck, the premiere of “Proud Mary” and “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee),” and more.
On this date: Bruce releases his third studio album, Born to Run. Plus: Little Steven fronts the E Street Band at a 2009 soundcheck, a memorable on-stage marriage proposal, and more.
On this date: Bruce makes a guest appearance with Levon Helm, Little Steven reunites with the E Street Band, and the original Miami Horns make their final appearance on an E Street stage.
Guest appearances galore on this date in history: Flo and Eddie, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, Marah’s Dave Bielanko, and more. Plus: the premiere of the modern arrangement of “Dancing in the Dark” and more.
Two legendary shows happened on this date: the 1981 Vietnam Veterans benefit and the closing show of the 1984 ten-night Meadowlands stand. Highlights from these and other great shows inside.