On this date: the release of Magic, guest appearances with U2 and Eddie Vedder, and a spectacular night with Elvis Costello. More highlights inside.
Tag: Ghost of Tom Joad Tour
On this date: Bruce’s legendary 50th birthday show, the debut of a hastily-penned song for a Michigan crowd, and more.
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 debuts his cover of “Sociedade Alternativa,” the first E Street Band performance of “Souls of the Departed,” a tour one-off of “My Father’s House,” and more.
On this date: A performance by the Castiles that would be officially released almost 50 years later, Bruce uploads a new, under-the-radar cover, and the one and only performance to date of “Let’s Be Friends (Skin to Skin).” Lots more highlights inside.
On this date: the strange circumstances behind the first ever performance of “Dancing in the Dark,” the wrap-up of the Ghost of Tom Joad Tour, and more.
Christmas in May, the first E Street Band “Red Headed Woman” and a full video document of a Wrecking Ball show lead the highlights for this date in Springsteen history.
Bruce serenades and conducts a sing-along from an Italian balcony, Joe Grushecky joins Bruce for a wildly unpredictable show in Pittsburgh, and more.
Too many highlights to list: the first cut of “Born to Run,” the first “Meeting Across the River” in 20 years, and more. Plus: the debut of Bruce Springsteen and the Hot Mammas (really).
Bruce records the videos for “Vigilante Man” and “I Ain’t Got No Home,” but the real highlights for this date are the only known Darkness-era performances of three tracks from The Promise.