On this date: Bruce announces the reunion of the E Street Band! Plus: Watch Bruce improv a new “song” when nature calls during a show, catch two holiday shows, and more.
Tag: I’m a Rocker
On this date: the first full-band “Devils & Dust,” a one-time-only soundcheck of “Apache,” and a bungled “State Trooper.” More highlights inside.
Bruce broke up the band on this date in 1989, but there are plenty of happy highlights too: the first-ever performances of “Drive All Night” and “Hungry Heart,” an adorable tape-recorded message to local schoolchildren, the premiere of Legends of Springsteen, Charlie’s first E Street appearance, and more.
On this date: Bruce and the E Street Band open the MTV Video Music Awards, play a one-time-only cover of “(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle” and more.
On this date: Bruce and the Sessions Band stop by Late Night with Conan O’Brien, the first “Fade Away” in almost a quarter-century, and more.
Today’s public service: a Guide to “I”m a Rocker” for Millennials and Generation Z. (It’s all about 1966.)
Three years ago today: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band launch an eight-month tour that starts with a full-album performance of the The River and would end with a career-spanning marathon retrospective.
A short but sizzling show kicks off the Pacific Northwest swing of the River (2016) Tour.