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Kingdom of Days

Kingdom of Days: November 9

Posted on November 9, 2025October 12, 2025 by Ken

“Santa Ana” returns after more than three decades away, Nils steals the stage at a Seeger Sessions show in Birmingham, and Bruce debuts a brand new song: “Yankees Win.”

Kingdom of Days

Kingdom of Days: August 28

Posted on August 28, 2025August 23, 2025 by Ken

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.

Kingdom of Days

Kingdom of Days: July 30

Posted on July 30, 2025July 17, 2025 by Ken

On this date: Bruce releases The Rising, his first E Street Band album in 18 years. Watch the day’s festivities inside. Plus: the premiere of “All the Way Home” in 1992, reggae versions of “Born in the U.S.A.” and “My Hometown,” and more.

Kingdom of Days

Kingdom of Days: July 6

Posted on July 6, 2025June 28, 2025 by Ken

Bruce wraps up one Wembley stand, kicks off another, records performances for Live 1975-85, and more. Plus: Listen to a 1984 soundcheck that includes a never-played “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.”

Kingdom of Days

Kingdom of Days: July 4

Posted on July 4, 2025June 28, 2025 by Ken

Several great shows on this date in Springsteen history, but the chief highlight is a loose, funny 1978 radio interview Bruce gave on his day off. Check it out inside.

Roll of the Dice

Roll of the Dice: Independence Day

Posted on March 14, 2022January 3, 2023 by Ken

Bruce’s Darkness and River albums are bridged by this stealthy and extraordinarily empathetic love song.

Where the Band Was

Where the Band Was: East Rutherford, August 23, 2016

Posted on August 23, 2018December 28, 2022 by Ken

The River Tour begins its morph into the “Autobiography Tour” as the ten-show victory lap kicks off in East Rutherford.

Where the Band Was

Where the Band Was: Los Angeles, March 17, 2016

Posted on March 17, 2018December 27, 2022 by Ken

The first second night of the 2016 tour featured St. Patrick Day surprises and an extended ESB family reunion.

Roll of the Dice

Walk Like a Man

Posted on January 6, 1987December 1, 2025 by Ken

“Walk Like a Man” is the conclusion to Bruce’s “Daddy Trilogy,” an underplayed and under-recognized masterpiece of songwriting.

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