On this date: Bruce debuts “Meeting Across the River,” the Lawsuit Tour kicks off, River Tour rehearsals are filmed, and more.
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This date in Springsteen history is full of notable events: from the famous MTV “Plugged” show to the infamous “ex-girlfriend’ show, from the very first “A Love So Fine” to the start of the talk show circuit for Bruce’s autobiography–all this and much more from this date.
Max and Roy make their E Street Band debut, Bruce debuts a brand new song in Providence, and a legendary show in Passaic.
Bruce plays Wrigley Field for the first time, and in Philadelphia he sets the unbroken record for his longest American show. Plus: the E Street Band plays a gig without Bruce, and more.
On this date in Springsteen history: Bruce plays Fenway Park and New Orleans for the first time, Boz Scaggs and Peter Wolf make guest appearances with the E Street Band, the release of Chimes of Freedom, and more. Audio and video inside.
A guest appearance on stage with The Pretenders and on record with Joe Grushecky lead today’s highlights, along with a stunner of a rainout make-up show in Virginia Beach.
First meetings with Clarence, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt; guest appearances with Sting, Jackson, Southside, and The Wallflowers; and a new album from Patti.
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.