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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.
Bruce is officially a Broadway star when his show opens at long last. Plus: Bruce plays in Brazil for the first time and is inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. More highlights inside.
On this date: Bruce plays “Two Hearts” for the first time, and the E Street Band tackles “Kitty’s Back” for the first time in 24 years. Plus: Bruce plays an Obama campaign rally and more.
Suki Lahav and “She’s the One” make their debut on the same night, the Rising Tour wraps up, and Bruce kicks off a mini-tour with Barack Obama. Much more inside.
The original River Tour kicks off with a Bob Seger duet, Bruce releases an American Land Edition of his Seeger Sessions album, and Springsteen on Broadway makes its debut. Many, many more highlights inside.
“Wrecking Ball” (the song) debuted on this date. Plus: Bruce films Black & White Night with Roy Orbison, joins Bryan Adams at the Invictus Games, makes his first and only appearance in India, and more.
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.
On this date: Bruce and Paul McCartney learn what happens when you break curfew at Hyde Park.
Happy birthday, Born in the U.S.A.! Celebrate by watching some historic footage from the Newcastle ’85 performance (and the hilarious British music critics’ reviewing it); then listen to the world premieres of “American Skin (41 Shots)” and “Further On (Up the Road).”
Bruce serenades and conducts a sing-along from an Italian balcony, Joe Grushecky joins Bruce for a wildly unpredictable show in Pittsburgh, and more.