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It’s a big music video day for Bruce: in Berlin, he teams up with Wolfgang Niedecken for a new “Hungry Heart” video, in Sheffield he shoots the official “Spare Parts” video, and on the Internet, he releases the short film, “Hunter of Invisible Game.”
London Calling: Live in Hyde Park is filmed on this date, as is Bruce’s video for “Dancing in the Dark.” Plus: a stormy night in Milan on the Rising Tour, a 1993 bar gig and more.
The legendary final stand of the Reunion Tour kicks off at Madison Square Garden, and Bruce joins Jackson Browne at the Rally for Disarmament. More highlights from this date in Springsteen history inside.
The live debut of “Iceman,” the looooong-awaited return of “Prove It ’78,” and an epic final High Hopes stand lead the highlights from this date in Springsteen history.
Two interviews and guest-stars galore: Rosanne Cash, John Cafferty, Wolfgang Niedecken, and Tom Morello all share the stage with Bruce on this date.
On this date: Bruce joins Paul Simon and an all-star line-up to combat homelessness, the E Street Band plays the entire Darkness album to an empty theater, and more.
Bruce makes his first public appearance after Election Day 2004, Hall and Oates opens for Bruce, and more.
Watch Bruce join his friend Wolfgang Niedecken at a Berlin club for a loose, raucous cover of one of The Rolling Stones’ most popular songs.
From Bruce’s pre-E Street Days to just pre-pandemic, “Down the Road Apiece” has always been an epic, crowd-pleasing jam. Let’s watch and listen to some of the best inside.
The backstory is odd, but the performance is terrific: watch Bruce and Wolfgang Niedecken deliver a bilingual cover of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” in a German cafe in 1995.