Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: April 26th, 2014 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood

While the energy in the PNC Arena forty-eight hours earlier was exceptional, the quality of setlist delivered by Springsteen and the E Street Band in Raleigh was far below the bar that's been raised during their High Hopes Tour, ultimately making it an outlier on an otherwise outstanding U.S. leg. The pressure wasn't exactly on …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: April 24th, 2014 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena

Last time out in Pittsburgh I pondered Springsteen and the E Street Band taking it easier in their encore, considering the outstanding two hours that had preceded it, and how it would have been completely understandable had they done so. Of course, that wasn't the case, but following on from that amazing night inside the …

E Street Review: Bruce Springsteen and the 2021 Woody Guthrie Award

Last night Bruce Springsteen was honoured as the 2021 recipient of the Woody Guthrie Award, presented by Guthrie's daughter, Nora, who claimed this award recognises those who "listen and represent the peoples often quiet voices that you as an artist are privy to hear." With that being the description, it's really unsurprising that Springsteen was …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: April 22nd, 2014 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center

Following on from a thrilling night in Charlotte, Springsteen and the E Street Band maintain their stride with a rousing night in Pittsburgh. In the past I've mentioned that this is a show so good that it could be considered one of the High Hopes Tour's best, and considering how revisiting many nights up to …

New from the Springsteen archive: December 13th, 1992 – Boston, MA – Boston Garden

It's now just a little over two years since the last release from Springsteen's 1992-93 World Tour, and it appears Nugs have given us a good one. The last release, July 25th, 1992, highlighted the under-appreciated quality of Bruce's new touring band - something that may have been overlooked a year earlier on June 24th, …