After a strong start to their 2024 World Tour in Phoenix, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band headed to the T-Mobile Arena for a show that hadn’t been rescheduled from fall 2023, and what was a first appearance in Las Vegas since 2002. Safe to say, there was a similar amount of excitement from … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: March 22nd, 2024 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Six months after a “motherf*cker of a bellyache!” (as Bruce described it - everything crossed for a happy and healthy 2024!) brought their 2023 International Tour to an abrupt end, Springsteen and the E Street Band made their return to the road last Tuesday as the 2024 World Tour kicked off in Phoenix. A show … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: March 19th, 2024 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
December 2017 saw the release of Bob Clearmountain’s measuring stick mix of September 20th; September 2019 saw the rating scale-breaking release of the Pièce De Résistance, September 19th; and now in March 2024 the 1978 Passaic trilogy is complete. Having had those two shows on rotation for the last several years, it can be safely … Continue reading New from the Springsteen archive: September 21st, 1978 – Passaic, NJ – Capitol Theatre
For all of its blessings, with the Live Archive Series there is a small matter of concern, especially the longer it goes on. Although Bruce Springsteen’s live legacy will be remembered as one of surprises, excitement and unpredictability - as January’s release of July 24th, 2013 in Cardiff very nicely showcased - there have been … Continue reading New from the Springsteen archive: September 25th, 1996 – Akron, OH – E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall
Twenty-four hours before they played Leeds and Bruce Springsteen gave the First Direct Arena his blessing with an essential 2013 performance, he and the E Street Band rolled into Cardiff for their second show ever in Wales - following a fondly remembered outing in 2008. Now, thanks to the Archive Series, we’re one step closer … Continue reading New from the Springsteen archive: July 23rd, 2013 – Cardiff, UK – Millennium Stadium
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