When Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour stopped in Atlanta at the end of September 1978, they’d already made great strides in shaping their live legacy. Thanks to radio broadcasts of shows in West Hollywood, Cleveland and Passaic (all previously released in the Live Archive Series) and … Continue reading New from the Springsteen archive: October 1st, 1978 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
A week of hustle and bustle for Springsteen fans who have gone through the anxiety-inducing process of acquiring tickets for the 2023 World Tour's announced European concerts ends with something that may have slipped to the back of the mind amidst all of the pre-sales, queues, successes and failures: a Live Archive Series release. Yes, … Continue reading New from the Springsteen archive: June 4th, 1981 – London, UK – Wembley Arena
When The River skyrocketed to number one on its release in October 1980, Bruce Springsteen achieved his goal of a number one record, and perhaps more importantly, found himself truly validated by audiences, young and old, around the world. Respected prior to the album's release for his live reputation and his ability to communicate with … Continue reading Retro E Street Review: August 20th, 1981 – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena – A Night For The Vietnam Veteran
"Are you ready for the final moments? Are you ready for the last time? Are you ready to step out, out in the street?!" As his lawsuit with Mike Appel raged on, in early 1977 Bruce Springsteen's aptly titled Lawsuit Tour was coming to an end. After thirty shows on this stage of his and … Continue reading Retro E Street Review: March 25th, 1977 – Boston, MA – Boston Music Hall
With his third album, Born to Run, set to be released on August 25th, Bruce Springsteen's agent and Columbia Records saw fit to raise excitement, as well as help promote Bruce to a wider audience, with ten shows across five days and nights in New York's The Bottom Line. Playing one show in the afternoon … Continue reading Retro E Street Review: August 15th, 1975 – New York, NY – The Bottom Line
Twenty-one nights later, Springsteen and the E Street Band made their final stop in Australia on their 2014 tour: Brisbane. Usually, these finales mean that Springsteen and the E Street Band (or whichever band he's performing with) will be playing looser shows, with a range of surprises being brought out to result in wild, eventful … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: February 26th, 2014 – Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Entertainment Center
In my previous E Street Review I talked about the only High Hopes Tour show that was never released. Before getting back to Springsteen's 2014 tour in the coming weeks, I wanted to write about a concert from another tour that's notable for its unreleased shows.While it remains a Bruce Inc. decision to leave February … Continue reading Retro E Street Review: June 28th, 2003 – Milan, IT – San Siro
After multiple night stands and over six hours to make an impact in the five cities they've visited, on February 19th, 2014, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band were given their toughest tour task yet: Do it in just one night. Yes, Sydney is the first of two instances on this Australian leg where … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: February 19th, 2014 – Sydney, AUS – Allphones Arena
December is always an exciting month in the Springsteen Archive Series, and thankfully, this year isn't any different. The First Friday schedule continues its revival, and the sixty-first unique concert released in the project is taking us on a long anticipated trip back to 1975. It was December 2018 when we last visited this year … Continue reading New from the Springsteen archive: November 24th, 1975 – London, UK – Hammersmith Odeon
It's known by diehards as Springsteen's Pièce De Résistance. It's his most renowned bootleg, the show that immediately came to people's minds when the Archive Series was announced. If you wanted to understand why fans talk wistfully of '78 and the Darkness Tour, this is why. Broadcast on ten radio stations across the United States, such as WNEW-FM … Continue reading New from the Springsteen archive: September 19th, 1978 – Passaic, NJ – Capitol Theatre
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