Two months after the 2023 International Tour came to a premature, peptic ulcer disease-caused end, Bruce Springsteen made a surprise return to the stage last night, appearing unannounced in the Lincoln Center for the seventeenth annual Stand Up For Heroes Benefit. With shows in North America, Canada and Europe now scheduled and their tickets selling … Continue reading E Street Review: Bruce Springsteen Stands Up For Heroes in New York City’s Lincoln Center – November 6th, 2023
After finishing off in Barcelona on April 30th, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band marched into Ireland, for a three-show run in Dublin’s RDS Arena. Reviews of those shows are coming soon on this blog (don’t worry if you’re waiting on them), but first I want to jump forward and talk about the show … Continue reading E Street Review: Live from the Paris La Défense Arena, May 13th, 2023, or: How I Saw Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band for the 2nd Time Ever
Following his appearances at the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony and the 16th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit, Bruce Springsteen carried on with what can best be described as a take-over of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, promoting his twenty-first studio LP, Only The Strong Survive with four song performances … Continue reading E Street Review: Bruce Springsteen’s Busy November (Vol. 2)
With his twenty-first studio album, Only The Strong Survive, released on November 11th and his 2023 International Tour with the E Street Band less than three months away, it’s a busy period for Bruce Springsteen who is blending promotional activity with more exciting appearances anywhere and everywhere. Since joining Howard Stern for a remarkable two … Continue reading E Street Review: Bruce Springsteen’s Busy November (Vol. 1)
“Soul music! Soul music is at the heart of what we do! Soul music is music of blood, sweat, the Earth, the heavens, regret, anger, joy, sex, love.” - Bruce Springsteen, 2012 From the moment Bruce Springsteen confirmed his and the E Street Band's 2023 International Tour, every fan began to wonder what they’ll actually … Continue reading New Album Review: Bruce Springsteen’s “Only The Strong Survive” (2022)
Just days after officially announcing the release of his upcoming soul covers album, Only The Strong Survive (available on all formats November 11th), and dropping its joyous first single, "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" - originally sang by Frank Wilson - Bruce Springsteen picked up where he left off after an active summer, … Continue reading E Street Review: Springsteen plays with The Killers in Madison Square Garden – October 1st, 2022
As Springsteen fans in Europe wait in excitement for their 2023 tour shows to arrive and fans in the UK and the U.S.A. eagerly anticipate the reveal of their tour dates, Bruce has spent the month of June exciting us all the more with a series of special appearances, turning up where we may, and … Continue reading E Street Review: Springsteen ready for the road – A breakdown of his guest appearances in June ’22
Despite the growing threat of Omnicron, Springsteen fans continue waiting for an official announcement of a 2022 world tour on a daily basis. We've been given more than enough hints that one is in the works, and based on the poster promoting a Deutsche Bank Park gig in Frankfurt on June 10th that (erroneously) popped … Continue reading E Street Review: Bruce Springsteen Rocks Town Hall – December 13th, 2021
In March 1979, the Three Mile Incident in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania led to huge concerns from the American public about the direction their country was heading in relation to nuclear usage, and those fearing the possibility of even greater catastrophes sought to have their voices heard by the men and women at the top. Four … Continue reading Film Review: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (2021)
On December 24th, 2018, No Nukes 1979 was released as the Christmas bonus in Bruce Springsteen's Live Archive Series, and while it didn't bring about the same level of excitement that other releases in the Series have, it successfully served fans with an opportunity to experience Bruce and the E Street Band at a midpoint … Continue reading New Album Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (2021)
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