E Street Review: Bruce Springsteen’s Busy November (Vol. 1)

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 …

New from the Springsteen archive: October 1st, 1978 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre

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 …

New from the Springsteen archive: July 1st, 1978 – Berkeley, CA – Berkeley Community Theatre

It's been a long six weeks for fans of Bruce Springsteen's Live Archive Series, with a dreaded delay leaving us having to rely on Boston 1992 (and the sixty-six concerts unearthed prior) a little while longer as Nugs and Bruce Inc. got to work on number sixty-eight, and all of the hassle its mixing and …

New from the Springsteen archive: September 30th, 1978 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre

When the First Friday era of the Archive Series came to an end last month, it left many fans curious about when the 59th show to be unearthed from the vault would see the light of day. Given that Springsteen's twentieth studio album, Letter To You, is going to be released on October 23rd and …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: January 29th, 2014 – Cape Town, SA – Bellville Velodrome

Following the fourteen premieres and emotional intensity of night two, you couldn't be blamed for thinking Springsteen and The E Street would take it easy on this final night inside the Bellville Velodrome. It's a tough act to top, so that probably explains why Cape Town were only treated to sixteen tour premieres on this …

Previously from the Springsteen archive: August 9th, 1978 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora

"Round for round, pound for pound, there ain't no finer band around." With every new concert unearthed from the Archive Series, an older release gets pushed to the back of the line. Obvious reasons for this include the freshness and unfamiliarity of a newer gig, but one factor in particular is the always improving audio quality …

The Definitive Version of Every Song from Springsteen’s Archive Series: Part 9

You might have realised by now if you’ve read any of my previous posts on live releases from Springsteen’s Archive Series and elsewhere, but there’s a large number of stunning song performances available for every fan to hear. The frightening, and fantastic, thing, however, is that there’s so many more great covers to hear that …

New from the Springsteen archive: May 4th, 2009 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

So if you've been out of the loop and were wondering, no I didn't decide to take January off from reviewing Springsteen's Live Downloads. After the Winterland double in late December it was decided by the powers that be to give us listeners some time to process just how momentous the release of those two shows …

Springsteen’s Archive Series: The possibilities for 2020 (and the Series’ Top 10 songs of 2019)

This time last year I was saying how 2018 set the gold standard for the Archive Series, and that it was going to be thrilling to see if it would be bested over the course of the next twelve months. Now, with all things considered, I think it can be said that 2019 and its …

Previously from the Springsteen archive: July 3rd, 1988 – Stockholm, SE – Stockholms Stadion

After reviewing the final show of the Reunion Tour, I now feel inclined to talk a bit more about my other 10/10 Archive Series release, another of my favourites and most played: The famed Stockholm radio broadcast, complete with the additional two hours presented in the same quality as that of the opening set fans …