Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: June 11th, 2023 – Landgraaf, NL – Megaland

After a short, ten-day break on the European leg of their 2023 International Tour, Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage on a hot day in Landgraaf. Kicking off the month of June in Megaland, would this third show in the Netherlands see a scorching night of momentous events? Or would those …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: May 30th, 2023 – Edinburgh, UK – Murrayfield Stadium

With a short, ten day break on the horizon, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band wrapped up the month of May on their 2023 International Tour with the first UK show of the tour, and a notable one too as they returned to Edinburgh for the first time since May 17th, 1981. Forty-two years …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: May 27th, 2023 – Amsterdam, NE – Johan Cruyff Arena

Forty-eight hours later, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the Johan Cruyff Arena with intentions of building on what was ultimately a solid and surprising first night. May 25th was a straightforward - albeit nuanced - tour show, however it ended with a great surprise as the “Detroit Medley” got its second …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: May 25th, 2023 – Amsterdam, NE – Johan Cruyff Arena

Following two driven shows in Italy, the 2023 International Tour landed in the Netherlands, with two shows in the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam set to bridge Springsteen and the E Street Band to Edinburgh before a short break on the European leg. With that break in sight, would there be a Cruyff Turn made …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: May 21st, 2023 – Rome, IT – Circus Maximus

Night two in Italy on the 2023 International Tour saw Springsteen and the E Street Band return to Circus Maximus for their second ever show in the famed venue. Their 2016 outing in this park was - and remains - one of my stand out shows from The River Tour redux, and while fans had …

New from the Springsteen archive: October 10th, 2006 – Rome, IT – Palalottomatica

Bruce Springsteen’s 2006 exploration of American folk, gospel and blues music remains a polarising one. Fans who loved it then still can’t get enough now; fans who weren’t enamoured at the time continue to resent it, with their disdain for this music arguably greater than their disdain for “Outlaw Pete.” As someone who became a …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: January 26th, 2014 – Cape Town, SA – Bellville Velodrome

Now that I've finished writing about every Archive Series release, it's only right to start looking at the other concerts available on Springsteen's Live website, so let's get stuck into the High Hopes Tour. These were the first concerts from an ongoing Bruce Springsteen tour to be released officially, and while this first show of …

Previously from the Springsteen archive: July 11th, 2013 – Rome, IT – Ippodromo Delle Capannelle

The official release of Springsteen and The E Street Band's 2013 concert from the Rock in Roma festival has been largely panned by fans. Not for the performance, but instead for the audio quality that was deemed so poor, Nugs ended up having to release a remixed version just over a month later back in 2015. …

The Best of Springsteen’s Cover Songs (Part 3)

Over the course of Springsteen and The E Street Band's touring career, they've become masters of performing songs that aren't their own. While not every fan likes going to a Springsteen show and having one of his own tracks left out in favour of somebody else's song, there's no denying just how enjoyable it is …

The Best of The River Tour 2016 – 17: May to July, 2016

The 2016 tour to celebrate thirty-six years of Springsteen’s coming of age record provided fans with never believed to be seen moments and once in a lifetime opportunities. It spanned eighty-nine shows over the course of four legs, starting in America, across Europe, back to America and ending in Australia/New Zealand in early 2017. There …