Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: July 15th, 2023 – Hamburg, DE – Volksparkstadion

After two shows in Copenhagen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to Germany, arriving in Hamburg and its Volksparkstadion to follow up on smashing that bar raised on June 21st in Düsseldorf.  Unlike that night in the Merkur Spiel-Arena this was a show without any tour debuts, but it wasn’t too dissimilar to what …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: July 2nd, 2023 – Oslo, NO – Voldsløkka Stadion

After three nights in Ullevi and a first show in Voldsløkka Stadion without drastic change, for night two - the fiftieth show of the 2023 International Tour - the audience in Oslo were expecting an equally invigorating show that brought more of the same in addition to the odd change that we have all become …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: June 28th, 2023 – Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi

When an Archive Series - Live Download show is released, there is often a discussion amongst fans about the quality of artwork that accompanies it and how it befits the release. Now, I have my favourites and my Stockholm 2005s, but usually I’m of the impression that artwork has no relevance to the quality of …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: June 26th, 2023 – Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi

Forty-eight hours after they reacquainted themselves with one of their most adoring audiences, Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to Ullevi hoping to deliver the ‘spectacular’ that Bruce teased as he closed the night out. June 24th saw them raise a high, albeit reachable bar, one that they were definitely going to try and …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: June 24th, 2023 – Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi

After seven long years, the moment was finally here: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were back in Gothenburg. The adopted home of Clarence Clemons, a city of special moments and performances, and the site of a stadium that has broken at least once in the past because of “Twist and Shout,” it was …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: June 21st, 2023 – Düsseldorf, DE – Merkur Spiel-Arena

The first stop in Germany on the 2023 International Tour brought Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band into Düsseldorf and its Merkur Spiel-Arena, and on the longest day of the year, with the men and women onstage not set to return to Germany until mid-July, this was surely one to savour.  On a tour …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: June 18th, 2023 – Werchter, BE – Festivalpark – TW Classic

Six years later, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to Belgium and its TW Classic festival in Werchter’s appropriately named Festivalpark. Following acts that included the likes of Jack Johnson and Simply Red, the goal of Bruce and the Band here was to simply stun those who’d been waiting all day to see …