E Street Review: Live from the Sunderland Stadium of Light, May 22nd, 2024, or: How Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rocked my rainy hometown into the ground

Last time out on this site I covered Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s fantastic show in Kilkenny, the second of four shows on the Emerald Isle. Before we get to the Live Download releases of Cork and Dublin, however, we’re going to move ahead slightly to last night, May 22nd, and their return …

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 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 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 …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review – May 18th, 2023 – Ferrara, IT – Parco urbano Giorgio Bassani

The first of three shows in Italy on the European leg of their 2023 International Tour brought Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to an unconventional stop in the form of Ferrara, and it was a stop that was very timely, too, as the healing power that so often comes with their music was …

Bruce Springsteen Live Downloads Review: May 15th, 2023 – Nanterre, FR – Paris La Défense Arena

Some of us had gone home by the time May 15th rolled around, but those who remained in France for the Monday show were full of anticipation for what night two inside the Paris La Défense Arena might have in store. Recent history suggested that anticipation was justified, too, as previous multi-night ventures in Paris …