Bruce Springsteen - 1984-08-20 - East Rutherford, NJ (HQ Aud)

Bruce Springsteen

1984-08-20

Brenden Byrne Arena

East Rutherford NJ

HQ Audience Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Born In The U.S.A

02. Out In The Street

03. Spirit In The Night

04. Atlantic City

05. Johnny 99

06. Introduction

07. Highway Patrolman

08. "Rise & Fall Of Relationships"

09. I'm Goin' Down

10. Darlington County

11. Glory Days

12. The Promised Land

13. "Our Town, Our State, Our Country"

14. My Hometown

15. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

16. Badlands

CD 2:

01. Thunder Road

02. Hungry Heart

03. Dancing In The Dark

04. Cadillac Ranch

05. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (w/ The Miami Horns)

06. Introduction

07. No Surrender

08. Cover Me

09. Prove It All Night

10. "The Garden Of Eden"

11. Pink Cadillac

12. Growin' Up

13. Bobby Jean

14. Backstreets

CD 3:

01. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

02. Jungleland

03. Two Hearts (w/ Little Steven)

04. Drift Away (w/ Little Steven)

05. "Thanks"

06. Born To Run

07. The Detroit Medley (w/ The Miami Horns)

08. Twist & Shout (w/ The Miami Horns)

Bonus Tracks

09. Jersey Girl (Brendan Byrne Arena 1984-08-08)

10. Because The Night (Brendan Byrne Arena 1984-08-06)

11. Fire (Brendan Byrne Arena 1984-08-06)

Bruce Springsteen - 1984-08-20 - East Rutherford, NJ (HQ Aud)

In August 1984, just 2 months after the release of the Born In The USA album, Bruce Springsteen sold out ten nights at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ, an unheard of number of shows for a single run at a venue. I took my sister, a huge fan of Bruce, to this show, on August 20, 1984, 28 years ago this very day, today, just a few weeks after her 18th birthday. We scalped tickets from an old guy in a funny hat and shorts on a street corner in Chelsea in Manhattan. I hadn't seen Springsteen since November 1, 1978 when he played at Jadwin Gym on the campus of Princeton University, where I was a student at the time (And that's a story and show for another post). The 6 year wait was well worth it. My sister, who has now seen Bruce maybe more times than I've seen the Grateful Dead, will tell you that Springsteen fans often refer to this as "The Last Great Show". And what a show it was - featuring guest appearances by the Miami Horns and Little Steven, a 30 plus song set list, and one of only two known performances of Drift Away. While no soundboard from this show is available, we do have this excellent audience recording which captures Bruce and the E Street Band at their peak. Don't miss it!