Bruce Springsteen - 1976-11-04 - Palladium, New York, NY (FM)

Bruce Springsteen 

& The E Street Band

1976-11-04

The Palladium

New York, NY

FM broadcast

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Night

02. Rendezvous

03. Spirit In The Night

04. It'S My Life

05. Thunder Road

06. Mona > She's The One

07. Something In The Night

08. Backstreets

09. Growin' Up

10. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

11. Jungleland

12. Rosalita

13. Baby I Love You

14. Walking In The Rain

15. Be My Baby

16. 4Th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy)

17. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

18. Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen - 1976-11-04 - Palladium, New York, NY (FM) 

1976: On September 15, 1976, the judge in the lawsuit between Springsteen and ex-manager Mike Appel ruled that Bruce was enjoined from any further recording with Columbia Records until the case was resolved. In addition, proceeds from Born To Run were tied up in various accounting disputes, some related to the lawsuit, so Bruce had no source of income. So, he went back out on the roads starting on September 26, for a brief run pf shows, which finished with 6 nights at The Palladium in New York, This FM Broadcast captures the final night of that run, on November 4, 1976, 50 years ago today. And what a finale it was. A pre-show bomb hoax results in Bruce jokingly asking the audience to look under their seats (obviously a far different atmosphere than today's post 9-11 world). Springsteen delivers stunning cover versions of It’s My Life and We Gotta Get Out Of This Place. To top it off, Ronnie Spector guests on three of her most famous Ronettes-era hits, all given inspired arrangements by the E Street Band. The lawsuits may have kept Bruce out of the studio, but it was clear he still ruled on stage.

U2 - 2009-10-30 - MSG, NY, NY (TV SBD)

U2

2009-10-30

25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Vertigo (with "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)" and "Rock 'N' Roll High School" snippets)

02. Magnificent

03. Because the Night (with Patti Smith & Bruce Springsteen)

04. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For > The Promised Land (snippett) (with Bruce Springsteen)

05. Mysterious Ways

06 Where Is the Love? (with Black Eyed Peas)

xx. One (missing) (with Black Eyed Peas) 

07. Gimme Shelter (with Mick Jagger & Black Eyed Peas) 

08. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of

(with Mick Jagger)

09. Beautiful Day

U2 - 2009-10-30 - MSG, NY, NY (TV SBD)

Following up on yesterday's post, today we bring you a soundboard recording of U2 at the 2nd night of the 2nd night of the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert, on October 30, 2009, 17 yeras ago today.  They are joined by special guests Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, the Black Eyed Peas, and Mick Jagger.

25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert - 2009-10-29 - MSG, NY, NY (TV SBD)

25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert

2009-10-29

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Crosby, Stills, & Nash

01. Woodstock

02. Marrakesh Express*

03. Almost Cut My Hair

04. Love Has No Pride (with Bonnie Raitt)

05. Midnight Rider* (with Bonnie Raitt)

06. The Pretender (with Jackson Browne)

07. Mexico (with James Taylor)

08. Love the One You’re With (with James Taylor

09. Rock And Roll Woman*

10. Teach Your Children (with Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, and James Taylor)

Paul Simon

01. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes*

02. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

03. You Can Call Me Al

04. The Wanderer (With Dion DiMucci)

05. Here Comes the Sun (with David Crosby and Graham Nash)

06. Late In The Evening*

Simon & Garfunkel

01. The Sounds Of Silence

02. Mrs. Robinson > Not Fade Away

03. The Boxer

04. Bridge Over Troubled Water

05. Cecilia*

Stevie Wonder

01. Blowin’ In The Wind* 

02. Uptight (Everything’s Alright)*

03. I Was Made To Love You

04. For Once In My Life

05. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours

06. Boogie On Reggae Woman

07. The Tracks of My Tears (with Smokey Robinson)

08. Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology) (with John Legend)

09. The Way You Make Me Feel (with John Legend)

10. The Thrill Is Gone (with BB King)

11. Living for the City

12. Higher Ground > Roxanne (with Sting)

13. Superstition (with Jeff Beck

Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band

01. 10th Avenue Freeze-Out

02. Hold On 'm Coming > Soul Man (with Sam Moore)

03. The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Tom Morello)

04. Fortunate Son (with John Fogerty)

05. Proud Mary* (with John Fogerty)

06. Pretty Woman (with John Fogerty)

07. Jungleland

08. A Fine, Fine Boy (with Darlene Love)

09. Da Doo Ron Ron* (with Darlene Love)

10. London Calling (with Tom Morello)

11. Badlands (with Tom Morello)

12. You May Be Right* (with Billy Joel)

13. Only the Good Die Young* (with Billy Joel)

14. New York State Of Mind (with Billy Joel)

15. Born To Run (with Billy Joel)

16. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (with Darlene Love, John Fogerty, Tom Morello, Billy Joel, Jackson Browne & Peter Wolf)

*audience source

 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert - 2009-10-29 - MSG, NY, NY (TV SBD)

On October 29 and 30, 2009, the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame celebrated its 25th anniversary with a 2 day benefit concert featuring a host of rock royalty,  While the Hall may be in Cleveland, the oowwrs that be knew that the only city to host such an extravanganza was New York, and the only possible venue was the "World's Most Famous Arena", the one and only Madison Square Garden.  Thos TV soundboard recording captures the entire first night, on October 29, 2009, 17 years ago today, featuring CSN, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, and Bruce Springsteen, with countles special guests ranging from James Taylor to Dion to BB King to John Fogerty to Billy Joel, and many more!

Bruce Springsteen - 1975-10-04 - Detroit, MI (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen

& the E Street Band

1975-10-04

Palace Theater

Detroit, MI

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 

02. Spirit In The Night

03. It's Gonna Work Out Fine 

04. She's The One 

05. Born To Run 

06. The E Street Shuffle

07. Backstreets 

08. Kitty's Back 

CD 2:

01. Band Introduction 

02. Jungleland 

03. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 

04. Detroit Medley 

05. 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 

06. Ain't Too Proud To Beg 

07. Quarter To Three 

08. Little Queenie 

09. Twist And Shout 

Bruce Springsteen - 1975-10-04 - Detroit, MI (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen was inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1999, aong with Billy Joel, Dusty Springfield, and Sir Paul McCartney, just to name a few others. At the time the Hall did his long time back up group, the legendary E Street Band, a disservice by not including them. Springsteen made up for it by inviting the entire band to attend the ceremony, and then bringing them on stage. As he and the band had not played together since 1989, it was a historic moment that became much more. Soon after, a reunion tour was announced. To paraphrase the Blues Brother’s movie “they’re putting the band back together”. By the way, the injustice of omitting the E-Streeters from the hall was corrected in 2014. 

This soundboard recording goes back to the year that made it clear that Bruce would one day be elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. In 1975, Springsteen wound up on the covers of both Time and Newsweek on October 27 of that year, Two of his most famous series of gigs in 1975 were the August run at the Bottom Line in New York and his stand at the Roxy in Los Angeles in late October. This soundboard recording captures Bruce in between those 2 runs, in Detriot on Octoiber 4, 1975, 51 years ago today.

Bruce Springsteen - 1999-09-13 - Philadelphia PA (IEM Matrix)

Bruce Springsteen 

& The E Street Band

1999-09-13

Reunion Tour 1999/2000

First Union Center

Philadelphia, PA

IEM Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. The Ties That Bind 

02. Prove It All Night 

03. Two Hearts 

04. Darkness On The Edge Of Town 

05. The Promised Land

06. Darlington County 

07. Mansion On The Hill 

08. The River 

09. Youngstown 

10. Murder Incorporated 

12. Badlands 

CD 2:

01. Out In The Street 

02. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 

03. Where The Bands Are 

04. Working On The Highway 

05. The Ghost Of Tom Joad 

06. Racing In The Street 

07. Light Of Day 

CD 3:

01. Backstreets 

02. Born To Run 

03. Ramrod 

04. Thunder Road 

05. If I Should Fall Behind 

06. Land Of Hope And Dreams

Bruce Springsteen - 1999-09-13 - Philadelphia PA (IEM Matrix)

1999: In 1999, after a long, 11 year separation, Bruce Springsteen, decided, to paraphrase the immortal words of John Belushi in The Blue Brothers, to put the band back together. The Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band reunion tour launched in April 1999 and stretched until July 2000. On highpoint of the tour was a record sold-out, 15-show run at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. Another was a 10-night, sold-out engagement at New York City's Madison Square Garden. At key points in each show, usually during Tenth Avenue Freezeout and his newest song, Land of Hope and Dreams, Springsteen played the role of preacher, calling on his disciples in the crowd to feel the healing power of the Ministry of Rock and Roll. Another special moment each night occurred during If I Should Fall Behind, a song written while Springsteen was away from the E Street band. With the band reunited, the song became a vow of togetherness, with Springsteen, wife Patti Scialfa, Steve Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, and The Big Man, Clarence Clemons each singing a verse, promising to wait for each other. It was clear that the Boss was glad to be back with his old comrades. This IEM recording captures Bruce & the E-Streeters during the early stages of their reunion tour, on September 13, 1999, 27 years ago today, in Philadelphia.

Bruce Springsteen - 1985-09-01 - East Rutherford, NJ (Ex Aud)

Bruce Springsteen

& The E-Street Band

1985-09-01

Giants Stadium, 

East Rutherford, NJ

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Born In The USA

02. Badlands        

03. Out In The Street

04. Johnny 99       

05. Seeds           

06. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

07. The River       

08. I'm Going Down

09. Working On The Highway

10. Trapped         

CD 2:

01. Glory Days

02. The Promised Land

03. My Hometown

04. Thunder Road

05. Cover Me        

06. Dancing In The Dark

07. Hungry Heart

08. Cadillac Ranch

09. Fire                 

10. Downbound Train

11. I'm On Fire

12. Pink Cadillac

CD 3:

01. Bobby Jean

02. This Land Is Your Land

03. Born To Run

04. Ramrod          

05. Twist And Shout > Do You Love Me

06. Jersey Girl

07. Sherry Darling

08. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Bruce Springsteen - 1985-09-01 - East Rutherford, NJ (Ex Aud)

1985: On June 29, 1984, Bruce Springsteen launched the Born In The USA tour in support of the album of the same name, a 156 show extravaganza that ran until October 5, 1985. The album went to #1 on the Billboard charts and stayed in the top 10 for the duration if the entire tour. Robert Christgau gave the album an A+ grade, ranking it as the best disc of 1984. Rolling Stone gave it a 5 star review, and would eventually rank it as #85 on its list of the 500 best albums of all time. The video for Dancing In The Dark, the first single from the album, received extensive airplay on MTv which helped propel it to the #2 position on the Billboard singles charts. In all, the album would yield seven top 10 singles. The tour, which featured Nils Lofgren on guitar in place of Miami Steve Van Zandt, who had left the E-Street Band to pursue a solo career. The 1985 portion of the tour saw Springsteen visit Asia, Australia and Europe, before returning to the US to play his first American outdoor stadium shows, including 6 shows in August at Giants Stadium in his home state of New Jersey.  I had tickets for the August 30th show, but due to a tremendous rain storm that concert had to be moved until September 1.  This excellent audience recording captures that rescheduled show, which toook place 41 years ago today, a 30 song marathon that included Santa Claus Is Coming To Town to end the night! Chistmas came early for all of us at Giants Stadium that night!

Bruce Springsteen - 1978-08-23 - Madison Square Garden, NY (Ex/ VG Aud)

Bruce Springsteen 

& The E Street Band

1978-08-23

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Audience Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. High School Confidential

02. Badlands

03. Streets Of Fire

04. Spirit In The Night

05. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

06. Heartbreak Hotel

07. Factory

08. The Promised Land

09. Prove It All Night

10. Racing In The Street

11. Thunder Road

12. Jungleland

13. For You

14. Candy's Room

15. Adam Raised A Cain

16. Fire

17. Sherry Darlin'

18. 4th July Asbury Park (Sandy)

19. Not Fade Away > She's The One

20. Saint In The City

21. Backstreets > Sad Eyes

22. Rosalita

23. Born To Run

24. Because The Night

25. Quarter To Three

Bruce Springsteen - 1978-08-23 - Madison Square Garden, NY (Ex/ VG Aud)

On August 23, 1978, 4 dozen years ago today, as captured in this some times excellent, some times very good audience recording, I saw Bruce Springsteen for the first time, which was just the 11th concert I had ever attended up to that point. For Bruce, it was his first time headlining at Madison Square Garden. Springsteen had just recently released the album Darkness On The Edge Of Town, his first disc since 1975's Born to Run, the 3 year gap resulting from a long legal battle with his former manager. The songs on Darkness were leaner than his previous work, and began to reflect his growing social and political awareness. The tour was critical for Bruce, therefore, as he needed to gauge if his new material would resonate with fans and if his live shows would translate to 20,000 seat arenas. The August 23 show I attended was the last of his 3 nights at MSG, and to paraphrase the late, great, John Lennon, lets just say Bruce "passed the audition". Since that show, I've seen Springsteen  headline 8 more times - another concert in 1978, then in 1984, 1985, 1988, twice in 1992, and then twice more in 2003.  I also saw him as a guest of Sir Paul McCartney in both 2017 and 2022. That's 11 times I've seen him on stage across 6 decades!

Bruce Springsteen - 2000-06-17 - MSG, NY, NY (ALD Matrix)

Bruce Springsteen
& the E-Street Band
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
ALD Matrix recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. Intro 
02. Code Of Silence
03. The Ties That Bind
04. Two Hearts 
05. Rendezvous 
06. Atlantic City 
07. The River 
08. American Skin (41 Shots) 
09. The Promised Land 
10. Youngstown 
11. Murder Incorporated 
12. Badlands
13. Out In The Streets 

CD 2:
01. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out 
02. E Street Shuffle 
03. Born In The U.S.A. 
04. Racing In The Street 
05. Light Of Day 
06. Further On Up The Road 
07. Ramrod 
08. Spirit In The Night 
09. Born To Run 

CD 3:
01. Intro 
02. Thunder Road 
03. If I Should Fall Behind 
04. Land Of Hope And Dreams

Bonus Tracks (see below)
05. My Hometown 
06. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City 
07. Growin' Up 
08. Another Thin Line 
09. Secret Garden 
10. Incident On 57th Street 
11. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street 
12. Human Touch 
13. Dead Man Walkin' 
14. Mary Queen Of Arkansas

Notes:
- Disc 3 Track 5 Madison Square Garden 2000-06-15
- Disc 3 Track 6-7 Madison Square Garden 2000-06-20
- Disc 3 Track 8-10 Madison Square Garden 2000-06-22
- Disc 3 Track 11-13 Madison Square Garden 2000-06-23
- Disc 3 Track 14 Madison Square Garden 2000-06-27 

Bruce Springsteen - 2000-06-17 - MSG, NY, NY (ALD Matrix)

I've attended 9 Springsteen concerts, in 4 different decades (70s, 80s, 90s, & 2000's) with 2 different backing bands (the E-Streeters and those other guys he played with in the 1990s, whoever they were!). On top of that, I've seen Bruce twice in the same year 3 times - 1978, 1992 and 2003! The other 3 shows I attended were in 1984, 1984, and 1988. If that's not enough, I saw Bruce in a 5th decade, the 2010s, when he, along with Miami Steve, were special guests of Paul McCartney on September 15, 2017 at Madison Square Garden, as mentioned in our Sir Paul post yesterday. Then in 2022, as alos mentioned yesterday, I saw Springsteen in a 6th decade, on June 16, 2022 as he was once again a guest of Macca's. So, that's 11 dufferent times I've seen Springsteen take the stage.

This ALD matrix recording captures Springsteen at Madison Sqaure Garden on June 17, 2000, 26 years ago today, during his reunion tour with the E-Street Band which hasd launced in 1999. After an 11 year separation, Bruce Springsteen, decided, to paraphrase the immortal words of John Belushi in The Blue Brothers, to put the band back back together and go on the road. One high point of the tour was a record sold-out, 15-show run at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. Another was a 10-night, sold-out engagement at "The World's Most Famous Arena", which included this show. At key points in each concert, usually during Tenth Avenue Freezeout and his newest song, Land of Hope and Dreams, Springsteen played the role of preacher, calling on his disciples in the crowd to feel the healing power of the Ministry of Rock and Roll. Another special moment each night occurred during If I Should Fall Behind, a song written while Springsteen was away from the E Street band. With the band reunited, the song became a vow of togetherness, with Springsteen, wife Patti Scialfa, Steve Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, and The Big Man, Clarence Clemons each singing a verse, promising to wait for each other. It was clear that the Boss was glad to be back with his old comrades. 

Bruce Springsteen - 1976-04-08 - Cleveland, OH (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen

& the E Street Band

1976-04-08

Allen Theater

Cleveland, Ohio

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

Disc 1:

01. Night

02. 10th Ave Freezeout

03. Spirit In The Night

04. It's My Life

05. Thunder Road

06. She's The One

07. Born To Run

Disc 2:

01. Incident On 57th Street

02. Everytime You Walk In The Room

03. Frankie

04. Backstreets

05. Growin' Up

06. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City

07. Jungleland

Bruce Springsteen - 1976-04-08 - Cleveland, OH (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen was inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1999, aong with Billy Joel, Dusty Springfield, and Sir Paul McCartney, just to name a few others. At the time the Hall did his long time back up group, the legendary E Street Band, a disservice by not including them. Springsteen made up for it by inviting the entire band to attend the ceremony, and then bringing them on stage. As he and the band had not played together since 1989, it was a historic moment that became much more. Soon after, a reunion tour was announced. To paraphrase the Blues Brother’s movie “they’re putting the band back together”. By the way, the injustice of omitting the E-Streeters from the hall was corrected in 2014. 

This soundboard recording captures Bruce in the city where the Rock Hall of Fame now resides, on April 8, 1976, a half century ago today. For Springsteen, 1975 had been a breakthrough year as he released Born To Run, played historic concerts at The Bottom Line in NY and The Roxy in Los Angeles, and made the covers of Time and Newsweek in the same week. Yet despite the critical acclaim, Bruce still had not yet graduated to playing arena and stadium size shows. When he went back out on the road in Spring 1976, his road crew referred to the 2 month run of shows as The Chicken Scratch tour. The nickname reflected the meandering route the tour took the south, midwest, and northeast US, hitting numerous small towns where the band had never before played, and often backtracking on itself to get to the next gig. One side note - the Chicken Scrtach tour is also famous for Bruce's visit to Graceland after his April 29 show in Memphis. Upon arrival, he noticed a light on in the house, assumed it meant the King was home, and proceeded to jump the gates. Security intervened, had no idea who he was despite Bruce's efforts to explain he had been on the covers of Time and Newsweek, and politely escorted him to the street. 

Bruce Springsteen - 2000-03-09 - Fort Lauderdale, FL (IEM)

Bruce Springsteen 

& the E-Street Band

2000-03-09 

NCR Center

Fort Lauderdale, FL

IEM Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro

02. Don't Look Back

03. Prove It All Night

04. Two Hearts

05. Darkness On The Edge Of Town (cut at the beginning)

06. The Promised Land

07. Mansion On The Hill

08. The River

09. Youngstown

10. Murder Incorporated

11. Badlands

12. Out In The Street

13. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

14. Brilliant Disguise

15. She's the One

16. The Ghost Of Tom Joad 

17. Born In The USA 

18. Backstreets

19. Light Of Day

20. Hungry Heart

21. Ramrod

22. Born to run

23. Thunder Road

24. If I Should Fall Behind

25. Land Of Hope And Dreams

Bruce Springsteen - 2000-03-09 - Fort Lauderdale, FL (IEM)

2000s - #1: In 1999, after an 11 year separation, Bruce Springsteen, decided, to paraphrase the immortal words of John Belushi in The Blue Brothers, to put the band back back together. The Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band reunion tour launched in April 1999 and stretched until July 2000. One high point of the tour was a record sold-out, 15-show run at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. Another was a 10-night, sold-out engagement at New York City's Madison Square Garden, At key points in each show, usually during Tenth Avenue Freezeout and his newest song, Land of Hope and Dreams, Springsteen played the role of preacher, calling on his disciples in the crowd to feel the healing power of the Ministry of Rock and Roll. Another special moment each night occurred during If I Should Fall Behind, a song written while Springsteen was away from the E Street band. With the band reunited, the song became a vow of togetherness, with Springsteen, wife Patti Scialfa, Steve Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, and The Big Man, Clarence Clemons each singing a verse, promising to wait for each other. It was clear that the Boss was glad to be back with his old comrades. This IEM recording captures the reunion tour near its tail end, on March 9, 2000, 26 years ago today.

Bruce Springsteen - 1985-01-15 - Charlotte, NC (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen

& The E Street Band

1985-01-15

Charlotte Coliseum

Charlotte, NC           

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

        

01. Born In The USA

02. Prove It All Night

03. Darlington County

04. Johnny 99

05. Atlantic City

06. Reason To Believe

07. Used Cars

08. Johnny Bye-Bye

09. Out In The Street

10. Glory Days

11. The Promised Land

12. My Hometown

13. Badlands

14. Thunder Road

15. Cover Me

16. Dancing In The Dark

17. Hungry Heart

18. Cadillac Ranch

19. Downbound Train

20. I'm On Fire

21. Pink Cadillac

22. Bobby Jean

23. Intro

24. Racing In The Street

25. Can't Help Falling In Love

26. Born To Run

27. The Detroit Medley

28. Travelin' Band

29. The Detroit Medley (Reprise)

30. Twist And Shout

31. Do You Love Me - Twist And Shout (Reprise)

1985-01-10

Freedom Hall

Louisville, KY

Audience Source tape

32.  Shut Out The Light *

Bruce Springsteen - 1985-01-15 - Charlotte NC (SBD)

1980s - #3: On June 4, 1984, Bruce Springsteen released Born In The USA, an album which took him far beyond his traditional fan base in terms of tone, sound and commercial appeal. Filled songs about every day Americans doing their best in the face of hardship, acknowledging that the American Dream was far from perfect, Born In The USA saw Springsteen take a political tone for the first time in his music. The album also was his first deliberate attempt to write a popular hit song, and he succeeded beyond even his wildest expectations. The first single from the disc, Dancing In The Dark (notable for Courtney Cox’s appearance in the video dancing with Bruce), went to #2 on the Billboard charts. Six other tunes from Born In The USA would also crack the top 10. The album itself went to #1, and garnered Springsteen 3 Grammy Award nominations. The disc also featured Springsteen’s first use of a synthesizer in his music, another bow to the current trends in pop music. Critics loved the disc, with Robert Christgau giving it a grade of A+ and the Village Voice awarding it album of the year. Bruce launched a massive 15 month tour in support of the album, playing 156 show on 4 continents. This soundboard recording captures Bruce near the middle of the tour, in Charlotte on January 15, 1985, 41 years ago today.

Bruce Springsteen - 2001-12-08 - Asbury Park, NJ (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen 

with The Max Weinberg 7

2001-12-08

Convention Hall

Asbury Park, NJ

Soundboatd Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (South Community Choir) 

02. I've Got A Feeling Everythings Gonna Be Alright (South Community Choir) 

03. Deck The Halls (Horns) 

04. Incident On 57th Street 

05. Jingle Bell Rock 

06. Jam Up (Max Weinberg 7) 

07. Christmas Day (Max Weinberg 7) 

08. Thundercrack 

09. Seaside Bar Song

10. Love (Stand Up) (Patti Scialfa) 

11. Spanish Dancer (Patti Scialfa) 

12. Welcome To The World (Garland Jeffreys)

CD 2:

01. New York Skyline (Garland Jeffreys) 

02. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 

03. Spider Fingers (With Jingle Bells And White Christmas) (Bruce Hornsby) 

04. End Of The Innocence (Both Bruces Duet) 

05. You Sexy Thing

06. Allison (With Tracks Of My Tears And Tears Of A Clown) (Elvis Costello) 

07. This Time Its For Real (Southside Johnny) 

08. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town (Southside Johnny) 

09. Its Been A Long Time (Southside Johnny) 

10. Shine Silently (Nils Lofgren) 

11. If I Should Fall Behind (Nils & Bruce) 

CD  3: 

01. Merry Christmas, Baby 

02. E Street Shuffle 

03. Kittys Back 

04. Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) 

05. Bruce Talks 

06. My City Of Ruins 

07. Here Comes The Sun (Nils Lofgren Solo) 

08. I Dont Wanna Go Home (Southside Johnny) 

09. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 

10. Santa Claus Is Comin To Town 

11. Outro Radio Broadcast 

Bruce Springsteen - 2001-12-08 - Asbury Park, NJ (SBD)

I've attended 9 Springsteen concerts, in 4 different decades (70s, 80s, 90s, & 2000's) with 2 different backing bands (the E-Streeters and those other guys he played with in the 1990s, whoever they were!). On top of that, I've seen Bruce twice in the same year 3 times - 1978, 1992 and 2003! The other 3 shows I attended were in 1984, 1984, and 1988. If that's not enough, I saw Bruce in a 5th decade, the 2010s, when he, along with Miami Steve, were special guests of Paul McCartney on September 15, 2017 at Madison Square Garden. They played I Saw her Standing There, and when the crowd wouldn't stop screaming when it was over, Macca did the only thing he could do - count them down into a 2nd rendition of the same song. Yep back to back versions of I Saw her Standing There featuring Sir Paul, Bruce and Miami Steve. Then 3 years ago, I saw Springsteen in a 6th decade, on June 16, 2022 as he was once again a guest of Macca's. Bruce played Glory Days, with Macca on backing viocals, then the 2 of them dueted on the Beatles' tune, I Wanna Be Your Man. Bruce also came back during the closing Abbey Road medley to add some guitar work! So, that's 11 dufferent times I've seen Springsteen take the stage.

In Dcember 2001, Bruce Springsteen played 5 concerts in Asbury Park, billed on the marquee as “Bruce Springsteen with the Max Weinberg 7 and Friends – A Holiday Show".  This soundboard recording captures the last of the 5 nights, on December 8, 2001, 2 dozen years ago today. The lucky ones who got tickets for the show were treated to a Springsteen concert unlike any other. Bruce's take on holiday tunes, such Santa Claus Is Coming To Town and Merry Christmas Baby, were paired with long lost favorites, such Thundercrack. E Street band members Max Weinberg, Nils Lofgren and Patti Scialfa each got to step out front on several tunes. Friends Elvis costello, Bruce Hornsby and Garland Jeffreys joined in the fun, Another of Bruce’s friends, Southside Johnny, expressed the feelings of everyone in attendance when he led the band through his classic tune, I Don’t Want To Go Home. This one is a holiday treat!

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Bruce Springsteen - 1999-11-28 - Minneapolis, MN (IEM Matrix)

Bruce Springsteen

& The E-Street Band

1999-11-28

Target Center

Minneapolis.MN

IEM Aud recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Intro

02. The Ties That Bind

03. Prove It All Night

04. Two Hearts (w/ It Takes Two)

05. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

06. The Promised Land

07. Mansion On The Hill

08. The River

CD 2:

01. Youngstown

02. Murder Incorporated

03. Badlands

04. Out In The Street

05. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

06. Downbound Train

07. She's The One

08. The Ghost Of Tom Joad

09. Born In The USA  (acoustic)

CD 3:

01. Backstreets

02. Light Of Day

03. Ramrod

04. Bobby Jean

05. Born To Run

06. Thunder Road

07. If I Should Fall Behind

08. Land Of Hope And Dreams

09. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

Bruce Springsteen - 1999-11-28 - Minneapolis, MN (IEM Matrix)

1990s - #6: In 1999, after a long, 11 year separation, Bruce Springsteen, decided, to paraphrase the immortal words of John Belushi in The Blue Brothers, to put the band back together. The Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band reunion tour launched in April 1999 and stretched until July 2000. On highpoint of the tour was a record sold-out, 15-show run at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. Another was a 10-night, sold-out engagement at New York City's Madison Square Garden. At key points in each show, usually during Tenth Avenue Freezeout and his newest song, Land of Hope and Dreams, Springsteen played the role of preacher, calling on his disciples in the crowd to feel the healing power of the Ministry of Rock and Roll. Another special moment each night occurred during If I Should Fall Behind, a song written while Springsteen was away from the E Street band. With the band reunited, the song became a vow of togetherness, with Springsteen, wife Patti Scialfa, Steve Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, and The Big Man, Clarence Clemons each singing a verse, promising to wait for each other. It was clear that the Boss was glad to be back with his old comrades. This IEM Audience matrix recording captures Bruce & E-Streeters during the early stages of their reunion tour, on November 18, 1999, 26 years ago today, in Minneapolis.

Bruce Springsteen - 2002-11-24 - Tampa, FL (IEM Matrix)

Bruce Springsteen

& The E-Street Band

2002-11-24 

The Ice Palace

Tampa, FL

IEM Audience Matrix

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. The Rising

02. Lonesome Day

03. The Ties That Bind

04. Night

05. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

06. Empty Sky

07. You're Missing

08. Waitin' On A Sunny Day

09. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?

10. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City

11. World's Apart

12. Badlands

13. She's The One

CD 2:

01. Mary's Place

02. Countin' On A Miracle

03. Incident On 57th Street

04. Into The Fire

05. Dancing In The Dark

06. Glory Days

07. Born To Run

08. My City Of Ruins

09. Born In The USA

10. Land Of Hope And Dreams

CD 3:

01. Ramrod

02. Twist And Shout

Bonus Tracks

2002-11-21

Orlando, FL

03. Candy's Room

04. Darlington County

05. Human Touch

06. The Promise

07. Detroit Medley

Bonus Tracks

2002-11-23

Miami, FL

08. Out In The Street

09. Because The Night

10. For You

11. So Young And In Love

12. If I Should Fall Behind

Bruce Springsteen - 2002-11-24 - Tampa, FL (IEM Matrix)

2000s -#5: The tragic events of Sept 11, 2001 brought an outpouring of support for the city of New York from the rock and roll community..From the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon about a week after the attack to the Concert for New York in October, rock’s biggest stars – Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Bill Joel, The Who, U2, and David Bowie, just to name a few – turned out to support the battered, but always resilient city. Few gave as much as did New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen. He opened the telethon with the song My City of Ruins, originally written for Asbury Park, but now transformed into “a prayer for our fallen brothers and sisters." From that tune emerged an entire album dedicated to the memory of 9-11, an album fittingly titled The Rising, because New York would not bow down to the terrorists who attempted to destroy her will. Springsteen’s work on The Rising was some of the best of his career. When the album debuted in early 2002, it went straight to #1 on the charts, with glowing reviews from the critics. Springsteen took his message of hope on the road, launching The Rising Tour on August 7, 2002, at the Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey. This soundboard recording captures Bruce & The E-Street Band during that historic tour, in Tampa on November 24, 2002, 23 years ago today.

Bruce Springsteen - 2009-10-03 - East Rutherford, NJ (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen

2009-10-03

Born In The USA night

Giants Stadium

East Rutherford, NJ

Soundboard recording

224 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Wrecking Ball

03. Outlaw Pete

04. Hungry Heart

05. Working On A Dream

06. Intro to Born In the USA Album

07. Born In The USA

08. Cover Me

09. Darlington County

10. Working On The Highway

11. Downbound Train

12. I’m On Fire

CD 2:

01. No Surrender

02. Bobby Jean

03. I’m Goin’ Down

04. Glory Days

05. Dancing In The Dark

06. My Hometown

07. The Promised Land

08. Last To Die

09. Long Walk Home

10. The Rising

11. Born To Run

CD 3:

01. Applause

02. Raise Your Hand

03. Jersey Girl

04. Kitty’s Back

05. Detroit Medley

06. The American Land

07. Waitin’ On A Sunny Day

08. Thunder Road

Bruce Springsteen - 2009-10-03 - East Rutherford, NJ (SBD)

Springsteen 2009 - Back To Back - #2: Welcome to part 2 of our “Back to Back” entry featuring Bruce Springsteen at Giants Stadium in 2009. This soundboard recording captures night 2 on October 3, 2009, 16 years ago today, when Springsteen played the entire Born In The USA album. He closed the night with Thunder Road, a unique choice as it is rarely the last tune in a Springsteen set. Download this soundboard recording to go with yesterday’s gig so that you have 2 of the final four concerts ever played at Giants Stadium.

Bruce Springsteen - 2009-10-02 - East Rutherford, NJ (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen

2009-10-02

Darkness On The Edge Of Town night

Giants Stadium

East Rutherford, NJ

Soundboard recording

224 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Wrecking Ball

02. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

03. No Surrender

04. Outlaw Pete

05. Hungry Heart

06. Working On A Dream

07. Intro To Darkness Album

08. Badlands

09. Adam Raised A Cain

10. Something in the Night

11. Candy’s Room

12. Racing in the Street

13. The Promised Land

14. Factory

CD 2:

01. Streets Of Fire

02. Prove It All Night

03. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

04. Waitin’ On A Sunny Day

05. Raise Your Hand

06. I’m Goin’ Down

07. Be True

08. Jailhouse Rock

09. Thunder Road

10. Long Walk Home

11. The Rising

12. Born To Run

CD 3

01. Cadillac Ranch

02. Bobby Jean

03. American Land

04. Dancing In The Dark

05. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 

Bruce Springsteen - 2009-10-02 - East Rutherford, NJ (SBD)

Springsteen 2009 - Back To Back - #1: When Bruce Springsteen brought his Working On A Dream tour to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ for 4 shows in October 2009, fans felt a mixture of excitement and sadness. Of course any concert on Bruce’s home turf raised the emotional stakes, but these shows had special meaning for his audience. On the one hand, each show would feature an entire album played in its entirety, a rare and treat. On the other hand, the 5 concerts would be the last that Springsteen would play in Giants Stadium, as the building would be demolished in 2010 to make way for Met Life Stadium. Springsteen played 25 shows at Giants Stadium between 1985 and 2009, more than any other artist, including a 10 night run in July and August 2003. His October 9 show on this stand would be the last concert ever played in the venue. Springsteen wrote a new song to commemorate the venue, entitled Wrecking Ball. Wrecking Ball would open all 5 shows on this run, and would go on to become the title track for Bruce’s 2012 album release. This soundboard recording captures Bruce on October 2, 2009, 16 years ago today, on night 1 at Giants Stadium, and features Darkness of The Edge of Town, only the 2nd time the album had been played live in it entirety. Download this one now, then come back tomorrow for the 2nd half of this Back To Back set.

Bruce Springsteen - 2002-08-12 - New York, NY (IEM Matrix)

Bruce Springsteen &

the E Street Band

2002-08-12

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

IEM Matrix Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. The Rising

02. Lonesome Day

03. Prove It All Night

04. The Fuse

05. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

06. Empty Sky

07. You're Missing

08. Waitin' On A Sunny Say

09. The Promised Land

10. Worlds Apart

11. Badlands

12. Bobby Jean

13. Mary's Place

14. Countin' On A Miracle

15. American Skin (41 Shots)

16. Into The Fire

17. Thunder Road

18. Glory Days

19. Born To Run

20. My City Of Ruins

21. Born In The USA

22. Land Of Hope & Dreams

Bruce Springsteen - 2002-08-12 - New York, NY (IEM Matrix)

Bruce Springsteen had really no connections to Jerry Garcia or the Grateful Dead. As he admits in his autobiography, he went to one show and didn't get it at the time. Only years later did he come to appreciate Garcia's playing style and what the Dead were all about. Bruce's right hand man, however, the one and only Big Man on the saxophone, Clarence Clemons, was well connected to Jerry and the Dead. Clemons sat in with the Grateful Dead for at least 5 shows in 1988 and 1989. As such, he joined a select list of horn players to sit in with the Dead, which included such legends as Branford Marsalis and David Murray. In addition, Clarence played 7 concerts with the Jerry Garcia Band in the fall of 1989. Those shows that were so good that 5 of them have now been officially released - September 1, 2, 5, 6 and 16.  Blair Jackson documents all of Clarence's appearances with the Dead and Jerry in this article. By the way, at one point, Garcia and Weir actually considered inviting Clarence to join the Grateful Dead as a full time member. According to Weir, it was in the early 1990s, right after Springsteen broke up the E-Street band (temporarily, it turned out). It might have worked according to Weir, except that a couple members of the Dead “hated saxophones”. Go here to read more about how close Clarence came to being a Dead Head! 

This IEM matrix captures Bruce, Clarence and the rest of the E-Street Band during the emotional Rising tour in the wake of 9/11, at Madison Square garden in New York on August 12, 2002, 23 years ago today!