1973: Bruce and the band play their fourth of seven nights at Oliver’s in Boston.
1974: Bruce plays Austin for the first time to a sold-out crowd at Armadillo World Headquarters. He’ll be back in 38 years to the day to keynote at SXSW. (photo credit: Burton Wilson)
1975: Extended studio sessions for Born to Run prompt the postponement of a scheduled show in Atlanta.
1977: Bruce and the band play their third show in three nights, this time at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, New York.
1978: At the Record Plant in New York City, Bruce records “(I Love) Everything About You,” which remains unreleased to this day.
1988: In town a day early for his show in Rosemont the next night, Bruce has dinner out at an Italian restaurant.
1999: Bono inducts Bruce into the Hall of Fame, and afterward, Bruce and the E Street Band play a mini-set that includes Springsteen classics like “The Promised Land” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” a duet with Wilson Pickett (and Billy Joel on keyboard) and an all-star jam on “Let It Be.”
2004: Bruce inducts Jackson Browne into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2010: Bruce attends the 25th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
2012: 38 years to the day after his first concert in Austin, Bruce delivers the keynote address at SXSW.
After the speech, Bruce plays a warm-up show for the upcoming Wrecking Ball Tour, with guest-stars Jimmy Cliff, Eric Burdon, Joe Ely, Alejandro Escovedo, Tom Morello, Garland Jeffreys, Arcade Fire, and The Low Anthem. Whew!
2014: In today’s episode of Legends of Springsteen, Bruce tours around the Lake Okeechobee area of Florida on his motorcycle, taking selfies and photos, hanging out at a local watering hole, and making a PSA for wearing a bike helmet.
2016: Night One of an outstanding three-night stand along the River Tour (2016 Edition), the final stand Bruce will ever play at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
2018: Springsteen on Broadway continues its theatrical run at the Walter Kerr Theater in New York City.
2021: Spotify premieres Episode 5 of Renegades: Born in the U.S.A., the new podcast from Bruce and President Barack Obama. This episode is entitled “Every Man for Himself: Money and the American Dream.” In addition to their conversation, Bruce performs acoustic versions of “Atlantic City” and “Used Cars.”
Spotify Embed: Money & the American Dream
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2024: Bruce and the E Street Band rehearse for the next leg of their world tour, resuming within days in Phoenix.
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