1966: The Castiles co-headline with The Rogues at the Surf ‘n’ See Club in Sea Bright, New Jersey.
1973: Bruce and the E Street Band play their second night of a week-long residency at Oliver’s in Boston.
1975: Bruce opens a three-night stand at Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom in Atlanta.
1976: Bruce, the E Street Band, and the Miami Horns bring the Lawsuit Tour to the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut.
1978: Bruce and the boys kick off a three-night Darkness Tour stand at Madison Square Garden. Before the show, Bruce sits down for an interview with Joel Siegel (it will air the following night).
1979: Bruce records “Dollhouse” with the E Street Band at The Power Station in New York City. It will remain in the vault for almost two decades.
1981: At the second of six nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on the River Tour, Flo and Eddie guest-star on “Hungry Heart.” (They also provided backing vocals on the original album track.)
1985: At the third of a four-night Giants Stadium stand (there will be two more later in the summer), “Bobby Jean” is recorded and eventually released on Live 1975-85.
1987: Bruce and Stevie share a stage again, when Bruce joins Steve and The Disciples of Soul at their Stone Pony gig for “Native American” and “Sun City."
1988: Bruce joins Cats on a Smooth Surface on stage at The Stone Pony for “Stand By Me” and “Around and Around.” (Photo credit: Debra Rothenberg)
1990: The River is certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
1992: Bruce and his 1992-93 touring band bring World Tour 1992 to the Richfield Coliseum for the first of two nights.
1999: Bruce and the reunited E Street Band kick off a five-night Boston stand at the Fleet Center.
2002: Bruce debuts the modern-day rock arrangement of “Dancing in the Dark” at his Rising Tour show in Tacoma. It will be an E Street Band tour staple ever after. Also tour premiering at this show: “Ramrod."
2008: Bruce takes a Magic Tour victory lap this week, with each show bringing its own share of surprises and rarities. Tonight’s show in Nashville features the first “Good Rockin’ Tonight” in 28 years, a rare “Held Up Without a Gun” and “Loose Ends,” and a tour premiere cover of “I Fought the Law.” Marah’s Dave Bielanko joins the band when Rosie comes out in the encores. This show is available as part of Bruce’s official archive series.
2018: Bruce and his daughter Jessica appear together on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar.
2020: Bruce sends a pre-recorded birthday video for a Save Our Stages benefit in honor of Joe Strummer.
2021: Bruce is scheduled to perform “Because the Night” with Patti Smith at Clive Davis’ We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert, a post-COVID (we thought) celebration of the return of “normal.” A storm builds, however, and the event is cancelled before Bruce and Patti are able to take the stage.
2024: More than a year after its originally scheduled date, Bruce and the E Street Band take the stage at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, where “Streets of Philadelphia” makes its unsurprising tour debut.
