Happy New Year! On this date: Bruce wraps up the Darkness Tour, releases the single for “Fire,” and plays an impromptu Stone Pony set.
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It’s the debut of “Brothers Under the Bridge,” the release of “The Wrestler,” and the last “Crush on You” for 28 years as Bruce’s tours start to wind down for the year.
On this date: Bruce guest stars with Bob Seger, serves as temporary front-man for U2, joins Robert Gordon in the studio and more.
On this date: Bruce gives a revealing radio interview, plays “Prove It ’78” for the last time for 32 years, and makes the first of many Light of Day appearances. More highlights and tons of video inside.
On this date: Bruce releases Tunnel of Love, his eighth studio album. Plus: Bruce performs on SNL (and winds up in the doghouse during rehearsals), an epic Neil Young guest appearance, and much more.
On this date: Bruce is interviewed by Tom Hanks, Jon Bon Jovi makes a guest appearance, and the E Street Band backs Chuck Berry. More highlights inside.
On this date in Springsteen history: the live debuts of “Secret Garden,” “I’m Turning into Elvis,” and “Blood Brothers,” a David Letterman appearance, and more.
Look past the dated lyrics (and the limp studio version), and “Fire” goes the distance as a fan-favorite rarity. The secret? It’s…
One time only: Seventeen-year-old Bruce Springsteen covers Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire” with his high school band, The Castiles.
My all-time favorite show–under a full moon, in an ancient arena, Bruce breathed new life into a collection of American folk songs and shared them with a raucous but respectful Italian crowd.