Bruce kicks off a multi-year tradition of Asbury Park Holiday shows. Plus: a Tonight Show appearance, last performances of several songs for years to come, and more.
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Bruce makes a surprise “guest” appearance with Joe Grushecky (if 15 of 18 songs can be considered a guest appearance), Bruce teases an injured Jake, the Devils and Dust Tour set list busts open, and more.
On this date: listen to the earliest known performance of a work-in-progress “Jungleland,” the debut of “Man at the Top,” and more.
The very first performances of “Loose Ends” and “Lion’s Den” lead off the highlights from this date in Springsteen history. Plus: it’s wedding season!
Talk about a significant date: Bruce plays his legendary Jazz Fest show in 2006; “Dancing in the Dark” makes its reunion-era debut; MTV debuts a new documentary; and the Sunshine Blues Band debuts. Much more inside.
On this date: Bruce wins three Grammy Awards, plays his last show at the Sunshine In, and much more.
This lush but dark River-era outtake is one of Bruce’s best songs that never made an official studio album.
My last show of 2012 was a nice Wrecking Ball capstone, with lots of small but satisfying surprises.
If Night Two in Philadelphia wasn’t longer than Night One, it certainly was looser–and that unpredictability made for a great show on a thick and humid Friday night.