Not one but *two* Springsteen box sets were released on this date: Live 1975-85 and Tracks. Plus: a Billy Joel guest appearance, a Daily Show interview, and more.
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“Santa Ana” returns after more than three decades away, Nils steals the stage at a Seeger Sessions show in Birmingham, and Bruce debuts a brand new song: “Yankees Win.”
On this date: Bruce plays a special show at his old elementary school, a complete Stand Up for Heroes performance, and the long-awaited return of “Drive All Night” after a quarter-century absence.
Bruce plays his second album start-to-finish for the first time, debuts a new arrangement for “Blinded by the Light,” and plays a last-ditch rally for Hillary Clinton on Election Eve.
Bruce makes his first public appearance after Election Day 2004, Hall and Oates opens for Bruce, and more.
First meetings with Clarence, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt; guest appearances with Sting, Jackson, Southside, and The Wallflowers; and a new album from Patti.
Bruce headlines the Harley Davidson Festival in Milwaukee and blows minds with a setlist for the ages in New Jersey, but it’s his surprise appearance with Southside Johnny at The Agora in Cleveland that wins the date.
Steel Mill plays under the stars, Boom Carter and Dave Sancious play their final E Street gig, Philly and Boston duel each other across the years for most fervent news coverage, and more–all from this date.
Bruce’s legendary 1975 stand at The Bottom Line begins on this date; 30 years later, Bruce wraps his summer solo acoustic tour. Check out both shows plus more highlights inside.
On this date: Mitch Ryder makes a “Detroit Medley” guest appearance, Bruce swings by the Yankees’ clubhouse, the debut of the acoustic “Countin’ on a Miracle” video, and more.