A holiday SNL appearance, Bruce’s first-ever Canadian show, and two raucous holiday shows lead off today’s highlights.
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Meet Me in the City (10)
Bruce makes his first television appearance, makes his first political endorsement (earlier than you might think), and plays “Drive All Night” for the first time in 27 years–all on this date in history.
On this date: Bruce films one of his very best videos, and Barack Obama takes in Springsteen on Broadway.
On this day in history: Bruce reassembles the E Street Band for the first time in over five years. See their rehearsal and performance footage here.
On this date: Bruce wins three Grammy Awards, plays his last show at the Sunshine In, and much more.
“Meet Me in the City” didn’t make it on The River, but it’s still the perfect, meta summation of Bruce’s landmark album.
Three years ago today: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band launch an eight-month tour that starts with a full-album performance of the The River and would end with a career-spanning marathon retrospective.
The first second night of the 2016 tour featured St. Patrick Day surprises and an extended ESB family reunion.
In which my friend Steve and I get caught in a downpour, meet Steve Van Zandt, and then catch an amazing show in which only 3 of 35 songs were released post-1980.
My second show of the River Tour (2016 version) was a scorcher inside even if it was freezing outside–a talkative Bruce and a couple of great setlist wild cards make this the strongest and longest show of the tour to date.