The Official Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Thread.

Hands-down the best Brooce performance I saw was his Devils and Dust solo show at the Albert Hall. You could hear a pin drop for the whole 3 hours, everyone within arms reach of me was in tears at some point. I left a different person to the one who walked in.

I actually think Bruce needs intimacy generally - E Street lose something going from arenas to stadiums, fo'shure.

I think that Bruce solo and with E Street band are two very different shows altogether. I love the big E-street stadium shows when Bruce goes nuts, something he seldom does in arenas IMO, and then there's Bruce solo as in Albert Hall or in Stockhom/Gothenburg in 2005, so beautiful and tender and just awesome. Wouldn't want to be without any of those experiences.

I'd absolutely kill to see Bruce at a solo show. I can't get enough of his solo performances.

But what I came here to report is - Landau, Bruce's manager, has confirmed to Rolling Stone that in 2010 we will get the Darkness boxset and a Working On A Dream tour DVD.

Pretty cool stuff if plans don't fall through

Yeah he keeps mentioning the darkness box and I do hope it will see the light of day. Even though it will be 32 years celebration at that point and we'll be waiting for a The River box!

I'm curious about this Darkness boxset- the BTR one was pretty good, I hope this one lives up to it. Hopefully there'll be some live footage/recordings from that era in it.

Great news about the DVD/boxset!

From the sound of it tremendous show last night down in Baltimore, Jack. Over 3 hours 20 minutes.

Roll on Buffalo. Final show of the tour. Where the hell did the time go?

1. Wrecking Ball
2. The Ties That Bind
3. Hungry Heart
4. Working On A Dream
5. Blinded By The Light
6. Growin' Up (WITH STORY!!!!!!!)
7. MARY QUEEN OF ARKANSAS
8. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
9. Lost in the Flood
10. THE ANGEL
11. For You
12. Spirit in the Night
13. It's Hard to be a Saint in the City
14. Waitin' on a Sunny Day
15. The Promised Land
16. RESTLESS NIGHTS (for Steve's birthday)
17. Surprise, Surprise (for Steve's birthday--cake and candles)
collecting signs to Green Onions
18. MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY
19. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
20. I DON'T WANNA HANG UP MY ROCK AND ROLL SHOES
21. Boom Boom
22. My Love Will Not Let You Down
23. Long Walk Home
24. The Rising
25. Born to Run
26. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

27. I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE
28. Thunder Road
29. American Land
30. Dancing in the Dark
31. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
32. Higher and Higher (w/ Willie Nile)
33. Rocking All Over the World

Asides from the entire Greetings Album/Lost In The Flood I'm so envious that they got...

The Ties That Bind
RESTLESS NIGHTS?!?!?!?!?! One of my favourites from the boxset!
BOOM BOOM?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I LOVE IT WHEN BRUCE DOES THAT SONG
Long Walk Home
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
I'll Work For Your Love
ROSALITA!!


Jesus Christ. The ones in capitals are the ones that have made me extra pissed off that I wasn't there.

Seriously. Start saving now for the last night of the next tour. Just a little at a time, but do it regularly.

You'll be so glad you did.

And sorry to get all "grandpa", but you'll be just the right age for that kinda trip.

Unfortunately work means I doubt I'll ever catch Springsteen or Jovi finish a tour in the US but I reckon for the next tour (if there is one) I'll follow Bruce around Europe for a bit in the Summer.

Seems like a much more worthwhile investment than doing it with Jovi tbh.

Was listening to the 75-85 live set on my ipod by the pool this morning and I'm convinced that when I go back home my next project is going to be trying to start a Springsteen tribute band.