Bruce Springsteen Archives
Bruce Springsteen Archives is an ongoing collection of officially released live albums by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Beginning in November 2014 with the release of the 2012 Apollo Theater concert, Springsteen sought out to release fully recorded shows from his past archives officially to fans for purchase. The releases, which focus on past tours prior to the launch of the archive, have ranged from the Born to Run tours through the Wrecking Ball Tour; subsequent shows from 2014 on have been released on an ongoing basis, with full tours represented, as part of the same program.
The idea originally came after Springsteen released every concert from his High Hopes Tour for fans to purchase. Those shows were originally released for a limited time after the original concert dates, and were made available on a permanent basis after the launch of the archive. Several shows had previously circulated among fans as bootleg recordings; the archive releases are sourced from soundboard recordings, and are digitally restored and remastered. Releases are provided in a variety of digital download formats or on CD.[1]
Following the release of the Wachovia Spectrum 2009 show, it was announced that the following releases would focus shows even further back the band's history to cover more historic tours and performances, and in August 2017, nugs.net representative Brad Serling announced during an interview on E Street Radio that 25 additional archive releases were planned, to be released on a monthly schedule, starting with the 1977 Palace Theatre and Auditorium Theatre shows.[2] The archive series has since eclipsed that original expansion as of the May 3, 2019 release.
Releases
| # | Venue | City | Concert date | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apollo Theater | New York, NY | March 9, 2012 | November 17, 2014 | Show held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of SiriusXM Radio; tickets were available only to winners of a SiriusXM subscriber-only contest. Also served as the first rehearsal show for the Wrecking Ball Tour. |
| 2 | The Agora | Cleveland, OH | August 9, 1978 | December 23, 2014 | One of five shows broadcast live on regional radio in 1978; from the Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour. |
| 3 | Tower Theater | Upper Darby, PA | December 31, 1975 | February 10, 2015 | From the 1975 leg of the Born to Run tours. |
| 4 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | December 31, 1980 | March 25, 2015 | Widely considered the longest show of Springsteen's career until 2012; from The River Tour. A re-mix of this show was released on July 5, 2019. |
| 5 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, NJ | August 5, 1984 | May 13, 2015 | From the Born in the U.S.A. Tour. |
| 6 | Los Angeles Sports Arena | Los Angeles, CA | April 23, 1988 | July 8, 2015 | From the Tunnel of Love Express Tour. |
| 7 | Schottenstein Center | Columbus, OH | July 31, 2005 | September 24, 2015 | From the Devils & Dust Tour. |
| 8 | Ippodromo delle Capannelle | Rome, Italy | July 11, 2013 | November 11, 2015 | From the Wrecking Ball Tour. Original release was replaced with a new mix free of charge to previous purchasers on December 18, 2015. |
| 9 | ASU Activity Center | Tempe, AZ | November 5, 1980 | December 24, 2015 | Partial audio released free of charge to complement video of this show from The Ties That Bind box set; from The River Tour. Between this release and the box set, the entire show was released in official quality. |
| 10 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles, CA | November 16, 1990 | June 1, 2016 | Show held to benefit the Christic Institute. |
| 11 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles, CA | November 17, 1990 | June 1, 2016 | Show held to benefit the Christic Institute. |
| 12 | HSBC Arena | Buffalo, NY | November 22, 2009 | December 24, 2016 | Final regular show to feature Clarence Clemons, and the final show of the Working on a Dream Tour; features to date the only full-length performance of Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., Springsteen's debut album. |
| 13 | Scottrade Center | St. Louis, MO | August 23, 2008 | April 14, 2017 | From the Magic Tour. |
| 14 | Olympiastadion | Helsinki, Finland | July 31, 2012 | May 23, 2017 | The longest show of Springsteen's career; from the Wrecking Ball Tour. |
| 15 | Wachovia Spectrum | Philadelphia, PA | October 20, 2009 | July 13, 2017 | Springsteen's final show at the venue before its demolition; from the Working on a Dream Tour. |
| 16 | Palace Theatre | Albany, NY | February 7, 1977 | August 4, 2017 | Touted as the first soundboard recordings from the 1977 leg of the Born to Run tours. |
| 17 | Auditorium Theatre | Rochester, NY | February 8, 1977 | August 4, 2017 | From the 1977 leg of the Born to Run tours. |
| 18 | King's Hall | Belfast, Northern Ireland | March 19, 1996 | September 1, 2017 | From the Ghost of Tom Joad Tour. |
| 19 | The Summit | Houston, TX | December 8, 1978 | September 21, 2017 | Video released as part of The Promise box set; from the Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour. Sales from this release benefited relief efforts for Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. |
| 20 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | July 1, 2000 | October 6, 2017 | Portions of this show released as part of Live in New York City; final show of the Reunion Tour. |
| 21 | Stockholms Stadion | Stockholm, Sweden | July 3, 1988 | November 3, 2017 | From the Tunnel of Love Express Tour. |
| 22 | New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival | New Orleans, LA | April 30, 2006 | December 1, 2017 | From the Sessions Band Tour. |
| 23 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, NJ | September 20, 1978 | December 22, 2017 | From the Darkness Tour. |
| 24 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, NJ | June 24, 1993 | January 5, 2018 | Billed as the Concert to Fight Hunger to benefit various food banks and hunger-fighting organizations. |
| 25 | Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids, MI | August 3, 2005 | February 2, 2018 | From the Devils & Dust Tour. |
| 26 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, NJ | August 20, 1984 | March 2, 2018 | From the Born in the U.S.A. Tour. |
| 27 | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston, MA | November 19, 2007 | April 6, 2018 | Final show to feature Danny Federici as a touring member of the E Street Band; from the Magic Tour. |
| 28 | St. Rose of Lima School | Freehold Borough, NJ | November 8, 1996 | May 4, 2018 | Benefit show for St. Rose of Lima School's Hispanic Community Center, in which tickets were available solely to residents of Freehold, NJ; from the Ghost of Tom Joad Tour. |
| 29 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | November 8, 2009 | June 1, 2018 | Features a full-length performance of The River; from the Working on a Dream Tour. |
| 30 | Roxy Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | July 7, 1978 | July 6, 2018 | One of five shows broadcast live on regional radio in 1978; from the Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour. Eight selections from this show previously appeared on Live 1975-85. |
| 31 | Wembley Arena | London, UK | June 5, 1981 | August 3, 2018 | From The River Tour. |
| 32 | United Center | Chicago, IL | September 30, 1999 | September 7, 2018 | From the Reunion Tour. |
| 33 | Olympiastadion | Helsinki, Finland | June 16, 2003 | October 5, 2018 | From The Rising Tour. |
| 34 | First Direct Arena | Leeds, UK | July 24, 2013 | November 9, 2018 | From the Wrecking Ball Tour. |
| 35 | Roxy Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | October 18, 1975 | December 7, 2018 | From the 1975 leg of the Born to Run tours. |
| 36 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | September 21, 1979 | December 24, 2018 | Part of the 1979 No Nukes concert series advocating against the use of nuclear energy. |
| 37 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | September 22, 1979 | December 24, 2018 | Part of the 1979 No Nukes concert series advocating against the use of nuclear energy. |
| 38 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | May 23, 1988 | January 4, 2019 | From the Tunnel of Love Express Tour. |
| 39 | St. Pete Times Forum | Tampa, FL | April 22, 2008 | February 1, 2019 | First show since the death of Danny Federici; from the Magic Tour. |
| 40 | Sovereign Bank Arena | Trenton, NJ | November 22, 2005 | March 1, 2019 | Final show of the Devils & Dust Tour. |
| 41 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles, CA | September 27, 1985 | April 5, 2019 | From the Born in the U.S.A. Tour. |
| 42 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, NJ | July 25, 1992 | May 3, 2019 | From the Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour. |
| 43 | MetLife Stadium | East Rutherford, NJ | September 22, 2012 | June 7, 2019 | Delayed by nearly three hours due to stormy weather; Springsteen's 63rd birthday. From the Wrecking Ball Tour. |
| 44 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | December 29, 1980 | July 5, 2019 | From The River Tour. |
| 45 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, CA | October 13, 1986 | August 9, 2019 | Part of the inaugural installment of the Bridge School Benefit concert series. |
| 46 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, NJ | September 19, 1978 | September 6, 2019 | One of five shows broadcast live on regional radio in 1978; from the Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour. |
| 47 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA | October 23, 1999 | October 11, 2019 | From the Reunion Tour. |
| 48 | Paramount Theatre | Asbury Park, NJ | November 24, 1996 | November 1, 2019 | From the Ghost of Tom Joad Tour. |
| 49 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, CA | December 15, 1978 | December 20, 2019 | One of five shows broadcast live on regional radio in 1978; from the Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour. |
| 50 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, CA | December 16, 1978 | December 20, 2019 | From the Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour. |
| 51 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | May 4, 2009 | February 7, 2020 | From the first leg of the Working On A Dream Tour. |
| 51 | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, MI | March 28, 1988 | March 7, 2020 | From the Tunnel of Love Express Tour. |
