Bruce Springsteen Archives

Bruce Springsteen Archives is an ongoing collection of officially released live albums by Bruce Springsteen & 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.

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]

Releases

VenueCityConcert dateRelease dateNotes
Apollo TheaterNew York, NYMarch 9, 2012November 17, 2014Show 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.
The AgoraCleveland, OHAugust 9, 1978December 23, 2014From the Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour.
Tower TheaterUpper Darby, PADecember 31, 1975February 10, 2015From the 1975 leg of the Born to Run tours.
Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale, NYDecember 31, 1980March 25, 2015Stood as the longest show of Springsteen's career until 2012; from The River Tour.
Brendan Byrne ArenaEast Rutherford, NJAugust 5, 1984May 13, 2015From the Born in the U.S.A. Tour.
Los Angeles Sports ArenaLos Angeles, CAApril 23, 1988July 8, 2015From the Tunnel of Love Express Tour.
Schottenstein CenterColumbus, OHJuly 31, 2005September 24, 2015From the Devils & Dust Tour.
Ippodromo delle CapannelleRome, ItalyJuly 11, 2013December 18, 2015From the Wrecking Ball Tour.
ASU Activity CenterTempe, AZNovember 5, 1980December 24, 2015Partial audio released free of charge to complement video of this show from The Ties That Bind box set;
from The River Tour.
(The Christic Shows at) The ShrineLos Angeles, CANovember 16 - 17, 1990June 1, 2016Shows held to benefit the Christic Institute.
HSBC ArenaBuffalo, NYNovember 22, 2009December 24, 2016Final regular show to feature Clarence Clemons, and the final show of the Working on a Dream Tour.
Scottrade CenterSt. Louis, MOAugust 23, 2008April 14, 2017From the Magic Tour.
OlympiastadionHelsinki, FinlandJuly 31, 2012May 23, 2017The longest show of Springsteen's career; from the Wrecking Ball Tour.
Wachovia SpectrumPhiladelphia, PAOctober 20, 2009July 13, 2017Springsteen's final show at the venue before its demolition; from the Working on a Dream Tour.
Palace TheatreAlbany, NYFebruary 7, 1977August 4, 2017Touted as the first soundboard recordings from the 1977 leg of the Born to Run tours.
Auditorium TheatreRochester, NYFebruary 8, 1977August 4, 2017From the 1977 leg of the Born to Run tours.
King's HallBelfast, Northern IrelandMarch 19, 1996September 1, 2017From the Ghost of Tom Joad Tour.
The SummitHouston, TXDecember 8, 1978September 21, 2017Video 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.
Madison Square GardenNew York, NYJuly 1, 2000October 6, 2017Portions of this show released as part of Live in New York City; final show of the Reunion Tour.
Stockholms StadionStockholm, SwedenJuly 3, 1988November 3, 2017From the Tunnel of Love Express Tour.
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalNew Orleans, LAApril 30, 2006December 1, 2017From the Sessions Band Tour.
Capitol TheatrePassaic, NJSeptember 20, 1978December 22, 2017From the Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour.
Brendan Byrne ArenaEast Rutherford, NJJune 24, 1993January 5, 2018Billed as the Concert to Fight Hunger to benefit various food banks and hunger-fighting organizations.
Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, MIAugust 3, 2005February 2, 2018From the Devils & Dust Tour.
Brendan Byrne ArenaEast Rutherford, NJAugust 20, 1984March 2, 2018From the Born in the U.S.A. Tour.
TD Banknorth GardenBoston, MANovember 19, 2007April 6, 2018Final show to feature Danny Federici as a touring member of the E Street Band; from the Magic Tour.
St. Rose of Lima SchoolFreehold Borough, NJNovember 8, 1996May 4, 2018Benefit show for St. Rosa 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.
Madison Square GardenNew York, NYNovember 8, 2009June 1, 2018Features a full-length performance of The River; from the Working on a Dream Tour.
Roxy TheatreLos Angeles, CAJuly 7, 1978July 6, 2018Radio broadcast from the Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour
Wembley ArenaLondon, UKJune 5, 1981August 3, 2018From the European leg of The River Tour
United CenterChicago, ILSeptember 30, 1999September 7, 2018From the Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour
Helsinki Olympic Stadium Helsinki, Finland June 16, 2003 October 5, 2018 From The Rising Tour

References

  1. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bruce-springsteen-launches-archival-concert-download-service-20141118
  2. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bruce-springsteens-live-vaults-set-to-add-25-new-recordings-w495757
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