Dec. 15th & 16th, 1978: Bruce Springsteen is about to end his Darkness on The Edge of Town tour when he arrives to San Francisco for two shows at the Winterland Ballroom that would become history. The first night was broadcast live on KSAN, and the show became one of his most known and legendary performances (and most bootlegged too). A strong candidate for an official download? (you decide). Listen to the full broadcast and judge.
Official announcement: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band launch The River Tour 2016, a nine-week US trek, on Jan. 16 in Pittsburgh. The announcement of the tour coincides with today’s release of “The Ties That Bind: The River Collection,” a comprehensive look at the era of the 1980 “The River” album that “Rolling Stone” calls “Springsteen’s best archival release yet.”
Each night of the tour will be mixed for release on Live.BruceSpringsteen.net as high-quality downloads and CDs. Recordings will be available within days of each performance.
The original The River Tour began Oct. 3, 1980, two weeks before the release of Springsteen’s fifth album, and continued through Sept. 14, 1981. With sets that regularly approached the four-hour range, the 140-date international tour firmly established a reputation for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as marathon performers.
Tickets to The River Tour go on sale Dec. 11.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 2016 US Tour Dates:
| Jan 16 | Pittsburgh, PA | Consol Energy Center |
| Jan 19 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| Jan 24 & 27 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
| Jan 29 | Washington, DC | Verizon Center |
| Jan 31 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center |
| Feb 2 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| Feb 4 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| Feb 8 | Albany, NY | Times Union Center |
| Feb 10 | Hartford, CT | XL Center |
| Feb 12 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| Feb 16 | Sunrise, FL | BB&T Center |
| Feb 18 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
| Feb 21 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center |
| Feb 23 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena |
| Feb 25 | Buffalo, NY | First Niagara Center |
| Feb 27 | Rochester, NY | Blue Cross Arena |
| Feb 29 | St Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
| Mar 3 | Milwaukee, WI | BMO Harris Bradley Center |
| Mar 6 | St Louis, MO | Chaifetz Arena |
| Mar 10 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| Mar 13 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
| Mar 15 & 17 | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
NBC has confirmed that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will perform on Saturday Night Live on December 19th. This will probably be the first official appearance to promote the boxThe Ties That Bind: The River Collection.
There’s been some rumors going on lately about a 3-month mini-tour with Bruce and the band, but so far there’s been no official word on that.
NBC ha confirmado que el próximo 19 de diciembre Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band actuarán en el programa Saturday Night Live. Será probablemente la primera actuación para promocionar la caja The Ties That Bind: The River Collection.
A esto se unen los rumores sobre una posible mini gira donde Bruce y la E Street Band presentarían la caja en directo. Por el momento conviene tomarse los rumores con un poco de escepticismo, ya que no ha habido ninguna confirmación oficial, ni siquiera pistas de gente cercana al entorno del artista.
A un mes de su edición, y como adelanto de la esperada caja The Ties That Bind: The River Collection, llega este «Ramrod», en directo desde Tempe, Arizona, filmado el 5 de noviembre de 1980.
Springsteen y la E Street Band en la cima de su carrera, con una energía desbordante y un nuevo disco en la calle que llegaba a lo más alto de las listas en todo el mundo y le situaría en la posición de salida para ser la próxima estrella del rock mundial.