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 World 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.
| Venue | City | Tour | Concert date | Release date | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | data-sort-value="20120309" | March 9, 2012 | data-sort-value="20141117" | 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 World Tour. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | data-sort-value="19780809" | August 9, 1978 | data-sort-value="20141223" | One of five shows broadcast live on regional radio in 1978. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | data-sort-value="19751231" | December 31, 1975 | data-sort-value="20150210" | Last show of the 1975 leg of the Born to Run Tour. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | data-sort-value="19801231" | December 31, 1980 | data-sort-value="20150325" | Third night of a three-night stand. A re-mix of this show was released on July 5, 2019. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19840805" | August 5, 1984 | data-sort-value="20150513" | First night of a ten-night stand. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | Los Angeles | data-sort-value="19880423" | April 23, 1988 | data-sort-value="20150708" | Second night of a five-night stand. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | data-sort-value="20050731" | July 31, 2005 | data-sort-value="20150924" | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | data-sort-value="20130711" | July 11, 2013 | data-sort-value="20151111" | Original release was replaced with a new mix free of charge to previous purchasers on December 18, 2015. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | data-sort-value="19801105" | November 5, 1980 | data-sort-value="20151224" | Partial audio released free of charge to complement video of this show from The Ties That Bind box set. Between this release and the box set, the entire show was released in official quality. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | Los Angeles | data-sort-value="19901116" | November 16, 1990 | data-sort-value="20160601" | Christic Institute benefit show. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | Los Angeles | data-sort-value="19901117" | November 17, 1990 | data-sort-value="20160601" | Christic Institute benefit show. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | data-sort-value="20091122" | November 22, 2009 | data-sort-value="20161223" | Last show of the tour, and the last appearance of Clarence Clemons with the E Street Band. Features the only complete performance to date of Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., Springsteen's debut album. | |||||
| 13 | 13 | data-sort-value="20080823" | August 23, 2008 | data-sort-value="20170414" | Amongst die hard fans, this was seen as a "classic" show of Bruce's latter era. | |||||
| 14 | 14 | data-sort-value="20120731" | July 31, 2012 | data-sort-value="20170523" | The longest known show of Springsteen's career. | |||||
| 15 | 15 | data-sort-value="20091020" | October 20, 2009 | data-sort-value="20170713" | July 13, 2017 | Springsteen's last show at the venue before its demolition. Features a complete performance of the Born in the U.S.A. album. | ||||
| 16 | 16 | data-sort-value="19770207" | February 7, 1977 | data-sort-value="20170804" | Touted as the first released soundboard recording of the 1977 leg of the Born to Run Tour, also known as the "Chicken Scratch Tour". | |||||
| 17 | 17 | Auditorium Theatre | data-sort-value="19770208" | February 8, 1977 | data-sort-value="20170804" | From the 1977 leg of the Born to Run Tour, also known as the "Chicken Scratch Tour". | ||||
| 18 | 18 | data-sort-value="19960319" | March 19, 1996 | data-sort-value="20170901" | September 1, 2017 | |||||
| 19 | 19 | data-sort-value="19781208" | December 8, 1978 | data-sort-value="20170921" | Video released as part of The Promise box set. Sales from this release benefited relief efforts for Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. | |||||
| 20 | 20 | New York City | data-sort-value="20000701" | July 1, 2000 | data-sort-value="20171006" | October 6, 2017 | Tenth night of a ten-night stand, and the last show of the tour. Portions of this show released as part of Live in New York City. | |||
| 21 | 21 | data-sort-value="19880703" | July 3, 1988 | data-sort-value="20171103" | November 3, 2017 | |||||
| 22 | 22 | data-sort-value="20060430" | April 30, 2006 | data-sort-value="20171201" | December 1, 2017 | |||||
| 23 | 23 | data-sort-value="19780920" | September 20, 1978 | data-sort-value="20171222" | December 22, 2017 | Second night of a three-night stand. | ||||
| 24 | 24 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19930624" | June 24, 1993 | data-sort-value="20180105" | January 5, 2018 | The Concert to Fight Hunger, a benefit show for various food banks and hunger-fighting organizations. Features a number of special guests including Clarence Clemons, Max Weinberg, Southside Johnny, and Little Steven. | |||
| 25 | 25 | data-sort-value="20050803" | August 3, 2005 | data-sort-value="20180202" | February 2, 2018 | |||||
| 26 | 26 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19840820" | August 20, 1984 | data-sort-value="20180302" | March 2, 2018 | Tenth night of a ten-night stand. | |||
| 27 | 27 | data-sort-value="20071119" | November 19, 2007 | data-sort-value="20180406" | April 6, 2018 | Last appearance of Danny Federici as a touring member of the E Street Band. | ||||
| 28 | 28 | St. Rose of Lima School | data-sort-value="19961108" | November 8, 1996 | data-sort-value="20180504" | May 4, 2018 | St. Rose of Lima School Hispanic Community Center benefit show. Tickets were only available to residents of Freehold, NJ. | |||
| 29 | 29 | New York City | data-sort-value="20091108" | November 8, 2009 | data-sort-value="20180601" | June 1, 2018 | Features the first-ever complete performance of The River. | |||
| 30 | 30 | Los Angeles | data-sort-value="19780707" | July 7, 1978 | data-sort-value="20180706" | July 6, 2018 | One of five shows broadcast live on regional radio in 1978. Eight selections from this show previously appeared on Live 1975-85. | |||
| 31 | 31 | Wembley Arena | London | data-sort-value="19810605" | June 5, 1981 | data-sort-value="20180803" | August 3, 2018 | Sixth night of a six-night stand. From the European leg of the tour. | ||
| 32 | 32 | data-sort-value="19990930" | September 30, 1999 | data-sort-value="20180907" | September 7, 2018 | |||||
| 33 | 33 | data-sort-value="20030616" | June 16, 2003 | data-sort-value="20181005" | October 5, 2018 | Only release from The Rising tour. | ||||
| 34 | 34 | data-sort-value="20130724" | July 24, 2013 | data-sort-value="20181109" | November 9, 2018 | |||||
| 35 | 35 | Los Angeles | data-sort-value="19751018" | October 18, 1975 | data-sort-value="20181207" | December 7, 2018 | Third night of a four-night stand. | |||
| 36 | 36 | New York City | data-sort-value="19790921" | September 21, 1979 | data-sort-value="20181224" | December 24, 2018 | Part of the 1979 MUSE No Nukes concert series advocating against the use of nuclear energy. Note: No longer available as of July 2021. | |||
| 37 | 37 | New York City | data-sort-value="19790921" | September 22, 1979 | data-sort-value="20181224" | December 24, 2018 | Part of the 1979 MUSE No Nukes concert series advocating against the use of nuclear energy. Note: No longer available as of July 2021. | |||
| 38 | 38 | New York City | data-sort-value="19880523" | May 23, 1988 | data-sort-value="20190104" | January 4, 2019 | Fifth night of a five-night stand. | |||
| 39 | 39 | data-sort-value="20080422" | April 22, 2008 | data-sort-value="20190201" | February 1, 2019 | First show after the death of Danny Federici. | ||||
| 40 | 40 | data-sort-value="20051122" | November 22, 2005 | data-sort-value="20190301" | March 1, 2019 | Last show of the tour. | ||||
| 41 | 41 | Los Angeles | data-sort-value="19850927" | September 27, 1985 | data-sort-value="20190405" | April 5, 2019 | First night of a four-night stand. | |||
| 42 | 42 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19920725" | July 25, 1992 | data-sort-value="20190503" | May 3, 2019 | Second night of an eleven-night stand. | |||
| 43 | 43 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="20120922" | September 22, 2012 | data-sort-value="20190607" | June 7, 2019 | Springsteen's 63rd birthday. | |||
| 44 | 44 | data-sort-value="19801229" | December 29, 1980 | data-sort-value="20190705" | July 5, 2019 | Second night of a three-night stand. | ||||
| 45 | 45 | data-sort-value="19861013" | October 13, 1986 | data-sort-value="20190809" | August 9, 2019 | Part of the inaugural installment of the Bridge School Benefit concert series. | ||||
| 46 | 46 | Passaic, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19780919" | September 19, 1978 | data-sort-value="20190906" | September 6, 2019 | First night of a three-night stand. One of five shows broadcast live on regional radio in 1978. | |||
| 47 | 47 | Los Angeles | data-sort-value="19991023" | October 23, 1999 | data-sort-value="20191011" | October 11, 2019 | Fourth night of a four-night stand. | |||
| 48 | 48 | data-sort-value="19961124" | November 24, 1996 | data-sort-value="20191101" | November 1, 2019 | First night of a three-night stand. | ||||
| 49 | 49 | data-sort-value="19781215" | December 15, 1978 | data-sort-value="20191220" | December 20, 2019 | One of five shows broadcast live on regional radio in 1978. | ||||
| 50 | 50 | data-sort-value="19781216" | December 16, 1978 | data-sort-value="20191220" | December 20, 2019 | |||||
| 51 | 51 | data-sort-value="20090504" | May 4, 2009 | data-sort-value="20200207" | February 7, 2020 | |||||
| 52 | 52 | data-sort-value="19880328" | March 28, 1988 | data-sort-value="20200306" | March 6, 2020 | |||||
| 53 | 53 | data-sort-value="20120728" | July 28, 2012 | data-sort-value="20200403" | April 3, 2020 | |||||
| 54 | 54 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19810709" | July 9, 1981 | data-sort-value="20200501" | May 1, 2020 | Sixth night of a six-night stand. "Jersey Girl" from this show previously appeared on Live 1975-85. Sales from this release benefited the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund. | |||
| 55 | 55 | data-sort-value="20050625" | June 25, 2005 | data-sort-value="20200612" | June 12, 2020 | |||||
| 56 | 56 | Philadelphia | data-sort-value="19990925" | September 25, 1999 | data-sort-value="20200703" | July 3, 2020 | Sixth night of a six-night stand. | |||
| 57 | 57 | data-sort-value="20061111" | November 11, 2006 | data-sort-value="20200821" | August 21, 2020 | |||||
| 58 | 58 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19840806" | August 6, 1984 | data-sort-value="20200918" | September 18, 2020 | Second night of a ten-night stand. | |||
| 59 | 59 | Atlanta | data-sort-value="19780930" | September 30, 1978 | data-sort-value="20201009" | October 9, 2020 | One of five shows broadcast live on regional radio in 1978. With this release, all five shows broadcast in 1978 on regional radio have been released. | |||
| 60 | 60 | data-sort-value="20080428" | April 28, 2008 | data-sort-value="20201106" | November 6, 2020 | |||||
| 61 | 61 | data-sort-value="19751124" | November 24, 1975 | data-sort-value="20201205" | December 4, 2020 | Last show of the European leg of the tour. | ||||
| 62 | 62 | New York City | data-sort-value="20091107" | November 7, 2009 | data-sort-value="20201224" | December 24, 2020 | Features the first-ever complete performance of The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle album. | |||
| 63 | 63 | data-sort-value="20121112" | November 12, 2012 | data-sort-value="20210108" | January 8, 2021 | From the last US leg of the tour. | ||||
| 64 | 64 | data-sort-value="19970518" | May 18, 1997 | data-sort-value="20210205" | February 5, 2021 | |||||
| 65 | 65 | New York City | data-sort-value="20000627" | June 27, 2000 | data-sort-value="20210312" | March 12, 2021 | Eighth night of a ten-night stand. | |||
| 66 | 66 | Los Angeles | data-sort-value="19880428" | April 28, 1988 | data-sort-value="20210402" | April 2, 2021 | Fifth night of a five-night stand. | |||
| 67 | 67 | data-sort-value="19921213" | December 13, 1992 | data-sort-value="20210507" | May 7, 2021 | |||||
| 68 | 68 | data-sort-value="19780701" | July 1, 1978 | data-sort-value="20210618" | June 18, 2021 | |||||
| 69 | 69 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19850822" | August 22, 1985 | data-sort-value="20210723" | July 23, 2021 | Fourth night of a six-night stand.[3] Steven Van Zandt joins the band for the encore. | |||
| 70 | 70 | data-sort-value="20120815" | August 15, 2012 | data-sort-value="20210806" | August 6, 2021 | |||||
| 71 | 71 | data-sort-value="20050517" | May 17, 2005 | data-sort-value="20210903" | September 3, 2021 | |||||
| 72 | 72 | data-sort-value="20080320" | March 20, 2008 | data-sort-value="20211022" | October 22, 2021 | Last appearance of Danny Federici with the E Street Band. | ||||
| 73 | 73 | data-sort-value="19801228" | December 28, 1980 | data-sort-value="20211203" | December 3, 2021 | First night of a three-night stand. With this release, the whole stand has now been released. | ||||
| 74 | 74 | C.W. Post Dome Auditorium | data-sort-value="19751212" | December 12, 1975 | data-sort-value="20211223" | December 23, 2021 | "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" from this show had previously been released and was a regular radio favorite around the holidays. | |||
| 75 | 75 | data-sort-value="20000522" | May 22, 2000 | data-sort-value="20220107" | January 7, 2022 | |||||
| 76 | 76 | data-sort-value="19951209" | December 9, 1995 | data-sort-value="20220204" | February 4, 2022 | |||||
| 77 | 77 | data-sort-value="20091110" | November 10, 2009 | data-sort-value="20210304" | March 4, 2022 | Features a complete performance of the Born To Run album. | ||||
| 78 | 78 | data-sort-value="19930514" | May 14, 1993 | data-sort-value="20220401" | April 1, 2022 | |||||
| 79 | 79 | data-sort-value="19880516" | May 16, 1988 | data-sort-value="20220506" | May 6, 2022 | First night of a five-night stand. | ||||
| 80 | 80 | data-sort-value="19810604" | June 4, 1981 | data-sort-value="20220603" | June 3, 2022 | Fifth night of a six-night stand. From the European leg of the tour. | ||||
| 81 | 81 | data-sort-value="20120704" | July 4, 2012 | data-sort-value="20220701" | July 1, 2022 | From the 2012 European leg of the tour. | ||||
| 82 | 82 | data-sort-value="20120705" | July 5, 2012 | data-sort-value="20220701" | July 1, 2022 | From the 2012 European leg of the tour. | ||||
| 83 | 83 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19840819" | August 19, 1984 | data-sort-value="20220805" | August 5, 2022 | Ninth night of a ten-night stand. | |||
| 84 | 84 | data-sort-value="20061010" | October 10, 2006 | data-sort-value="20220902" | September 2, 2022 | |||||
| 85 | 85 | Atlanta | data-sort-value="19781001" | October 1, 1978 | data-sort-value="20221007" | October 7, 2022 | ||||
| 86 | 86 | data-sort-value="19961126" | November 26, 1996 | data-sort-value="20221104" | November 4, 2022 | Third night of a three-night stand. | ||||
| 87 | 87 | data-sort-value="20080821" | August 21, 2008 | data-sort-value="20221202" | December 2, 2022 | |||||
| 88 | 88 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19990718" | July 18, 1999 | data-sort-value="20221224" | December 24, 2022 | Second night of a 15 night stand. | |||
| 89 | 89 | Philadelphia | data-sort-value="20091014" | October 14, 2009 | data-sort-value="20231208" | December 8, 2023 | Second night of a four night stand. Features a complete performance of the Darkness on the Edge of Town album. | |||
| 90 | 90 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19990715" | July 15, 1999 | data-sort-value="20231222" | December 22, 2023 | Opening night of a 15 night stand. | |||
| 91 | 91 | data-sort-value="20130723" | July 23, 2013 | data-sort-value="20240112" | January 12, 2024 | |||||
| 92 | 92 | data-sort-value="19960925" | September 25, 1996 | data-sort-value="20240202" | February 2, 2024 | |||||
| 93 | 93 | Passaic, New Jersey | data-sort-value="19780921" | September 21, 1978 | data-sort-value="20240308" | March 08, 2024 | Third night of a three-night stand. With this release, the whole stand has now been released. |