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Bruce performed the song 208 times:
Most of the time he used the song to close the show.
2014-05-17 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
2012-08-29 Vernon Downs Raceway, Vernon, NY
2012-08-15 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
2009-07-28 Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja, Seville, Spain
2008-08-18 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
2003-10-04 Shea Stadium, New York City, NY
2003-04-29 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
2002-11-02 Tradewinds, Sea Bright, NJ
1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1981-09-14 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
1981-09-11 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1981-09-02 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
1981-08-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1981-06-15 Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
1980-10-09 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
1979-09-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1979-01-11 Lock Stock And Barrel, Fair Haven, NJ
A private 37th birthday party for Clarence Clemons, with Springsteen and the entire E Street Band (except for Steven Van Zandt) attending and performing a rollicking set of classics for the invitation-only gathering of close friends and family. Clarence’s pre-E Street band compatriot, Norman Seldin, was playing an extended residency at the club at the time and both Clarence and Garry Tallent had made guest appearances with Seldin at the club the previous week. The above-mentioned setlist is incomplete and not necessarily in the correct performing sequence – there were many other songs performed, although no Springsteen compositions. Apparently Bruce took the lead or co-lead vocal on the under- mentioned titles.
1979-01-01 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1978-12-31 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1978-12-30 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
1978-12-28 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
1978-12-27 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
1978-12-20 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
1978-12-19 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
1978-12-16 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
1978-12-15 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
1978-12-13 Tucson Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ
1978-12-09 Dallas Convention Center Arena, Dallas, TX
1978-12-08 Summit (The), Houston, TX
1978-12-07 Special Events Center, Austin, TX
1978-12-05 LSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
1978-12-03 SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL
1978-12-01 Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK
1978-11-29 St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN
1978-11-25 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
1978-11-21 McGaw Hall, Evanston, IL
1978-11-20 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
1978-11-18 Millett Hall, Oxford, OH
1978-11-17 Munn Ice Arena, East Lansing, MI
1978-11-16 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
1978-11-14 Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY
1978-11-12 RPI Field House, Troy, NY
1978-11-10 Reilly Center, St. Bonaventure, NY
1978-11-08 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
1978-11-07 Barton Hall, Ithaca, NY
1978-11-04 Patrick Gymnasium, Burlington, VT
1978-11-02 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1978-11-01 Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton, NJ
1978-10-01 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
1978-09-25 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
1978-09-21 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
1978-09-17 Palladium, New York City, NY
1978-09-15 Palladium, New York City, NY
1978-09-13 Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA
1978-09-12 Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY
1978-09-10 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
1978-09-09 Athletic & Convocation Center, South Bend, IN
1978-09-06 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
1978-09-05 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH
1978-09-03 Saginaw Civic Center, Saginaw, MI
1978-09-01 Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit, MI
1978-08-30 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1978-08-29 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
1978-08-28 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
1978-08-26 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
1978-08-25 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT
1978-08-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1978-08-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1978-08-21 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1978-08-19 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1978-08-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1978-08-15 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1978-08-14 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
1978-08-12 Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, ME
1978-08-10 Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY
1978-08-04 Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV
1978-08-01 Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, SC
1978-07-31 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
1978-07-29 Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL
1978-07-28 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL
1978-07-18 Jackson Municipal Auditorium, Jackson, MS
1978-07-16 Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA
1978-07-15 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX
1978-07-14 San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX
1978-07-12 Dallas Convention Center Theater, Dallas, TX
1978-07-09 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
1978-07-08 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ
1978-07-05 Forum (The), Inglewood, CA
1978-07-01 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
1978-06-30 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
1978-06-26 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
1978-06-25 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA
1978-06-24 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
1978-06-20 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
1978-06-17 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
1978-06-16 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
1978-06-14 Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, NE
1978-06-13 Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA
1978-06-10 Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN
1978-06-09 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI
1978-06-08 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
1978-06-06 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
1978-06-05 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH
1978-06-03 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
1978-05-31 Music Hall, Boston, MA
1977-12-31 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
1977-03-25 Music Hall, Boston, MA
1977-03-24 Music Hall, Boston, MA
1977-03-23 Music Hall, Boston, MA
1977-03-22 Music Hall, Boston, MA
1977-03-19 Central Maine Youth Center, Lewiston, ME
1977-03-18 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT
1977-03-15 Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, NY
1977-03-14 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
1977-03-13 Towson Center, Towson, MD
1977-03-11 Gymnasium, Latrobe, PA
1977-03-10 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH
1977-03-06 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL
1977-03-05 Jai Alai Fronton, Orlando, FL
1977-03-04 Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville, FL
1977-03-02 Civic Center Auditorium, Atlanta, GA
1977-02-28 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
1977-02-27 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
1977-02-26 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
1977-02-25 Edward C. Elliott Hall Of Music, West Lafayette, IN
1977-02-23 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
1977-02-22 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI
1977-02-19 St. Paul Civic Center Theatre, St. Paul, MN
1977-02-17 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1977-02-10 Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY
1976-10-29 Palladium, New York City, NY
1976-10-22 Hanger (The), Hazlet, NJ
A discreet Springsteen turns up (apparently as just another paying customer) at a gig by one of his early '60s musical favourites, Gary U.S. Bonds. About half way through the show Bruce takes the stage, borrows a guitar and provides duet-background vocals for the rest of the show. According to Bonds, Bruce played for nearly an hour. This was the first time Springsteen and Bonds had ever met. Afterwards Springsteen invites Bonds to guest at his show on October 29. In an early 1980s interview Bonds commented: "I was playing down along the Jersey shore. One night the owner of the club came over to me during the show and mentioned that Bruce Springsteen was in the audience and wanted to come up and play. Bruce who? I didn't recognize the name! But the guys in my band did, so I said OK. When I introduced him the place went crazy… and I'm saying to myself, ‘gee, what on earth is happening here'? After the show Bruce gave me an invitation and about a week or so later I sang during one of his shows".
1976-08-07 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ
1976-05-10 Municipal Auditorium Theater, Mobile, AL
1976-04-24 Varsity Gymnasium, Boone, NC
1976-04-20 Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, TN
1976-04-17 Louis A. Alexander Palestra, Rochester, NY
1976-04-15 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA
1976-04-13 Rec Hall, University Park, PA
1976-04-09 Reid Athletic Center, Hamilton, NY
1976-04-07 Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH
1976-04-05 Ohio Theatre, Columbus, OH
1976-04-04 MSU Auditorium, East Lansing, MI
1976-03-28 Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
1976-03-26 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
1975-12-31 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
1975-12-30 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
1975-12-28 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
1975-12-27 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
1975-12-21 Seneca Field House, Toronto, ON
1975-12-20 National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON
1975-12-19 Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montreal, QC
1975-12-17 Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
1975-12-16 Laker Hall Gym, Oswego, NY
1975-12-12 Post Dome, Greenvale, NY
1975-12-11 Walsh Auditorium, South Orange, NJ
1975-12-10 Davis Gym, Lewisburg, PA
1975-12-05 McDonough Arena, Washington, DC
1975-12-03 Music Hall, Boston, MA
1975-12-02 Music Hall, Boston, MA
1975-11-24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
1975-11-23 Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1975-11-21 Stockholms Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
1975-11-18 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
1975-11-11 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL
1975-11-10 Jai Alai Fronton, Tampa, FL
1975-10-31 Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA
1975-10-26 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA
1975-10-19 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
1975-10-18 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA (Late)
1975-10-11 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ (Late)
1975-10-04 Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI
1975-10-02 Uptown Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
1975-09-28 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
1975-09-26 Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA
1975-09-25 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
1975-09-23 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI
1975-09-21 Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN
1975-09-20 Darby Gymnasium, Grinnell, IA
1975-09-16 Dallas Convention Center Theater, Dallas, TX
1975-09-14 Music Hall, Houston, TX
1975-09-13 Music Hall, Houston, TX
1975-09-12 Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX
1975-09-06 Theatre Of Performing Arts, New Orleans, LA
1975-08-17 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late)
1975-08-17 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Early)
1975-08-16 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Early)
1975-08-15 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late)
1975-08-15 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Early)
1975-08-14 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Early)
1975-08-13 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late)
1975-08-08 Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, OH
1975-08-01 Mosque (The), Richmond, VA
1975-07-30 Carter Barron Amphitheatre, Washington, DC
1975-07-26 Keystone Hall, Kutztown, PA
1975-07-23 Music Inn, Lenox, MA
1975-07-22 Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY
1975-07-20 Palace Concert Theater, Providence, RI
1975-03-08 DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
1975-02-23 Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY
1975-02-19 University Auditorium, University Park, PA
1974-12-08 Burlington Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT
1974-12-07 Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY
1974-12-06 State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
1974-11-29 War Memorial, Trenton, NJ
1974-11-17 Memorial Gymnasium, Charlottesville, VA
1974-11-16 Leonard Gym, Washington, DC
1974-10-04 Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY
One show, with Springsteen & The E Street Band the sole artist on the bill. This is the E Street Band debut of violinist Suki Lahav, who has stated that her performance this night was originally intended to be a one-off except that it was so well received by the audience that Bruce asked her to continue. Suki didn't perform at the following two gigs at Albright and Clark but thereafter was a fixture in every show until the end of the tour. Chaos reigned near the end of this show and a Brucebase reader who attended explains why: "My wife and I were in front of the stage during "Quarter To Three" when the first two rows of seats next to us just disappeared, the left side of the stage and first couple of rows fell about six feet. A couple of monitors fell in where the people were seated but it didn't appear that anyone got hurt. The encore was abruptly ended however." For this concert we are fortunate to have two unique items; handwritten setlists penned not by Bruce, but by Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici. Prior to every show Bruce would compose his setlist in the green room, just as he does today. Rather than make copies, the band would then copy his setlist in order to have it in their own handwriting. Usually these setlist copies would be made on a small memo pad and disappear by the end of the show, however Avery Fisher Hall had their own music stands, and so the setlists were written on larger sheets of paper. These two pages were picked up in the green room after the show by Art Reilly, a member of Springsteen's lighting crew. Several interesting nuggets of information can be gleaned from these setlists. First of all, Springsteen seemed to be just as likely to keep to his list in 1974 as he does today: "The E Street Shuffle" was listed after "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City" and "Born To Run" was dropped from it's slot after "She's The One". According to the setlist, "Night" follows "Jungleland". Written in shorthand, this is actually "A Night Like This", the alternative title for "A Love So Fine" at this point in time. See the above listings from Kean College and The Main Point for more detail. The most notable song however is the listed closer, The Drifters' "On Broadway", which Springsteen intended to play after "Quarter To Three" - hardly surprising given Avery Fisher Hall's close proximity to Broadway. Unfortunately the front section of the stage collapsed before he got a chance. We have no record of Springsteen ever playing "On Broadway".
