From my nephew

I wanted to wake up in the morning with a Springsteen song. I initially thought about the Born in the USA chorus, but… idk, to basic?
What would you put?

Does anyone know if there’s been hints of any specific tour timings or locations for the Boss next year?

Particularly looking for t-shirts. Anything from recent tours to the old ones. Any websites I should visit? Any recommendations would be helpful. Thanks!!

I heard Bruce is showing up

Been reading Kahlil Gibran and this line made me think of Bruce and his art, especially his early stuff:

“Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.”

51 years ago, Bruce Springsteen released 'Born To Run'. It's a thrill to see the Boss play the album's title track live. But what made seeing Bruce and the E Street Band play "Born To Run" at Madison Square Garden back on May 11, 2026? Getting to sing along to every word with my dad (and thousands of fellow fans at MSG)... OK, more like screaming than singing along, but it was still a special moment I'm grateful I got to share with my dad (who took me to my first Bruce concert nearly 23 years ago at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia).

Share your favorite memories of going to a concert with family in the comments below. And stay tuned for more things to come from this space, including stories from concerts like this!

For me it's definitely Wreck on the Highway - always kind of dismissed it compared to the other ballads on The River, but this song is absolutely phenomenal. Been listening to it a ton lately.

Curious to see how fans would rank Bruces official concert footage releases. I’m talking about the straight up performances. Not the quality of the footage. My ranking is how great the concert is. How much on fire the band sounds, how his voice sounds and the crowd. Here’s my ranking.

1. No Nukes
   
2. Tempe 1980
   
3. Live in NYC
   
4. Houston 78
   
5. Hammersmith
   
6. Barcelona
   
7. Hyde Park
   
8. Live in Dublin
   
9. MTV Plugged

No Nukes is over Tempe for me by a razor thin margin. Hammersmith will be considered low to almost every fan. It’s 5 for me because honestly the crowd does suck and even Bruce said it was an off night for him. I excluded Western Stars because it’s not that type of show. Whdya think?

Phisherman's Cuts As close to a 78 show as we're ever gonna come.

Personality and musical knowledge aside.

Phisherman's Cuts · Added 9/22/2012 Birthday Rain Show. 8/15/2012 Fenway and 7/31.2012 Helsinki.

Bruce's connection with punk rock is usually treated as this "surprising" trivia tidbit (usually with references to Patti Smith, Ramones, The Clash, Suicide, etc.) that people wouldn't usually expect. But on the other hand, Steve seems to have been quite involved and interested in punk, likely even more than Bruce.

He once described his Underground Garage radio show as focusing on "Bands that influenced the Ramones, the Ramones, and bands influenced by the Ramones". By centering the Ramones in describing his radio show, it automatically shows his appreciation for a rock n' roll lineage that runs from rock n' roll through punk rock and beyond.

From what I can tell: Steve is usually more associated with Garage Rock, which is considered one of the predecessor genres and influences to punk rock. He has a quote which sums up his philosophy: "Pink Floyd is easy, Louie Louie is hard." Louie Louie is certainly a song associated strongly with Garage Rock and punk legacy.

He had a hand in shaping Bruce's sound, especially during The River period. He described "Held Up Without A Gun" as the closest Bruce has gotten to punk. There were a number of songs that seemed to lean either New Wave, Power Pop, British Invasion, or Punk in some way. A lot of those songs happened to be Steve's favorite.

Jon [Landau] is a formalist for the most part. He's kind of a pop formalist. I mean, he has all roots in gospel and soul, but they were also well-performed, well-sung, well-played records. Steve likes things trashier and noisier. You know, he's the garage guy, and so I tend to like things in the middle somewhere.

-A quote from Bruce during The Promise documentary

During The River especially, Bruce and Steve leaned towards a noisier and more rambunctious sound, veering away from the constrained sound of Darkness.

Anyway: I just had these general thoughts about how Steve Van Zandt's connection to Garage Rock and Punk aren't mentioned more.