Bruce Springsteen to perform three classic albums during New Jersey run
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band will perform complete versions of three of their classic albums during a run of shows starting this week that will mark the last-ever concerts at New Jersey’s Giant Stadium.
The rock icon and his longtime backing band will perform their 1975 masterwork “Born to Run” during two nights of the five-night residency in New Jersey, including tomorrow night’s (9/30) performance and the Oct. 8 show; 1984’s “Born in the USA” will be featured Oct. 3 and the closing Oct. 9 show, while the Oct. 2 concert will be dedicated to a staging of 1978’s “Darkness on the Edge of Town.” In addition to the complete album performances, the shows will also include a mix of other material from throughout Springsteen’s career.
The Giants Stadium run will constitute the final musical concerts to take place at the venue; the sports and entertainment arena is scheduled to close at the end of the 2009/2010 NFL season.
The five New Jersey shows kick off the final 2009 leg of Springsteen’s tour in support of his most recent studio album, “Working on a Dream.” The trek, which kicked off back in May, included a lengthy romp through Europe this summer. The outing is currently slated to run through a Nov. 22 date in Buffalo, NY. Details are included below.
E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt recently hinted during a conference call with reporters that the current dates could be the last opportunity for fans to see Springsteen and the band for quite some time to come.
“We are going to take a break,” Van Zandt said during the teleconference. “I don’t know how long, one year, year-and-a-half, two years off. This is a good time to see us. We may not be as pretty, [but] we seem to be getting better in funny ways.”
“Working on a Dream,” Springsteen’s 16th studio set, hit shelves in January and follows his platinum-certified 2007 release, “Magic.” The new record debuted at No. 1, becoming the ninth chart-topping album of his 40-year career. Among the 13 tracks is the bonus cut “The Wrestler,” the theme song for the 2008 film of the same name, for which The Boss won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
September 2009
30 – East Rutherford, NJ – Giants Stadium
October 2009
2, 3 – East Rutherford, NJ – Giants Stadium
8, 9 – East Rutherford, NJ – Giants Stadium
13, 14 – Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum
19, 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum
25 – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center
26 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
29 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th (anniversary concert)
November 2009
2 Washington, DC – Verizon Center
3 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena
7, 8 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
10 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
13 – Auburn Hills, MI – Palace At Auburn Hills
15 – Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center
18 – Nashville, TN – Sommett Center
20 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
22 – Buffalo, NY – HSBC Arena
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