Track 1 of Born To Run, 1975. See also: "Wings For Wheels".
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- Born To Run (1975)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Mike Appel: backing vocals
- Roy Bittan: Fender Rhodes, glockenspiel
- Clarence Clemons: saxophone, backing vocals
- Garry Tallent: bass
- Steven Van Zandt: backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums
Performed live 1423 times (including performances as "Wings For Wheels").
- 1984-08-08 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1984-08-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1984-07-31 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1984-07-30 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1984-07-27 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
- 1984-07-26 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON
- 1984-07-24 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON
- 1984-07-23 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON
- 1984-07-21 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
- 1984-07-18 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1984-07-17 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1984-07-15 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1984-07-13 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
- 1984-07-12 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
- 1984-07-09 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1984-07-08 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1984-07-06 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
- 1984-07-05 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
- 1984-07-02 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 1984-07-01 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 1984-06-29 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 1984-06-08 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
- 1981-09-14 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
- 1981-09-13 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
- 1981-09-11 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1981-09-10 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1981-09-08 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
- 1981-08-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-21 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-20 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-17 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
- 1981-08-16 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
- 1981-08-12 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1981-08-11 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1981-08-07 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-08-05 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-08-04 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-07-30 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1981-07-29 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1981-07-19 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-16 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-15 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-13 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-08 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-03 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-06-08 Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, England
- 1981-06-07 Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, England
- 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-06-02 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-06-01 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-05-30 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-05-29 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-05-27 Brighton Centre (The), Brighton, England
- 1981-05-26 Brighton Centre (The), Brighton, England
- 1981-05-20 Bingley Hall, Stafford, England
- 1981-05-17 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1981-05-16 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1981-05-14 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England
- 1981-05-11 City Hall, Newcastle, England
- 1981-05-07 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1981-05-05 Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
- 1981-05-03 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1981-05-02 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1981-04-29 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 1981-04-28 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 1981-04-26 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
- 1981-04-24 Palais Des Sports De Gerland, Lyon, France
- 1981-04-21 Palau Municipal D'Esports, Barcelona, Spain
- 1981-04-19 Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen, Paris, France
- 1981-04-18 Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen, Paris, France
- 1981-04-16 Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany
- 1981-04-14 Festhalle, Frankfurt, West Germany
- 1981-04-11 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
- 1981-04-09 ICC Berlin, West Berlin, West Germany
- 1981-04-07 Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, West Germany
- 1981-03-05 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN
- 1981-03-04 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
- 1981-03-02 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
- 1981-02-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 1981-02-26 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
- 1981-02-25 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN
- 1981-02-23 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
- 1981-02-22 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC
- 1981-02-20 Hollywood Sportatorium (The), Pembroke Pines, FL
- 1981-02-18 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL
- 1981-02-16 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL
- 1981-02-15 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL
- 1981-02-13 Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS
- 1981-02-12 Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL
- 1981-02-07 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
- 1981-02-05 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
- 1981-02-04 SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL
- 1981-02-02 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
- 1981-02-01 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 1981-01-29 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
- 1981-01-28 Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO
- 1981-01-26 Athletic & Convocation Center, South Bend, IN
- 1981-01-24 Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON
- 1981-01-23 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
- 1981-01-21 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
- 1981-01-20 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
- 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-19 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1980-12-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1980-12-16 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
- 1980-12-15 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
- 1980-12-12 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
- 1980-12-11 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
- 1980-12-09 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1980-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1980-12-06 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1980-12-04 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
- 1980-12-02 Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY
- 1980-12-01 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1980-11-30 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1980-11-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1980-11-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1980-11-24 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1980-11-23 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1980-11-20 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1980-11-15 Summit (The), Houston, TX
- 1980-11-14 Summit (The), Houston, TX
- 1980-11-11 LSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
- 1980-11-09 Special Events Center, Austin, TX
- 1980-11-08 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
- 1980-11-05 ASU Activity Center, Tempe, AZ
- 1980-11-03 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1980-11-01 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1980-10-31 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1980-10-30 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1980-10-28 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA
- 1980-10-27 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA
- 1980-10-25 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
- 1980-10-24 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA
- 1980-10-20 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
- 1980-10-18 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
- 1980-10-17 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
- 1980-10-14 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI
- 1980-10-13 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 1980-10-11 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
- 1980-10-10 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
- 1980-10-09 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1980-10-07 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1980-10-06 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1980-10-04 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
- 1980-10-03 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
- 1979-09-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1979-09-21 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1979-06-03 Whisky A Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
- 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, Saint Paul, MN
- 1978-11-28 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
- 1978-11-27 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI
- 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
- 1978-09-30 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
- 1978-09-29 Boutwell Memorial Auditorium, Birmingham, AL
- 1978-09-25 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
- 1978-09-21 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-09-20 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-09-19 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-09-17 Palladium, New York City, NY
- 1978-09-16 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
- 1978-09-06 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
- 1978-08-09 Agora (The), Cleveland, OH
- 1978-08-07 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
- 1978-08-05 Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY
- 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
- 1978-07-21 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
- 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
- 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
- 1978-07-05 Forum (The), Inglewood, CA
- 1978-07-01 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- 1978-06-30 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- 1978-06-29 San Jose Center For The Performing Arts, San Jose, CA
- 1978-06-26 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
- 1978-06-25 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA
- 1978-06-24 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
Performed multiple times during the following shows:
Released on Born To Run (1975), Greatest Hits (1995), The Essential (2003), and Collection:1973–2012 (2013).
Live versions are released on Live-1975–85 (1986)/Blinded By The Light (Soundtrack, 2019) (recorded October 18, 1975), In Concert: MTV XXPlugged (1992) (recorded September 22, 1992), Hungry Heart (Single, 1995)/Secret Garden (Single, 1995) (recorded April 5, 1995), Waitin' On A Sunny Day (Single, 2003) (recorded June 27/30, 2000), Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2006) (recorded November 18, 1975), and Springsteen On Broadway (2018) (recorded July 17/18, 2018).
Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:
- 2017-02-25 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
- 2017-02-21 AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
- 2017-02-18 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia
- 2017-02-16 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
- 2017-02-11 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
- 2017-02-09 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 2017-02-07 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
- 2017-01-25 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
- 2016-08-25 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2016-07-26 Granåsen Arena, Trondheim, Norway
- 2016-07-20 CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark
- 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
- 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-09 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium
- 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2016-06-25 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2016-06-19 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
- 2016-06-17 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2016-06-14 Malieveld, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 2016-06-05 Wembley Stadium, London, England
- 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
- 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2016-05-29 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016-05-25 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
- 2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
- 2016-05-19 Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
- 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
- 2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
- 2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
- 2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
- 2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
- 2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- 2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
- 2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- 2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
- 2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
- 2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
- 2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
- 2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
- 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
- 2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
- 2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
- 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
- 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
- 2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
- 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
- 2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
- 2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
- 2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
- 2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2014-05-17 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
- 2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
- 2014-05-13 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
- 2014-05-06 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX
- 2014-05-01 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
- 2014-04-29 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
- 2014-04-24 PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC
- 2014-04-17 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
- 2014-04-12 Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, VA
- 2014-03-02 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
- 2014-03-01 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
- 2014-02-26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
- 2014-02-23 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia
- 2014-02-22 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia
- 2014-02-15 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 2014-02-12 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
- 2014-02-11 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
- 2014-02-08 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2014-02-07 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2014-02-05 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2014-02-01 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2014-01-29 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2014-01-26 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2013-07-24 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
- 2013-07-11 Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, Italy
- 2012-09-22 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2012-07-28 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY
- 2009-11-22 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
- 2009-10-20 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
- 2003-06-16 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1999-10-23 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 1999-09-30 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 1999-09-25 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1990-11-17 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
- 1990-11-16 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
- 1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
- 1984-08-20 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1984-08-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1979-09-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1979-09-21 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1978-12-16 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
- 1978-12-15 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
- 1978-12-08 Summit (The), Houston, TX
- 1978-09-30 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
- 1978-09-20 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-09-19 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-08-09 Agora (The), Cleveland, OH
- 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
- 1977-02-08 Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY
- 1977-02-07 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY
- 1975-12-31 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
- 1975-11-24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
- 1975-10-18 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA (Early)
CHRISSIE'S SONG - V1 | uncirculating | |
ANGELINA - V2 | uncirculating | |
THUNDER ROAD - V3a | 4:39 | BIS / WAR / ET / BWNH / BTRCS |
THUNDER ROAD - V3b | 5:12 | BTRS / BTRO |
THUNDER ROAD - V4 | 4:35 | BIS / WAR / ET / BWNH / BTRS / BTRCS |
THUNDER ROAD - V5 | 5:03 | ESR / BTRS |
THUNDER ROAD - V6 | 5:22 | WAR / BWNH / BTRS / BTRCS / UBTROC |
THUNDER ROAD - V7 | 4:45 | BORN TO RUN / ESSENTIAL / GREATEST |
Note: According to Backstreets: Springsteen, The Man And His Music by Charles R. Cross, a 1972 song called "Angelina" contains the first two lines of "Thunder Road". This may have been the basis of a solo recording from October 1974 at 914 Sound Studios of "Chrissie's Song" (or this was a new composition), which includes the line "Leave what you’ve lost, leave what’s grown cold, Thunder Road." Some time between November 1974 and January 1975, Bruce took "Chrissie", lyrics from "Walking In The Street", and combined them into "Angelina" V2, possibly also known as "Wings For Wheels", the bootleg title of contemporary performances. Sometime after March 9 (the last time "Wings" appeared on a set list), Bruce took the music he had written for "Walking In The Street", and patched it on to the end of "Angelina"/"Wings For Wheels"; now his new lyric "this is a town for losers, I'm pulling out of here to win" was followed by the new instrumentral outro. The lines "the night's bustin' open, these two lanes will take us anywhere" and a poster for a 1958 Robert Mitchum movie in the lobby of a movie theater, provided the final ingredients for "Thunder Road".
April 13, 1975 was the day Jon Landau officially joined the album #3 production team. Louis Lahav, chief engineer, and his wife Suki, the violin player, quit and returned to their native Israel in late March. Jimmy Iovine reported to work at the Record Plant on April 18, after Landau was instructed to find better accommodations. "Thunder Road" and "Jungleland" were the first two songs recorded that day, and three versions of "Thunder Road", recorded over April 18–19 and 23, 1975, would later leak out on bootlegs. V3a is a full-band version, the girl is now Chrissie, and ends with the build up, instrumental outro, two refrains led by Clarence, to a full ending with no fadeout. V3b has two extra refrains for an extra long ending. The lyrics are getting there, but the guitar is not yet talking, and "Leave what you've lost, leave what's grown cold, Thunder Road" from "Chrissie's Song" is still there. V4 is a haunting acoustic solo version, the girl is now Christina, but otherwise no lyrical changes. V5, released on E Street Radio, is from April 23, starts with Roy Bittan's piano, base rhythm and Bruce's vocal and guitar (no organ or sax). "Leave what you've lost, leave what's grown cold" now replaced with "Sit tight, take hold." The final refrain is led by piano, with Bruce's overdubbed guitar. V6, recorded, or at least overdubbed, on July 15 or 16, and is almost ready to open Born To Run. This take opens with saxophone and Roy's piano, the latter which is featured in the first two minutes, Bruce's now awesome vocal, introduces us to Mary, and dominated by guitar. The long outro mixes guitar, sax and piano just like the album, and has seven refrains, though one variation only has five. V7 now has piano and harmonica opening without sax, glock, the talking guitar and Mary, and after twelve hours mixing and dubbing guitars, was completed on July 16, 1975, with Mike Appel on background vocals.
Studio Sessions: Born To Run
Thunder Road |
The screen door slams, Mary's dress sways
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside, darling you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright
Oh and that's alright with me
You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain for a savior to rise from these streets
Well now I'm no hero, that's understood
All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey what else can we do now
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair
Well the night's busting open, these two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back, heaven's waiting down on the tracks
Oh oh come take my hand
Riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh oh oh oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey I know it's late, we can make it if we run
Oh oh oh oh Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road
Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
Tonight we'll be free, all the promises will be broken
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned-out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch they're gone on the wind, so Mary climb in
It's a town full of losers, I'm pulling out of here to win
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