Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey, September 20, 1978 By Erik Flannigan It was a homecoming when Bruce and the E Street Band returned to the Capitol Theater for a three-night run in September 1978. The Passaic shows were the band’s first New Jersey appearances on the Darkness tour, … Continue reading "It’s Just Me and You Tonight"

Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA April 30, 2006 By Erik Flannigan Some things are meant to be. That Bruce Springsteen’s immersion into roots music, The Seeger Sessions, was released just six days before he and the band of the same name appeared at the … Continue reading "Brothers and Sisters Don’t You Cry, There’ll Be Better Times By and By"

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Stockholm Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden, July 3, 1988 By Erik Flannigan Tracing Bruce Springsteen’s career arc from cult artist to superstar, theater to arena headliner, there’s a case to be made that a series of radio broadcasts on the 1978 Darkness On the Edge of Town tour played a … Continue reading "The Tunnel of Love Is Open To Everyone"

Relive the momentous Reunion of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Download the concert now!

Hurricane Relief: Houston, Texas, 12/8/78 A Benefit for MusiCares® Hurricane Relief Fund By Erik Flannigan It is nearly impossible to find a Springsteen fan who doesn’t revere the Darkness tour. Those who witnessed one of its 111 shows in person speak of it in language typically reserved for religious conversion. Happily for the the rest … Continue reading "Bruce Springsteen: You Can’t Sit Down — The Other Great Shows of the Darkness Tour"

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 3/19/96 Bruce Springsteen. Solo Acoustic Tour. By Erik Flannigan Some fans dreamt about that phrase for the better part of two decades, even as they cherished the many band tours therein. Back in 1971-72, before there was an E Street Band, Springsteen dabbled as an acoustic singer-songwriter, gigging around Greenwich Village at … Continue reading "Bruce Springsteen Going It Alone: The Ghost of Tom Joad Revisited"

Lotus will release its first full concert film, Live at Red Rocks September 19, 2014, on Monday, September 4th. The concert features a set called Talking Heads Deconstructed with guest Gabe Otto singing Talking Heads songs done in Lotus’ signature style. “The origins of this show start earlier in 2014 when we were approached by … Continue reading "Lotus – Live at Red Rocks DVD Now Available"

Never Heard Before ’77 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 2/7/77, Albany, NY and 2/8/77 Rochester, NY By Erik Flannigan Bruce Springsteen’s national breakthrough came in 1975 with the release of Born to Run. The album’s supporting tour commenced that July and continued in multiple phases through the spring of 1977 when, after playing some … Continue reading "Action In The Streets 1977"

75 years ago today, August 1st, 1942, Jerry Garcia was born. And the world is better for it. Celebrating the day nugs.net is happy to announce that our entire Jerry catalog is now available to stream. Read more here.   Photo: Herb Greene  

The String Cheese Incident – 10/30/99 It is our pleasure to bring to you, handpicked from the archives, one of the classic shows from Colorado’s own: The String Cheese Incident. With a catalog of 535 shows here at nugs.net, you can enjoy countless hours of the cheesiest jams possible. This show proved to stand out from the rest … Continue reading "nugs.net archives: The String Cheese Incident – 10/30/99"