Bruce Springsteen

Capitol Theatre

Passaic, NJ

Sep 20, 1978

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This Show is also part of

Darkness on The Edge Of Town Tour 1978

Show Notes

Bruce Springsteen: guitar, lead vocals, harmonica; Roy Bittan: keyboard; Clarence Clemons: saxophone, percussion, vocals; Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel; Garry Tallent: bass guitar, vocals; Stevie Van Zandt: guitar, vocals; Max Weinberg: drums
Recorded live by David Hewitt in the Record Plant Remote truck
Multi-track reel to reel tapes transferred and restored by Jamie Howarth, Plangent Processes, Spring 2016
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain, Fall 2016
Mastered by Jon Altschiller, December 2017
Post Production by Brad Serling and Micah Gordon
Art Design by Michelle Holme; Cover Photo by Frank Stefanko
Tour Director: George Travis
Management: Jon Landau, Barbara Carr, Jan Stabile, Alison Oscar, Laura Kraus
HD files are 24 bit/48kHz; Audiophile DSD files are DSD64
Read essay by Erik Flannigan

Reviews

Tony — 5/23/2023 3:38:55 PM

"Just the greatest show evaaaaah!"

Joe L — 12/2/2020 10:58:22 AM

"This is my favorite of any of these old shows. Magical. "

Jim Santagati — 12/26/2018 9:03:23 PM

"Worth it for the versions of "Point Blank", Incident on 57th St." and "Rosalita" The sound quality is amazing. A far cry from my bootleg cassette. A masterpiece. Jim"

doug — 2/8/2018 8:20:51 AM

"Awesome show! Now we need September 19th broadcast!"

Tony M — 1/19/2018 4:55:08 PM

"This show was my baptism to Bruce. I remember how great the sound was and the energy was off the charts. The release of a this show is the best recording of any concert I have ever heard. A true gem !!!"

Setlist at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ on Sep 20, 1978

Set One

Good Rockin' Tonight 237

Badlands 274

Spirit In The Night 616

Darkness On The Edge Of Town 300

Independence Day 465

The Promised Land 433

Prove It All Night 738

It's My Life 334

Thunder Road 360

Jungleland 628

Set Two

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 340

Fire 181

Candy's Room 196

Because the Night 426

Point Blank 560

Kitty's Back 819

Incident on 57th Street 674

Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 766

Encore

Born to Run 447

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 330

Detroit Medley 682

Twist and Shout 610

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