Bruce Springsteen concert reviews and tour history

I was 15 years old dating a 20 year old when he took me to see this show. It was wonderful! Bruce and the band played and played and played (and played some more)!! Thank you Bill and Bruce for a memory that I will never forget.

The best live concert I have been to. I’ve seen the Stones in Lynn, MA(1966) also Boston Garden the night they got arrested in RI. I’m 73 but have been fortunate to attend many concerts. Before Bruce blew me away that Saturday night in 74, I thought the best live concert I ever saw was actually Jethro Tull at Boston Garden just after they released “Thick as a Brick” was released.
But nothing compared to the show that Bruce and the E Street Band put on that night. His music was played on WBCN in Boston so I had heard a few of his songs but really wasn’t familiar with him. They had posters up at the school and I felt I couldn’t go wrong for 3 bucks. There was something special when they hit their first note. You could feel the excitement from the get go. The venue was an auditorium with theater type seating. Withi a few songs people were standing on the arm rests and were mesmerized by the most unique rock and roll I had ever heard. I was telling everyone I knew about this band no one ever heard of. By June of 1975 he was on the cover of Time and Newsweek and everyone knew who they were. Still the best live act that I have ever witnessed and I saw him four more times after that. Everyone has their own taste but I am so thankful I had opportunity to see Bruce 49 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday.
Ben Keenan

It was my first Springsteen concert. Fantastic. Full of Energy! 3hours 45minutes!!! He simply wouldn‘t stop…. Magic experience????

we had friends sitting in the first row of bleachers so we were up front....no vip section ....and a lot of us were gay so does he know how he reached gay folks back then? probably not. memorable to this day.

Was in the front row and my wife was kissed by the boss. Have been searching for a photo. Cinigirl@yahoo.com

What? No reviews yet? My buddies and I were there . Over forty years ago but I remember it like it was yesterday. We were lucky to get tickets. They were only available by mail and one of us stood in line at the main Ottawa post office to drop in our requests and money orders at midnight of opening sales day. Only four tickets per order. We got a ride to Ottawa and it was cold as hell that night. The Civic Center was packed, sold out. Our seats were so high up in the nose bleeds, I could touch the ceiling. Bruce was a bit late, but when they hit the stage, Wow! I could feel the concrete bouncing under our seats under the weight of everyone jumping up and down . I thought the building was going to collapse during Cadillac Ranch. It was a long show, the set list is available on line. I ran into a fella a few weeks later who waited outside the stage door and Bruce came out and signed his copy of Darkness. Too cold for me. I keep in touch with my high school buddies . Everyone's life gets a few highlights. We all agree that was one of ours.

I was a freshman at West Chester at the time and had never heard of Bruce. Some guys in my dorm were big fans and since I was dating a girl from the school paper and we had GREAT front row standing seats, I went. WOW, even today, and I am 66 now and have been to many many concerts since then, it STILL remains my second favorite concert ever, bestest only by THE WHO at the Spectrum. I will never forget that concert. IT WAS TRULY AMAZING!!!!!!

This was the second and sad to say last time I saw Springsteen. It was the best concert I've ever been to. I think MTV was filming his first video Rosalita there. If I remember right Darkness on the Edge of Town had just come out. I about wore that album out. I was going to see him a third time, but he got so popular after that you had to wait in line overnight to get tickets. I am just not willing to do that for any concert.

This was the first of two times I saw Springsteen. He is the best performer live that I've ever seen.

Setlist:

1. The Rising
2. Lonesome Day
3. Prove It All Night
4. Candy's Room
5. My Love Will Not Let You Down
6. Empty Sky
7. You're Missing
8. Waitin' on a Sunny Day
9. Better Days (With Elliot Murphy)
10. The Promised Land
11. Worlds Apart
12. Badlands
13. Out in the Street
14. Mary's Place
15. Countin' on a Miracle
16. Jungleland
17. Into the Fire
Encore:
18. Cadillac Ranch
19. Bobby Jean
20. Glory Days
21. Born to Run (With Elliot Murphy)
22. Ramrod (With Ali Weinberg)
Encore 2:
23. My City of Ruins
24. Land of Hope and Dreams
25. Dancing in the Dark
26. Darlington County