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17 unusual facts about E Street Band


Androscoggin Bank Colisée

On March 19, 1977, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played their only show in the state of Maine at the venue.

Backstreets

In 2007, during Springsteen and the E Street Band's Magic Tour, "Backstreets" frequently found its way into the set list, most likely as a tribute to Springsteen's longtime friend, Terry Magovern, who died earlier that year.

Belmar Public Library

The building may be demolished or possibly relocated from the intersection made famous by the E Street Band.

Crisler Center

The arena has also hosted concerts, perhaps most famously, the opening show of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's The River Tour, in which Springsteen began the show by completely forgetting the words to "Born to Run", but was rescued by the Michigan audience.

E Street Radio

Its format concentrates on Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, including interviews, guest disc jockey sessions, studio outtakes, concert recordings, rarities and more.

Long Walk Home

Reworked with different and shorter lyrics, it was recorded by Springsteen and the E Street Band as a mid-tempo rocker and released on the 2007 Springsteen album Magic.

My Hometown

The music video for "My Hometown" was a straightforward video filming of a performance of the song at a Springsteen and E Street Band concert late in the Born in the U.S.A. Tour, eschewing fast-paced cutting for slower montages of Springsteen and various band members.

New York State of Mind

Joel has also performed duets of the song with Elton John during their collaborative Face-To-Face Tour, with the country singer Garth Brooks during Brooks's Central Park Concert in 1997, and with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as one of Springsteen's special guests during his performance at the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert" at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 29, 2009.

Out in the Street

"Out in the Street" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band from the 1980 album The River.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are scheduled to play at the stadium on 18 July 2013.

Prove It All Night

"Prove It All Night" has been a semi-regular selection in Springsteen and E Street Band concerts since its release.

Say Goodbye to Hollywood

As previously noted, Ronnie Spector and the E Street Band released their version of "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" as a single in 1977.

Stade Richter

Even after the Stade de la Mosson opened, the Stade Richter was used for concerts, by artists including Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson & Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" has become a staple of Springsteen's E Street Band concert tours, with regular appearances from the 1975 and on Born to Run tours through the 1984 legs of the Born in the U.S.A. Tour, with one of the latter documented on the later Live/1975–85, and the 1988 Tunnel of Love Express.

The Way You Do the Things You Do

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed an extended version, as part of a medley with "634-5789", during their radio-broadcast show at the Apollo Theater and have continued to perform it throughout their 2012 Wrecking Ball Tour.

Working on the Highway

It was released on the album Born in the U.S.A. and has remained a popular concert song for Springsteen and the E Street Band.

Wreck on the Highway

"Wreck on the Highway" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.


For the Working Class Man

Journey's Jonathan Cain contributed, produced and performed on two tracks, "Working Class Man" (Which has since become Barnes' signature song as a solo artist after being featured in the Ron Howard film Gung Ho) and "American Heartbeat", with Steven Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band co-writing "Ride the Night Away" and Chas Sanford penning "I'd Die to be with You Tonight".

Howell Township, New Jersey

Vinnie Roslin (1947-2012), bass guitarist who was an original member of Steel Mill, an early Bruce Springsteen band that included Danny Federici, Vini Lopez and Steve Van Zandt, who would later become members of Springsteen's E Street Band.

Live in Barcelona

Live In Barcelona is a full concert video DVD of a performance by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band of their Rising Tour performance of October 16, 2002 at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.

Quicken Loans Arena

The arena played host to the politically motivated Vote for Change Tour on October 2, 2004, featuring performances by Bright Eyes, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and special guest John Fogerty.