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Bruce performed the song 50 times as a stand alone song and 2 times as part of the Detroit Medley:
2017-04-21 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
Bruce, Southside Johnny, Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul, and more come together on stage as the Upstage Jam Band for a show that took place as part of the Asbury Park Music & Film Festival. In the afternoon the documentary
Just before the Dawn, about the legendary Upstage Club, received its premiere. For this documentary Little Steven, Garry Tallent, Southside Johnny and Vini Lopez were all interviewed. For the show, Bruce mostly contributed guitar and backing vocals. He was not on stage for several additional songs not listed under. He took lead vocals for "Lucille" and duet vocals with Southside on "Something You Got". Vini Lopez takes lead vocals on the first performance since 1971 of "The Ballad Of Jesse James".
2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
Welcoming Bruce and the band on stage was a colourful mosaic that spanned the entire width of the stadium, reading "Dreams are Alive Tonite". The amazing display was arranged and crowdfunded by fans. Little Richard's "Lucille" makes its tour debut by sign request.
2013-06-29 Stade De France, Saint Denis, France
2001-11-03 Tradewinds, Sea Bright, NJ
Light Of Day benefit . Bruce with Joe Grushecky & No Spring Chickens, during the the encores.
1999-12-04 Diasco Residence, Colts Neck, NJ
In June 1999, at a Doug Flutie Autism Foundation fundraising gala held at Jon Bon Jovi’s estate in Middletown, guests Anthony and Pam Diasco paid $60,000 during the evening’s dinner auction for right to host a very private Bon Jovi band concert at their home. The performance took place on December 4 at the Diasco’s estate in Colts Neck.
1997-09-26 Cheers, Long Branch, NJ
1993-05-15 Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Munich, Germany
With the Hetty Schneider Band. Bruce, Shane Fontayne, Bobby King, and Tommy Sims literally 'invade' a private, upper-class dancing school ball held at the hotel where he and the band are staying. Not everybody is happy with their spontaneous 'guest appearance', though, as one person (whose daughter attended the event) reportedly threatens to sue the Bayerischer Hof afterwards. First ever Springsteen performance in Europe of "Lucille".
1989-06-02 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Max Weinberg's group Killer Joe, plus Roy Bittan, Patti Scialfa, and The Miami Horns.
1989-01-18 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, NY
Springsteen attends the fourth Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremonies. The night's inductees are Dion, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and Phil Spector, plus The Ink Spots, Bessie Smith, and The Soul Stirrers in the Early Influences category. As had been the case in January 1987 (when
Bruce inducted Roy Orbison and performed) and January 1988 (when
Bruce inducted Bob Dylan and performed) Springsteen took the stage, joining in the all-star jam on most of the songs and sings lead on "
Crying", dedicated to Roy Orbison, who had passed away only a few weeks earlier. Bruce plays guitar on all songs, plus tambourine on "
Uptight (Everything's Alright)". The all-star band includes, along with Bruce, most of The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Mick Taylor), most of The Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, David Ruffin, and Otis Williams), Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Little Richard, Pete Townshend, Dion, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Anita Baker, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Ben E. King, Bobby McFerrin, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Foreigner's Mick Jones, and more. Bruce attended with Patti Scialfa and, according to some reports, former Castiles member George Theiss attended. Former E Streeter Band member Vini Lopez was definitely there and took part in the show. He later recalled "They had the whole induction ceremony and four hours later, Bill Graham is on stage and he's pulling people out of the audience. Bruce comes up to me and says, "You see that other drum set up there? " Next thing you know, I was up there. I played for an hour and a half with those guys. Paul Simon, Steve Wonder. It was cool. Mick Jagger was leaning on my shoulder, singing 'Honky Tonk Woman' with Tina Turner."
1987-11-06 Rumson Country Day School, Rumson, NJ
Bruce makes a guest appearance With The Fabulous Greaseband.
1987-10-31 McLoone's Rum Runner, Sea Bright, NJ
Full Band except Nils Lofgren and Clarence Clemons. "Lucille" includes a snippet of "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!". There was another band playing at McLoone's on this night, and very few people got word that Bruce was going to show up but they went to the bar which was already packed, as it was Halloween, and in some cases snuck in as there was no more legal room. Well, the band came in all dressed in black and with masks on. They hit the stage and pulled off their masks and, after throwing the other band off, played the above listed set. The guy who was the lead guitarist in the displaced band jumped off stage grabbed a camera that he luckily had with him and shot some pictures.
1987-08-27 Tradewinds, Sea Bright, NJ
With Cats On A Smooth Surface. Michael S. positively confirmed that the Solomon Burke number "If You Need Me" was actually played.
1987-08-26 Columns (The), Avon, NJ
With The Cherubs. The Cherubs were a Jersey shore band in the late 1980s.
1987-08-22 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
1987-04-12 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
Most of the E Street Band and members of Cats On A Smooth Surface
1984-10-07 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
1984-09-20 Pennsylvania Decade, Pittsburgh, PA
Bruce makes a club guest appearance with The Iron City Houserockers (the group’s leader and frontman was Joe Grushecky). According to Grushecky this was the second time Springsteen had joined him onstage for a guest performance (the first time was July 17, 1982). Note: The Iron City Houserockers broke up not too long after this and Grushecky went solo with a new backing band line-up called Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers.
1984-05-19 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
Clarence Clemons
1984-04-21 Expo, Mount Ivy, NY
Clarence Clemons
1984-04-08 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Cats On A Smooth Surface.
1984-03-25 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Cats On A Smooth Surface.
1984-01-08 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Cats On A Smooth Surface. According to the Backstreets book by Charles R. Cross, Bruce entered a joke-telling contest this evening. He was good-naturedly booed off the stage
1983-08-14 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Cats On A Smooth Surface.
1983-07-16 Headliner (The), Neptune, NJ
1983-06-18 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
The Diamonds
1983-04-27 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With The Diamonds. The Diamonds were a local (Jersey shore) all original rock and soul band that included Cats On A Smooth Surface's then ex-members Harry Filkin and Pete Schulle who left Cats in mid-October 1982. The Diamonds also included an original Cats member by the name of Joel Krauss who left Cats in 1980. They performed their material in select Jersey and Manhattan clubs which catered to bands that showcased their original songs. The guitarist that replaced Cats' Harry Filkin was local boy Glen Burtnik of "Beatlemania" fame who played with Cats for a while before leaving to pursue original music of his own. He's now better known as a member for the last 15 years or so of the re-formed 70's band Styx.
1983-04-24 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
1983-01-08 Big Man's West, Red Bank, NJ
1982-12-03 Keystone, Palo Alto, CA
Clarence Clemons
1982-10-03 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
Cats on a Smooth Surface
1982-09-25 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
Cats on a Smooth Surface
1982-09-19 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
Cats on a Smooth Surface
1982-09-18 Big Man's West, Red Bank, NJ
1982-09-04 Big Man's West, Red Bank, NJ
With Beaver Brown. Also on the bill tonight is George Theiss, Springsteen's bandmate from The Castiles. Springsteen did not perform with Theiss. Brucebase reader Cliff, who attended the show, notes that Bruce arrived towards the end of Theiss's set and George spotted him sitting at the bar just as he finished his set. George then announced he was going to do one more for an old friend, or something to that effect, looking Bruce in the eye as he said it. Unfortunately, Cliff can't remember what song George played.
1982-08-08 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Cats On A Smooth Surface. As was the case the previous night Springsteen gives a partial performance of his new song “On The Prowl”, which is blended into a rendition of "Lucille"
1982-08-07 Big Man's West, Red Bank, NJ
With Beaver Brown. "Lucille" includes a partial rendition (and first known public performance) of a brand new Springsteen composition called "
On The Prowl".
1982-08-06 Big Man's West, Red Bank, NJ
1982-08-01 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Cats on a Smooth Surface
1982-07-25 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Cats on a Smooth Surface
1982-06-27 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers.
With Billy Chinnock. Bill Chinnock performs "
The Boys On The Avenue" the same night that Bruce joined him on stage at Big Man's West. Bill Chinnock (November 12, 1947, Newark, NJ – March 7, 2007, Yarmouth, ME), also referred to as Billy Chinnock, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, he was a prominent member of the Jersey Shore music scene during the late 1960s, leading bands that included future members of the E Street Band. Chinnock was a member of The Story Tellers, a band that also included Danny Federici.
1982-06-20 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Cats On A Smooth Surface.
1982-06-13 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Cats On A Smooth Surface.
1982-05-08 Fast Lane (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Beaver Brown.
1982-04-10 Big Man's West, Red Bank, NJ
With Beaver Brown. John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band is the name of an American rock band from Narragansett, Rhode Island, that began their career in the 1970s and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s. Originally known as simply Beaver Brown, the group (consisting of John Cafferty on vocals and rhythm guitar, Gary Gramolini on lead guitar, Patrick Lupo on bass, Kenny Jo Silva on drums, Bobby Cotoia on piano, and Michael "Tunes" Antunes on saxophone) started out as a New England bar band and initially established a popular following throughout Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
1982-01-12 Royal Manor North, North Brunswick, NJ
With Nils Lofgren
1980-03-01 Fast Lane (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With The David Johansen Group. Johansen is best known as a member of the protopunk New York Dolls. "Personality Crisis" is the lead song from the New York Dolls' self-titled debut album, released in August 1973.
1978-08-02 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
1975-09-13 Music Hall, Houston, TX
during THE DETROIT MEDLEY
1978-12-03 SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL
1978-12-01 Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK