BRUCEBASE 1989-91
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1989
18/01/89 - WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL, NEW YORK, NY
CRYING
Springsteen attends the (4TH Annual) ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME ceremonies, with Phil Spector, Dion and The Rolling Stones the evening’s key HOF inductees. 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 - dedicating a solo performance of “Crying” to Orbison, who had passed away only a few weeks earlier. Bruce attended with Patti Scialfa and, according to some reports, former Castiles member George Theiss and former E Streeter Band member Vini Lopez and were also in attendance.
Above left - Bruce and Patti (with Jon Landau visible in the background) at the Jan 18,
1989 HOF show. Above right - Dion and Phil Spector with Bruce at the HOF show.
10/03/89 - RUBBER CLUB, LOS ANGELES, CA
CC RIDER
Bruce joins local band THE MIGHTY HORNETS onstage for one song. Rubber was a short-lived club owned by actor Mickey Rourke.
25/04/89 - RUBBER CLUB, LOS ANGELES, CA
STAND BY ME
Bruce joins an unidentified local band onstage for one song. Rubber was a short-lived club owned by actor Mickey Rourke.
02/06/89 - ASBURY PARK, NJ - THE STONE PONY
YOU NEVER CAN TELL / LUCILLE / BOOM BOOM / TRAVELLIN' BAND
With Killer Joe, Max, Roy, Patti & the TOL Horns
Audience tape. 
03/06/89 - NEW YORK, NY – ROY BITTAN WEDDING RECEPTION
LOVING YOU
No circulating audio. Wedding reception of ESB keyboardist Roy Bittan and his bride, Denise Rubin. Held in the ballroom at the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan, with Peter Duchin’s Orchestra providing the musical entertainment. Most, possibly all, of the ESB attended but apparently they did not play. However Bruce did get up to sing the classic Elvis ballad “Loving You”.
“Bruce serenading the room at Roy’s wedding reception. Duchin Orchestra guitarist Ron Amodea is seen in the background”
09/06/89 - ASBURY PARK, NJ - THE STONE PONY
NOT FADE AWAY / MIDNIGHT HOUR / LEAN ON ME / GLORY DAYS
Audience tape - With Nils Lofgren. Released on Great Dane CD EP “Lean On Me”, which was issued exclusively with Italian Springsteen fanzine “Follow That Dream”.
Bruce & Nils - photo by Debra Rothenberg - submitted by Dari.
14/06/89 - LONG ISLAND, NY - JONES BEACH STATE PARK
DOWN BY THE RIVER
Soundboard tape (from video) - With Niel Young.
20/06/89 - POINT PLEASANT, NJ - MARTELLS
KANSAS CITY
With Bobby Bandiera
24/06/89 - ASBURY PARK, NJ - THE STONE PONY
HOUND DOG / UNDER THE BOARDWALK / GLORY DAYS
Audience tape - With Bobby Bandiera
Bruce opnstage with Bobby - Photo by Debra Rothenberg - submitted by Dari.
29/06/89 - NEPTUNE, NJ - THE HEADLINER CLUB
TWIST AND SHOUT
With The Fabulous Grease Band - song lasts 20 minutes
30/06/89 - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - BALLY'S
STAY / SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN / RUNNING ON EMPTY
Audience tape - With Jackson Browne
Bruce with Jackson Browne - photo courtesy of Dari.
01/07/89 - ASBURY PARK, NJ - THE STONE PONY
LONG TALL SALLY
Audience tape - With La Bamba
02/07/89 - LONG BRANCH, NJ - THE CAFE BAR
THIS LITTLE GIRL / ANGELYNE / BONY MORONIE / YOUR LOVE / DEDICATION / NEW ORLEANS
With Gary US Bonds
09/07/89 - ASBURY PARK, NJ - THE STONE PONY
TRAVELLIN' BAND
Audience tape - With Cats
Bruce with the Cats at the Pony 9th July 1989 - photo by Debra Rothenberg - submitted by Dari
15/07/89 - ASBURY PARK, NJ - T-BIRDS CAFE
LITTLE SISTER / GLORIA
With the X-Men
22/07/89 - SEABRIGHT, NJ - THE RUMRUNNER
TWIST AND SHOUT / GLORY DAYS / ? / ?
With Peter Hartung & The Remakes.
23/07/89 - ASBURY PARK, NJ - THE STONE PONY
OLD TIME ROCK'N'ROLL / HOUND DOG / FROM SMALL THINGS / SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN / UNDER THE BOARDWALK / SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN / GLORY DAYS / CAROL
Audience tape - With Cats.
Bruce at the Stone Pony 23rd July 1989 - Photo by Debra Rothenberg - submitted by Dari.
27/07/89 - NEPTUNE, NJ - THE HEADLINER CLUB
LONG TALL SALLY / UNDER THE BOARDWALK / SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN / GLORY DAYS
With The Fabulous Greaseband
02/08/89 - LONG BRANCH, NJ - CHEERS
WILLI AND THE HAND JIVE
Audience tape - With Bobby Bandiera
Photo - as you can see I was "front row center", there were only about
30 people there" - courtesy Billy Smith
11/08/89 - HOLMDEL, NJ - GARDEN STATE ARTS CENTER
GET BACK / LONG TALL SALLY / PHOTOGRAPH / WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
Audience tape - With Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band.
16/08/89 - LONG BRANCH, NJ - CHEERS
NEW ORLEANS / MERCY MERCY / I'M FREE / FROM SMALL THINGS / I HEAR YOU KNOCKING / LIGHT OF DAY / LAND OF A 1000 DANCES
With Bobby Bandiera.
22/09/89 - ASBURY PARK, NJ - STONE PONY
TRAPPED
Audience tape - With Jimmy Cliff and his band. This is an interesting 7-minute performance utilizing Cliff’s original arrangement of the song (i.e., some alternate lyrics and totally different melody to Bruce’s more famous cover version).
23/09/89 - SEA BRIGHT, NJ - THE RUMRUNNER
AROUND AND AROUND / SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN / STAND BY ME / WHAT'D I SAY / GLORY DAYS / HAVIN' A PARTY / TWIST AND SHOUT
No circulating audio. Springsteen’s 40th birthday and a quite significant bash in historic terms. Present and backing Bruce at the party was the entire E Street Band + Little Steven. On this night the E Street Band members were completely unaware that in less than 4 weeks (Oct 18, 1989) Bruce would phone them individually to inform them he was putting the E Street Band into semi-retirement, effective immediately. This would turn out to be the last Springsteen & The E Street Band performance together for over 5 years (Jan 1995).
29/09/89 - PRESCOTT, AR - MATT'S SALOON
SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN / DON'T BE CRUEL / ROUTE 66 / I'M ON FIRE
With The Mile High Band.
17/12/89 - VENTURA, CA - VENTURA THEATRE
GLORY DAYS / CADILLAC RANCH / SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN
With Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers
1990
17/01/90 - NEW YORK, NY - WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL
LONG TALL SALLY
Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame with John Fogerty
10/02/90 - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - TED CHILD'S HOUSE
No set details known. Band rehearsals for the Rainforest Foundation benefit performance to be held on Feb 12th. This Allstar group, put together by Sting on short notice, consisted of Springsteen, Paul Simon, Sting, Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby, Herbie Hancock, saxophonist Branford Marsalis and percussionist Paulinho Da Costa.
11/02/90 - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - TED CHILD'S HOUSE
No set details known. Band rehearsals for the Rainforest Foundation benefit performance to be held on Feb 12th. This Allstar group, put together by Sting on short notice, consisted of Springsteen, Paul Simon, Sting, Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby, Herbie Hancock, saxophonist Branford Marsalis and percussionist Paulinho Da Costa.
12/02/90 - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - TED CHILD'S HOUSE
THE RIVER / EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE / BIG YELLOW TAXI
No circulating audio and setlist details are incomplete. A private dinner-concert held on the beautiful estate of movie producer/investor Ted Child. This was a fundraiser for the Rainforest Foundation’s fight to preserve the Amazon ecosystem, billed as “An Evening In Brazil”. About 800 guests attended (the cream of Hollywood’s music/movie “A” list), each donating/paying $5,000 a head for the privilege. The event raised about one million dollars. It was Sting who organized getting Springsteen and the others to participate in the All Star group. Bruce Hornsby, a member of the “Allstars” lineup, has jokingly commented: “It was quite a band. It was a hilarious night – actually it was basically a bunch of (band) leaders playing sidemen and butchering each others tunes. We rehearsed for two days though – we really tried to get it right”
13/02/90 - HOLLYWOOD, CA - CHINA CLUB
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR / AROUND AND AROUND / ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY
Partial setlist is known. Five of the eight members of the previous night’s “Rainforest All Star Band (Springsteen, Sting, Don Henley, Herbie Hancock and Brad Marsalis) arrive at the club late on the evening of the 13th, along with guitarist Joe Walsh. Just before midnight the entourage hits the stage for a jam session. No circulating audio, although brief snippets of audio/video footage, emanating from a Showtime “Coast-to-Coast” TV broadcast, circulate.
“Don Henley, Sting and Springsteen having a rave up at the China Club on Feb 13, 1990”
01/03/90 - INGLEWOOD, CA - THE FORUM
TRAVELLIN' BAND / I'M CRYIN'
Audience tape - With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers & Bob Dylan
Thanks to Shenandoah for the tix.
14/04/90 - SANTA MONICA, CA – RESTAURANT MICHAEL
THE FEVER / JERSEY GIRL / STAND BY ME / I THINK IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE / GLORY DAYS
No circulating audio. Wedding reception of Bruce’s producer/engineer Chuck Plotkin (and bride Wendy Brandchaft). “Fever” and “Jersey Girl” were definitely performed with Tom Waits. Rolling Stone Magazine also reported “Stand By Me” was performed with Waits.
00/09/90 - BEVERLY HILLS, CA – SPRINGSTEEN RESIDENCE
No set details known. Christening party for Bruce and Patti first child Evan (born July 25, 1990). Attended by close friends and family. Bruce played a couple of songs acoustically.
“Patti and Bruce with baby Evan in late August, 1990”
29/10/90 - SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CA - TOM PETTY'S HOUSE
LITTLE RED ROOSTER / ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN / MR TAMBOURINE MAN / GREAT BALLS OF FIRE / WIPEOUT / PIPELINE
With Various Heartbreakers, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Lynne and others
16/11/90 - LOS ANGELES, CA - SHRINE AUDITORIUM
S/C:- DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (multiple takes) / REASON TO BELIEVE (multiple takes)
BRILLIANT DISGUISE / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / MANSION ON THE HILL / REASON TO BELIEVE / RED HEADED WOMAN / 57 CHANNELS / MY FATHERS HOUSE / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / ATLANTIC CITY / WILD BILLYS CIRCUS STORY / NEBRASKA / WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT / THUNDER ROAD / MY HOMETOWN / REAL WORLD / HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED / ACROSS THE BORDERLINE
Audience Tape and Video - First of the Christic Institute Benefit Shows -
Premieres “Red Headed Woman”, “57 Channels”, “When The Lights Go Out” – all on the guitar and “Real World” on the piano. Furthermore we get first time acoustic guitar versions of “Brilliant Disguise”, “Darkness On The Edge Of Town”, “Mansion On The Hill” “Reason To Believe”, “My Father’s House”, “Atlantic City”, “Wild Billy’s Circus Story” (no tuba from Gary this time) and Nebraska (of course to follow Wild Billy’s – “Nebraska’s the next stop”).“Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” gets its second slow version, this time with Bruce alone on the piano. “Thunder Road” returns to the version we got on the first leg of the “Born To Run” tour, with Bruce, not Roy on the piano. “My Hometown” gets its second acoustic hearing, this time on the piano, and not on the guitar as in ’88 on the SOS Racisme show. For encores Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne joins in on “Highway 61 Revisited” (yet another guitar driven premier for Bruce) and “Across The Borderline” – known from the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour – this time with Jackson on the piano and Bonnie on the slide guitar – beautiful as always. Thanks to Johanna for the
soundcheck and Per for setlist info. Both "Christic" shows recently been made available from master tapes made by Mr Persic - "The Christic Nights - Persic Recordings " remastered bt Ev2.
Thanks to Shenandoah for the pass.
17/11/90 - LOS ANGELES, CA - SHRINE AUDITORIUM
BRILLIANT DISGUISE / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / MANSION ON THE HILL / REASON TO BELIEVE / RED HEADED WOMAN / 57 CHANNELS / THE WISH / TOUGHER THAN THE REST / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / SOUL DRIVER / STATE TROOPER / NEBRASKA / WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT / THUNDER ROAD / MY HOMETOWN / REAL WORLD / HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED / ACROSS THE BORDERLINE
Audience/soundboard tapes - Premieres of “The Wish” and “Soul Driver” – both on the guitar. “Thougher Than The Rest” gets its first acoustic try-out on the piano and “State Trooper” is played on the guitar. The rest of the show is quite similar to previous night’s show. The complete show is released on “Prodigal Son At The Shrine” in correct order and in superb sound. Essential to any collection. Thanks Per. Both "Christic" shows recently been made available from master tapes made by Mr Persic - "The Christic Nights - Persic Recordings " remastered bt Ev2.
Thanks to Carlo for the ticket scan.
00/12/90 - OCEANWAY STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA
VALENTINE
Springsteen joins Nils Lofgren in the studio and provides harmony vocals for Nils’ song “Valentine”. This was released in late March 1991 on the album ‘Silver Lining’, along with 3 edit variations issued on singles. At or about the same time Bruce also participates (on guitar and vocals) in the filming of a promotional video for “Valentine”.
1991
16/01/91 - NEW YORK, NY - WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL
PEOPLE GET READY / MUSTANG SALLY / IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
Springsteen attends the 6TH Annual Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Awards, with The Impressions (Curtis Mayfield), Wilson Pickett, The Byrds and Ike & Tina Turner the evening’s key inductees. Bruce does not give any induction speech but takes the stage (along with others) on background vocals for The Impressions on “People Get Ready” and with Wilson Pickett on the other two songs.
20/01/91 - SEABRIGHT, NJ - THE RUMRUNNER
READY TEDDY / TOBACCO ROAD / UNDER THE BOARDWALK - JERSEY GIRL / GLORY DAYS
Audience tape - With Max Weinberg
09/02/91 - MALIBU, CA – STING’S RESIDENCE
No set details known. A very private get-together of some of Sting’s closest musician friends following Sting’s semi-private post-concert party held earlier in the evening at a Los Angeles restaurant.
“Joni Mitchell, Bruce, Patti and Sting chatting at Sting’s after-concert party on Feb 9, 1991. There was a jam later in the evening at Sting’s Malibu home”
17/02/91 - MALIBU, CA - TENT ON THE BEACH
CC RIDER
With John McEnroe, Stephen Stills and Bruce Willis - no it's not a wind up
00/05/91 - HUH SOUND THEATER, LOS ANGELES, CA
TAKE A LOOK AT MY HEART
Springsteen joins John Prince in the studio and provides harmony vocals on the above-mentioned song, which was released in August 1991 on the LP ‘The Missing Years’. Prine won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
09/06/91 - BEVERLY HILLS, CA – SPRINGSTEEN RESIDENCE
No set details known. Wedding and reception party for Bruce and Patti Scialfa – held at home. Attended by close friends and family. Bruce and others performed at the party.
00/07/91 - SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS, NEW YORK, NY
ALL THE WAY HOME / IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME
Springsteen joins Southside Johnny (and producer Steve Van Zandt) in the studio and provides guitar, keyboards and backing vocals to “All The Way Home”, Bruce’s donated composition to the album. Bruce also provided harmony vocals on the “It’s Been A Long Time”. Both recordings were released on Southside’s ‘Better Days’ album in late Sept 1991.
12/07/91 - SEABRIGHT, NJ - THE RUMRUNNER
TRAVELLIN' BAND / UNDER THE BOARDWALK - JERSEY GIRL / GLORY DAYS / FROM SMALL THINGS
Audience tape - With Bobby Bandiera
04/08/91 - LONG BRANCH, NJ - CHEERS
AIN'T THAT A SHAME / PEOPLE GET READY / NOT FADE AWAY / STAND BY ME / TRAVELLIN' BAND
With The Outcry
26/09/91 - ASBURY PARK, NJ - THE STONE PONY
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME / IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME / IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME / HAVIN' A PARTY / TALK TO ME / I'VE BEEN WORKING TOO HARD
With Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. The show was released as a 60 minute VHS and LaserDisc by Impact Records titled 'Having A Party with Southside Johnny' in support of Southside's 'Better Days' CD, which was produced by Little Steven. The only footage of Bruce from this night is the video for 'It's Been A Long Time' that follows the concert footage and includes Little Steven. Jon Bon Jovi is also part of this show on 'I've Been Working Too Hard.'. Thanks to Steve for the info.
Photo left:- Bruce peeking his head out from behind southside and bon jovi at the pony - Photo courtesy of Dari, Photo right - Bruce, Southside and Steven - from the video of It's Been a Long Time.
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