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About The Show
In 1979, Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) performed a benefit over two nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The No Nukes Concerts, organized by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash and Bonnie Raitt, came nine months after the end of Bruce Springsteen’s breakout tour in support of Darkness on the Edge of Town in 1978, the year when the legend of Springsteen’s marathon shows was born.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND – NO NUKES showcases the songs that Springsteen and the E Street Band performed over those two nights — many never seen before — newly transferred and edited from the original No Nukes film footage and restored in HD with remixed and remastered audio.
The 1979 MUSE concerts yielded a concert film, No Nukes, released theatrically in 1980, which gave fans their first opportunity to see Springsteen live on screen, even for just a few songs, along with many other artists on the all-star bill. Yet, between the film and a concurrent triple-LP live album, only a smattering of Springsteen’s performances from this high-profile event were part of the official record.
For this updated version, director/editor and longtime Springsteen collaborator Thom Zimny recovered and restored the original No Nukes film footage in HD. “The River” gave a taste of Springsteen’s next album, joined by live favorites “Prove It All Night,” “Badlands,” “The Promised Land,” “Thunder Road,” “Jungleland,” “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” and “Born to Run.” The thrilling “Detroit Medley,” Springsteen’s Mitch Ryder tribute (combining “Devil With a Blue Dress On,” “Jenny, Jenny,” “C.C. Rider,” and “Good Golly, Miss Molly”), was a highlight of the No Nukes album and garnered radio airplay, but it did not appear in the original film.
More than 40 years later, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND – NO NUKES is a chance to witness the future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers on the cusp of superstardom as their live legend grew, based precisely on explosive performances like these, with something to prove all night.
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