Bruce Springsteen: BORN TO RUN

[bosszeroboss]

Bruce was so awesome.

Before he became a leftist shill for politicians like John Kerry.

*shrug*

[dlzumbrook]

back in the day.............. sweating it out in the streets of a runaway American Dream.

[mojav26]

Great performance recorded at this time, precious.

[GLG1957]

The Big Man joined the band and will always be with them.

[ooguino]

wat ne dufte Typ :D

[bugattibowler]

A champion among all the cell phone photographers of today. Brilliant!

[rlinsk4]

@Brocksongs - I have nooo idea. I suspect he would have started out w/ jacket and then lost layers at the night went along; that's usually how things worked. Also back then he played about 4 hrs w/ an intermission and he would sometimes change to fresh duds for second half.

[mc5philly]

in the early 1980s if u had springsteen tickets ... you could get any girl in school to go with you to the show. his tix were as good as gold.

[rlinsk4]

I wuz there! My first Bruce show.

[Brocksongs]

@rlinsk4 do you remember if bruce wore a black jacket over that white tee, and then took it off? I have photos from either the 25th or the 27th...trying to find out which night I went...in the pics I have he is wearing a black jacket/shirty type thing over a white tee...but this is the encore...he may have taken it off by then.

[TakeABreath4]

I don't know what to say. To much awesomeness for me to handle!!

[merrill510]

Saw him do this at the Fillmore West, 3 feet from the stage. Still have thepics. Thank god for the memories that propel me through the mess of 2010.

[Brighid45]

Bruce at the Spectrum . . . glory days and great memories! ;)

[wendileona]

Wow! Amazing footage! Thanks for sharing!

[12SF07]

Happy Birthday Boss !

[TheClassicRock4]

his birthday is a day before mine!! haha

i do love this song.

[SecretAgentSlothman]

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!

[macmaghnusa]

Lucky buggers to have seen this show. I didn't get to see him till 1981 in London, and transatlantic travel was mega expensive back then. Going to see him again on August 3rd in Spain. 30 odd years later & the feelin' ain't gone! Long live Bruce!!

[123Scears123]

This is how it should be Bruce mate! Real! Brilliant! Not the over polished glizzy renditions you sometimes decended to in the 90s......I some times thought i was watching a Bud Light ad....

[RuthinTampa]

just tremendous and so poignant after last nite's Spectrum show, 33 years later; he gets better and better with age

[kihew]

The perfectly good reason for someone to start working on a time machine invention.

[mayamgk0220]

Philadelphia backed him Up BIG TIME!

There was more Bruce on the radio than any others. He was more than just a Jersey Boy! He was the future of Rock and Roll

I REMEMBER THAT

[lilaunwanted16]

Trucker hat style - sweet! XD

I love his energy on stage!

[spgcbogeys]

" I have seen the future of rock and roll and his name is Bruce Springsteen." My favorite quote concerning Bruce.

[mybrucespringsteen]

more like this at mybrucespringsteen

[primitivelink]

From '72 to '78, there was no one better in rock than Springsteen.

I get a thrill everytime I see some footage I've never seen from this period.

Thanks for posting!

[Nobes]

There still isn't anyone better. Not even close.

[Eeza07]

Classic, vintage Springsteen.

[TheHoagie]

Hell of a find! The Spectrum in Philly too..wow. I have quite a few memories there

[yankeespy3]

Greatest rock and roll song of all time sung by the best R&R performer of all time. What passion and dedication to his art.

[bixlerscott]

Hell, yea, he's only 27 in this video. Sounds great. That superstar voice is an icon.

[Krelus]

Oh my god... Please, someone, get me a time machine. Please... I want to see this concert live!!!

[pacbiggie4334]

while your there in 1976, can you shoot Georgy bush for me? Thanks

[moocow117]

What goes through your mind to even think of such stupid shit. After witnessing one of the best rock performances in one of the most legendary rock arenas of our time, all you can come up with is this mindless comment? George Bush enters your mind? Jimmy Carter was the President at this time. Let it go man, we're movin' on. Can't we all just get along? I was there in 1976 and again the other night with many shows and many Presidents in between. Bruce trancends our differences. Let's just enjoy.

[Stangus2006]

Damn.....just classic. Thanks for upping this

[wendileona]

Incredible. Rocks greatest. Thanks for sharing!

[pjshomer007]

I was at this concert. Have been to a couple of hundred concerts, but what impressed me most about this concert was Bruce"s energy. He was amazing. Jumping of of six foot speakers. Constantely moving and dancing. I had a seat in the back and you couldn't sit down and see as everybody else stood up. The concert seemed to go on for hours and you definately got your moneys worth. I remember beeing sore for 2 days just from standing. That was Bruce in his prime.

[Bruuuuuuuuuce]

That was Bruce's first concert headlining in an Arena. According to Wikipedia part of the venue was covered with curtains. Do you remember that?

[moocow117]

I was at the 2nd show, 2 nights later. The Spectrum would put up curtains on sections that were not used. But as I remember it, all sections were sold and I do not remember any curtains for the 2nd show on 10/27. The 1st show sold in in record time. I was at the Neshaminy Mall in line for tickets and was bummed out when they sold out with 2 people in front of me in line. My mom let me cut school 2 days later to get tickets when the 2nd show went on sale. One of the best videos ever posted.

[nicejoest]

Holy crap! He left it all out on the stage that night, didn't he?

He ends the song covered in sweat, completely exhausted, unable to stay in tune... and it's f***ing incredible.

He's the Boss.

[666liam666]

shit fucking hot!!

[budadada]

seeing this makes me wonder why bands nowadays aren't this good :(

[dishrag13]

Awesome.

[dishrag13]

I agree!

[rring]

cool!

my first show

[dishrag13]

My first show for Springsteen was in the summer of 1981...is that when this video is from?