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The third leg of the tour, during April through June 1981 (and pushed back three weeks from the original schedule, due to Springsteen's exhaustion from the first two legs), represented Springsteen's first real foray into Western Europe, and his first appearances there at all since his very short venture there following the release of  Born to Run  in 1975. In total 34 shows were played, including six nights at London's Wembley Arena. Ten countries were visited: West Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

The final leg was billed as a "homecoming tour", visiting U.S. cities that had been special in Springsteen's career for multiple night stands, beginning with six nights that opened his native New Jersey's Meadowlands Arena. After 34 shows in just 10 cities, this leg concluded on September 13 and 14 at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum.

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Of all Springsteen's tours, The River Tour is perhaps the least known in retrospect to people who were not there. For many years, unlike tours before and since, there was little official audio or video documentation of it — no live radio broadcasts, no live album, no music videos made from concert footage, and no DVD releases. The  Live/1975-85  box set had thirteen selections from the tour, but they formed little thematic pattern. Shows from the tour were of course bootlegged, but otherwise they are mostly lost to time.

Partial video of the November 5, 1980 show in Tempe was released as part of The Ties That Bind: The River Collection , and audio of the missing songs was released through the Bruce Springsteen Archives as a free download on December 24, 2015.

Several shows have since been released as part of the Bruce Springsteen Archives:

Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 , released March 25, 2015 and re-mixed and re-released on July 5, 2019.

Wembley Arena, June 5, 1981 , released August 3, 2018.

Nassau Coliseum, New York 12/29/80 , released July 5, 2019.

Brendan Byrne Arena, July 9, 1981 released May 1, 2020.

Nassau Coliseum, Dec 28, 1980 , released December 3, 2021

London, June 4, 1981 , released June 3, 2022

Personnel [ ]

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica
  • Roy Bittan  – piano, background vocals
  • Clarence Clemons  – saxophone, percussion, background vocals
  • Danny Federici  – organ, glockenspiel, background vocals
  • Garry Tallent  – bass guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt  – guitars, background vocals
  • Max Weinberg  – drums

Postponed dates [ ]

  • 1 Born In The U.S.A. Tour
  • 2 Born In The U.S.A. (album)
  • 3 Cindy Mizelle

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New 'Best of Bruce Springsteen' greatest hits package to span Boss' entire career

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A new Bruce Springsteen greatest hits package called "Best of Bruce Springsteen" will be released April 19 from Sony Music on multiple formats. The music spans the Boss' entire career from 1973's "Growin' Up" to 2020's "Letter to You."

The release will be available as an 18-track set on two LPs or one CD and digitally as an expanded 31-song package.

"Best Of Bruce Springsteen" will feature a "Born to Run" session shot from Eric Meola and liner notes by Erik Flannigan, the Springsteen scribe at Nugs.net.

"'Best Of Bruce Springsteen' captures a body of work that has earned Springsteen honors and accolades including 20 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, a special Tony Award, the Presidential Medal Of Freedom, a Kennedy Center Honor and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame," states the album's press release. "It has also made Springsteen one of the world's most in-demand artists — topping 140 million records sold across the globe, more than 70 million in the United States alone, and becoming the first artist in history with a Top Five album in six consecutive decades."

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Springsteen and the E Street Band begin a world tour March 19 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Area shows include Aug. 21 and 22 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

Springsteen and the E Street Band played MetLife late last summer, on Aug. 30, Sept. 1 and 3. The shows were the last for the band before Springsteen took a break from touring to treat his peptic ulcer disease.

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‘Best of Bruce Springsteen’ digital deluxe track list

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  • Born in the U.S.A
  • Tougher Than The Rest
  • If I Should Fall Behind
  • Living Proof
  • Long Time Comin’
  • Girls In Their Summer Clothes
  • The Wrestler
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Bruce Springsteen has announced a new career-spanning compilation: Best of Bruce Springsteen is out April 19. The album’s digital edition features 31 tracks, opening with two songs from New Jersey rock icon’s 1973 debut, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. , and closing with two songs from his latest album of originals, 2020’s Letter to You . See the digital tracklist below.

The cover of Best of Bruce Springsteen features a photo of Springsteen taken by Eric Meola during the Born to Run sessions. Physical editions of the compilation come with new liner notes by Erik Flannigan.

Springsteen released his first compilation, Greatest Hits , in 1995. He’s since shared retrospective collections like The Essential Bruce Springsteen and Chapter and Verse .

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band toured heavily in 2023 , but they had to cut things short so that the singer could get treatment for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease. The band gets back on the road in March.

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01 Growin’ Up 02 Spirit in the Night 03 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 04 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 05 Born to Run 06 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 07 Thunder Road 08 Badlands 09 Prove It All Night 10 The River 11 Hungry Heart 12 Atlantic City 13 Glory Days 14 Dancing in the Dark 15 Born in the U.S.A. 16 Brilliant Disguise 17 Tougher Than the Rest 18 Human Touch 19 If I Should Fall Behind 20 Living Proof 21 Streets of Philadelphia 22 The Ghost of Tom Joad 23 Secret Garden 24 The Rising 25 Long Time Comin’ 26 Girls in Their Summer Clothes 27 The Wrestler 28 We Take Care of Our Own 29 Hello Sunshine 30 Ghosts 31 Letter to You

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B right flashes lit up the night sky in southern Moscow in the early hours of Thursday morning, new footage appears to show, following reports of an explosion at an electrical substation on the outskirts of the city.

Video snippets circulating on Russian-language Telegram channels show a series of flashes on the horizon of a cloudy night sky, momentarily turning the sky a number of different colors. In a clip shared by Russian outlet MSK1.ru, smoke can be seen rising from a building during the flashes lighting up the scene.

Newsweek was unable to independently verify the details of the video clips, including when and where it was filmed. The Russian Ministry of Emergency situations has been contacted via email.

Several Russian Telegram accounts said early on Thursday that residents of southern Moscow reported an explosion and a fire breaking out at an electrical substation in the Leninsky district, southeast of central Moscow.

Local authorities in the Leninsky district told Russian outlet RBC that the explosion had happened in the village of Molokovo. "All vital facilities are operating as normal," Leninsky district officials told the outlet.

The incident at the substation in Molokovo took place just before 2 a.m. local time, MSK1.ru reported.

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Moscow Metro Underground Small-Group Tour - With Reviews & Ratings

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  • Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Free Cancellation
  • Duration: 3 Hrs
  • Language: English
  • Departure Time : 10:00 AM
  • Departure Details : Karl Marks Monument on Revolution Square, metro stop: Square of Revolution
  • Return Details : Metro Smolenskaya
  • If you cancel at least 4 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
  • If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
  • Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Go beneath the streets on this tour of the spectacular, mind-bending Moscow Metro! Be awed by architecture and spot the Propaganda , then hear soviet stories from a local in the know. Finish it all up above ground, looking up to Stalins skyscrapers, and get the inside scoop on whats gone on behind those walls.

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We begin our Moscow tour beneath the city, exploring the underground palace of the Moscow Metro. From the Square of Revolution station, famous for its huge statues of soviet people (an armed soldier, a farmer with a rooster, a warrior, and more), we’ll move onto some of the most significant stations, where impressive mosaics, columns, and chandeliers will boggle your eyes! Moreover, these stations reveal a big part of soviet reality — the walls depict plenty of Propaganda , with party leaders looking down from images on the walls. Your local guide will share personal stories of his/her family from USSR times, giving you insight into Russia’s complicated past and present. Then we’re coming back up to street level, where we’ll take a break and refuel with some Russian fast food: traditional pancakes, called bliny. And then, stomachs satiated, we are ready to move forward! We’ll take the eco-friendly electric trolleybus, with a route along the Moscow Garden Ring. Used mainly by Russian babushkas(grannies) during the day, the trolleybus hits peak hours in the mornings and evenings, when many locals use it going to and from their days. Our first stop will be the Aviator’s House, one of Stalin’s Seven Sisters, followed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs — and you’ll hear the legends of what has gone on inside the walls. Throughout your Moscow tour, you’ll learn curious facts from soviet history while seeing how Russia exists now, 25 years after the USSR.

Local English-speaking guide

Pancake snack and drink

Additional food and drinks

Tickets for public transport

Souvenirs and items of a personal nature

Tips and gratuities for the guide

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Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Dress standard: Please wear comfortable shoes for walking. For your Urban Adventure you will be in a small group of a maximum of 12 people

Traveler Reviews

This tour exceeded our expectations. Nikolai (Nick), our tour guide, was very knowledgeable, thorough, and has a great personality. He didn't take shortcuts and really covered everything that was on the agenda in great detail. We saw beautiful metro stations and learned the history behind them, including many of the murals and designs.

We did the tour with Anna her knowledge and understanding of the History surrounding the metro brought the tour alive. Well done Anna!

This tour was amazing!

Anna was a great tour guide. She gave us heaps of interesting information, was very friendly, and very kindly showed us how to get to our next tour.

Amazing beauty and history.

An excellent tour helped by an absolutely amazing guide. Anna gave a great insight into the history of the metro helped by additional material she had prepared.

great tour and guide - thanks again

great will do it again, Miriam ke was very good as a guide she has lived here all here life so knew every interesting detail.a good day

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