OT: 25th anniversary of one of the best Springsteen tours ever!

[PiscatawayMike]

Twenty-five years ago today (July 15, 1999)... tailgating in the parking lot at the Meadowlands... enthusiasm and anticipation sky-high... Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's North American Reunion Tour was about to commence! They were back together after not touring for more than 11 years... 7/15/99 was the first of 15 shows over a 4-week span at the Continental Airlines Arena. I made it to 13 of them.

Most Springsteen fans agree the 1978 Darkness tour is Bruce's best. However, I was a little too young to enjoy that one. IMHO, the 1999-2000 tour has got to rank No. 2. After not performing together for more than a decade, absence made the heart grow fonder for Bruce diehards. I attended 33 shows in 10 different cities during the 1999-2000 tour, including the opener at the Meadowlands and the final show on July 1, 2000 at MSG. Truly, a tour for the ages!

That's me on the left wearing a Rutgers shirt (of course!).

 

[Knight Shift]

Twenty-five years ago today (July 15, 1999)... tailgating in the parking lot at the Meadowlands... enthusiasm and anticipation sky-high... Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's North American Reunion Tour was about to commence! They were back together after not touring for more than 11 years... 7/15/99 was the first of 15 shows over a 4-week span at the Continental Airlines Arena. I made it to 13 of them.

Most Springsteen fans agree the 1978 Darkness tour is Bruce's best. However, I was a little too young to enjoy that one. IMHO, the 1999-2000 tour has got to rank No. 2. After not performing together for more than a decade, absence made the heart grow fonder for Bruce diehards. I attended 33 shows in 10 different cities during the 1999-2000 tour, including the opener at the Meadowlands and the final show on July 1, 2000 at MSG. Truly, a tour for the ages!

That's me on the left wearing a Rutgers shirt (of course!).

I'd throw in the 10 night stand at the then Byrne Arena that started on August 5, 1984, concluding with the epic August 20, 1984 closing show--33 songs, the Miami Horns, appearance by Miami Steve, IIRC, clocked in at over 4 hours.

 

[RU at the shore]

Like you and many others, I have that same shot with my tailgating crew.

Awesome shows

 

[newell138]

I actually went to that show with my wife and my mom and dad who were both in their 70s at the time. We sat a couple rows behind Tom Hanks and his wife.

 

[Knight Shift]

I actually went to that show with my wife and my mom and dad who were both in their 70s at the time. We sat a couple rows behind Tom Hanks and his wife.

I stood behind Cindy Crawford and her husband Randy Gerber at the show in Las Vegas on that tour. Her bio says she is the same height as me, but she seemed much shorter. Randy knew the words to every song.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

I actually went to that show with my wife and my mom and dad who were both in their 70s at the time. We sat a couple rows behind Tom Hanks and his wife.

I stood behind Cindy Crawford and her husband Randy Gerber at the show in Las Vegas on that tour. Her bio says she is the same height as me, but she seemed much shorter. Randy knew the words to every song.

I was two rows in front of Steve Young at one of the shows I attended in Oakland. The best seats I had on the tour. A friend of ours within the Springsteen camp set my brother and I up... big time!