PLAYLISTICLE: Bruce Springsteen – The Live Series - Part Two [2022-2024]

Bruce Springsteen began releasing archival live performances in 2014, and in 2018, the first playlists cherrypicking from those performances to fit a theme began appearing on streaming services as The Live Series Collection. We covered the first nine such playlists, released from 2018 to 2020, HERE. Today, we cover the second nine, released from 2022 through 2024. These should be available through your music streaming outlet of choice. Enjoy!

Released in April 2022, almost eighteen months after the previous playlist in The Live Series, Songs Of Location features the series standard fifteen tracks from shows ranging from 1975 through 2016. The clips criss-cross the United States with stops in the United Kingdom, France, and Sweden as well.

• 01. "Lost in the Flood" (C.W. Post Dome Auditorium, Greenvale, NY - December 12, 1975)
• 02. "Candy's Room" (The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA - July 7, 1978)
• 03. "Streets of Fire" (Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA - December 15, 1978)
• 04. "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" (Wembley Arena, London, UK - June 5, 1981)
• 05. "My Hometown" (Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - August 22, 1985)
• 06. "Across The Borderline" (Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA - April 28, 1988)
• 07. "My Father's House" (The Christic Shows at The Shrine, Los Angeles, CA - November 16, 1990)
• 08. "Lucky Town" (Boston Garden, Boston, MA - December 13, 1992)
• 09. "Streets of Philadelphia" (Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA - December 9, 1995)
• 10. "Balboa Park" (Palais des Congres Acropolis, Nice, FR - May 18, 1997)
• 11. "Atlantic City" (United Center, Chicago, IL - September 30, 1999)
• 12. "Factory" (Anaheim Pond, Anaheim, CA - May 22, 2000)
• 13. "American Land" (Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN - March 20, 2008)
• 14. "Thunder Road" (Fenway Park, Boston, MA - August 15, 2012)
• 15. "Meet Me In The City" (Ullevi Stadium, Goteborg, SE - July 23, 2016)

Songs of Character came nearly a year later in April 2023. The playlist features fifteen songs taped in front of fans in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Australia, as well as across the United States, dating back to 1975.

• 01. "Carol" (The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA - October 18, 1975)
• 02. "Kitty's Back" (Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ - September 19, 1978)
• 03. "Mona" - "Preacher's Daughter" - "She's The One" (Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA - December 15, 1978)
• 04. "Sherry Darling" (Wembley Arena, London, UK - June 5, 1981)
• 05. "Janey Don't You Lose Heart" (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA - Sep 27, 1985)
• 06. "Gloria's Eyes" (Boston Garden, Boston, MA - Dec 13, 1992)
• 07. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ - Nov 26, 1996)
• 08. "Maria's Bed" (The Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA - May 17, 2005)
• 09. "Bobby Jean" (Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden - June 25, 2005)
• 10. "Leah (Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ - November 22, 2005)
• 11. "Mary Queen Of Arkansas" (HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY - Nov 22, 2009)
• 12. "Cynthia" (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ - September 22, 2012)
• 13. "Frankie Fell in Love" (Perth Arena, Perth, AU - February 5, 2014)
• 14. "Linda Let Me Be The One" (BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL - April 29, 2014)
• 15. "Long Tall Sally" (Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, AU - February 7, 2017)

The twelfth playlist in The Live Series was released in July 2023. Featuring performances spanning forty years of international touring, Songs of Instrospection opens in Atlanta, Georgia, and ends in Boondall, Australia.

• 01. "It's My Life" (Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA - 10/1/1978)
• 02. "Jackson Cage" (Wembley Arena, London, UK - 6/4/1981)
• 03. "Used Cars" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 8/6/1984)
• 04. "Downbound Train" (Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - 8/22/1985)
• 05. "Two Faces" (L.A. Arena, Los Angeles, CA - 4/23/1988)
• 06. "My Beautiful Reward" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 6/24/1993)
• 07. "The River" (St. Rose of Lima School, Freehold, NJ - 11/8/1996)
• 08. "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" (Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ - 11/26/1996)
• 09. "Loose Ends" (Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 7/18/1999)
• 10. "Reno" (Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH - 7/31/2005)
• 11. "I'll Fly Away" (St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL - 4/22/2008)
• 12. "The Wrestler" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - 5/4/2009)
• 13. "Hearts Of Stone" (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT - 5/17/2014)
• 14. "Blinded by the Light" (MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - 8/30/2016)
• 15. "Long Time Comin'" (Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Australia - 2/16/2017)

Songs of New Jersey is exactly what it says it is - performances recorded in The Garden State and its neighbor, The Empire State. The playlist was released in September 2023 and features twenty tracks (instead of the usual fifteen) recorded from 1978 to 2016. It is one of the only playlists in The Live Series not organized chronologically.

• 01. "Born to Run" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 7/9/1981)
• 02. "Spirit In The Night" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - 12/31/1980)
• 03. "Meeting Across the River" (Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ - 9/19/1978)
• 04. "Prove It All Night" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 8/6/1984)
• 05. "Jersey Girl" (Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - 8/22/1985)
• 06. "Local Hero" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 7/25/1992)
• 07. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 6/24/1993)
• 08. "My Hometown" (St. Rose of Lima School, Freehold, NJ - 11/8/1996)
• 09. "Open All Night" (Brendan Byrne Arena, 7/25/1992)
• 10. "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ - 11/26/1996)
• 11. "New York City Serenade" (Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - 11/7/2009)
• 12. "Johnny 99" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - 5/4/2009)
• 13. "I Don't Want to Go Home" (Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ - 11/26/1996)
• 14. "Jungleland" (Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 7/18/1999)
• 15. "Wrecking Ball" (MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - 9/22/2012)
• 16. "My City of Ruins" (MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - 8/25/2016)
• 17. "Atlantic City" (Prudential Center, Newark, NJ - 1/31/2016)
• 18. "Seaside Bar Song" (Times Union Center, Albany, NY - 5/13/2014)
• 19. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - 8/30/2016)
• 20. "Freehold" (Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 7/18/1999)

As you might expect from the title, the songs on the fourteenth playlist are mostly piano-based. Released in December 2023, Songs on Keys covers performances from 1975 through 2016. 

• 01. "For You" (C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY - 12/12/1975)
• 02. "Independence Day" (The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA - 7/7/1978)
• 03. "Real World" (The Shrine, Los Angeles, CA - 11/16/1990- Set 2)
• 04. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (The Shrine, Los Angeles, CA - 11/16/1990- Set 2)
• 05. "The Promise" (Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - 7/1/2000)
• 06. "I Wish I Were Blind" (Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI - 8/3/2005)
• 07. "Backstreets" (Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ - 11/22/2005)
• 08. "Valentine's Day" (Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH - 7/31/2005)
• 09. "Iceman" (Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA - 5/17/2005)
• 10. "The River" (Hovet, Stockholm, SE - 6/25/2005)
• 11. "Zero and Blind Terry" (Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ - 11/22/2005)
• 12. "Lost in the Flood" (Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH - 7/31/2005)
• 13. "Drive All Night" (Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ - 11/22/2005)
• 14. "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?" (Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 6/5/2016) 
• 15. "Incident on 57th Street" (Croke Park Stadium, Dublin, IRE - 5/29/2016)

Songs of Celebration is one of our favorites in The Live Series. Released in March 2024, the playlist features concert performances from 1978 to 2023.

• 01. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ - 9/20/1978)
• 02. "Out in the Street" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 8/6/1984)
• 03. "Sherry Darling" (Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - 8/22/1985)
• 04. "Dancing In the Dark" (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - 3/28/1988)
• 05. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - 5/16/1988)
• 06. "Better Days" (Boston Garden, Boston, MA - 12/13/1992 )
• 07. "Having A Party" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 6/24/1993)
• 08. "My Love Will Not Let You Down" (Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 7/15/1999)
• 09. "Roll of the Dice" (Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA - 5/22/2000)
• 10. "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) "(Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA - 4/30/2006)
• 11. "Mary's Place" (Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 4/28/2008 )
• 12. "What Love Can Do" (Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA - 10/14/2009)
• 13. "Surprise, Surprise" (HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY - 11/22/2009)
• 14. "The E Street Shuffle" (Live at the Apollo Theater, New York, NY  - 3/9/2012)
• 15. "No Surrender" (Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL - 2/1/2023)

The second volume of Springsteen's performances in foreign lands is Songs from Around the World Vol. 2. Released in May 2024, the fifteen tracks were recorded from stages in England, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Holland, Ireland, Switerland and Spain.

• 01. "Growin' Up" (Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - 11/24/1975)
• 02. "Hungry Heart" (Wembley Arena, London, UK - 05/04/1981)
• 03. "Tunnel of Love" (Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden - 07/03/1988)
• 04. "Leap Of Faith" (Waldbühne Berlin, Germany - 05/14/1993)
• 05. "Brothers Under The Bridge" (Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice, France - 05/18/1997)
• 06. "All I'm Thinkin' About" (Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden - 06/25/2005)
• 07. "We Take Care of Our Own" (Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France - 07/04/2012)
• 08. "Roulette" (Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome, Italy - 07/11/2013)
• 09. "TV Movie" (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, UK - 07/23/2013)
• 10. "Heaven's Wall" (Hope Estate Winery, Hunter Valley, Australia -  02/23/2014)
• 11. "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)" (Malieveld, The Hague, Holland - 06/14/2016)
• 12. "None But the Brave" (Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland - 07/31/2016)
• 13. "Darkness On the Edge of Town" (RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland - 05/07/2023)
• 14. "Human Touch" (Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain - 4/28/2023)
• 15. "Ghosts" (Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy -  07/25/2023)

The seventeenth playlist in The Live Series is Songs of Conscience. It was released in September 2024.

• 01. "This Land is Your Land" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 7/9/1981)
• 02. "The Promised Land" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 8/6/1984)
• 03. "Born in the U.S.A." (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - 3/28/1988)
• 04. "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" (Shrine, Los Angeles, CA - 11/16/1990 - (Set 1)
• 05. "Souls of the Departed" (Boston Garden, Boston, MA - 12/13/1992)
• 06. "Seeds" (Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 6/24/1993)
• 07. "Long Walk Home" (Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN - 3/20/2008)
• 08. "The Rising" (Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC - 4/28/2008)
• 09. "Into the Fire" (MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - 9/22/2012)
• 10. "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH - 4/15/2014)
• 11. "Sun City" (Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, SA - 1/29/2014)
• 12. "American Skin (41 Shots)" (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT - 5/17/2014)
• 13. "Youngstown" (Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH - 2/23/2016)
• 14. "If I Was The Priest" (Bok Center, Tulsa, OK - 2/21/2023)
• 15. "Last Man Standing" (MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - 9/3/2023)

Songs Under Cover Vol. 3 is the final playlist in The Live Series. It was released in December 2024, and features live cover versions of songs by Jerry Lee Lewis, the Rolling Stones, INXS, and Ray Parker Jr, among others.

• 01. Bruce Springsteen - Sha-La-La (Live at Post Dome, NY - 12/12/1975)
• 02. Bruce Springsteen - High School Confidential (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ - 9/21/1978)
• 03. Bruce Springsteen - Follow That Dream (Live at Wembley Arena, London, UK - 6/5/1981)
• 04. Bruce Springsteen - Jole Blon (Live at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ - 7/9/1981)
• 05. Bruce Springsteen - Street Fighting Man (Live at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ - 8/6/1984)
• 06. Bruce Springsteen - For Your Love (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - 05/23/1988)
• 07. Bruce Springsteen - Trapped (Live at Boston Garden, Boston, MA - 12/13/1992)
• 08. Bruce Springsteen - Tom Joad (Live at EJ Thomas Performing Arts, Akron, OH - 9/25/1996)
• 09. Bruce Springsteen - Long Black Veil (Live at Palalottomatica, Rome, Italy - 10/10/2006)
• 10. Bruce Springsteen - Hard Times Come Again No More (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - 5/4/2009)
• 11. Bruce Springsteen - Don't Change (Live at Allphones Arena, Sydney, AU - 2/19/2014)
• 12. Bruce Springsteen - Just Like Fire Would (Live at Brisbane Entertainment Center, Brisbane, AU - 2/26/2014)
• 13. Bruce Springsteen - Jersey Girl (Live at MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - 9/3/2023)
• 14. Bruce Springsteen - Rainy Night in SoHo (Live at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland - 5/19/2024)
• 15. Bruce Springsteen - Ghostbusters (Live at Centre Bell, Montreal, PQ - 10/31/2024)