The Firecracker Show Turns 30

It was New Year’s Eve 30 years ago when Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio. Just after the clock struck midnight, and the band had played “Auld Lang Syne” and “Good Rockin’ Tonight”,  some jackass threw a firecracker on stage, coming dangerously close to Bruce. Well, the Boss was not happy, and admonished the dumbass.

Therefore, this close to 3 hour concert came to be known as “The Firecracker Show”, and quickly wove itself into the mythology of classic Boss bootlegs.

Nothing beats Bruce and the band during this era. I could unleash the superlatives till the cows come home, but that would delay you from hearing a classic E Street show – the Boss in his prime.

Happy New Year to everyone!

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio
December 31st, 1978

Disc 1 (zip)

• Badlands
• Streets Of Fire
• Rendezvous (mp3)
• Spirit In The Night
• Darkness On The Edge Of Town
• Independence Day
• The Promised Land
• Prove It All Night
• Pretty Flamingo

Disc 2 (zip)

• Thunder Road
• Jungleland
• The Ties That Bind
• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• The Fever
• Fire
• Candy’s Room
• Because The Night
• Rave On
• Auld Lang Syne
• Good Rockin’ Tonight

Part 3 (zip)

• ‘Firecracker Incident‘ (mp3)
• Point Blank
• Mona / She’s The One (mp3)
• Backstreets
• Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)