The Roxy July 7, 1978

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[td]The concert was a club show scheduled during a break in Springsteen's arena tour. The Roxy Theatre, a small venue with an approximate capacity of 500, hosted a limited audience. Most tickets were given away through radio station contests, contributing to the performance’s exclusivity. The concert was part of a series of radio broadcast shows from the 1978 tour, recorded using professional multi-track equipment.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Tramps Like Us: Re-creating Springsteen's Roxy Theatre show from Hollywood, CA, July 7, 1978 |url=https://trampslikeus.com/roxy1978/ |access-date=August 7, 2025 |website=trampslikeus.com}}</ref>[/td]
[td]The concert was a club show scheduled during a break in Springsteen's arena tour. The Roxy Theatre, a small venue with an approximate capacity of 500, hosted a limited audience. Most tickets were given away through radio station contests, contributing to the performance’s exclusivity. The concert was part of a series of radio broadcast shows from the 1978 tour, recorded using professional multi-track equipment.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Tramps Like Us: Re-creating Springsteen's Roxy Theatre show from Hollywood, CA, July 7, 1978 |url=https://trampslikeus.com/roxy1978/ |access-date=August 7, 2025 |website=trampslikeus.com}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]The show was recorded via the [[Wally Heider]] mobile truck and engineered by [[Jimmy Iovine]]’s team. It was mixed for FM broadcast at the time and later remixed by Jon Altschiller for its official release in 2018. The recording was made available in multiple digital formats, including [[FLAC]], [[MP3]], and [[CD-R]], as part of the Bruce Springsteen Live Archive Series.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=pssadm |date=July 8, 2018 |title=Bruce Springsteen Just Released The Legendary Oft-Bootlegged Roxy Show From 1978 |url=https://www.thatericalper.com/2018/...legendary-oft-bootlegged-roxy-show-from-1978/ |access-date=August 7, 2025 |website=That Eric Alper |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td]
[td]The show was recorded via the [[Wally Heider]] mobile truck and engineered by [[Jimmy Iovine]]’s team. It was mixed for FM broadcast at the time and later remixed by Jon Altschiller for its official release in 2018. The recording was made available in multiple digital formats, including [[FLAC]], [[MP3]], and [[CD-R]], as part of the Bruce Springsteen Live Archive Series.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2018 |title=Bruce Springsteen Just Released The Legendary Oft-Bootlegged Roxy Show From 1978 |url=https://www.thatericalper.com/2018/...legendary-oft-bootlegged-roxy-show-from-1978/ |access-date=August 7, 2025 |website=That Eric Alper |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]The Roxy performance lasted over three hours and included a mixture of tracks from [[Darkness on the Edge of Town|''Darkness on the Edge of Town'']], earlier albums, cover songs, and a few unreleased compositions. Among the highlights were the live debut of "[[Point Blank]]" and the first known piano performance of "[[Independence Day (Bruce Springsteen song)|Independence Day]]." Other notable songs included "[[Racing in the Street]]," "[[Badlands (song)|Badlands]]," "[[Growin' Up (song)|Growin’ Up]]," and covers of "[[Rave On]]" and "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fairman |first=Randy |date=July 10, 2018 |title=Prove It All Night: Bruce Springsteen Gives The First Official Release To Famous 1978 Roxy Concert - The Second Disc |url=https://theseconddisc.com/2018/07/1...official-release-to-famous-1978-roxy-concert/ |access-date=August 7, 2025 |website=The Second Disc |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td]
[td]The Roxy performance lasted over three hours and included a mixture of tracks from [[Darkness on the Edge of Town|''Darkness on the Edge of Town'']], earlier albums, cover songs, and a few unreleased compositions. Among the highlights were the live debut of "[[Point Blank]]" and the first known piano performance of "[[Independence Day (Bruce Springsteen song)|Independence Day]]." Other notable songs included "[[Racing in the Street]]," "[[Badlands (song)|Badlands]]," "[[Growin' Up (song)|Growin’ Up]]," and covers of "[[Rave On]]" and "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fairman |first=Randy |date=July 10, 2018 |title=Prove It All Night: Bruce Springsteen Gives The First Official Release To Famous 1978 Roxy Concert |url=https://theseconddisc.com/2018/07/1...official-release-to-famous-1978-roxy-concert/ |access-date=August 7, 2025 |website=The Second Disc |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]The performance featured spoken-word interludes and storytelling, including an extended introduction to "Growin’ Up." During the show, Springsteen acknowledged the presence of tapers, stating, "All you bootleggers out there in radioland: Roll your tapes!"<ref name=":0" />[/td]
[td]The performance featured spoken-word interludes and storytelling, including an extended introduction to "Growin’ Up." During the show, Springsteen acknowledged the presence of tapers, stating, "All you bootleggers out there in radioland: Roll your tapes!"<ref name=":0" />[/td]

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