Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band — Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, 2002

Filmed live concert of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi on October 16, 2002, two months into the tour supporting The Rising. This full concert holds a special place in the catalogue: it was the first complete Springsteen show ever officially released on video, partly broadcast on European television before its DVD edition. The set draws on The Rising — the New Jersey songwriter’s response to the September 11 attacks — woven together with staples from the band’s songbook. The live performance moves between the group’s electric fever (Dancing in the Dark, Waitin’ on a Sunny Day) and quieter piano-led passages, carried by the horn section and backing vocalists assembled for this tour. Across nearly three hours, the concert captures the on-stage stamina that made Springsteen’s reputation. A reference point for American stadium rock in the 2000s and for the enduring chemistry between the Boss and the E Street Band in Barcelona.