Just a few weeks following the release of their New Year's Eve show from Nassau Coliseum on December 31, 1980, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have confirmed the latest volume in their ongoing live archive series.  Pre-orders are open now for Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984.  The release is a bittersweet one for New Jerseyans; the Byrne Arena (later the Continental Airlines Arena and the Izod Center) opened in July 1981 in East Rutherford's Meadowlands and earlier this year was closed, likely for the final time.

Springsteen and the E Street Band's August 5, 1984 concert from the Born in the USA tour, which commenced in June of that year, was recorded with the Record Plant Remote Truck by Toby Scott.  Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 marks the first complete release of a show from the landmark tour which solidified Springsteen's reputation as the most electrifying performer in rock and roll.  The tour introduced audiences to Nils Lofgren on guitar (replacing Steven Van Zandt) as well as The Boss' future wife Patti Scialfa on vocals and percussion.  August 5 was the first of a ten-show stand at the arena, and includes a number of the songs from the chart-topping, international smash album (including the title song, "Glory Days," "My Hometown," "Dancing in the Dark" and "Bobby Jean") as well as staples like "Thunder Road," "Jungleland," "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" and "Born to Run" plus favorite covers such as "Jersey Girl" and the "Detroit Medley."

The show was recorded live with Record Plant Remote by Toby Scott, assisted by David Bianco and Jim Scott.  It was transferred from 24-track analog tape to PCM 24 bit/192khz at Sonicraft in Freehold, New Jersey.  The multitracks were mixed by Toby Scott at Thrill Hill, assisted by Rob Lebret.  This release has been mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering.

Due to the high quality of the recording, it will be offered in Direct Stream Digital or DSD ($39.95) - a format with 64 times the sampling rate of CD - as well as the usual options of MP3 ($9.95, 256 kbps), FLAC or Apple Lossless ($12.95), HD-Audio ($24.95, 24 bit/192 kHz, FLAC-HD or ALAC-HD) and CD-R ($23.00).  CDs will not begin shipping until June 11, but those purchasing the CD have the usual option to pay an extra $5.00 to obtain the MP3s now.

All five volumes of The Bruce Springsteen Archive Series - plus a number of recent concerts from 2014 - are available at Springsteen's official live store for download and physical purchase.  You can also sample tracks at this link which you'll find just below!

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey, 1984 (Columbia/Nugs.net, 2015)

Set One

1. Born In the USA
2. Out in the Street
3. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
4. Atlantic City
5. Johnny 99
6. Highway Patrolman
7. Prove It All Night
8. Glory Days
9. Promised Land
10. Used Cars
11. My Hometown
12. Badlands
13. Thunder Road

Set Two

1. Hungry Heart
2. Dancing in the Dark
3. Cadillac Ranch
4. Sherry Darling
5. No Surrender
6. Pink Cadillac
7. Growin' Up
8. Bobby Jean
9. Backstreets
10. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

First Encore

1. Jersey Girl
2. Jungleland

Second Encore

1. Born to Run
2. Detroit Medley
3. Travelin' Band
4. Twist and Shout