Bruce Springsteen had to postpone his New York concert at Madison Square Garden on Sunday due to the blizzard which swept the north-east of America and saw the second highest snowfall ever in Central Park.
In response, at 8pm on Sunday, Springsteen announced on social media that the previous date on the tour, during which he plays his 1980 double album The River in full, would be made available as a free MP3 download.
Out here on E Street, we’re missing our fans at @TheGarden tonight and wanted to send this along... pic.twitter.com/zMr6jgSgdf
— Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) January 25, 2016
Fans have until 8pm on Tuesday to download it for nothing; after that, CDs and higher fidelity formats will be available for a fee.
The Chicago show’s 32-song set saw Springsteen paying tribute to the late Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey with a version of Take it Easy, and concluding with a run of hits including Dancing in the Dark and Thunder Road.
The Guardian’s review of the evening said: “Clocking in at three hours and 20 minutes, the show is the usual marathon length for Springsteen and, at 66, he may have been sweating but didn’t show it. Sure, his sprints through the audience now are leisurely strolls. Hungry Heart turns into the equivalent of a meet and greet as he clowns with audience members and then, without prompting, turns his back and falls backwards, allowing himself to be crowdsurfed back to the foot of the stage.”
