Born to Run Tour

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The Born to Run Tour was Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s mid-1970s concert tour that helped establish their reputation for powerful, marathon live performances in support of the landmark album "Born to Run."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bruce Springsteen concert tour
concert tour
supporting tour
albumPromoted Born to Run
artist Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
linked to: E Street Band
associatedAct Bruce Springsteen
E Street Band
associatedRelease Born to Run (album)
linked to: Born to Run
associatedWith Born to Run era of Bruce Springsteen’s career
country United States
decade 1970s
endYear 1977
followedBy Darkness Tour
genre heartland rock
rock
hasBandMember Clarence Clemons
Danny Federici
Garry Tallent
Max Weinberg
Roy Bittan
Steven Van Zandt
hasSubject escape and freedom
romanticized American youth
working-class life
impact contributed to Bruce Springsteen’s critical acclaim
expanded Bruce Springsteen’s national audience
includedSong Backstreets
Born to Run
Jungleland
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Thunder Road
languageOfPerformance English
mainBand E Street Band
mainPerformer Bruce Springsteen
mediaCoverage U.S. music press
notableFor helping establish Bruce Springsteen’s reputation as a live performer
high-energy live performances
marathon-length concerts
partOf Bruce Springsteen concert tours
performanceStyle extended story-telling between songs
frequent encores
long setlists
precededBy Born to Run pre-album club dates
region North America
startYear 1975
supportingAlbum Born to Run
typicalVenueType concert halls
theaters

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