WHY BRUCE JUICE?
High energy
3-hour sets
All the classics
Several rare gems as well
Legendary ‘70s arrangements
In case you missed those intimate, legendary ’70s gigs at the Bottom Line, the Main Point, Winterland, Passaic, Tempe, and later on in ‘Noo Yawk Siteeeh’, Bruce Juice reaches right back to dig out those specific live arrangements to produce a vibrant tonic pumped into every aching hungry heart.
You can expect an ‘E-Street’ experience that captures the unique seven-piece band line-up that reproduces the original arrangements from the 1970s Wild, Innocent and a slow, bluesy ‘E Street Shuffle’ as well as the iconic anthems from the ‘Born to Run’ tour.
More gems from the 1980s capture the crisp, rasping sound of the ‘Professor’s’ piano, Federici’s organ and Clarence’s sax from ‘The River’ tour, as well as a few stadium foot-stompers from the ‘Born in the USA’ tour.
Bruce Juice stands out as there are usually a few surprise gems thrown in, with some great Bruce songs that don’t normally feature in tributes, but are much loved by Bruce fans.
The band has also compiled an extremely rare arrangement of one of Springsteen’s legendary classics, with live arrangements from early iterations of the song, using early renditions from mid and late 1974 and early 1975 to produce a unique arrangement – see Jungleland: Bruce Juice arrangement.
Bruce Juice is unique in that it has produced a varied set of over 100 Springsteen songs, and has performed themed sets that feature specific albums, combined with outtakes from those albums and songs performed live for that particular tour.
Featured sets include:-
Greetings from Asbury Park
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Main Point & Bottom Line 1975 gigs
Born to Run
Darkness on the Edge of Town (tour)
The River
Tracks
Born in the USA
‘Live in New York City’ 2001
The Rising
The term ‘tribute band’ doesn’t really fit – it is just that there isn’t another word. We are not trying to pay tribute to Bruce as if he has won an award or passed away. Instead, we absolutely LOVE his music and everything about the energy and passion with which he and the E Street Band deliver unforgettable shows.
So, instead, we aim to take a strong flavour from Bruce’s live performances and combine them with legendary arrangements mixed in with the rich texture of the E Street Band and give audiences a Springsteen-inspired experience full of E Street magic.
And in turn, it is an honour for a number of the E Street Band to take the time give a compliment to Bruce Juice, aware of the band’s commitment to the earlier arrangements and song choices.
We certainly do not try to imitate or mimic Springsteen, which as all fans will know, would be an exercise in failure, though we will borrow a variety of phrases, caricatures and moments from great Bruce gigs to give a glimpse of what an up close and personal experience it must have been for all those fortunate enough to have seen Bruce in those small, intimate gigs at the Bottom Line and the Main Point, among many others.
So, we aim to deliver a high-energy show inspired by Springsteen, to send you home with a strong injection of Bruce Juice until the real thing alights on these shores again.