Before we start cruising down this highway, let’s make one thing clear – I am wholeheartedly, and with the madness in my soul, an E Street Band fan, a Springsteen fan, and yes, a Bruce Springsteen fan. I’ve been a devotee to that even longer than I’ve been writing about tech, nearly 29-years down the road.
So before hitting play on an advanced cut of Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, which has since been released on Hulu and Disney Plus, I had some high expectations and was fully expecting to enjoy it after seeing more than a couple of stops of the 2023 to 2025 World Tour that it documents.
Road Diary ultimately tells the story of getting the band back together after a six-year hiatus. In that process, it showcases rehearsals to opening night to a boisterous crowd in Barcelona. It does a lot of looking back to get through the first half of a world tour that is still going. Maybe most importantly, though, it aims to capture that live performance magic and provide a bit of history on E Street itself.
