The GRAMMY Museum Experience TM Prudential Center in partnership with the GRAMMY Museum® and Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University have announced a new traveling exhibit, Bruce Springsteen Live!. The exhibit will feature iconic artifacts, live performance footage, instruments and stage costumes, exclusive interviews, concert posters and photography, as well as unique interactive displays to immerse fans in Springsteen and the band’s creative process. Bruce Springsteen Live! opens at the GRAMMY Museum ExperienceTM Prudential Center on Friday, October 1, running through Sunday, March 20, 2022, and traveling to the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, CA in Fall 2022.
Tickets for the Bruce Springsteen Live! exhibit are available for purchase at GRAMMYMuseumExp.org/Bruce-Springsteen/, ranging from $7.00 to $10.00. GRAMMY Museum ExperienceTM Prudential Center is open Thursday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on non-event days and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on event days.
Curated by the GRAMMY Museum® in Los Angeles and Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, Bruce Springsteen Live! provides fans with an intimate look into Springsteen’s creative process, shedding light on how he became—and remains— one of the greatest live performers in rock and roll history. As 2021 marks the 35th anniversary of Springsteen’s first live album release, the exhibit explores the evolution of Springsteen through the decades and grants exclusive backstage access to Springsteen and the E Street band’s legendary performances.
Notable Artifacts and Interactives Include:
- Tunnel of Love Ticket Booth Stage Prop: From the 1988 Tunnel of Love Tour, this iconic ticket booth symbolized the audience’s admittance to the onstage narrative of the rollercoaster of love, loyalty, commitment and faith.
- Stage Clothing: Outfits and accessories from Springsteen and members of the E Street Band.
- Signed Human Rights Tour Itinerary: From the 1988 six-week benefit world tour, raising funds for Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 40th anniversary of its sponsor, Amnesty International, this itinerary commemorates the powerful collaboration of music and activism, featuring the signatures of the tour’s various performers that include Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Youssou N’ Dour, and more.
- Born to Run Esquire Guitar: As a staple of Springsteen’s career, the modified Fender guitar was featured on the album covers of Live 1975/85 (1986), Human Touch (1992), Wrecking Ball (2012) and most notably, Born to Run (1975).
- Clarence Clemons Saxophone: Nicknamed “The Big Man,” the legendary saxophonist played alongside Bruce for 40 years. Upon Clarence’s death in 2011, the iconic instrument was passed on to his nephew Jake Clemons who, since 2012, continues to use it in performance as the newest member of the E Street Band.
- Create Your Encore Interactive: Bruce is known for his encores! This interactive kiosk will allow visitors to view Bruce’s handwritten set-lists and create their own encores to compare against Springsteen’s original.
“As we reopen the doors to our museum and so many of us return to the workplace, it only seemed fitting that we would look to ‘The Boss’ to lead the way.” said Mark Conklin, Director of Artist Relations and Programming at GRAMMY Museum Experience™ Prudential Center. “No musical artist has captured the spirit and resiliency of New Jerseyans in song better than Bruce Springsteen, so we couldn’t imagine a more appropriate exhibit at this moment.”
“Few performers embody the soul and excitement of live rock and roll like Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” said co-curator Robert Santelli, Founding Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museum®, and a longtime New Jersey music journalist. “This exhibit will undoubtedly get fans excited about seeing Springsteen again in concert, hopefully soon.”
“We are honored to work with the Grammy Museum on this unique Bruce Springsteen exhibit,” said co-curator Eileen Chapman, Director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music. “Opening it here in New Jersey makes it extra special; since so many of Springsteen’s greatest shows happened here.”
