The trailer for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s upcoming documentary has been released.
‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’ is coming to Disney+ on October 25 and offers a behind the scenes look at the 2023/24 world tour.
The Boss performed in front of 40,000 at Belfast’s Boucher Road Playing Fields in May – his first gig here for 11 years – ahead of shows in Kilkenny, Cork and Dublin.
The film will feature behind the scenes footage from the tour and special moments from band rehearsals and backstage, as well as interviews with Springsteen and the band.
Two weeks after Springsteen’s Belfast gig, he was forced to postpone shows in Prague, Marseille and Milan due to vocal issues before picking the tour up again in Madrid in June.
The trailer for Springsteen’s new documentary begins with The Boss belting out Born To Run during the tour as well as clips of the 75-year-old playing up to his adoring fans.
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“Since I was 16, playing live has been a deep and lasting part of who I am and how I justify my existence here on earth,” The Boss says in the trailer.
Referencing the Covid-19 pandemic, Springsteen said he promised that when it came to an end he would “throw the biggest party I could”.
“There are two things I try to accomplish in rehearsal,” he continues. “One, we’ve got to shake the cobwebs off the band; and two, what will the rhythm of the show be?”
The trailer also shows a clip from an interview with E Street Band guitarist and lifelong friend of Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, who says he has seen The Boss progress from the “most introverted guy” to the “world’s greatest entertainer”.
Springsteen also hints that members of the E Street band who have left the group or died will be remembered.
“Time moves quickly when you are on the road,” he said. “There’s no getting over the losses in the band. It’s the same line up for over 40 years and you never the guys you played with for that long.
“But it’s too late to stop now.
“I plan on continuing until the wheels come off and for as long as the audience will follow me. That’s my job.”
The world tour continues on October 31 in Montreal and ends in November in Vancouver. The postponed gigs from earlier this year have been rearranged for 2025.