How long did Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band concerts often last?

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Bruce Springsteen plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on stage at the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala. — Bruce Springsteen American rock musician Bruce Springsteen performs at the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala at Alice Tully Hall in New York City, 2025. The gala featured a screening of *Deliver Me from Nowhere* (2025), a biopic centering on the making of Springsteen's 1982 album *Nebraska*.

Bruce Springsteen’s concerts with the E Street Band were renowned for their intensity and duration, often lasting three to four hours. These performances were characterized as high-energy extravaganzas that blended rock, folk, and soul with dramatic flair and humor.1