E Street Radio Celebrates Memorial Day Weekend With a Celebration of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Career at the Meadowlands
E Street Radio and Mad Dog Radio channels will broadcast tailgate specials live from the Meadowlands before Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's concert on May 21
E Street Radio to air archival concert broadcasts along with commentary from music journalist Dave Marsh throughout the Memorial Day weekend
NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced Memorial Day weekend programming for its E Street Radio channel, the exclusive commercial-free channel dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. SIRIUS XM listeners will hear special coverage of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's show at the Izod Center in the Meadowlands, archival concerts from Springsteen's performances at Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands from the past 25 years, and more on E Street Radio, SIRIUS channel 10 and XM channel 58.
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Bruce Springsteen biographer and SIRIUS XM Radio host Dave Marsh will cover the first of Bruce Springsteen's Memorial Day weekend concerts with a tailgate special broadcast live from the parking lot of the Izod Center on Thursday, May 21 starting at 6 pm ET.
Also on Thursday, SIRIUS XM sports personality and longtime Springsteen fan Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo will host a special edition of his daily sports talk show, Mad Dog Unleashed, live from 2 to 6 pm ET in the Izod Center parking lot. Mad Dog Unleashed airs nationwide every weekday afternoon on Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144.
To celebrate the tradition of Bruce Springsteen shows at the Meadowlands, E Street Radio will broadcast throughout the Memorial Day weekend a series of archival concerts recorded live from the Meadowlands. The E Street Radio concerts series will begin with the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performance at the Brendan Byrne Arena (now the Izod Center) from August 5, 1984 starting Friday, May 22 at 12:30 pm ET.
E Street Radio broadcast times for the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Meadowlands concerts series (all times Eastern):
Broadcast Date & Time Location Originally Performed
Friday, May 22 at 12:30 pm Brendan Byrne Arena 08-05-1984
Friday, May 22 at 8:00 pm Giants Stadium 07-27-2008
Saturday, May 23 at 2:00 am Giants Stadium 09-01-1985
Saturday, May 23 at 12 noon Giants Stadium 07-28-2008
Saturday, May 23 at 8:00 pm Brendan Byrne Arena 08-06-1984
Sunday, May 24 at 2:00 am Giants Stadium 07-31-2008
Sunday, May 24 at 12 noon Giants Stadium 08-22-1985
Monday, May 25 at 2:00 am Giants Stadium 08-31-2003
Monday, May 25 at 12 noon Giants Stadium 07-27-2008
Monday, May 25 at 8:00 pm Brendan Byrne Arena 08-20-1984
Tuesday, May 26 at 2:00 am Giants Stadium 08-22-1985
Dave Marsh will also host a special edition of Live from E Street Nation, the weekly music show featuring the Bruce Springsteen fan community talking about their favorite Springsteen songs, experiences at the latest concerts and more. Marsh and his in-studio guest will discuss Bruce's final show at Giants stadium. E Street Radio listeners and Bruce Springsteen fans are invited to call Dave Marsh at 877-70-BRUCE to join the show. This special edition of Live from E Street Nation will air on Friday, May 22 starting at 10 am ET.
Additionally, on Memorial Day, E Street Radio will play the best summer songs by Bruce Springsteen for SIRIUS XM listeners throughout the day.
E Street Radio gives SIRIUS XM listeners unprecedented access to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, including exclusive concert broadcasts, rare archival recordings as well as insider reports and breaking news. For up-to-date programming info and to learn more about the E Street Radio channel, please visit www.sirius.com/estreetradio and www.xmradio.com/estreetradio.
For up-to-date news and information on Bruce Springsteen, please visit www.brucespringsteen.net.
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