January 19, 2025
Last night, after a four-years absence and for the thirteenth time in the quarter-century history of official Light of Day events, Bruce Springsteen was an unbilled addition to the performers at the 2025 edition of "Bob's Birthday Bash" - The Main Event, held in Red Bank, NJ's Count Basie Center for the Arts. He performed with Jesse Malin on "Broken Radio," with Willie Nile on "One Guitar," and then closed the evening with Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers on an extended set of Grushecky and Springsteen songs, followed by a full-audience-and-all-performers sing-along to "Happy Birthday" (belatedly celebrating Light of Day founder Bob Benjamin's birthday) and "Thunder Road."
We'll soon post here Lisa Iannucci's full report of the evening, along with more of Mark Krajnak's photos. Stay tuned!