Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin is a 2007 video and audio offering that captures in-concert performances from the Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour recorded in November 2006 at The Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The release consists of a concert DVD, a Blu-ray Disc, and separate two-CD audio set. A "special edition" of the CD set includes the concert DVD as well. The album is dedicated to friend and Irish show-business giant, Jim Aiken.

The DVD does not capture any one show in full, but rather collects recordings from three different shows at The Point. Selections include fan favorites from the tour, radical "folk big band" reinterpretations of the Springsteen canon, and rare songs appearing for the first time on any Springsteen release. At the same time, a few set list regulars from the tour and shows are omitted.

Of note is the dropping of "Seeger" from the band's name for this release, a very belated effort to avoid the mistaken stereotyping the name brought towards the kind of music the outfit was playing.

The DVD debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Video Chart. The CD debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200, selling 31,000 units, then fell to number 47 in its second week. As of July 11, 2007, it had sold 65,170 copies in the US.

Track listing All songs are written by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted. Songs 8-10 on disc two are bonus tracks.

(The DVD includes an uncredited backstage performance of "Cadillac Ranch".)

PBS Edition bonus songs A special edition given as a donation reward during PBS pledge drives includes performances of five extra songs:

"Bobby Jean" "The Ghost of Tom Joad" "Johnny 99" "For You" "My City of Ruins"

These songs were released on streaming platforms in February 2020.

Personnel

Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitar, harmonica Sam Bardfeld – violin, vocals Art Baron – sousaphone, trombone, mandolin, penny whistle, euphonium Frank Bruno – acoustic guitar, vocals, field drum Jeremy Chatzky – bass guitar, double bass Larry Eagle – drums, percussion Clark Gayton – trombone, vocals, percussion Charles Giordano – accordion, piano, Hammond organ, vocals Curtis King Jr. – vocals, percussion Greg Liszt – banjo, vocals Lisa Lowell – vocals, percussion Ed Manion – tenor and baritone saxophones, vocals, percussion Cindy Mizelle – vocals, percussion Curt Ramm – trumpet, vocals, percussion Marty Rifkin – pedal steel guitar, dobro, mandolin Patti Scialfa – acoustic guitar, vocals Marc Anthony Thompson – acoustic guitar, vocals Soozie Tyrell – violin, vocals

Charts

Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in DublinChart (2007)Peakposition

Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in DublinChart (2007)PositionDutch Albums (Album Top 100)60

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