He Played in a Gym
Springsteen played a concert in the gymnasium of his former school. In November 1996, he played a benefit concert in the gym of his former grade school, St. Rose of Lima School in Freehold. Only Freehold residents were allowed to buy tickets to the show. Bruce is clearly a fan of New Jersey and always likes to take an opportunity to give back to his home town.
Bruce Springsteen crowd surfing, 2009. Photo By Owen Sweeney/Shutterstock
On the subject of school, Springsteen has been the subject of a symposium for musicologists and educators. In September of 2005, and in 2009, “Glory Days: A Bruce Springsteen Symposium” attracted a crowd of 330 educators, journalists, historians, musicologists, and fans alike to see more than 100 presentations on a Springsteen scholarship.