Helmed by long-time collaborator Emmy and Grammy award-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny, ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’ follows legendary rock-star Bruce Springsteen and his band, The E Street Band, as they prepare to embark on their 2023-2024 world tour.
The documentary offers a backstage look at Springsteen and the band, with exclusive interviews with Springsteen and his longtime collaborators including guitarist Steven Van Zandt, drummer Max Weinberg, manager Jon Landau, and Springsteen’s wife and musician Patti Scialfa.
Release Date
Directed by Thom Zimny, ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’ world premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and debuts on Hulu and Disney+ on October 25.
Synopsis
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band offer the most in-depth look ever at the creation of their legendary live performances – sharing fly-on-the-wall footage of band rehearsals and special moments backstage – as well as hearing directly from Springsteen on the topic. Fans get the chance to experience professionally shot footage from the 2023-2024 tour for the first time ever – while following the band through their one-of-a-kind preparation process, and onto performances for tens-of-thousands across continents.
“The unspoken language of collaborating with a band is what I was trying to share with a viewing audience as a filmmaker: the band leader, Bruce, [and] the musical director, Stevie,” Director Thom Zimny says in an interview with Hollywood Reporter. “Those are the things that are hard to capture in film because you have to be around for a long time, and they happen in glimpses and moments.”
Reviews
Brian Tallerico in a RogerEbert.com review praised the documentary, writing, “The best stuff in here is detail-oriented, and there’s just enough of it. But there are also a few too many shots of cheering fans to elevate it above fanservice, even if I’m one of those fans.”
Owen Gleiberman in a Variety review also praised the documentary, writing, “At the end, Bruce, speaking to us in voiceover, says that he plans to just keep going, to play in concert “until the wheels come off.” Watching “Road Diary,” you hope they never do”
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.’