E Street Radio is a
Sirius XM Radio
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channel broadcasting on Sirius 20 as well as on
Dish Network channel 6020. Its format concentrates on
Bruce Springsteen and the
E Street Band
The E Street Band is an American rock band, and has been musician Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. For the bulk of Springsteen's recording and performing caree ...
, including interviews, guest
disc jockey
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sessions, studio outtakes, concert recordings, rarities and more.
This was originally a Sirius-only channel, starting on November 1, 2005, to coincide with the release of ''
Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition
''Born to Run'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on August 25, 1975, by Columbia Records. As his effort to break into the mainstream, the album was a commercial success, peaking at number three ...
''. That run finished three months later on January 31, 2006.
Sirius restarted E Street Radio on Channel 10 on September 27, 2007 in anticipation of his album ''
Magic
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* Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces
* Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic
* Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...
'' and the
Magic Tour.
It was programmed by Thomas Wilkinson
Celebrities that are Springsteen fans often appear on the channel.
Brian Williams,
Tom Morello
Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He is best known for his tenure with the rock band Rage Against the Machine and then with Audioslave. Between 2016 and 2019, More ...
,
Pete Yorn
Peter Joseph Yorn (born July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, '' Musicforthemorningafter'', was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. He is ...
,
Dr. Oz, and even E Street Band member
Max Weinberg's son
Jay Weinberg have appeared on the channel.
E Street Radio celebrated ten years of
satellite radio on
March 9, 2012 with an exclusive live performance at the
Apollo Theatre
The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London. from Springsteen and the E Street Band to kick off the
Wrecking Ball Tour
The Wrecking Ball World Tour was a concert tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to promote Springsteen's seventeenth studio album, ''Wrecking Ball'', which was released on March 5, 2012. It was the first tour for the E Street Band with ...
.
References
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Sirius Satellite Radio channels
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Radio stations established in 2005
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