Bruce Springsteen Concert Ratings

Frequently Asked Questions


Bruceinboots.guru is a site dedicated to the enjoyment and evaluation of the concert recordings of Bruce Springsteen. The intent of this site is to crowd source the listenability and quality of the thousands of bootleg and official concert recordings available. The ratings are up to you, it is what you consider to be the quality for each version of each show known to exist. The ratings cover three areas (Performance, Setlist and Sound). All of the ratings are averaged together to get the overall scores. The more ratings we have, the more accurate the ratings will be, so feel free to rate as many versions as you can while listening to the various shows.

With this site you can contribute to the overall ratings of all Bruce Springsteen concert recordings. You can always find and update the ratings you have submitted by clicking on the My Ratings menu item. You can also research and find the best concerts that have already been rated.

Navigation is intended to be easy.
Searching - To find a show just enter any date or text (or both) that you are looking for on the main page. The results will be presented to you in the search results page.
Rating - From any page where you see a date, click on the date and it will take you to the ratings screen. This can be from the main page, the search results page, my ratings page or tour ratings pages. Once you are on the ratings page, simply enter your ratings for Performance and Setlist at the top, and the sound rating for the specific version you wish to rate. Once you have the ratings entered, click on the save ratings button at the top.
NOTE: Performance and Setlist ratings are at the show level as these should be consistent no matter which version you are listening to, the sound ratings are at each different version of the show as this will vary between the various recordings.
Menu - This will help you navigate the site. The various menu items and their purpose are listed here:
Home - Will always take you to the main page
About us - Will tell you about who we are and why we created this site
Contact Us - Will allow you to send a message about anything, (questions, additions, changes, whatever) we would love to hear from you.
My Ratings - Will show you all the ratings you have submitted
Tour Ratings - Will show you all the ratings by tour
Top Rated - Will show you all the shows that have been rated
Bootleg Version Titles - Clicking on the title of the bootleg will take you to the springsteenlyrics.com site (no affiliation) for the date to show you additional information for the bootleg versions.

To find a show informaton, just enter any date or text (or both) that you are looking for on the main page. The results will be presented to you in the search results page. From here, you can click on the date to go to the ratings page, click on the title to see all versions on the springsteenlyrics.com page, or click on the comments icon to view any comments provided by others, or enter you own comments regarding the version of the concert.

From any page where you see a date, click on the date and it will take you to the ratings screen. This can be from the main page, the search results page, my ratings page or tour ratings pages. Once you are on the ratings page, simply enter your ratings for Performance and Setlist at the top, and the sound rating for the specific version you wish to rate. Once you have the ratings entered, click on the save ratings button at the top.
NOTE: Performance and Setlist ratings are at the show level as these should be consistent no matter which version you are listening to, the sound ratings are at each different version of the show as this will vary between the various recordings.

Many shows are available via the Bruce Springsteen Official Site . This site does not distribute any concert recordings, this is intended to be a place to rate the shows and versions you already have. We do not share or distribute any of these shows from this site.

To create an account, simply click on the create account text on the main login page. You will need to provide a valid email address and create a password. Once you register an email will be sent to you with a link to verify the email. If you do not see the activation email, please check your spam or junk folder before contacting us. Account verification is the only email communicaton you will receive from us, we will not use your email in any other way, or share it with anyone else.

We will never share your email address. We require you to supply your email address so we know you are a real person. Account verification is the only email communicaton you will receive from us, we will not send you unsolicited email or use your email in any other way, or share it with anyone else.

This information comes from a variety of sources, some from other internet sites, some from our own group collection and knowledge.

We are certainly open to adding any version that is not already on the site, click on the Contact Us form and provide us as much information as you can about the version that you have. We may ask you to provide additional information about the version once we receive your email.

Mistakes happen, and we are certainly not perfect. If you see something that is incorrect, please use the Contact Us form with what you think needs changed and we will review and update our data if necessary. We may ask you to provide additional information about the change once we receive your email.

Many shows are available via the Bruce Springsteen Official Site . This site does not distribute any concert recordings, this is intended to be a place to rate the shows and versions you already have. We do not share any of these shows from this site.

If you need answers to something not covered in this FAQ, or just need additional information, please use the Contact Us form to let us know what you need. We will get back to you as soon as we can with your answers.