Columbia Records released Bruce Springsteen's eighth studio album, "Tunnel of Love". Although members of The E Street Band performed on some of the tracks, Springsteen recorded most of the parts himself, often using drum machines and synthesizers. The album topped the charts in both the US and UK and reached the Top Ten in fourteen other countries. It became one of Springsteen's major studio releases.
Bruce Springsteen concluded the “Born in the USA” tour with the last of four concerts at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. This brought his highly successful “Born in the USA” tour to an end.
Bruce Springsteen performed at the Los Angeles Sports Arena at a benefit concert for the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and the Los Angeles Mental Health Center. After the concert, he personally donated $100,000, which was credited with helping save the VVA organization from financial collapse.
During the Ghost of Tom Joad tour, Bruce Springsteen sold out his solo acoustic performance at the 2,600-seat Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte, North Carolina, in just eight minutes.