Country music's most revered living singer had not performed in New York City since the 1970's, and he received an adoring welcome from the packed club.
Most musicians find it demeaning and frustrating to play a packed club for no money while the owner makes a large profit from selling drinks.
Slowly, the houselights went down, and an expectant hush dropped like a shroud over the packed club.
His appearance, though unadvertised, apparently drew most of the audience to the packed club, where shouts of "Bruuuuce!"
His intimate performances are met with total, silent attention in the same packed clubs in which Soundgarden once played.
Their first independent release, the self-titled "The Gathering Field", was met with great reception around the region and they started playing to packed clubs.
He played an eclectic mix of dance music six nights a week to packed clubs until 8am most weeknights and the afternoons of the weekends.
They played an hour-long set to the packed club and ended with a three-song encore.
Give me glory or give me a packed club with people who appreciate the nuances.
At the first party, which was in a packed club under a motorway, they had a little kiss.