Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rocked the intimate Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ, Wednesday night, treating fans to a live rendition of his classic 1978 album, 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' in its entirety. After a ten-minute intermission, the band returned to the stage to perform the landmark 1975 disc, 'Born to Run,' to an awestruck crowd.

Well-to-do fans paid at least $1,000 per ticket in an online auction for the show. Proceeds from the event raised $3 million for renovations to the aging theater. The E-Street Band last played the venue -- when it was known as the Monmouth Arts Center -- during a six-night stand in 1976.

Springsteen's wife, E Street guitarist Patti Scialfa, was the brainchild behind the benefit gig. Scialfa serves as honorary chairwoman of the theater's capital campaign. A donation also paid for 37 wounded veterans to be bused to the concert from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The veterans reportedly received a standing ovation nearly as lengthy as the one given the band.

Encores included 'So Young and In Love,' 'Kitty's Back,' 'Rosalita' and the tour premiere of 'Raise Your Hand.' Springsteen resumes his world tour in support of his most recent album, 'Magic,' on May 22 at the RDS Arena in Dublin .