Possibly? It wasn't that long ago one of the guys here on the SPL put up a post regarding the science behind why we love shows so much from our teens and early adult hood. Yep, there is sound reason for it. No pun intended.
I first saw Bruce and the band in January 1974 and haven't stopped. I went to two of the 78 Capitol Theater shows. You can never bring back the youthful exuberance or the thrill of seeing a great band early in their career.
But when I analyze the shows after 2000. Some of them are both Bruce's and the band's best work. In addition you're getting a more rounded, better setlist. Bruce has so many more albums to draw from. The band is the tightest they have ever been. I would argue that the 2016 tour may have been Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's finest tour in almost every way, especially the last 10 stadium shows. Granted two original members are missing and missed. But Charlie and Jake have been terrific. When I listen to or look at the last 10 shows of that tour. They played the longest shows of his career and drew the largest crowds of his career. Look and see how many different albums are represented. A couple of great covers thrown in at every show. I sort of wish they weren't released and got the full archive treatment. Fabulous, fabulous shows. I don't think we'll ever see shows like those again.