 "Incident" was one of several songs for which Springsteen hired violinist Suki Lahav to join the E Street Band for live performances in 1974 and 1975.By the late 1970s and early 1980s, "Incident on 57th Street" had fallen to only occasional inclusion in live set lists.A 10-minute live version of "Incident on 57th Street" recorded at the Nassau Coliseum on December 28, 1980 was released on the 2004 EP "Live Collection".