2014
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2014-01-10 - SIRIUSXM STUDIO, NEW YORK CITY, NY
Bruce Springsteen will release his 18th studio album, High Hopes, on January 14th and E Street Radio has an exclusive interview with the Boss!
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2014-01-13 - SIR STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY, NY
JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD
Springsteen and the E Street Band, with Tom Morello but minus Steven Van Zandt in closed rehearsal prior to their appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Before the rehearsals he made time for a chat with NPR Music's Ann Powers. The transcript of this talk is captured in A Long Road To 'High Hopes'. Video of a rehearsal performance (with audio dubbed from the album version) of "Just Like Fire Would" is posted to Bruce's official website.
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HIGH HOPES (January 14) |
2014-01-14 - ROCKEFELLER CENTER, GE BUILDING, STUDIO 6A, NEW YORK CITY, NY
With Jimmy Fallon: GOV. CHRISTIE TRAFFIC JAM (Born To Run parody)
HIGH HOPES / HEAVEN'S WALL / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD
As is becoming traditional, Bruce makes an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, promoting his new album High Hopes, which is released on this date in the United States. Bruce is backed by expanded E Street Band (including Tom Morello and Patti Scialfa, but no Steven Van Zandt). He also performs a parody with Jimmy Fallon to the tune of "Born To Run" mocking New Jersey governor Chris Christie's traffic jam scandal. Both Fallon and Springsteen are dressed identically as 1984 Bruce, including sleeveless denim jacket and headband. Live premiere of "Heaven's Wall" and first performances in the U.S. of "High Hopes" and "Just Like Fire Would", which was not broadcast and was available only on the Late Night website.
2014-01-18 - PARAMOUNT THEATRE, ASBURY PARK, NJ
Soundcheck: ADAM RAISED A CAIN / LONG WALK HOME / HEARTS OF STONE / FRANKIE FELL IN LOVE / THE PROMISED LAND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / ATLANTIC CITY / SAVE MY LOVE / RENDEZVOUS / SAVIN' UP / BECAUSE THE NIGHT
With Jesse Malin: DO YOU REMEMBER ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO?
With Willie Nile: ONE GUITAR (with Mike Peters and Joe D'Urso)
With Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers and Ed Manion: ADAM RAISED A CAIN / NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / HEARTS OF STONE / PUMPING IRON (with Danny Clinch) / ATLANTIC CITY / TALKING TO THE KING / FRANKIE FELL IN LOVE / SAVE MY LOVE / I'M NOT SLEEPING / BECAUSE THE NIGHT (with David Bryan) / THE PROMISED LAND (with David Bryan) / LIGHT OF DAY - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU (with all performers) / THUNDER ROAD (with all performers)
Bruce guests at the annual Light Of Day benefit. The organization funds research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for persons suffering from Parkinson's disease and related illnesses. After an extensive soundcheck, Bruce's evening kicks off with Jesse Malin, performing The Ramones' "Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?", and then performs on "One Guitar" during Willie Nile's set. The main set is Bruce performing with Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, and includes the premiere of "Frankie Fell In Love" and only the third known "Hearts Of Stone". The set closes with a solo acoustic "Thunder Road".
2014-01-24 - BELLVILLE VELODROME, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
No set details known.
Private rehearsals at the concert venue for the upcoming tour.
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2014-01-25 - BELLVILLE VELODROME, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
FREE NELSON MANDELA / HEAVEN'S WALL / DREAM BABY DREAM / HIGH HOPES / SHACKLED AND DRAWN
The second day of private rehearsals. The tracks worked on include "Free Nelson Mandela", the 1984 song by The Special A.K.A / The Specials. "Heaven's Wall" and "Dream Baby Dream" were practiced extensively - Springsteen spent a lot of time on "Dream Baby Dream" in particular.
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Start of the "High Hopes" tour |
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2014-01-26 - BELLVILLE VELODROME, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Soundcheck: JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / HEAVEN'S WALL
FREE NELSON MANDELA / BADLANDS / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / OUT IN THE STREET / HIGH HOPES / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / HUNGRY HEART / THE RIVER / HEAVEN'S WALL / ATLANTIC CITY / JOHNNY 99 / PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN / AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE RISING / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / WE ARE ALIVE / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
Opening night of the High Hopes Tour and Springsteen's first show in South Africa. The Specials' "Free Nelson Mandela" opens the 27-song set, but otherwise the show bears a strong resemblance to a Wrecking Ball Tour setlist. Only four songs from High Hopes, including "American Skin (41 Shots)" and "The Ghost Of Tom Joad", the latter with Tom Morello sharing lead vocals, make the show. "We Are Alive" is dedicated to Nelson Mandela and features rewritten lyrics with references to South African history, and the set closes with an acoustic "Thunder Road". See our Media tab to view video of "Free Nelson Mandela" as well as the Gallery tab for photographs and other images. Soundcheck is open to the media, including a Q&A session with Springsteen. Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-01-28 - BELLVILLE VELODROME, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
FREE NELSON MANDELA / NO SURRENDER / TWO HEARTS / THE TIES THAT BIND / HIGH HOPES / TRAPPED / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / HEAVEN'S WALL / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) / THE PROMISED LAND / OPEN ALL NIGHT / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / LONESOME DAY / THE RISING / BADLANDS / WE SHALL OVERCOME / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / BORN TO RUN / BOBBY JEAN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE / THIS HARD LAND
No less than fourteen tour premieres tonight (each also being played for the first time in South Africa), demolishing the previous record for premieres in one show of nine, set in 1996. More than half of 27 songs played were not performed at the first Cape Town show (while 14 songs from night one are dropped). Highlights include "Trapped", "Prove It All Night" with the '78 guitar intro and "Just Like Fire Would". "Two Hearts" includes "It Takes Two". Tour one-off "We Shall Overcome" is dedicated to Pete Seeger, who died on January 27 at the age of 94. Sole tour performance for "This Little Light Of Mine". The show-closing "This Hard Land" is the solo acoustic version. Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-01-29 - BELLVILLE VELODROME, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Soundcheck: SUN CITY / ROCKY GROUND
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN / NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / HIGH HOPES / ADAM RAISED A CAIN / SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT / WRECKING BALL / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HUNGRY HEART / TOUGHER THAN THE REST / JACK OF ALL TRADES / HEAVEN'S WALL / THIS IS YOUR SWORD / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / SHE'S THE ONE / WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE RISING / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / BADLANDS / SUN CITY (with Mos Def) / ROCKY GROUND / BORN TO RUN / GLORY DAYS / SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / TWIST AND SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
Seemingly not content with night two's fourteen premieres, Springsteen debuts sixteen songs, all in their first-ever South African performances, including the live premiere of "This Is Your Sword" and the first performance of Little Steven's "Sun City" on tour, with guest Mos Def in its only tour appearance. "Rocky Ground" makes its only tour appearance as well. In total, Bruce played 57 different songs over the three nights in Cape Town. Other notable tracks in the 30-song set include "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" in slot three, a nice Darkness On The Edge Of Town double-shot of "Adam Raised A Cain" and "Something In The Night", as well as "Tougher Than The Rest". Tom Morello's brother proposes to his fiancée on stage - fortunately she says yes. "Free Nelson Mandela", "Spirit In The Night", "American Skin (41 Shots)", and "Born In The U.S.A." are each dropped for the first time on the tour. Patti Scialfa is not present. Today also sees the release of the interview with Antoine de Caunes for L'Interview.
2014-02-01 - FNB STADIUM, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Pre-show (solo acoustic): WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE / GROWIN' UP
FREE NELSON MANDELA / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / NO SURRENDER / SEEDS / OUT IN THE STREET / CADILLAC RANCH / HIGH HOPES / WRECKING BALL / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HUNGRY HEART / I'M ON FIRE / THE RIVER / AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) / HEAVEN'S WALL / MURDER INCORPORATED / JOHNNY 99 / WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE RISING / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / BADLANDS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / BORN TO RUN / BOBBY JEAN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
Springsteen's final show in South Africa is a 31-song performance, lasting three hours and twenty minutes. Bruce appears on stage while the stadium is filling to entertain the early-birds with a three-song solo acoustic set that includes "I'll Work For Your Love". Some three-and-a-half hours later the main set opens with the tour's final "Free Nelson Mandela" and is followed by "Land Of Hope And Dreams", hardly surprising considering the close links the FNB Stadium has with Mandela. Five tour premieres make their South African debuts (plus two more in the pre-set), including "Cadillac Ranch" and by request, "I'm On Fire". Bruce's microphone fails at the start of "The Ghost Of Tom Joad", resulting in a nice two-minute guitar improvisation before he continues the song. Rain falls during the show, prompting the encore opener, the tour's only "Who'll Stop The Rain". Show closes with a solo acoustic "Thunder Road". Patti Scialfa is not present.
End of the 1st leg of the "High Hopes" tourStart of the 2nd leg of the "High Hopes" tour - Oceania |
2014-02-05 - PERTH ARENA, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
Soundcheck: FRANKIE FELL IN LOVE / THIS IS YOUR SWORD / DREAM BABY DREAM / DREAM BABY DREAM
FRANKIE FELL IN LOVE / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / BADLANDS / HUNGRY HEART / THE E STREET SHUFFLE / KITTY'S BACK / WRECKING BALL / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / THE RIVER / HEAVEN'S WALL / AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / NOT FADE AWAY - SHE'S THE ONE / WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / FOR YOU / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / RAMROD / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
Prior to the show the soundcheck is open to the media, and Springsteen hosted a Q&A session. Soundcheck includes a full-band "Dream Baby Dream", an arrangement which will not be seen in a show this tour. Springsteen's first-ever performance in Perth is a 27-song, three hour set opening with the tour premiere of "Frankie Fell In Love" and also includes "The E Street Shuffle" and a sixteen-minute "Kitty's Back". Bruce slips a few lyrics from "Oh, Pretty Woman" into the latter. A solo piano performance of "For You" is another highlight, played by request. Following "The River", Everett Bradley plays the intro to "Heaven's Wall" instead of "American Skin (41 Shots)", so Bruce changes his mind and goes with "Heaven's Wall". "She's The One" includes "Not Fade Away" in the introduction. Springsteen forgets the lyrics to "Darlington County". Unusually, "The Rising" closes the main set, with the tour premiere of "Ramrod" kicking off the encores. Show-closing "Thunder Road" is solo-acoustic. First ever performances in Australia of "Frankie Fell In Love", "Kitty's Back", "Heaven's Wall", "American Skin (41 Shots)", "For You", and "Shout". Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-02-07 - PERTH ARENA, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
Soundcheck: THIS IS YOUR SWORD
BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / SHERRY DARLING / TWO HEARTS / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / LIGHT OF DAY / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HUNGRY HEART / GIRLS IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES / SAVE MY LOVE / ATLANTIC CITY / YOUNGSTOWN / MURDER INCORPORATED / JOHNNY 99 / PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / HEAVEN'S WALL / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / TWIST AND SHOUT / I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE / THUNDER ROAD
Night two in Perth opens with "Badlands" and is soon followed by the tour premiere of "Sherry Darling", played by sign request. Six tour premieres in total include a solo acoustic "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" (another sign request, in its only tour performance), "Save My Love" and "Youngstown". "Two Hearts" includes "It Takes Two" and "Light Of Day" includes "Land Of 1000 Dances". "Heaven's Wall" moves to the encore opening slot. Two solo acoustic songs to close, including "I'll Work For Your Love". First ever performances in Australia of "Sherry Darling", "Light Of Day", "Girls In Their Summer Clothes", "Save My Love", and "I'll Work For Your Love". Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-02-08 - PERTH ARENA, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
HIGHWAY TO HELL / BADLANDS / ADAM RAISED A CAIN / STREETS OF FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / WRECKING BALL / NO SURRENDER / BOBBY JEAN / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / DOWNBOUND TRAIN / HEAVEN'S WALL / OPEN ALL NIGHT / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / RADIO NOWHERE / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / THE PROMISE / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / BORN TO RUN / SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / AMERICAN LAND / TERRY'S SONG / THUNDER ROAD
No less that eight premieres tonight, which makes a total of 56 different songs played over three nights in Perth. Biggest surprise of the tour so far is the premiere and first ever Springsteen performance of AC/DC's "Highway To Hell", which is followed by a Darkness On The Edge Of Town four-pack which includes the tour debuts of "Streets Of Fire" and "Candy's Room". Almost as surprising as the opener is what misses out - "Waitin' On A Sunny Day" and "The Rising" are each dropped for the first time on the tour. As a result this is the first E Street show since 2000 to feature no songs from The Rising album. Three more premieres in the encores include a solo piano "The Promise" and the only tour performances of "American Land" and "Terry's Song", the latter in a solo acoustic version for only the third time it has been played in concert. The tour's final "Open All Night" includes a snippet of "Don't You Just Know It". First ever performances in Australia of "Highway To Hell", "Streets Of Fire", "The Promise", and "Terry's Song". "Hunter Of Invisible Game" is setlisted, but not played. Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-02-11 - ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
Soundcheck: SLOW TURNING
SUMMERTIME BLUES / DETROIT MEDLEY / BADLANDS / MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN / WRECKING BALL / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / JACK OF ALL TRADES / HUMAN TOUCH / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / BACK IN YOUR ARMS / HEAVEN'S WALL / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / MARY'S PLACE / THIS IS YOUR SWORD / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / HIGHWAY TO HELL / BORN TO RUN / RAMROD / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT (with Jon Landau) / IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND / THUNDER ROAD
Springsteen's first appearance in Adelaide opens with the tour's sole versions of "Summertime Blues" and "Detroit Medley". "Spirit In The Night" features the spooky version of the "can you feel the spirit" introduction for the first time. "Prove It All Night" features the 1978-style introduction. Jon Landau joins on guitar for the end of "Shout". First ever performances in Australia of "Summertime Blues", "Human Touch", "Back In Your Arms", and "This Is Your Sword". Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-02-12 - ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
Soundcheck: YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG / HEAT WAVE
HEAT WAVE / JACKSON CAGE / SHE'S THE ONE / BACKSTREETS / COVER ME / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / HUNGRY HEART / BETTER DAYS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) / LONG WALK HOME / PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / RADIO NOWHERE / LONESOME DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / BADLANDS / HUNTER OF INVISIBLE GAME / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / RAISE YOUR HAND / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD / I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE / THUNDER ROAD
Set includes the live debut and sole tour performance of "Hunter Of Invisible Game", one of ten tour premieres in the 28-song set. A tour one-off version of Martha and the Vandellas' "Heat Wave" opens, only previously played in full with the band on September 21, 2003 in Detroit. Also notable are "Jackson Cage" and "Backstreets" (complete with a short Sad Eyes interlude) played early in the show. The latter includes a nice interlude. "Better Days", the tour's only "Long Walk Home" and "Jungleland" also feature. The first ever performance in Australia of "Raise Your Hand". "Heaven's Wall" is dropped for the first time on the tour. Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-02-15 - AAMI PARK, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Soundcheck: HIGH HOPES / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD (X4)
HIGHWAY TO HELL (with Eddie Vedder) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (with Eddie Vedder) / BADLANDS / SEEDS / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / JOLÉ BLON / HUNGRY HEART / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / COVER ME / DARLINGTON COUNTY / WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / DOWNBOUND TRAIN / I'M ON FIRE / NO SURRENDER / BOBBY JEAN / I'M GOIN' DOWN / GLORY DAYS / DANCING IN THE DARK / MY HOMETOWN / FACTORY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / HEAVEN'S WALL / BORN TO RUN / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
First of two nights in Melbourne. Hunters & Collectors and Dan Sultan performed as opening acts. Eddie Vedder joins the band on both "Highway to Hell" and "Darkness On The Edge Of Town". The first tour premiere is the tour's lone "Jolé Blon" after which Melbourne sees the first full album performance this tour of Born In The U.S.A., which includes tour premieres for "I'm Goin' Down" and "My Hometown". First ever performance in Australia of "Jolé Blon". Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-02-16 - AAMI PARK, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
BORN IN THE U.S.A. / BADLANDS / LUCKY TOWN / ROULETTE / GROWIN' UP / WRECKING BALL / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / LOST IN THE FLOOD / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / BORN TO RUN / SHE'S THE ONE / MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER / JUNGLELAND / HEAVEN'S WALL / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE RISING / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / WE ARE ALIVE / RAMROD / BOBBY JEAN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TWIST AND SHOUT / THIS HARD LAND
The second night in Melbourne brings a full album performance of Born To Run, including tour premiere "Meeting Across the River". Ragged versions of the tour's lone "Lucky Town" and "Roulette" are played early on, as is "Growin' Up" with an extended story about… growing up and Bruce taking a guitar solo in place of Clarence's saxophone, as he will throughout the tour. "This Hard Land" is the solo acoustic version. First ever performances in Australia of "Lucky Town", "Roulette", and "Meeting Across The River". "Shackled And Drawn" is dropped for the first time on the tour. Hunters & Collectors and Dan Sultan open. Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-02-19 - ALLPHONES ARENA, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Soundcheck: FRIDAY ON MY MIND / DON'T CHANGE
FRIDAY ON MY MIND / OUT IN THE STREET / CADILLAC RANCH / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / BADLANDS / ADAM RAISED A CAIN / SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT / CANDY'S ROOM / RACING IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / FACTORY / STREETS OF FIRE / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / DON'T CHANGE / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / SURPRISE, SURPRISE / DREAM BABY DREAM
Show kicks off with a cover of The Easybeats' 1966 classic "Friday On My Mind", a song Bruce has identified in an interview as one of his all-time favorites. He follows it with what he admitted was his own attempt to write the same song, "Out In The Street". Also Sydney is treated to a full album performance of Darkness On The Edge Of Town, which includes the tour premiere of "Racing In The Street". The encores starts with INXS' "Don't Change", and closes with two more tour debuts: "Surprise, Surprise" and a solo harmonium "Dream Baby Dream". "Born To Run" is performed at high speed: following the song, Bruce said that it was "the fastest we've ever played that motherfucker!" First ever Springsteen performances for "Friday On My Mind" and "Don't Change", and the first ever performances in Australia of "Surprise, Surprise" and "Dream Baby Dream". Final tour appearances for "Factory" and "Streets Of Fire". Both Jake Clemons (due to the death of his father) and Patti Scialfa are not present.
2014-02-22 - HOPE ESTATE, HUNTER VALLEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
DRINKIN' WINE, SPO-DEE-O-DEE / BADLANDS / NO SURRENDER / TWO HEARTS / BOBBY JEAN / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / MURDER INCORPORATED / TRAPPED / WRECKING BALL / THE RIVER / AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / THE WISH / FRIDAY ON MY MIND / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
Springsteen performs at the Hope Estate Winery in Hunter Valley, a region of New South Wales. Dan Sultan opens for Bruce & Band. 26-song, three hour set opens with a tour one-off cover of Stick McGhee's "Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee", an appropriate choice given the venue. The song has been covered by various artists, including Jerry Lee Lewis and Mike Bloomfield's Electric Flag, as "Wine", but this is the first ever Springsteen performance. No other great surprises in the main-set, which is typical for a festival type appearance. The encores open with a tour one-off, solo acoustic "The Wish", last played in 2005 during the Devils & Dust Tour, and only for the sixth time since the end of the Solo Acoustic Tour in 1997. "The Wish" is also the 114th song to be played on the High Hopes Tour. Unusually, "Badlands" does not include the false ending. "Two Hearts" includes "It Takes Two". "Murder Incorporated" is played by sign request. "Friday On My Mind" makes its second and final tour appearance, and the set closes with "Thunder Road", this time performed full-band. Patti Scialfa is not present, Jake Clemons returns to the horn section after missing the previous show in Sydney.
2014-02-23 - HOPE ESTATE, HUNTER VALLEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
SPILL THE WINE / MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / SEEDS / OUT IN THE STREET / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / JOHNNY 99 / HEAVEN'S WALL / BRILLIANT DISGUISE / HUMAN TOUCH / I'M GOIN' DOWN / PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / RADIO NOWHERE / THE RISING / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / BADLANDS / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / BORN TO RUN / RAMROD / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD / I WISH I WERE BLIND / THUNDER ROAD
The three-hour, 28 song set opens with a tour one-off cover of "Spill The Wine", by Eric Burdon and War. This is Springsteen's first known performance of the song. Four tour premieres across the set include "Brilliant Disguise" (played in a pairing with the tour's last "Human Touch") and "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)". "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" is played by sign request. The encores include the tour's final "Rockin' All Over The World" and its lone "I Wish I Were Blind", played via sign request. "Thunder Road" is the solo acoustic version. First ever performances in Australia of "Spill The Wine", "Brilliant Disguise", and "I Wish I Were Blind". Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-02-26 - BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Soundcheck: NEW YORK CITY SERENADE / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / STAYIN' ALIVE
STAYIN' ALIVE (with the Cooper + Koo Strings) / IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY / DOES THIS BUS STOP AT 82ND STREET? / GROWIN' UP / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / SHERRY DARLING / SAVE MY LOVE / FADE AWAY / THE E STREET SHUFFLE / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / KITTY'S BACK / WILD BILLY'S CIRCUS STORY / INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / NEW YORK CITY SERENADE (with the Cooper + Koo Strings) / DARLINGTON COUNTY / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE RISING / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / BADLANDS / GLORY DAYS / BORN TO RUN / BOBBY JEAN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / HIGHWAY TO HELL (with Eddie Vedder) / THUNDER ROAD
Last show in Australia and Bruce pulls out all the stops with a thirty-song, three-hour-43-minute set. Three tour premieres open the show starting with the first ever Springsteen rendition of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive". The Gibbs emigrated to Australia and settled near Brisbane in the late 1950s. "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City", "Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?" and "Growin' Up", including an intro story about growing up and superheroes, follow, all audibled. Following thereafter are sign request performances of "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)", "Sherry Darling", "Save My Love", and only the 26th performance of "Fade Away", played "for Steve". Bruce allowed the crowd to decide how to continue, more signs or something special. They selected the latter, and it was indeed something special - a complete album performance of The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle for only the second time. The Cooper + Koo string section (Natalya Bing, Nadia Buck, Yena Choi, Susannah Clark, Sally Cooper, Francesca Hiew, Airlie Koo, and Caitlin Lacy, all on violin) joins the band for "Stayin' Alive" and "New York City Serenade". By comparison the rest of the set is standard fare, apart from Eddie Vedder guesting on "Highway To Hell". The acoustic "Thunder Road" brings Springsteen's Australian Tour to a conclusion. Only tour appearances for "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City", "Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street", "Fade Away", "Wild Billy's Circus Story", "Incident On 57th Street", and "New York City Serenade", plus the final tour versions of "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" and "Kitty's Back". First ever performances in Australia for "Stayin' Alive", "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City", "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)", "Fade Away", "Wild Billy's Circus Story", and "New York City Serenade". Over the fifteen shows in South Africa and Australia Bruce and the band played a total of 126 songs. Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-03-01 - MT. SMART STADIUM, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
ROYALS / MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN / BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / LOOSE ENDS / WRECKING BALL / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HIGH HOPES / ATLANTIC CITY / THE RIVER / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / COVER ME / DARLINGTON COUNTY / WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / DOWNBOUND TRAIN / I'M ON FIRE / NO SURRENDER / BOBBY JEAN / I'M GOIN' DOWN / GLORY DAYS / DANCING IN THE DARK / MY HOMETOWN / THE RISING / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / BORN TO RUN / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
Springsteen's first appearance in New Zealand in over a decade. Mahalia Barnes and Jimmy Barnes open for Bruce and the band. Steven Van Zandt joins Jimmy Barnes for the Steve-written "Ride the Night Away". Bruce opens with his first ever cover of Lorde's "Royals" in a solo acoustic guitar and harmonica arrangement. Auckland is treated to a full album performance of Born In The U.S.A. Bruce dedicates "My Hometown" to the people of Christchurch. "Thunder Road" is the solo acoustic guitar version. Final tour performances for "I'm Goin' Down" and "My Hometown". First ever performances in New Zealand of "Royals", "My Love Will Not Let You Down", the tour debut of "Loose Ends", "Wrecking Ball", "Death To My Hometown", "High Hopes", "Atlantic City", "The River", "Cover Me", "Working On The Highway", "Downbound Train", "I'm On Fire", "I'm Goin' Down", "The Ghost Of Tom Joad", "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", and "Shout". Patti Scialfa is not present.
2014-03-02 - MT. SMART STADIUM, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
ROYALS / WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN / NO SURRENDER / TWO HEARTS / HUNGRY HEART / THE PROMISED LAND / SEEDS / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / MY CITY OF RUINS / THUNDER ROAD / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / BORN TO RUN / SHE'S THE ONE / MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER / JUNGLELAND / THE RISING / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / BADLANDS / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / GLORY DAYS / SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK / BOBBY JEAN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TWIST AND SHOUT / THIS HARD LAND
Night two in New Zealand features a full album performance of Born To Run (including the full-band "Thunder Road"), plus the tour's only performance of "My City Of Ruins" in the Wrecking Ball Tour arrangement, including a snippet of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", and dedicated to the people of Christchurch. The song charted in New Zealand and was widely played in local media following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. "Two Hearts" includes "It Takes Two". "This Hard Land" is the solo acoustic version. Final tour appearances for "Royals", "We Take Care Of Our Own", "Meeting Across The River", "Twist And Shout", and "This Hard Land". First ever performances in New Zealand of "We Take Care Of Our Own", "Two Hearts", "Hungry Heart", "Seeds", "Just Like Fire Would", "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", "Night", "Backstreets", "She's The One", "Meeting Across The River", "Jungleland", "Seven Nights To Rock", "Twist And Shout", and "This Hard Land". Mahalia Barnes and Jimmy Barnes open the show once again, and Steve again joins Jimmy Barnes for "Ride the Night Away". Patti Scialfa is not present.
End of the 2nd leg of the "High Hopes" tour |
2014-03-00 - FORT HANCOCK, SANDY HOOK, NJ
HUNTER OF INVISIBLE GAME
Film shoot for portions of the Hunter Of Invisible Game short film, released to Springsteen's website on July 9, 2014. Fort Hancock was decommissioned in 1974, but the Nine Gun Battery still stands and serves as a backdrop for much of the ten-minute film. Springsteen has an Executive Producer credit for the video, Thom Zimny produces. In 1987 the video for "Brilliant Disguise" was filmed in a kitchen at Fort Hancock, and Annie Leibovitz shot the Tunnel Of Love album cover there as well.
2014-04-03 - SIR STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY, NY
No set details known.
Closed rehearsal as Bruce and the band prepare for the American leg of the tour.
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2014-04-05 - TRIBECA GRILL, NEW YORK CITY, NY
Bruce does not attend the annual Kristen Ann Carr Fund Benefit, but he leaves a video message. However, Jon Landau, Roy Bittan, and Nils Lofgren are present.
2014-04-06 - REUNION ARENA, OLD SITE, DALLAS, TX
JUMP / BADLANDS / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / COVER ME / NO SURRENDER / HUNGRY HEART / HIGH HOPES / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / WRECKING BALL / THE RIVER / ATLANTIC CITY / JOHNNY 99 / DARLINGTON COUNTY / WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / BORN TO RUN / GLORY DAYS / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band perform for free on the old Reunion Arena site as part of the NCAA's March Madness Music Festival. This is the first time since December 2012 that Bruce has performed with the band in the United States. The 25-song set opens with a cover version of Van Halen's "Jump" and closes with "Thunder Road", sung as an acoustic duet with Patti Scialfa. The festival-appropriate set is otherwise standard and includes "Cover Me" (in its last 2014 performance) and "Atlantic City". Steven Van Zandt is absent as he is currently filming Lilyhammer in Norway, and therefore Nils occupies Steve's position on stage to the left of Bruce. Other acts performing over the day were The Wind And The Wave, Pat Green, and fun.
Start of the 3rd leg of the "High Hopes" tour - U.S. |
2014-04-08 - U.S. BANK ARENA, CINCINNATI, OH
HIGH HOPES / BADLANDS / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / NIGHT / HUNGRY HEART / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / WRECKING BALL / LOST IN THE FLOOD / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HEAVEN'S WALL / AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) / THE PROMISED LAND / PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / GROWIN' UP / BORN TO RUN / BOBBY JEAN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / DREAM BABY DREAM
26-song setlist for the second show of the American tour, including "Lost In The Flood" and "Growin' Up" (with the fan who requested the song joining him to sing the last verse), both by request. Set closes with "Dream Baby Dream", played solo on the pump organ. Final tour performance for "Spirit In The Night". Steven Van Zandt is not present.
2014-04-10 - BARCLAYS CENTER, BROOKLYN, NY
Soundcheck: THE E STREET SHUFFLE / THE RIVER
THE E STREET SHUFFLE / THE RIVER / KITTY'S BACK
Fifteen years after Springsteen's entry, The E Street Band are finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and presented with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Award for Musical Excellence. Springsteen himself inducts the band, giving a 16-minute speech, followed by 35 minutes of acceptance speeches by David Sancious, Vini Lopez, Jason Federici for his father Danny, Nils Lofgren, Victoria Clemons for her husband Clarence, Patti Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg, and Steven Van Zandt. Three songs follow, with a unique line-up of two drummers and David Sancious on the organ for the first time in many years. The E Street Horns join for "The E Street Shuffle" and "Kitty's Back".
2014-04-12 - FARM BUREAU LIVE AT VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
Soundcheck: MARY'S PLACE / THE WALL / MAY I / TALK TO ME
MAY I / MARY'S PLACE / HIGH HOPES / BADLANDS / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WRECKING BALL / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HUNGRY HEART / SHERRY DARLING / TALK TO ME / SEASIDE BAR SONG / JERSEY GIRL / HEAVEN'S WALL / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / NOT FADE AWAY - SHE'S THE ONE / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / THE WALL / BORN TO RUN / SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
Show opens with a tour one-off cover of Bill Deal & The Rhondels' 1969 single "May I". Three tour premieres in a row are the highlight of the main set, "Talk To Me", "Seaside Bar Song" and "Jersey Girl". The latter has not been played on tour since November 1, 2012 at Penn State University and won't be played again on the tour. The first performance of "The Wall" since the release of High Hopes opens the encores. Closer "Thunder Road" is the full-band version. Final tour performance for "Sherry Darling". Steven Van Zandt is not present.
2014-04-15 - NATIONWIDE ARENA, COLUMBUS, OH
Soundcheck: THE WALL / HARRY'S PLACE / STAYIN' ALIVE
HIGH HOPES / ADAM RAISED A CAIN / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HUNGRY HEART / BLINDED BY THE LIGHT / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TRAPPED / WRECKING BALL / THE RIVER / AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) / JOHNNY 99 / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LONESOME DAY / BADLANDS / LIGHT OF DAY / BACKSTREETS / BORN TO RUN / BOBBY JEAN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / DREAM BABY DREAM
26-song set in Columbus includes the sole tour appearance of "Blinded By The Light". "Prove It All Night" includes the 1978-style introduction. The second "Light Of Day" of 2014, including "Land Of 1000 Dances", closes the main set, and the encores open with "Backstreets", with a Sad Eyes-style interlude. "Dream Baby Dream" closes the show. Steven Van Zandt and Patti Scialfa are not present.
2014-04-17 - BRIDGESTONE ARENA, NASHVILLE, TN
HIGH HOPES / BADLANDS / NO SURRENDER / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HUNGRY HEART / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / BURNING LOVE / (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION / ATLANTIC CITY / JOHNNY 99 / AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) / THE PROMISED LAND / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / I'M ON FIRE / DOWNBOUND TRAIN / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / THE WALL / POINT BLANK / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
28-song set includes the tour premieres and sole tour appearances of "Burning Love" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", the latter featuring the fan who requested it joining in on tambourine. Also in the set, "Atlantic City", "Downbound Train" and the first "Point Blank" of the tour. Set closes with the solo acoustic "Thunder Road". Patti Scialfa (who performs this date at Sting's Rainforest benefit at Carnegie Hall in New York City) and Steven Van Zandt are not present.
AMERICAN BEAUTY (April 18) |
2014-04-19 - TIME WARNER CABLE ARENA, CHARLOTTE, NC
Soundcheck: AMERICAN BEAUTY / CAROLINA IN MY MIND
ICEMAN / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / CADILLAC RANCH / LOUIE LOUIE / MUSTANG SALLY / BADLANDS / NO SURRENDER / OUT IN THE STREET / HUNGRY HEART / FROM SMALL THINGS (BIG THINGS ONE DAY COME) / BROWN EYED GIRL / RACING IN THE STREET / JACK OF ALL TRADES / WRECKING BALL / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LIGHT OF DAY - LAND OF 1000 DANCES / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / THE WALL / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / DREAM BABY DREAM
Video of "American Beauty" from soundcheck is used (with audio dubbed from the studio version) for a video released on Bruce's website. The soundcheck also includes James Taylor's "Carolina In My Mind". Set opens with tour one-off "Iceman", only the second time it has been played, and the first time with the band. The set features a total of seven covers, including the tour premieres of tour one-off covers "Louie Louie", "Mustang Sally" and "Brown Eyed Girl". "Light Of Day" includes "Land Of 1000 Dances". The encores include "Darkness On The Edge Of Town". Final tour performance for the "regular" version of "Racing In The Street", as well as "Jack Of All Trades". Steven Van Zandt and Patti Scialfa are not present.
2014-04-22 - CONSOL ENERGY CENTER, PITTSBURGH, PA
Soundcheck: I WANNA BE WITH YOU / CLAMPDOWN / LIGHT OF DAY (with Joe Grushecky)
CLAMPDOWN / BADLANDS / JOHNNY 99 / STAND ON IT / SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / HUNGRY HEART / I WANNA BE WITH YOU / BACK IN YOUR ARMS / WRECKING BALL / THE PROMISED LAND / YOUNGSTOWN / LONESOME DAY / MARY'S PLACE / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / RADIO NOWHERE / THE RISING / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / THE PROMISE / THE WALL / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / LIGHT OF DAY (with Joe and Johnny Grushecky) / FRANKIE FELL IN LOVE (with Joe and Johnny Grushecky) / BORN TO RUN (with Joe and Johnny Grushecky) / DANCING IN THE DARK (with Joe and Johnny Grushecky) / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / DREAM BABY DREAM
Energetic set opens with Springsteen's first performance of The Clash's "Clampdown" and the only performance of the song where the horn section plays horns instead of percussion. Three songs from Tracks are highlights of the main set, "Stand On It", "I Wanna Be With You" (played for the first time since May 2008 via sign request, although it was soundchecked and setlisted), and "Back In Your Arms". "Youngstown" makes its second appearance of the tour. The encores include a solo piano "The Promise" and Joe Grushecky duets on "Light Of Day" (which includes "Land Of 1000 Dances") and "Frankie Fell In Love". Only tour performances for "Stand On It" and "I Wanna Be With You" and final appearances for "Seven Nights To Rock", "Back In Your Arms", and "The Promise". Steven Van Zandt is not present, but Patti Scialfa returns to the stage.
2014-04-24 - PNC ARENA, RALEIGH, NC
Soundcheck: HUMAN TOUCH
HIGH HOPES / BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / GROWIN' UP / HUNGRY HEART / BRILLIANT DISGUISE / ATLANTIC CITY / JOHNNY 99 / WRECKING BALL / THE PROMISED LAND / I'M ON FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / PRETTY FLAMINGO / BORN TO RUN / GLORY DAYS / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
Set includes "Growin' Up" (dedicated to Bruce's daughter Jessica, standing right down front with friends, who sing the final verse together), "Brilliant Disguise" and the tour premiere and sole tour performance of "Pretty Flamingo", via a pink flamingo-shaped sign request. Jessica is brought up on stage for "Dancing In The Dark". "Thunder Road" is the full-band version. Final tour performances for "Brilliant Disguise", "Atlantic City", "Working On The Highway", and "Glory Days". Patti Scialfa is present, Steven Van Zandt is absent.
2014-04-26 - AARON'S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD, ATLANTA, GA
Soundcheck: CLAMPDOWN / ALL OR NOTHIN' AT ALL
CLAMPDOWN / ADAM RAISED A CAIN / THE TIES THAT BIND / JACKSON CAGE / NOT FADE AWAY - SHE'S THE ONE / INDEPENDENCE DAY / HIGH HOPES / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / TOUGHER THAN THE REST / CADILLAC RANCH / TRAPPED / POINT BLANK / HEAVEN'S WALL / SEEDS / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / WRECKING BALL / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / BADLANDS / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / BORN TO RUN / RAMROD / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / HIGHWAY TO HELL
"I think I'm in a River kind of mood," said Bruce after "The Ties That Bind", and so it proved, with seven songs from The River in Atlanta, including the tour premieres and sole tour performances of "Independence Day" (performed solo piano and played for the first time since Independence Day 2012 in Paris) and "Drive All Night". Seven is the most River tracks in a single concert since the album show in November 2009. 27-song set opens with "Clampdown" for the second time, and also includes "Jackson Cage", "Tougher Than The Rest", and "Point Blank". For the first time this leg the show does not finish with either "Dream Baby Dream" or "Thunder Road" as "Highway To Hell" returns to the set for its first U.S. performance. "Waitin' On A Sunny Day" is dropped, as is "Hungry Heart". "Drive All Night" is the 150th song to be played this tour. Final tour performances for Jackson Cage", "Just Like Fire Would", "Tougher Than The Rest", "Trapped", "Point Blank", and "Heaven's Wall". Patti Scialfa is present, Steven Van Zandt is absent.
2014-04-29 - BB&T CENTER, SUNRISE, FL
Soundcheck: CLAMPDOWN / BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGE / HEARTS OF STONE / LINDA LET ME BE THE ONE
CLAMPDOWN / BADLANDS / HIGH HOPES / NO SURRENDER / I WANNA MARRY YOU / LINDA LET ME BE THE ONE / BOOM BOOM / HEARTS OF STONE / TALK TO ME / WRECKING BALL / HUNGRY HEART / SAVE MY LOVE / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN / DARLINGTON COUNTY / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / HIGHWAY TO HELL / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THE WALL / THUNDER ROAD
A night with a few surprises, not least the quartet of tour premieres that kicks off with a solo acoustic "I Wanna Marry You", played for the only time this tour and the first time since the River show in 2009. The first ever performance (and only tour appearance) of Born To Run outtake "Linda Let Me Be The One" follows. Now only one song from the first CD of Tracks remains unplayed; "Bring On The Night". Tour one-off "Boom Boom" is the third premiere, before the first "Hearts Of Stone" during a "proper" show. "Save My Love" is preceded by a nice story about the first time he heard one of his own songs on the radio. "Prove It All Night" includes the 1978-style introduction. The encores open with "Highway To Hell" after Bruce spots a girl in a AC/DC t-shirt. "The Wall" is played after "Shout", and the set closes with a full-band "Thunder Road". Final tour appearances for "Save My Love", "Darlington County", and "Highway To Hell". Both Patti Scialfa and Steven Van Zandt are absent.
2014-05-01 - MIDFLORIDA CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATRE, TAMPA, FL
Soundcheck: JESSE JAMES / GIRLS IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES / MY OKLAHOMA HOME / O MARY DON'T YOU WEEP / HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES AND LIVE? / WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
JOE HILL / CLAMPDOWN / BADLANDS / THE TIES THAT BIND / OUT IN THE STREET / JESSE JAMES / HIGH HOPES / CANDY'S ROOM / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGE / FROM SMALL THINGS (BIG THINGS ONE DAY COME) / WRECKING BALL / NIGHT / MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN / GLORIA / NO SURRENDER / BOBBY JEAN / PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / LONESOME DAY / LIGHT OF DAY / WE ARE ALIVE / O MARY DON'T YOU WEEP / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
Bruce opens with tour one-off "Joe Hill" on International Workers' Day. Joe Hill was a Swedish-American labor activist and songwriter. A set scattered with Seeger Sessions songs, including the tour premieres of "Jesse James" (not played since 2006, "to tune up for Jazz Fest", according to Bruce) and "O Mary Don't You Weep". "Brothers Under The Bridge" makes its only tour appearance, last played in the early days of the Reunion Tour, April 11, 1999 in Barcelona. Set also includes "Clampdown", "Candy's Room", "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come", and "Light Of Day". Encore includes "We Are Alive" for the first time this leg, and only the third time in 2014. Bruce and some of the band take a walk during "Pay Me My Money Down", eventually finding the bar before returning to the stage with a drink in hand. "Thunder Road" is the solo acoustic version. Final tour appearances for "Out In The Street", "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)", tour one-off "Gloria", and "We Are Alive". Patti Scialfa is present, Steven Van Zandt is absent.
2014-05-03 - NEW ORLEANS FAIRGROUNDS, NEW ORLEANS, LA
HIGH HOPES / JOHNNY 99 / BADLANDS / NO SURRENDER / HUNGRY HEART / JESSE JAMES (with Rickie Lee Jones) / THE RIVER / HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES AND LIVE? (with Rickie Lee Jones) / WRECKING BALL / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / THE PROMISED LAND / O MARY DON'T YOU WEEP (with Rickie Lee Jones) / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY / GREEN RIVER (with John Fogerty, Rickie Lee Jones, Tyler Fogerty, and Shane Fogerty) / PROUD MARY (with John Fogerty, Rickie Lee Jones, Tyler Fogerty, and Shane Fogerty) / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN (with Rickie Lee Jones) / PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN (with Rickie Lee Jones and Ali Weinberg) / THUNDER ROAD
Bruce & The E Street Band play New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for the third time. Due to the 7pm curfew, the show starts just before 4:30pm. Rickie Lee Jones guests on backing vocals on "Jesse James", "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?", "O Mary Don't You Weep", the tour's sole "When The Saints Go Marching In", and "Pay Me My Money Down", and John Fogerty joins to duet and play guitar on great tour one-off versions of "Green River" and "Proud Mary", with Fogerty's sons Shane and Tyler and Jones onstage as well. Ali Weinberg plays accordion during "Pay Me My Money Down". Set is otherwise as expected, with tour premieres for "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?" and "When The Saints Go Marching In". "Thunder Road" is the full-band version. Final tour performances for "The River", "O Mary Don't You Weep", "Land Of Hope And Dreams", and "Pay Me My Money Down". Patti Scialfa is present, Steven Van Zandt is absent.
2014-05-03 - SAENGER THEATRE, NEW ORLEANS, LA
RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME (with Dr. John)
After Springsteen wraps up his show at the New Orleans Jazzfest, he travels to the Saenger Theatre to pay homage to Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack. Springsteen opens the tribute, titled 'The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: A Celebration of Mac & His Music'. Bruce plays lead guitar on "Right Place, Wrong Time", sharing vocals with Dr. John. Among those also performing are Widespread Panic, Mavis Staples, Warren Haynes, Terence Blanchard, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Jimmie Vaughan, drummer Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell.
2014-05-06 - CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION, HOUSTON, TX
Soundcheck: ALL JUST TO GET TO YOU (with Joe Ely) / HUMAN TOUCH / THIS IS YOUR SWORD / HUNTER OF INVISIBLE GAME
SEEDS / HIGH HOPES / BADLANDS / ADAM RAISED A CAIN / NOT FADE AWAY - SHE'S THE ONE / ONE STEP UP / JESSE JAMES / HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES AND LIVE? / WRECKING BALL / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / NIGHT / NO SURRENDER / BACKSTREETS / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / DOWNBOUND TRAIN / I'M ON FIRE / ALL OR NOTHIN' AT ALL / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LIGHT OF DAY / GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (with Joe Ely) / LUCILLE (with Joe Ely) / BORN TO RUN / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
29-song set opens with "Seeds" with the local reference: "Now I live on the streets of Houston town." "One Step Up", played via sign request, hadn't been performed with the band since June 21, 1988 in Birmingham, England. "Backstreets" is also a sign request, and includes an extended 'Sad Eyes'/'Drive All Night' interlude, while "She's The One" includes a brief "Not Fade Away" intro. "All Or Nothin' At All" premieres, and the band is joined by Joe Ely in the encores for "Great Balls Of Fire" and "Lucille". The encores also include the first "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" of this leg, and close with a solo acoustic "Thunder Road". All four premieres are one-offs for the tour; also making their final tour appearances are "Seeds", "She's The One", "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?", "Night", "Backstreets", "Because The Night", "Downbound Train", "I'm On Fire", and "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Patti Scialfa is present, Steven Van Zandt is absent.
2014-05-07 - HYATT REGENCY CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL, LOS ANGELES, CA
THE PROMISED LAND / DANCING IN THE DARK
Bruce and Patti attend the USC Shoah Foundation's 20th Anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity Gala. The gala is hosted by Conan O'Brien. Others present include Barack Obama, Liam Neeson, Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand and Samuel L. Jackson. Spielberg established the USC Shoah Foundation twenty years ago to collect video testimonies from survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides. Inspired by the making of Schindler's List, the video archive Spielberg created now includes more than 50,000 personal accounts and is available to schools across the globe. Bruce sings solo acoustic versions of "The Promised Land" and "Dancing In The Dark".
2014-05-13 - TIMES UNION CENTER, ALBANY, NY
Soundcheck: DON'T CHANGE / ALL OR NOTHIN' AT ALL / MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN / TREAT HER RIGHT / THIS IS YOUR SWORD
DON'T CHANGE / MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN / NO SURRENDER / THIS IS YOUR SWORD / BADLANDS / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HIGH HOPES / TREAT HER RIGHT / SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT / SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME / BETTER DAYS / SEASIDE BAR SONG / MARY'S PLACE / STAYIN' ALIVE / KINGDOM OF DAYS / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / LIGHT OF DAY / THE WALL / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / RAMROD / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
27-song set opens with the U.S. debut of INXS's "Don't Change", only previously played in Sydney in February; also making their North American premies are "This Is Your Sword" and "Stayin' Alive". Roy Head's 1965 track "Treat Her Right" is a tour premiere, only previously performed in public at a benefit concert in January 1998. Two other tour debuts in the set, both by request; "Save The Last Dance For Me" and a solo acoustic "Kingdom Of Days"; none of the three will be played again on the tour. "Seaside Bar Song" is also a request, and the set also includes "Something In The Night" and "Better Days" (last played in the U.S. in 2003). "Thunder Road" is the full-band version. Final tour performances for "Don't Change", "My Love Will Not Let You Down", "No Surrender", "This Is Your Sword", "Something In The Night", "Better Days", "Seaside Bar Song", and "Born In The U.S.A.". Both Patti Scialfa and Steven Van Zandt are absent.
2014-05-14 - HERSHEYPARK STADIUM, HERSHEY, PA
Soundcheck: CLAMPDOWN / BE TRUE / DOES THIS BUS STOP AT 82ND STREET? / JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD / LUCKY TOWN / HUNTER OF INVISIBLE GAME / JUMP
CLAMPDOWN / BADLANDS / WRECKING BALL / HUNGRY HEART / CANDY'S ROOM / ROULETTE / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN / HIGH HOPES / BE TRUE / THE E STREET SHUFFLE / LOST IN THE FLOOD / FOR YOU / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / MARY'S PLACE / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / LONESOME DAY / THE RISING / LIGHT OF DAY / SURPRISE, SURPRISE / THE WALL / BORN TO RUN / BOBBY JEAN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / THUNDER ROAD
29-song set opens with "Clampdown" and also includes "Candy's Room", "Roulette" (written after the Three Mile Island incident, the nuclear facility is not far from Hershey) and the tour premiere (and only tour performance) of "Be True". "Lost In The Flood" makes its third appearance of 2014, followed by a solo piano "For You" and "Prove It All Night" with the 1978-style introduction. The encores open with a solo acoustic "Surprise, Surprise" and close with the full-band "Thunder Road". Final tour performances for "Wrecking Ball", "Hungry Heart", "Candy's Room", "Roulette", "Death To My Hometown", "The E Street Shuffle", "Lost In The Flood", "For You", "Mary's Place", "Waitin' On A Sunny Day", "Lonesome Day", "Surprise, Surprise", "The Wall", and "Bobby Jean". Both Patti Scialfa and Steven Van Zandt are absent.
2014-05-17 - MOHEGAN SUN ARENA, UNCASVILLE, CT
Soundcheck: RACING IN THE STREET ('78) / SEVEN ANGELS / THE PRICE YOU PAY / GAVE IT A NAME
RACING IN THE STREET ('78) / CLAMPDOWN / BADLANDS / THE TIES THAT BIND / TWO HEARTS / FRANKIE FELL IN LOVE / HIGH HOPES / RAISE YOUR HAND / QUARTER TO THREE / STAYIN' ALIVE / HEARTS OF STONE / TALK TO ME / THE PRICE YOU PAY / AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) / THE PROMISED LAND / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / JESSE JAMES / SHACKLED AND DRAWN / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / RADIO NOWHERE / THE RISING / LIGHT OF DAY / I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE / GROWIN' UP / BORN TO RUN / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / SHOUT / IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND / THUNDER ROAD
Bruce brings the 2014 tour to a close with two shows at Mohegan Sun, one of the largest casinos in the United States. Steven Van Zandt returns to the band for the finale. Set opens with tour one-off "Racing In The Street ('78)", and although the arrangement was undoubtedly of the outtake found on The Promise, the lyrics Springsteen sings are mostly the album version. A double-shot of "Two Hearts" (including "It Takes Two") and "Frankie Fell In Love" with Steve soon follows. The tour premiere and only tour performance of "Quarter To Three" is played via sign request, as is "Stayin' Alive". More rarities follow - the second "Hearts Of Stone" of the tour, "Talk To Me" ("Doubleshot of Southside!"), and the welcome premiere of "The Price You Pay", for only the fourth time since 1981 and only time of the tour. Four solo acoustic performances bookend the encores, including "Growin' Up" and the closing "Thunder Road". Final tour performances for "Clampdown", "The Ties That Bind", "Two Hearts", "Raise Your Hand", "Stayin' Alive", "Hearts Of Stone", "Talk To Me", "American Skin (41 Shots)", "The Promised Land", "Prove It All Night", "Jesse James", "Shackled And Drawn", "Radio Nowhere", "Light Of Day", "I'll Work For Your Love", "Growin' Up", "Shout", "If I Should Fall Behind", and "Thunder Road". The soundcheck includes "Seven Angels" and "Gave It A Name", two songs from disc four of Tracks that had yet to be performed live (the former would be debuted the following night). Patti Scialfa is absent.
2014-05-18 - MOHEGAN SUN ARENA, UNCASVILLE, CT
Soundcheck: FRANKIE / I WISH I WERE BLIND / ROLL OF THE DICE / LEAP OF FAITH / JUMP
ROLL OF THE DICE / LEAP OF FAITH / JUMP / FRANKIE / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / SEVEN ANGELS / DON'T LOOK BACK / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / FRANKIE FELL IN LOVE / ADAM RAISED A CAIN / HIGH HOPES / YOUNGSTOWN / MURDER INCORPORATED / JOHNNY 99 / CADILLAC RANCH / I'M A ROCKER / LOOSE ENDS / THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD / THE RISING / BADLANDS / BORN TO RUN / RAMROD / DANCING IN THE DARK / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / JUNGLELAND / DREAM BABY DREAM
Final show of the High Hopes Tour. 27-song set opens with six tour premieres in the first seven tracks, and the other has been played just once. "Roll Of The Dice" opens, followed by "Leap Of Faith" and "Jump". The soundchecked "Frankie" is next, before Christmas in May, "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town", by request. Human Touch outtake "Seven Angels" receives its live premiere, before "Don't Look Back", another sign request. Set also includes another airing for "Frankie Fell In Love", "Youngstown" and the last tour premiere of the night, "I'm A Rocker". Bruce dances with Maureen Van Zandt during "Dancing In The Dark". The encores also include "Ramrod", before the emotional closing trio of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Jungleland" and "Dream Baby Dream" bring the tour to a close. "Badlands", "High Hopes", "Born To Run", "Dancing In The Dark", and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" are all performed, making them the five songs played at every show on the tour. Steven Van Zandt is present, but Patti Scialfa is absent.
End of the "High Hopes" tour |
2014-05-22 - SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL & MUSEUM, PITTSBURGH, PA
Solo acoustic: MARY QUEEN OF ARKANSAS / TWO FOR THE ROAD / KINGDOM OF DAYS
With Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers and Ed Manion: ADAM RAISED A CAIN / NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME / RACING IN THE STREET ('78) / PUMPING IRON / LEAP OF FAITH / I STILL LOOK GOOD (FOR SIXTY) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FRANKIE FELL IN LOVE / HEARTS OF STONE / SAVIN' UP / TALKING TO THE KING / LEAVIN' TRAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / CODE OF SILENCE (with Rick Witkowski) / I WAS BORN TO ROCK (with Rick Witkowski) / LIGHT OF DAY (with Rick Witkowski)
Solo acoustic: THE WALL / INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET
During their performance together at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh on April 22, Bruce announced that he would join Joe Grushecky at this and the following night's Soldiers & Sailors III shows in Pittsburgh. Springsteen opens the set with three acoustic rarities, including "Mary Queen Of Arkansas" and only the fourth performance of "Two For The Road" (and the first on acoustic guitar). Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers then take to the stage for three songs without Bruce, "East Carson Street", "John The Revelator" and "East Of Eden". The main set is a mixture of Grushecky and Springsteen songs, including "Adam Raised A Cain", "Racing In The Street ('78)" (this time with the correct lyrics, see May 17) and the live premiere of Human Touch outtake "Leavin' Train". The night finished as it started, with solo acoustic versions of "The Wall" and "Incident On 57th Street". Bruce and the Houserockers are joined by Eddie Manion on several songs.
2014-05-23 - SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL & MUSEUM, PITTSBURGH, PA
Soundcheck: ONE WAY STREET / LUCKY TOWN / LIVING PROOF / HUMAN TOUCH / TWO HEARTS
Solo acoustic: FURTHER ON (UP THE ROAD) / I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE / OUTLAW PETE
With Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers and Ed Manion: ADAM RAISED A CAIN / NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME / RACING IN THE STREET ('78) / PUMPING IRON / ATLANTIC CITY / BETTER DAYS / I STILL LOOK GOOD (FOR SIXTY) / PINK CADILLAC / FRANKIE FELL IN LOVE / I'M NOT SLEEPING / JUNIOR'S BAR / SAVE MY LOVE / SAVIN' UP / HEARTS OF STONE / TALKING TO THE KING / LUCKY TOWN / HUMAN TOUCH / DOWN THE ROAD APIECE / TWIST AND SHOUT (with Rick Witkowski and Lee Ann Grushecky) / LEAVIN' TRAIN (with Rick Witkowski) / LIGHT OF DAY (with Rick Witkowski)
Solo acoustic: MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD / JERSEY GIRL (with Ed Manion)
The second of two shows with Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers. Bruce and Joe mix things up with many changes from the previous night. The format is the same, as Springsteen opens with a three-song acoustic set that includes "Further On (Up The Road)" and "Outlaw Pete", both of which have not been played since 2009. Grushecky and the Houserockers then play three songs without Bruce, "Hear The Devil Knocking At My Door", "John The Revelator", and "East Of Eden". Songs played in the 21-song main set include "Atlantic City", "Better Days", "Pink Cadillac", "Save My Love", "Lucky Town", "Human Touch" and another airing of "Leavin' Train". The evening comes to a close with solo acoustic performances of "My Beautiful Reward" and "Jersey Girl". Once again, Ed Manion guests on several songs throughout the night.
2014-05-29 - BELA VISTA PARK, LISBON, PORTUGAL
With The Rolling Stones: TUMBLING DICE
Bruce joins The Rolling Stones on the World Stage at the "Rock in Rio" Festival, performing "Tumbling Dice" together (Bruce's first performance of the song in Europe).
2014-09-04 - UNKNOWN LOCATION, NEW YORK CITY, NY
Bruce Springsteen makes a cameo appearance on the last episode of Lilyhammer (which was filmed in the New York metro area) as Frank's other brother, working as an undertaker in New York.
2014-10-26 - NEIL SIMON THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY, NY
Bruce and daughter Jessica attend the opening night of Sting's broadway musical The Last Ship. Other attendee was Billy Joel.
2014-11-05 - THE THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY
WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / GROWIN' UP / IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND (with Patti Scialfa) / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / DANCING IN THE DARK
Bruce performs at the eighth Stand Up for Heroes benefit. The annual show helps raise funds for injured service members and is Springsteen's first public performance in over five months. Bruce plays a five-song acoustic set and auctions two special packages consisting of a guitar, an hour lesson on how to play it, a lasagne dinner at his house and a ride in the sidecar of his motorcycle. One of the guitars is purchased by NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France and his wife, Amy. "If I Should Fall Behind" is performed as a duet with Patti Scialfa. Bruce sings a snippet of "Mystery Train" at the conclusion of the auction. The auctions raised $600,000 for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which helps military service members and their families after they return home. The event raised a total of $6 million for the Foundation.
2014-11-10 - NEP STUDIOS, STUDIO 52, NEW YORK CITY, NY
Bruce and illustrator Frank Caruso attend The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to talk about Outlaw Pete, a storybook for adults and children based on the song.
2014-11-11 - NATIONAL MALL, WASHINGTON, DC
Soundcheck: FORTUNATE SON (with Dave Grohl and the Zac Brown Band) / THE PROMISED LAND / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / DANCING IN THE DARK
With Dave Grohl and the Zac Brown Band: FORTUNATE SON
Solo acoustic: THE PROMISED LAND / BORN IN THE U.S.A. / DANCING IN THE DARK
Bruce performs at The Concert For Valor, saluting America's veterans on Veterans Day. Before a crowd approaching one million on Washington's National Mall, Bruce joins Dave Grohl and the Zac Brown Band for "Fortunate Son", followed by a three-song solo acoustic set that includes "Born In The U.S.A.". The free three-hour concert is broadcast live on HBO and streamed over the internet. Other artists performing include Rihanna, Metallica, and Eminem.
2014-11-13 - CONVENTION HALL, ASBURY PARK, NJ
Bruce makes a surprise appearance at the seventh annual New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony to induct NBC news anchor and close friend Brian Williams. Max Weinberg is also on hand to induct Dizzy Gillespie.
2014-12-01 - DUFFY SQUARE AT TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY, NY
With U2 minus 1: WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME / I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
Following Bono's November 16 bike accident in Central Park, Bruce and other artists step in to save U2's surprise World AIDS Day performance in Times Square. Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr. are joined by Springsteen and Coldplay's Chris Martin, each of whom will take a turn as frontman on the U2 songs. Kanye West and Carrie Underwood also perform. Bono is under doctors' orders to refrain from performing until fully recuperated from his injuries. Bruce sings two songs at the conclusion of the hour long concert, including his first performance of "Where The Streets Have No Name".
2014-12-07 - JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, WASHINGTON, DC
I HUNG MY HEAD
The 37th annual Kennedy Center Honors. Springsteen attends to assist the induction of Sting, returning the favor from five years ago. Bruce performs "I Hung My Head", as he did for Sting's 60th birthday celebration in 2011. Bruce is also onstage to clap along to the end of Bruno Mars's performance of "Message In A Bottle". Curtis King, Cindy Mizelle, Clark Gayton, and Shane Fontayne are all part of the evening's house band. This year's honorees also include Tom Hanks and Al Green.
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