Devil's Arcade

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Track 11 of Magic, 2007.

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Credits

• Magic (2007)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, pump organ, harmonica, synth keyboard, glockenspiel, percussion
  • Roy Bittan: piano, organ
  • Clarence Clemons: saxophone, backing vocals
  • Danny Federici: organ, keyboards
  • Daniel Laufer: cello
  • Nils Lofgren: guitar, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Patrick Warren: Chamberlin, tack piano
  • Max Weinberg: drums

Performances

Performed live 73 times (not including snippet performances). 2008-06-16 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 2008-06-14 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 2008-05-30 Emirates Stadium, London, England 2008-05-28 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 2008-05-23 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2008-05-22 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2008-05-02 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL 2008-04-30 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA 2008-04-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2008-04-27 Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, NC 2008-04-25 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2008-04-23 Amway Arena, Orlando, FL 2008-04-14 Toyota Center, Houston, TX 2008-04-13 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 2008-04-07 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 2008-04-05 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA 2008-04-04 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA 2008-03-31 GM Place, Vancouver, BC 2008-03-29 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 2008-03-28 Rose Garden, Portland, OR 2008-03-24 Value City Arena, Columbus, OH 2008-03-22 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH 2008-03-20 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 2008-03-17 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2008-03-16 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2008-03-14 Qwest Center, Omaha, NE 2008-03-10 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 2008-03-07 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY 2008-03-06 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2008-03-03 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON 2008-03-02 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC 2008-02-28 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2007-12-19 O2 Arena (The), London, England 2007-12-17 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2007-12-15 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2007-12-13 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany 2007-12-12 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium 2007-12-10 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 2007-12-08 Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark 2007-12-04 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 2007-12-02 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany 2007-12-01 Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands 2007-11-28 DatchForum, Milan, Italy 2007-11-26 Bizkaia Arena, Bilbao, Spain 2007-11-25 Palacio De Deportes De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2007-11-18 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2007-11-15 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2007-11-14 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 2007-11-12 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2007-11-11 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2007-11-07 Town Hall, New York City, NY 2007-11-05 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 2007-11-04 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 2007-11-02 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2007-10-30 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2007-10-29 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2007-10-26 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 2007-10-25 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 2007-10-22 United Center, Chicago, IL 2007-10-21 United Center, Chicago, IL 2007-10-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2007-10-17 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2007-10-15 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2007-10-14 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON 2007-10-10 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2007-10-09 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2007-10-06 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA 2007-10-05 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA 2007-10-02 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2007-09-28 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2007-09-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2007-09-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 69 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 1 known other show(s), plus 3 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Magic (2007).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 3 official live downloads:

• 2008-04-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
• 2008-03-20 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
• 2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA

On The Tracks

DEVIL'S ARCADE

5:05

MAGIC

Note: Recorded March–April 2007 at Southern Tracks Studios, Atlanta, Georgia. Features Daniel Laufer on cello and Patrick Warren adds Chamberlin and/or tack piano.

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^{Studio Sessions: Magic}

Lyrics

Devil's Arcade

Remember the morning we dug up your gun
The worms in the barrel, the hangin' sun
Those first nervous evenings of perfume and gin
The lost smell on your breath as I helped you get it in
The rush of your lips, the feel of your name
The beat of your heart, the devil's arcade

You said heroes are needed, so heroes get made
Somebody made a bet, somebody paid
The cool desert morning, then nothin' to save
Just metal and plastic where your body caved
The slow games of poker with Lieutenant Ray
In the ward with the blue walls, a sea with no name
Where you lie adrift with the heroes of the devil's arcade

You sleep and you dream of your buddies Charlie and Jim
And wake with a thick desert dust on your skin

A voice says "don't worry, I'm here"
Just whisper the word "tomorrow" in my ear
A house on a quiet street, a home for the brave
The glorious kingdom of the sun on your face
Rising from a long night as dark as the grave
On a thin chain of next moments and something like faith
On a morning to order a breakfast to make
A bed draped in sunshine, a body that waits
For the touch of your fingers, the end of the day
The beat of your heart, the beat of your heart
The beat of your heart, the beat of your heart
The beat of your heart, the beat of her heart
The beat of your heart, the slow burning away
Of the bitter fires of the devil's arcade

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