Lonesome Day
Track 1 of The Rising, 2002.
- The Rising (2002)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Roy Bittan: keyboards, piano, mellotron, Kurzweil, pump organ, Korg M1, Crumar
- Clarence Clemons: saxophone, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: B3 organ, Vox Continental, Farfisa
- Jere Flint: cello
- Larry Lemaster: cello
- Nils Lofgren: guitar, dobro, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals
- Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
- Garry Tallent: bass
- Soozie Tyrell: violin, backing vocals
- Steven Van Zandt: guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums
Performed live 381 times.
- 2017-02-09 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 2017-01-22 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2016-05-19 Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
- 2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
- 2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
- 2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
- 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
- 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
- 2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
- 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
- 2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
- 2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
- 2014-05-01 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
- 2014-04-22 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2014-04-15 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
- 2014-02-12 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
- 2014-01-28 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2013-07-07 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany
- 2013-06-30 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England
- 2013-06-22 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- 2013-06-20 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
- 2013-05-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2013-05-08 HK Areena, Turku, Finland
- 2013-04-29 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
- 2013-03-31 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
- 2013-03-20 Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 2012-11-19 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
- 2012-11-03 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
- 2012-10-23 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
- 2012-09-07 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
- 2012-09-03 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
- 2012-08-26 Magnetic Hill, Moncton, NB
- 2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 2012-07-28 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2012-07-21 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2012-07-12 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
- 2012-06-24 Seaclose Park, Isle Of Wight, England
- 2012-06-03 Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2012-05-30 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
- 2012-05-25 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2012-05-15 Estadio De Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
- 2012-05-13 Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja, Seville, Spain
- 2012-05-02 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
- 2012-04-29 New Orleans Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA
- 2012-04-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2012-04-26 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2012-04-24 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA
- 2012-04-16 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
- 2012-04-13 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
- 2012-04-06 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2012-03-28 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 2012-03-26 TD Garden, Boston, MA
- 2012-03-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2009-11-18 Sommet Center, Nashville, TN
- 2009-11-13 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
- 2009-11-10 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 2009-11-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2009-11-03 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
- 2009-11-02 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 2009-10-25 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
- 2009-10-19 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-10-08 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-09-30 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-09-21 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA
- 2009-09-20 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 2009-09-16 BI-LO Center, Greenville, SC
- 2009-09-13 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL
- 2009-09-12 Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
- 2009-08-25 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
- 2009-08-23 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
- 2009-08-22 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
- 2009-08-19 Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT
- 2009-08-02 Auditorio Monte Do Gozo, Santiago De Compostela, Spain
- 2009-08-01 Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain
- 2009-07-30 Estadio Municipal De Foietes, Benidorm, Spain
- 2009-07-28 Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja, Seville, Spain
- 2009-07-26 Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain
- 2009-07-23 Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy
- 2009-07-21 Stadio Olimpico, Turin, Italy
- 2009-07-19 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
- 2009-07-16 Les Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, France
- 2009-07-14 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2009-07-12 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2009-07-11 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2009-07-08 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark
- 2009-07-05 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
- 2009-07-03 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2009-07-02 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2009-06-30 Stade De Suisse, Bern, Switzerland
- 2009-06-28 Hyde Park, London, England (Evening)
- 2009-06-27 Worthy Farm, Pilton, England (Evening)
- 2009-06-13 Great Stage Park, Manchester, TN
- 2009-06-10 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
- 2009-06-09 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
- 2009-06-07 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2009-06-05 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2009-06-04 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2009-06-02 Ratinan Stadion, Tampere, Finland
- 2009-05-30 Megaland, Landgraaf, The Netherlands
- 2009-05-23 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-05-21 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-05-19 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2009-05-18 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 2009-05-15 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
- 2009-05-14 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
- 2009-05-12 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 2009-05-11 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2009-05-08 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
- 2009-05-07 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- 2009-05-05 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
- 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 2009-05-02 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 2009-04-29 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-04-28 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-04-26 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2009-04-24 XL Center, Hartford, CT
- 2009-04-22 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2009-04-21 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2009-04-16 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2009-04-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2009-04-10 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
- 2009-04-08 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
- 2009-04-07 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
- 2009-04-05 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
- 2009-04-03 Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ
- 2009-04-01 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA
- 2009-03-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2008-08-21 Sommet Center, Nashville, TN
- 2008-08-18 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
- 2008-08-15 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL
- 2008-08-02 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
- 2008-07-27 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2008-07-20 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
- 2008-07-17 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
- 2008-07-07 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2008-07-05 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2008-06-18 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 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
- 2008-04-30 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
- 2008-04-22 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
- 2008-04-14 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
- 2008-04-13 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- 2008-04-08 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
- 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 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
- 2007-11-05 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
- 2007-10-05 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
- 2005-11-19 Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL
- 2005-10-28 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2005-10-24 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
- 2005-10-21 Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI
- 2005-10-12 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
- 2005-10-09 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 2005-08-13 Pontiac Theatre, Vancouver, BC
- 2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- 2005-07-26 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 2005-07-23 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2005-07-16 Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
- 2005-07-13 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON
- 2005-06-28 ICC Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- 2005-06-27 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 2005-06-23 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2005-06-19 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 2005-06-16 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 2005-06-07 DatchForum, Milan, Italy
- 2005-06-04 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy
- 2005-06-01 Pavelló Olímpic De Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
- 2005-05-27 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
- 2005-05-24 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
- 2005-05-20 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
- 2005-05-19 Theater At The Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2005-05-15 Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH
- 2005-05-14 Patriot Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
- 2005-05-11 Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL
- 2005-05-02 Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA
- 2005-04-30 Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ
- 2005-04-28 Nokia Live At Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX
- 2005-04-25 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
- 2005-04-22 Paramount Theatre Asbury, Park, NJ
- 2005-04-21 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2004-10-13 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2004-10-05 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
Released on The Rising (2002), Lonesome Day (Single, 2002), and The Essential (2003).
Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:
- 2017-02-09 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 2017-01-22 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2016-05-19 Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
- 2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
- 2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
- 2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
- 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
- 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
- 2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
- 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
- 2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
- 2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
- 2014-05-01 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
- 2014-04-22 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2014-04-15 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
- 2014-02-12 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
- 2014-01-28 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 2012-07-28 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2009-11-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 2008-04-22 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
- 2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- 2003-06-16 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
| LONESOME DAY - V1a | 4:08 | RISING / GH09 |
| LONESOME DAY - V1b | 3:34 | promo CD |
Note: It remains unclear if this composition was written before or after 9/11. Recorded at Southern Tracks, Atlanta, during February–March, 2002. Soozie Tyrell contributes violin and background vocals, Larry Lemaster and Jere Flint play the cello. V1b is a shorter radio edit issued on a US-only 1-track promotional single in 2002.
Studio Sessions: The Rising
Lonesome Day |
Baby, once I thought I knew
Everything I needed to know about you
Your sweet whisper, your tender touch
But I didn't really know that much
The joke's on me, but it's gonna be okay
If I can just get through this lonesome day
Lonesome day
Hell's brewing, dark sun's on the rise
This storm will blow through by and by
House is on fire, viper's in the grass
A little revenge and this too shall pass
This too shall pass, darling, yeah I'm gonna pray
Right now, all I got's this lonesome day
Lonesome day
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright
Come on!
Better ask questions before you shoot
Deceit and betrayal's bitter fruit
It's hard to swallow come time to pay
That taste on your tongue don't easily slip away
Let kingdom come, I'm gonna find my way
Yeah through this lonesome day
Lonesome day
Lonesome day
Lonesome day
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, (it's alright, yeah)
It's alright, (it's alright, it's alright, yeah)
It's alright, it's alright, (it's alright, yeah)
It's alright, it's alright, (it's alright, yeah)
Lonesome day
Lonesome day
Lonesome day
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