Lucky Town

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Track 2 of Lucky Town, 1992.

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Credits

• Lucky Town (1992)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, harmonica, percussion
  • Gary Mallaber: drums

Performances

Performed live 142 times. 2024-04-12 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT 2023-06-24 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2023-04-11 UBS Arena, Belmont Park, Elmont, NY 2023-04-07 CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore, MD 2017-02-14 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2016-09-09 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2014-05-23 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA 2014-02-16 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-07-11 Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, Italy 2013-07-07 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany 2005-11-19 Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL 2005-11-17 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2005-11-04 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL 2005-10-28 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2005-10-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2005-10-04 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 2005-08-06 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 2005-06-25 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden 2005-06-23 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 2005-06-13 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 2005-06-07 DatchForum, Milan, Italy 2005-06-06 PalaLottomatica, Rome, Italy 2004-12-02 Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, PA 2003-08-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2000-12-18 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2000-12-17 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2000-05-27 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV 2000-04-22 Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena, Raleigh, NC 1999-04-17 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy 1999-04-15 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany 1999-04-13 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 1999-04-09 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 1995-07-22 Tradewinds, Sea Bright, NJ 1994-08-20 Marz American Style, Long Branch, NJ 1993-06-26 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1993-06-01 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 1993-05-30 Gentofte Stadion, Gentofte, Denmark 1993-05-28 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1993-05-25 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy 1993-05-22 National Bowl (The), Milton Keynes, England 1993-05-20 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 1993-05-17 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany 1993-05-16 Alter Flughafen-Riem, Munich, Germany 1993-05-14 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 1993-05-11 Estadi Olímpic De Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 1993-05-09 Auditorio Monte Do Gozo, Santiago De Compostela, Spain 1993-05-07 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain 1993-05-05 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain 1993-05-01 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 1993-04-24 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 1993-04-23 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 1993-04-20 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1993-04-19 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1993-04-16 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1993-04-15 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1993-04-13 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 1993-04-11 Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy 1993-04-08 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1993-04-07 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1993-04-04 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-04-03 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-03-31 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland 1992-12-17 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1992-12-16 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1992-12-14 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-12-07 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-12-05 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN 1992-12-03 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO 1992-12-02 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX 1992-11-30 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA 1992-11-24 Miami Arena, Miami, FL 1992-11-23 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL 1992-11-18 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 1992-11-17 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC 1992-11-15 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 1992-11-13 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY 1992-11-10 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1992-11-09 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1992-11-06 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 1992-11-05 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 1992-11-03 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 1992-10-31 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 1992-10-30 Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1992-10-26 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO 1992-10-22 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1992-10-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1992-10-18 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB 1992-10-17 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, AB 1992-10-15 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC 1992-10-13 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1992-10-06 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA 1992-10-03 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 1992-10-02 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 1992-09-29 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1992-09-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-22 Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-03 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL 1992-09-02 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL 1992-08-29 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-08-28 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-08-26 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1992-08-25 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1992-08-22 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1992-08-21 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1992-08-18 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1992-08-17 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1992-08-14 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1992-08-13 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1992-08-10 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-07 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-04 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-31 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-30 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-28 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-26 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-23 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-13 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-12 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-10 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-09 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-06 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-04 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain 1992-07-03 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain 1992-06-30 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1992-06-29 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1992-06-25 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1992-06-21 Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy 1992-06-15 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 1992-06-05 Hollywood Center Studios, Studio #4, Los Angeles, CA 1992-05-09 Rockefeller Center, GE Building, Studio 8H, New York City, NY 1992-05-06 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 4 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 1 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 4 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 1 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 2 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 0 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 12 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 6 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 128 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 99 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 10 known other show(s), plus 2 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Lucky Town (1992), Lucky Town (Single, 1993), and The Essential (2003).

A live version is released on In Concert: MTV XXPlugged (1993)/Lucky Town (Single, 1993) (recorded September 22, 1992).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 15 official live downloads:

• 2024-04-12 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
• 2023-06-24 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2023-04-11 UBS Arena, Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
• 2023-04-07 CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore, MD
• 2017-02-14 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• 2016-09-09 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
• 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
• 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
• 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2013-07-11 Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, Italy
• 2005-06-25 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1993-05-14 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
• 1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

One of these recordings is also available on the playlists The Live Series: Songs Of Hope (2019), and The Live Series: Songs Of Location (2022).

On The Tracks

LUCKY TOWN

3:21

LUCKY / ESSENTIAL: 2003 / 1993 single

Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and vocals and his one-man backing band is Gary Mallaber (drums).

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^{Studio Sessions: Lucky Town}

Lyrics

Lucky Town

Yeah house got too crowded, clothes got too tight
And I don't know just where I'm going tonight
Out where the sky's been cleared by a good hard rain
There's somebody calling my secret name

I'm going down to Lucky Town, going down to Lucky Town
I wanna lose these blues I've found down in Lucky Town
Baby down in Lucky Town

Had a coat of fine leather and snakeskin boots
But that coat always had a tread hanging loose
Well I pulled it one night and to my surprise
It led me right past your house and on over the rise

I'm going down to Lucky Town, down to Lucky Town
I'm gonna lose these blues I've found down in Lucky Town
Baby down in Lucky Town

Well I had some victory that was just failure in deceit
Now the joke's coming up through the soles of my feet
I been a long time walking on fortune's cane
Well tonight I'm stepping lightly and feeling no pain

Well here's to your good looks baby, now here's to my health
Here's to the loaded places that we take ourselves
When it comes to luck you make your own
Tonight I got dirt on my hands but I'm building me a new home

Baby down in Lucky Town, down in Lucky Town
I'm gonna lose these blues I've found down in Lucky Town
Baby down in Lucky Town
I'm going down to Lucky Town, down to Lucky Town
I'm gonna lose these blues I've found down in Lucky Town
Baby down in Lucky Town
I'm going down to Lucky Town, down to Lucky Town
I'm gonna lose these blues I've found down in Lucky Town
Baby down in Lucky Town
I'm going down to Lucky
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