People Get Ready

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Curtis Mayfield, 1965. Originally recorded by The Impressions. Often featured in the outro of "Land Of Hope And Dreams", including on the studio version.

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Credits

• Wrecking Ball (2012, "Land Of Hope And Dreams")
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, banjo, drums, percussion, loops
  • Ron Aniello: guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, loops, backing vocals
  • Art Baron: euphonium, tuba, sousaphone, penny whistle
  • Lilly "Crawford" Brown: backing vocals
  • Clarence Clemons: saxophone solo
  • Clark Gayton: trombone
  • Charles Giordano: piano, Hammond B3 organ
  • Stan Harrison: clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Dan Levine: alto horn, euphonium
  • Lisa Lowell: backing vocals
  • Ed Manion: tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Michelle Moore: backing vocals
  • Curt Ramm: trumpet, cornet
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Soozie Tyrell: violin, backing vocals
  • Steven Van Zandt: backing vocals
  • Victorious Gospel Choir: choir vocals

Performances

Performed live 5 times (not including snippet performances). 2008-10-16 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, NY 2005-10-17 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA 1999-03-15 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, NY 1991-08-04 Cheers, Long Branch, NJ 1991-01-16 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, NY

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 5 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Snippets

Performed live 317 times as part of "Land Of Hope And Dreams". 2025-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2025-06-30 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2025-06-27 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 2025-06-24 Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 2025-06-21 Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 2025-06-18 Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany 2025-06-15 Letnany Airport, Prague, Czech Republic 2025-06-11 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 2025-06-07 Anfield, Liverpool, England 2025-06-04 Anfield, Liverpool, England 2025-05-31 Orange Vélodrome, Marseille, France 2025-05-27 Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France 2025-05-24 Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France 2025-05-20 Co-op Live, Manchester, England 2025-05-17 Co-op Live, Manchester, England 2025-05-14 Co-op Live, Manchester, England 2024-11-19 Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB 2024-11-06 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON 2024-07-25 Wembley Stadium, London, England 2024-07-15 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden 2024-06-12 Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain 2024-05-19 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland 2024-05-12 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland 2024-05-09 Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2024-04-04 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA 2024-03-31 Chase Center, San Francisco, CA 2024-03-28 Chase Center, San Francisco, CA 2023-06-24 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2023-05-05 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2023-04-03 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 2023-03-07 fiserv.forum, Milwaukee, WI 2023-02-27 Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA 2017-02-02 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2017-01-27 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2017-01-22 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA 2016-08-23 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway 2016-07-26 Granåsen Arena, Trondheim, Norway 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2016-07-20 CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2016-06-25 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark 2016-06-19 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 2016-06-17 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 2016-06-14 Malieveld, The Hague, The Netherlands 2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 2015-08-06 NEP Studios, Studio 52, New York City, NY 2014-05-03 New Orleans Fair Grounds, New Orleans, LA 2014-04-29 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL 2014-04-24 PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC 2014-04-22 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2014-04-17 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN 2014-04-12 Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, VA 2014-04-08 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH 2014-04-06 Reunion Arena, Old Site, Dallas, TX 2014-03-01 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 2014-02-22 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia 2014-02-19 AllPhones Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-02-16 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-02-15 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-02-08 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-02-01 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2014-01-26 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa 2013-09-21 Cidade Do Rock, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 2013-09-18 Espaço Das Américas, São Paulo, Brazil 2013-09-14 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina 2013-09-12 Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile 2013-07-28 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland 2013-07-27 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland 2013-07-24 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England 2013-07-18 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, Ireland 2013-07-16 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland 2013-07-13 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium 2013-07-11 Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, Italy 2013-07-07 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany 2013-07-03 Stade De Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 2013-06-29 Stade De France, Saint-Denis, France 2013-06-22 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2013-06-18 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 2013-06-15 Wembley Stadium, London, England 2013-06-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2013-05-28 AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany 2013-05-23 Piazza Del Plebiscito, Naples, Italy 2013-05-16 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark 2013-05-07 HK Areena, Turku, Finland 2013-05-03 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2013-04-30 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway 2013-03-30 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Victoria, Australia 2013-03-24 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-03-16 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2012-12-12 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2012-12-10 Palacio De Los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico 2012-12-04 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 2012-11-30 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 2012-11-28 Rose Garden, Portland, OR 2012-11-26 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC 2012-11-19 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 2012-11-17 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO 2012-11-15 CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE 2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2012-11-03 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY 2012-11-02 Rockefeller Center, GE Building, Studio 6A, New York City, NY 2012-11-01 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA 2012-10-31 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2012-10-27 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2012-10-25 XL Center, Hartford, CT 2012-10-23 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA 2012-10-21 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON 2012-09-19 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-09-14 Nationals Park, Washington, DC 2012-09-02 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA 2012-08-29 Vernon Downs Raceway, Vernon, NY 2012-08-24 Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON 2012-08-15 Fenway Park, Boston, MA 2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2012-07-28 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2012-07-21 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2012-07-18 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2012-07-17 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2012-07-14 Hyde Park, London, England (Evening) 2012-07-12 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 2012-07-11 Synot Tip Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2012-07-09 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland 2012-07-07 Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2012-06-24 Seaclose Park, Isle Of Wight, England 2012-06-22 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England 2012-06-21 Stadium Of Light, Sunderland, England 2012-06-19 Park & Suites Arena, Montpellier, France 2012-06-10 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 2012-06-07 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2012-06-02 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 2012-05-27 Rheinenergiestadion, Cologne, 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 Fair Grounds, 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 2012-04-16 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2012-04-12 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 2012-04-09 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2012-04-03 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-04-01 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2012-03-28 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2012-03-26 TD Garden, Boston, MA 2012-03-23 Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL 2012-03-19 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2012-03-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2012-03-15 Moody Theater, Austin, TX 2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY 2011-11-09 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY 2011-11-03 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA 2009-11-20 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD 2009-10-19 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 2009-08-02 Auditorio Monte Do Gozo, Santiago De Compostela, Spain 2009-07-30 Estadio Municipal De Foietes, Benidorm, Spain 2009-07-21 Stadio Olimpico, Turin, Italy 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, Penn State University, 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, University Of Texas, 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 2003-10-04 Shea Stadium, New York City, NY 2003-09-27 Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI 2003-09-25 Invesco Field At Mile High, Denver, CO 2003-09-21 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI 2003-09-20 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien, NY 2003-09-18 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT 2003-09-10 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 2003-08-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-08-30 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-08-28 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-08-17 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA 2003-08-16 Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco, CA 2003-08-13 U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL 2003-08-11 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 2003-08-09 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 2003-08-08 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 2003-08-06 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA 2003-08-02 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 2003-08-01 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 2003-07-27 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-26 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-24 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-17 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-15 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-06-28 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2003-06-25 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 2003-06-22 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2003-06-21 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2003-06-19 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2003-06-17 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2003-06-16 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2003-06-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2003-06-12 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany 2003-06-10 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 2003-06-08 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 2003-05-31 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2003-05-29 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England 2003-05-27 National Sports Stadium, Crystal Palace, London, England 2003-05-26 National Sports Stadium, Crystal Palace, London, England 2003-05-24 Stade De France, Saint-Denis, France 2003-05-22 Arena Aufschalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 2003-05-19 Estadio De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 2003-05-17 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2003-05-15 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain 2003-05-12 Koning Boudewijnstadion, Brussels, Belgium 2003-05-10 Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany 2003-05-08 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2003-05-06 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands page 1 of 212next »

Performed live 27 times as a snippet during a different song. 2012-09-19 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-07-18 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2012-07-17 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2012-04-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2012-04-26 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2012-04-09 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2012-04-06 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2012-04-04 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-04-03 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-04-01 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2012-03-29 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2012-03-28 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2012-03-26 TD Garden, Boston, MA 2012-03-23 Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL 2012-03-19 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2012-03-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2012-03-15 Moody Theater, Austin, TX 2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY 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 1994-03-01 Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY 1987-07-30 Green Parrot, Neptune, NJ

Released on Album

A snippet is released on Wrecking Ball (2012, "Land Of Hope And Dreams").

Live snippets are released on 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief (Compilation, 2013, "Land Of Hope And Dreams") (recorded December 12, 2012) and Land Of Hope And Dreams (EP, 2025, "Land Of Hope And Dreams") (recorded May 14, 2025).

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