Set Openers And Closers

The songs that have opened and closed setlists, from 1975 to present. Information is correct up to the end of 2009's 'Working On A Dream' tour.

Openers # Closers #

Born To Run Tour (1975)

Thunder Road (Slow version) 26 Quarter To Three 27
unknown 22 unknown 27
Incident on 57th Street 18 Twist & Shout 15
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out 6 Detroit Medley 5
Meeting Across The Street 5 Carol 4
Night 2 A lOve So Fine 2
Spirit In The Night 2 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 1
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (slow version) 1 Little Queen 1

Chicken Scratch Tour (1976)

Unknown 19 Unknown 22
Night 18 Detroit Medley 6
Quarter To Three 6
Twist And Shout 2
Sea Cruise 1

The Lawsuit Tour (1976-77)

Night 51 Born To Run 20
Unknown 8 Quarter To Three 19
Something In The Night 3 You Can't Sit Down 10
Unknown 8
Higher And Higher 2
Raise Your Hand 1
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 1
Twist And Shout 1

Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978)

Badlands 56 Quarter To Three 77
Good Rockin' Tonight 15 Unknown 26
Summertime Blues 11 Twist And Shout 20
Unknown 9 You Can't Sit Down 8
High School Confidential 8 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 5
Rave On 4 Detroit Medley 1
Oh Boy 2 Raise Your Hand 1
Darkness On The Edge Of Town 1
Lucille 1
Ramrod 1
Reddy Teddy 1
The Last Time 1

The River Tour (1980-81)

Prove It All Night 41 Detroit Medley 77
Born To Run 29 Rockin' All Over The World 26
Thunder Road 13 Twist And Shout 20
Badlands 11 Raise Your Hand 8
Follow That Dream 8 Quarter To Three 5
Factory 7 Thunder Road 1
Rockin'All Over The World 7 Unknown 1
Night 5
Out In The Street 3
Run Through The Jungle 3
The Ties That Bind 3
Unknown 2
Who'll Stop The Rain 2
Good Rockin' Tonight 1
Haunted House 1
Merry Christmas baby 1
Summertime Blues 1

Born In The USA Tour (1984-85)

Born In The U.S.A. 146 Twist And Shout 62
Thunder Road 4 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 39
Badlands 3 Detroit Medley 18
High School Confidential 1 Sherry Darling 11
Independence Day (acoustic) 1 Rockin' All Over The World 8
Stand On It 6
Travelin' Band 5
Ramrod 2
Unknwon 2
Glory Days 1
Jersey Girl 1

Tunnel Of Love Express Tour (1988)

Tunnel Of Love 65 Twist And Shout 28
Badlands 2 Raise Your Hand 23
Detroit Medley 11
Lonely Teardrops 2
New York, New York 2
Sweet Soul Music 1

Amnesty International Tour (1988)

Born In The U.S.A. 18 Get Up Stand Up 18
Unknown 1 Twist And Shout 1
War 1 Unknown 1

World Tour (1992-93)

Better Days 60 Working On The Highway (acoustic) 32
Darkness On The Edge of Town (acoustic) 14 My beautiful Reward 30
Seeds (acoustic) 13 Bobby Jean 8
Read Headed Woman (acoustic) 11 It's Alright 7
Sherry Darling (acoustic) 2 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 7
Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? (acoustic) 1 Born To Run 6
I Ain't Got No Home (acoustic) 1 Jersey Girl 4
Local Hero 1 Follow That Dream 3
Lonesome Valley (acoustic) 1 Hungry Heart 2
Spirit In The Night 1 Rockin' All Over The World 2
Darlington County 1
In The Midnight Hour 1
Janey Don't You Lose Heart (acoustic) 1
Twist And Shout 1

World Solo Acoustic Tour (1995-97)

The Ghost Of Tom Joad 105 The Promised Land (acoustic) 90
Tom Joad (acoustic) 13 My Best Was Never Good Enough (acoustic) 31
The River (acoustic) 6 Blowin' Down The Road (Old Dusty Road) (acoustic) 3
Blinded By The Light (acoustic) 1 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 2
For You (acoustic) 1 In Freehold (acoustic) 1
It's Hard To be A Saint In The City (acoustic) 1 In Michigan (acoustic) 1
Ponyboy (acoustic) 1

Reunion Tour (1999-2000)

My Love Will Not Let You Down 38 Land Of Hope And Dreams 89
The Ties That Bind 31 Ramrod 31
Don't Look Back 14 Blinded By The Light 4
I Wanna Be With You 10 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 1
Code Of Silence 7 Blood Brothers 1
Take 'Em As They Come 5 Cadillac Ranch 1
Adam Raised A Cain 4 Raise Your Hand 1
Another Thin Line 2 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 1
Backstreets 2 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 1
Candy's Room 2 Thunder Road 1
Further On (Up The Road) 2 Viv Las Vegas 1
Badlands 1
Darkness On The Edge Of Town 1
Growin' Up 1
Incident On 57th Street 1
Jersey Girl 1
Lion's Den 1
Little Queenie 1
Night 1
No Surrender 1
Rendezvous 1
Roulette 1
The Promised Land 1
Viva Las Vegas 1
Who'll Stop The Rain 1
Working On The Highway 1

The Rising Tour (2002-03)

The Rising 59 Dancing In The Dark 61
Born In The U.S.A. (acoustic) 16 Land Of Hope And Dreams 16
The Promised Land 10 Thunder Road 6
Adam Raised A Cain 4 Ramrod 5
No Surrender 3 Working On The Highway 5
Souls Of The Departed 3 Twist And Shout 4
Diddy Wah Diddy 2 Darlington County 3
I Walk The Line 2 Dirty Water 3
War 2 Glory Days 3
Who'll Stop The Rain 2 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 3
American Skin (41 Shots) 1 Around And Around 1
Atlantic City 1 Blood Brothers 1
Candy's Room 1 Cadillac Ranch 1
Cynthia 1 I'm A Rocker 1
Code Of Silence 1 Jersey Girl 1
Darkness On The Edge Of Town (acoustic) 1 Kansas City 1
Downbound Train 1 Kitty's Back 1
From Small Things (Big Things One They Come) 1 Little Queenie 1
Get Out Of Denver 1 Roll Of The Dice 1
Jackson Cage 1 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 1
Janey, Dont You Loose Heart 1 Seven Nights To Rock 1
My Ride's Here 1
Roulette 1
The Ghost Of Tom Joad (acoustic) 1
The River (acoustic) 1
This Hard Land (acoustic) 1
Tunnel Of Love 1

Vote For Change Tour (2004)

The Star Spangled Banner 7 People Have The Power 7

Devils & Dust Tour (2005)

My Beautiful Award (solo organ) 26 Dream Baby Dream (solo organ) 64
Into The Fire (solo organ) 8 The Promised Land (acoustic) 8
Idiot's Delight (bullet mic) 7
Reason To Believe (bullet mic) 5
Born In The U.S.A. (bullet mic) 4
Adam Raised A Cain (acoustic) 2
Back In Your Arms (solo piano) 2
Downbound Train (solo organ) 2
Living Proof (solo organ) 2
Rumble (solo) 2
Empty Sky (solo) 1
Fade Away (solo piano) 1
I'm On Fire (solo banjo) 1
If I Should Fall Behind (solo organ) 1
Lift Me Up (solo piano) 1
Prove It All Night (acoustic) 1
Shut Out The Light (Solo organ) 1
Soul Driver (solo piano) 1
Stolen Car (solo piano) 1
Tunnel Of Love (solo piano) 1
Two For The Road (solo piano) 1
Wreck On The Highway (solo piano) 1

Seeger Sessions Tour (2006)

John Henry 27 American Land 21
Atlantic City (seeger version) 7 When The Saints Go Marching In 18
O Mary Don't You Weep 7 Buffalo Gals 10
American Land 5 Froggie Went A'Courtin' 4
Blinded By The Light (seeger version) 5 The Daring Young Man On The Flying Trapeze 2
Old Dan Tucker 3 We Shall Overcome 1
Jesse James 2

Magic Tour (2007-08)

Radio Nowhere 36 American Land 72
Night 12 Twist and Shout 12
Out In The Street 7 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 5
No Surrender 6 Kitty's Back 3
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 5 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 3
Summertime Blues 4 Born To Be Wild 1
So Young And In Love 2 Dancing In The Dark 1
The Promised Land 2 Gloria 1
The Ties That Bind 2 Glory Days 1
Two Hearts 2 Rockin' Alll Over The World 1
Adam Raised A Cain 1
Atlantic City 1
Backstreets 1
Blood Brothers (rock version) 1
Born In The U.S.A. 1
Cadillac Ranch 1
Darlington County 1
Double Shot (Oh My Baby's Love) 1
From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) 1
Gypsy Biker 1
Jackson Cage 1
Light Of Day 1
Loose Ends 1
Ricky Wants A Man of Her Own 1
Reason To Believe 1
Roulette 1
Souls Of The Departed 1
Spirit In The Night 1
Then She Kissed Me 1
Thunder Road 1
Trapped 1
Tunnel Of Love 1

Working On A Dream Tour (2009)

Badlands 43 Twist And Shout 19
Wrecking Ball 12 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 18
No Surrender 3 Dancing In The Dark 11
Jackson Cage 2 Glory Days 9
Seeds 2 Higher And Higher 7
Sherry Darling 2 Thunder Road 4
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 2 Detroit Medley 2
Thundercrack 2 Hungry Heart 2
Who'll Stop The Rain 2 Mony Mony 2
Cadillac Ranch 1 Rockin' All Over The World 2
Coma Girl 1 American Land 1
Downbound Train 1 Bobby Jean 1
London Calling 1 Born In The U.S.A. 1
Loose Ends 1 Jersey Girl 1
Night 1 Kitty's Back 1
Outlaw Pete 1 Seven Nights To Rock 1
Prove It All Night 1 Wooly Bully 1
Seaside Bar Song 1
The Price You Pay 1
The Ties That Bind 1
When You Walk in The Room 1
Working On The Highway 1

Career

(official tour performances only)

Born In The U.S.A. 185 Twist And Shout 162
Badlands 116 Quarter To Three 126
The Ghost Of Tom Joad 106 Detroit Medley 122
Night 89 Land Of Hope And Dreams 105
Tunnel Of Love 68 The Promised Land 98
Unknown 61 American Land 94
Better Days 60 Unknown 80
The Rising 59 Dancing In The Dark 73
Thunder Road 44 Dream Baby Dream 64
Prove It All Night 43 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 55
My Love Will Not Let You Down 38 Rockin' All Over The World 39
The Ties That Bind 37 Ramrod 38
Radio Nowhere 36 Working On The Highway 37
Born To Run 29 Raise Your Hand 35
John Henry 27 My Best Was Never Good Enough 31
My Beautiful Reward 26 My Beautiful Reward 30
Incident On 57th Street 19 Born To Run 26
Darkness On The Edge Of Town 17 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 24
Good Rockin' Tonight 16 Get Up Stand Up 18
Summertime Blues 16 When The Saints Go Marching In 18
Seeds 15 You Can't Sit Down 16
Don't Look Back 14 Glory Days 14
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 14 Thunder Road 12
No Surrender 13 Sherry Darling 11
The Promised Land 13 Buffalo Gals 10
Tom Joad 13 Bobby Jean 9
Wrecking Ball 12 Higher And Higher 9
Adam Raised A Cain 11 It's Alright 7
Red Headed Woman 11 Jersey Girl 7
I Wanna Be With You 10 People Have The Power 7
Out In The Street 10 Stand On It 6
Atlantic City 9 Kitty's Back 5
High School Confidential 9 Travelin' Band 5
Follow That Dream 8 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 4
Code Of Silence 8 Blinded By The Light 4
Factory 7 Carol 4
Into The Fire 7 Darlington County 4
Idiot's Delight 7 Froggie Went A'Courtin' 4
O Mary Don't You Weep 7 Hungry Heart 4
Rockin' All Over The World 7 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 4
The River 7 Blowin' Down The Road (Old Dusty Road) 3
The Star Spangled Banner 7 Dirty Water 3
Who'll Stop The Rain? 7 Follow That Dream 3
Blinded By The Light 6 A Love So Fine 2
Reason To Believe 6 Blood Brothers 2
American Land 5 Cadillac Ranch 2
Meeting Across The River 5 Little Queenie 2
Take 'Em As They Come 5 Lonely Teardrops 2
Rave On 4 Mony Mony 2
Downbound Train 4 New York, New York 2
Jackson Cage 4 Seven Nights To Rock 2
Sherry Darling 4 The Daring Young Man On The Flying Trapeze 2
Souls Of The Departed 4 Around And Around 1
Spirit In The Night 4 Born In The U.S.A. 1
Backstreets 3 Born To Be Wild 1
Candy's Room 3 Gloria 1
Old Dan Tucker 3 I'm A Rocker 1
Roulette 3 In Freehold 1
Run Through The Jungle 3 In Michigan 1
Something In The Night 3 In The Midnight Hour 1
War 3 Janey Don't You Lose Heart 1
Another Thin Line 2 Kansas City 1
Back In Your Arms 2 Roll Of The Dice 1
Cadillac Ranch 2 Sea Cruise 1
Diddy Wah Diddy 2 Sweet Soul Music 1
From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) 2 Viva Las Vegas 1
Further On (Up The Road) 2 We Shall Overcome 1
I Walk The Line 2 Wooly Bully 1
Jesse James 2
Living Proof 2
Loose Ends 2
Oh Boy 2
Rumble 2
So Young And In Love 2
Thundercrack 2
Two Hearts 2
Working On The Highway 2
American Skin (41 Shots) 1
Blood Brothers 1
Coma Girl 1
Cynthia 1
Darlington County 1
Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? 1
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) 1
Empty Sky 1
Fade Away 1
For You 1
Get Out Of Denver 1
Growin' Up 1
Gypsy Biker 1
Haunted House 1
I Ain't Got No Home 1
I'm On Fire 1
If I Should Fall Behind 1
Independence Day 1
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City 1
Janey Don't You Lose Heart 1
Jersey Girl 1
Lift Me Up 1
Light Of Day 1
Lion's Den 1
Little Queenie 1
Local Hero 1
London Calling 1
Lonesome Valley 1
Lucille 1
Merry Christmas Baby 1
My Ride's Here 1
Outlaw Pete 1
Pony Boy 1
Ramrod 1
Reddy Teddy 1
Rendezvous 1
Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own 1
Seaside Bar Song 1
Shut Out The Light 1
Soul Driver 1
Stolen Car 1
The Last Time 1
The Price You Pay 1
Then She Kissed Me 1
This Hard Land 1
Trapped 1
Two For The Road 1
Viva Las Vegas 1
When You Walk In The Room 1
Wreck On The Highway 1

Compiled by Jake


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