Springsteen hits the UK - setlist/report/video
Springsteen & the E Street band played two sold out concerts at London's Emirates Stadium over the weekend. Needless to say he more than lived up to his reputation as the Boss.
Rockbeatstone was in attendance for the first gig on Friday. He played for more than two and a half hours and packed in a massive 28 songs. This is no golden-oldie tribute show, no run of the mill performance for the money. He was inspired, passionate and left every single concert goer in awe.
He mixed up the classics with songs from his recent album Magic and the setlist was River heavy with 'Point Blank', 'Ties that Bind' and 'Cadillac Ranch' among some of the favourites. The encore was particularly passionate with fans singing along to classics like 'Thunder Road', 'Born to Run', 'Glory Days' and the ten minute plus, 'Rosalita' from his 1974 album, The Wild, the Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle.
On Saturday he again took to the stage and included some tour premieres, 'I'm on Fire' and 'Downbound Train'.
Friday 30th May 2008 setlist:
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Radio Nowhere
The Ties That Bind
Lonesome Day
The Promised Land
Magic
Atlantic City
Reason To Believe
Candy's Room
Prove It All Night
Because The Night
Working On The Highway
Cadillac Ranch
Livin' In The Future
Mary's Place
Waitin' On A Sunny Day
Point Blank
Devil's Arcade
The Rising
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
Thunder Road
Born To Run
Glory Days
Rosalita
Dancing In The Dark
American Land
Saturday 31st May 2008 setlist.
Out In The Street
No Surrender
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Gypsy Biker
Radio Nowhere
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
Growin' Up
Downbound Train
I'm On Fire
Because The Night
She's The One
Livin' In The Future
Mary's Place
The Promised Land
Backstreets
The Rising
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
Jungleland
Born To Run
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
American Land
Here's a short fan-filmed video of 'Rosalita'. He truly is the Boss
Expect a Rockbeatstone review of his gig in Helsinki heading your way in July.
Read a review of Bruce Springsteen's pervious London gig with the Seeger Sessions Band in 2006
Read a review of his last album, Magic
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