Bruce Springsteen and his legendary E Street Band opened his Magic world tour with a special rehearsal show in Asbury Park.
The much anticipated comeback of the E Street Band featured a 2-hour show, with a very intense rockin’ beginning («Radio Nowhere», «No Surrender», «Gypsy Biker») in a set that included 7 songs off Magic, plus selected vintage classics as «She’s The One», «Candy’s Room», «Night», «The Promised Land», and… surprise, «Thundercrack» opening the encores. There was no «Badlands», no «Hungry Heart», no «Thunder Road», no epic (or boring, depending on your taste) 15-minute songs like «Tenth Avenue» or «Mary’s Place».
Two hours of straight rock’n’roll that promise to get better and better each night, possibly with lots of setlist changes. Remember, this was just a rehearsal. More tonight.
Full set list here.
And… a third rehearsal show has been announced. This Friday, Sept.28th, at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ. Tix ($100) onsale today at noon (ECT), by phone only: 201-507-8900, 212-307-7171, 866-448-7849. Good luck, and goodnight.