Bruce Springsteen returned to his home turf to begin the last leg of The River Tour 2016. The opening night at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium featured 35 songs and lasted 3 hours and 52 minutes (making this the third longest show ever, just after Helsinki 2012 and Goteborg 2016). The wonderful «New York City Serenade» was the chosen one to begin the show (with a string section onstage).
There were seven songs from The River in a very varied setlist, with songs from all the stages of his career (from «Growin’ Up» to «Land of Hope and Dreams», along with «She’s the One», «Something in the Night», «Mansion on the Hill», «Brilliant Disguise» or «Jack of All Trades»), saying goodbye with the most appropriate «Jersey Girl».