Bruce and the band return to the venue where they played for nearly 4 hours on New Year’s Eve 1980. This time for a 2-hour and 50-minutes show that features 27 songs, including the tour premieres of «Rendezvous» and «Expressway to your heart» (the wonderful 1967 hit by The Survivors), plus brilliant performances of Bruce’s own «Night» and «Jungleland».
Bruce performed yesterday at NY’s Madison Square Garden along with many other artists, at Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday show. Bruce and Tom Morello played an intense acoustic version of «The Ghost of Tom Joad», and participated in other songs with the full ensemble, including «This Land Is Your Land», «Well May the World Go» «This Little Light of Mine» and «Goodnight Irene». The show was taped for future broadcast at PBS. See set list.
A week ago Bruce also performed at another tribute show, in that case for Tom Hanks, and the song choosen was «Streets Of Philadelphia», sung with Patti. (More info)
Meanwhile the tour goes on, and after two magnificent performances in Philadelphia, Springsteen played Greensboro last Friday, in front of an enthusiastic audience for whom he sang 27 songs, including the tour debuts of «Seventh Son» (written by Willie Dixon), «Hang on Sloopy» (the 1965 classic by The McCoys) and «Human Touch». This show (without Patti) featured Jay Weinberg from the very begginning for 9 songs, plus all of the encores. (See complete set list and some videos)
Tonight Bruce and the E Street Band come back to the Nassau Coliseum in New York, where they performed for 3 consecutive nights the last days of 1980, including the now legendary New Year’s Eve show.
«Radio Nowhere» with Jay Weinberg (Greensboro):
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«Badlands» with Jay Weinberg (Greensboro):
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| Bruce Springsteen performs Badlands in Philadelphia |
| Bruce Springsteen performs Out in the Street in Philadelphia |
| Bruce Springsteen performs Outlaw Pete in Philadelphia |
A good first night with «The Fever», «Fire», «Mountain of love» and «You Can’t Sit Down». Full review soon.
Another night of intense rock’n’roll, tonight with Jay Weinberg playing drums on 6 songs, and 3 tour premieres: «96 Tears» (the classic tune by Question Mark and the Mysterians), «Trapped» and the «Detroit Medley» closing the show. Tomorrow: the first of two nights in Philadelphia.
The original «96 Tears», an eternal classic:
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