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Melbourne #1

News / 2 febrero, 2017

After the controversy of the Trump/Turnbull heated phone call (read more), Bruce surprised everyone again by opening the show with a cover of The Orlons’ «Don’t Hang Up» (see original song) after saying «We stand before you embarrassed Americans tonight. This is a song from 1965 by The Orlons. We’re going to use this to send a letter back home.»Next he launched, with the E Street Band, into «American Land», «The Ties That Bind», «No Surrender» and «The Promised Land», in a show which also featured «New York City Serenade» later in the set.

The encores started with an acoustic «Long Walk Home», and closed with a rousing «Twist and Shout».

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All the great photos are courtesy of Hans Martin Kern

02.02.2017 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia

Conciertos / 2 febrero, 2017

Don’t Hang Up [The Orlons] (solo acoustic)
American Land
The Ties That Bind
No Surrender
Two Hearts
The Promised Land
Glory Days
Hungry Heart
Wrecking Ball
New York City Serenade *
Atlantic City
Johnny 99
Murder Incorporated
Death to my Hometown
The River
Mary’s Place
Darlington County
Working on the Highway
I’m on Fire
Because the Night
The Rising
Badlands
Land of Hope and Dreams
–
Long Walk Home (solo acoustic)
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Shout
Twist and Shout

* with strings / con sección de cuerdas

Adelaide: Springsteen protests

News / 30 enero, 2017

«America is a nation of immigrants and we find this anti-democratic and fundamentally un-American» (Adelaide 30-01-2017)

Bruce Springsteen is angry, like millions of other people in his country and worldwide. And he showed it today with his intro to «American Land» at his Adelaide concert.

The message continued during the rest of the show, in songs like «Land of Hope and Dreams», «Trapped», «Wrecking Ball», «Youngstown» or «Murder Incorporated».

Several surprises awaited for the Adelaide audience: Van Morrison’s «Brown-Eyed Girl», plus Springsteen’s own classic «Racing in the Street» and a beautiful acoustic version of «If I Should Fall Behind» opening the encores.

Richie Sambora was a guest tonight, for «Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out» and «Shout», before the show closed with a festive «Rosalita».

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All these nice photos are courtesy of Hans Martin Kern.

El Springsteen reivindicativo brilla en Adelaida

Noticias / 30 enero, 2017

«América es una nación de inmigrantes y ésto nos parece anti-democrático y fundamentalmente anti-americano» (Adelaida 30-01-2017)

Bruce Springsteen está enfadado, como millones de personas en todo el mundo. Las controvertidas políticas de Donald Trump se reflejan en los conciertos de Springsteen, quien para el concierto de hoy en Adelaida ha recurrido de nuevo a canciones reivindicativas.

Tras la impresionante «New York City Serenade» (seguramente una canción que pocos australianos creían que llegarían a ver), Bruce ha continuado con «American Land», la canción de inmigrantes que escribió en 2006 durante la gira Seeger Sessions. Pero no se ha quedado allí: el mensaje, bien claro, se ha visto también reflejado en canciones como «Land of Hope and Dreams», «Trapped», «Wrecking Ball», «Youngstown» o «Murder Incorporated».

Entre las sorpresas de la noche todo un clásico: «Brown-Eyed Girl» de Van Morrison. Y un clásico del imaginario springsteeniano, «Racing in the Street». Una versión acústica de «If I Should Fall Behind» ha dejado mudo el auditorio de Adelaida, antes de la fiesta colectiva de los bises, donde ha contado con Richie Sambora de invitado, finalizando hoy con la juerga de «Rosalita».

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Fotos de Hans Martin Kern

Perth #3

News / 27 enero, 2017

The third and final night in Perth featured a 27-song set with 12 new songs not performed at the previous two shows.

Bruce maintains the magnificent «New York City Serenade» as opener, and tonight’s show was followed by an intense rock marathon with «Night», «Saint in the City», «Cover Me», «Radio Nowhere» and «Glory Days».

Some more songs from The River came out, with «Hungry Heart», «Ramrod», «You Can Look» and the majestic «Drive All Night».

The first encore featured the epic «Backstreets», plus a welcome «Seven Nights to Rock» and «Bobby Jean» as closing song. The next show, in Adelaida, will be this next Monday, January 30th.

Phtos: Hans Erik Kern.