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• May 25 2024 Orange Vélodrome Marseille, France Doors 5:30 PM  –  Scheduled: 7:30 PM 5:30 PM 7:30 PM
• May 28 2024 Prague Letňany Airport Prague, Czechia  –  Find tickets Doors 3:00 PM  –  Start time: 4:57 PM (Est.) Tickets 3:00 PM 4:57 PM Estimated
• Jun 01 2024 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Milan, Italy Doors 4:00 PM  –  Scheduled: 8:00 PM 4:00 PM 8:00 PM
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• Lonesome Day
• No Surrender
• Darlington County
• Reason to Believe
• The Promised Land
• Spirit in the Night
• Hungry Heart
• My Hometown

Bruce Springsteen at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork, Ireland

• Who'll Stop the Rain
• Letter to You
• Light of Day
• Atlantic City
• Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

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• This Hard Land
• A Rainy Night in Soho
• Candy's Room
• Adam Raised a Cain
• Prove It All Night
• If I Was the Priest

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• Better Days
• My City of Ruins
• Last Man Standing

Bruce Springsteen at Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

• So Young and in Love

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• Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

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• Streets of Fire
• I'm Goin' Down

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• Growin' Up

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• Racing in the Street

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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band’s World Tour Setlist: All the Songs They Performed For Their First Show of 2024

After a six-month break, Springsteen and the band resumed their tour in Phoenix, March 19. Here's every song played.

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Fans were delayed but not denied their visit from The Boss Tuesday night (March 19) in Phoenix as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band relaunched their world tour after a six-month break. 

Springsteen was originally slated to play the Arizona date on Nov. 30 last year, but it was one of 29 shows postponed after he came off the road in early September for treatment for peptic ulcer disease . 

He made no reference to his health troubles (which were clearly in his past, given his extreme energy on stage) until the closing tune of the 29-song set, when he apologized for inconveniencing anyone by having to move the show, explaining, “I had a motherf**cker of a bellyache.”

The 2 hour 45 minute concert, which started right at 7:30pm , was a rollicking, high-energy affair. Gone are tour mainstays from the earlier leg, such as the funky “The E Street Shuffle” and the jazzy 7-minute “Kitty’s Back” (both from 1973’s The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle ), and six songs from Springsteen’s last album of original material, 2020’s Letter to You (Tuesday’s show was down to four from that set), replaced with tunes that make for a fast-paced, non-stop thrill ride of a show. 

Springsteen will spend the rest of the year on the road, with more than 50 dates on the 2024 docket, including a European leg that starts in Cardiff, Wales in May and includes multiple stadium shows in cities like Milan, Madrid and Barcelona, before he returns stateside in August for stadium shows. 

Below is the setlist for Phoenix’s opening night of the new leg. The tour resumes Friday  (March 22) night in Las Vegas.  For a deeper dive, go here .

"Lonesome Day"

The Rising (2002)

Born To Run (1975)

"No Surrender"

Born In The U.S.A . (1984)

"Two Hearts"

The River (1980)

"Darlington County"

Born In The U.S.A. (1984)

Letter To You (2020)

"Prove It All Night"

Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978)

"Darkness on the Edge of Town"

"letter to you", "the promised land", "spirit in the night".

Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)

"Don't Play That Song"

Only The Strong Survive (2022)

"Nightshift"

"mary's place", "last man standing", "backstreets", "because the night".

Live 1975-1985 (1986)

"She's The One"

"wrecking ball".

Wrecking Ball (2012)

"The Rising"

"thunder road", "born to run", "rosalita (come out tonight)".

The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973)

"Glory Days"

"dancing in the dark", "tenth avenue freeze-out", "twist & shout".

Isley Brothers cover

"I'll See You In My Dreams"

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The Other Eras Tour: 9 Thoughts on Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden

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After a two-hour-plus main set that slammed home themes of mortality and impermanence and the way of all flesh, Bruce Springsteen reemerged on Madison Square Garden’s stage Saturday night, April 1, for his usual lengthy encore, and announced “something special for New York City.” He pointed over at Soozie Tyrell, who began a dead-on recreation of one of rock’s few canonical violin melodies, over piano from all-time-great arpeggio purveyor Roy Bittan. They eased the E Street Band into the 11-minute-long, 48-year-old mini-rock-opera “Jungleland,” played and sung with enough muscle and drama and soaring perfection to momentarily make the rest of the show’s messages seem like a lie. Death? Impossible. Decline? Not tonight.

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Still, he could mix it up a bit more. Besides the “Jungleland” addition, there is one near-wildcard slot in the setlist, filled at MSG with his taut-as-ever, if overused over the years, reworking of Jimmy Cliff’s “Trapped” (at the previous stop on the tour, it was “Darkness on the Edge of Town” in that slot, which would’ve been more welcome). In the actual Eras Tour, Taylor Swift has a truly rotating song slot, offering a chance to slip the deepest of cuts into the set every night. With Springsteen’s vast catalog, including the entire, as-yet-unplayed-before-a-paying-audience Western Stars album from 2019 (that title track, one of his best-ever songs, should kill live), slipping in one real obscurity every night certainly couldn’t hurt. There’s other songs, too, including “Johnny 99,” that seem eminently swappable on any given night.

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Max Weinberg, who has the greatest physical challenge of anyone in the band as a 71-year-old arena-rock drummer, has been preparing for this tour practically since the last one ended in 2017, and his feel, groove, and sense of time seemed subtler than ever. A shades-wearing Garry Tallent was, as always, impossibly locked into Weinberg’s kick drum, even as the arena’s inevitable muddiness sometimes meant he was more felt than heard. It’s always fun to figure out what parts Nils Lofgren — now a simultaneous Crazy Horse member and E Streeter — is adding to the mix, from a fancy rhythm guitar-bit on “No Surrender” to a chops-enhanced version of a guitar break originated by Springsteen on “Rosalita.”

This tour’s extra horns and singers only enhanced the show — with just a couple of exceptions. The horn section, in particular, is most welcome when it’s doing something interesting, which is often, as on the New Orleans breaks of “Johnny 99,” on the twin songs from The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle , and of course “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.” It only feels superfluous when the players are roped into recapitulating, and almost overpowering, signature riffs during two encore hits, “Dancing in the Dark” and “Glory Days.” 

Jake Clemons is a miracle. Springsteen’s songs evoked ghosts throughout the evening, and Clemons invoked one just in his playing and presence. His big-lunged tenor sax tone has always had an uncanny resemblance to his late uncle Clarence Clemons’ otherwise singular sound. But at the Garden, after more than a decade in the band, Jake sounded more like his late predecessor than ever, even as, at age 43, he continued to bring his own youthful-by-E-Street standards energy to the stage. From the start, the other 21st-century replacement for a departed E Streeter, skilled keyboardist Charlie Giordano, has seemed less wedded to Danny Federici’s organ parts. But then again, Federici himself was rarely wedded to his own studio parts on any given night.

Even if some of the crowd had trouble staying in the moment, Springsteen never did.  He still shut his eyes in utter immersion as he sang “Badlands” for the 1,229th time, and still drew energy from the audience in some eerie yet very real way. (Yes, that number is correct, per Brucebase .) He still has some surprises left on guitar, with his solo on “Kitty’s Back” noticeably straying from his usual harmonic vocabulary to match his horn players’ more adventurous note choices. And his voice continues to do that weird thing where it somehow sounds stronger towards the end of the show than at the beginning.

It’s “sways,” damn it. Newly aware of the mildly ludicrous debate over whether Mary’s dress sways or waves on “Thunder Road,” Springsteen is now singing “sways” with exaggerated clarity and a huge smile.

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“No Surrender” “Ghosts” “Prove It All Night” “Letter to You” “The Promised Land” “Out in the Street” “Candy’s Room” “Kitty’s Back” “Nightshift” “Trapped” “The E Street Shuffle” “Johnny 99” “Last Man Standing” “Backstreets” “Because the Night” “She’s the One” “Wrecking Ball” “The Rising” “Badlands” “Jungleland” “Thunder Road” “Born to Run” “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” “Glory Days” “Dancing in the Dark” “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” “I’ll See You in My Dreams”

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Bruce Springsteen launched his 2023 tour tonight in Tampa, Fla., marking his first live performance with the E Street Band in close to six years.

“Good evening, Tampa!” he declared as he stepped on stage, greeted by thunderous applause from the fans in attendance. From there, Springsteen jumped straight into opening song “No Surrender,” the side two opener from 1984's Born in the U.S.A.

He then proceeded to deliver material from throughout his career. Early on the set featured some of Springsteen's more recent tunes, such as "Ghosts" and "Letter to You" from 2020's Letter to You . Two other songs from that album made their live debut this night: "Last Man Standing," which he delivered solo acoustic and "Burnin' Train."

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He also performed his rendition of "Nightshift," the Commodores classic he covered on 2022's Only the Strong Survive .

After 21 songs, Springsteen took a breather, only to return for an encore featuring many of his most beloved hits. "Born to Run," "Glory Days" and "Dancing in the Dark" ramped up the energy, with the Boss then closing his night with a solo acoustic rendition of "I'll See You in My Dreams."

Pictures and the full set list from the performance can be found below.

Springsteen's last concert with the E Street Band took place on Feb. 25, 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand, though he has participated in some other projects since then — he launched  Springsteen on Broadway  in the fall of 2017, co-hosted a podcast with former President Barack Obama and released three albums, 2019's Western Stars , Letter to You and Only the Strong Survive .

Watch Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Perform 'Nightshift'

"I'm going to consider myself lucky if I lose just a year of touring life," Springsteen said to  Rolling Stone  in 2020, about six months into the pandemic. "Once you hit 70, there's a finite amount of tours and a finite amount of years that you have. And so you lose one or two, that's not so great. Particularly because I feel the band is capable of playing at the very, very, very top, or better than, of its game right now. And I feel as vital as I've ever felt in my life. ... It's not being able to do something that is a fundamental life force, something I've lived for since I was 16 years old."

Springsteen will continue touring across the U.S. in the coming months, and then bring the show to Europe for a string of dates that begin on April 28 in Barcelona. He'll then return to the States for a second North American leg that starts in August.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 2/1/23, Amalie Arena, Tampa

1. "No Surrender" 2. "Ghosts" 3. "Prove It All Night" 4. "Letter to You" 5. "The Promised Land" 6. "Out in the Street" 7. "Candy's Room" 8. "Kitty's Back" 9. "Brilliant Disguise" 10. "Nightshift" (Commodores cover) 11. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ben E. King cover) 12. "The E Street Shuffle" 13. "Johnny 99" 14. "Last Man Standing" 15. "House of a Thousand Guitars" 16. "Backstreets" 17. "Because the Night" (Patti Smith Group cover) 18. "She's the One" 19. "Wrecking Ball" 20. "The Rising" 21. "Badlands" 22. "Burnin' Train" 23. "Born to Run" 24. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" 25. "Glory Days" 26. "Dancing in the Dark" 27. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" 28. "I'll See You in My Dreams"

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Bruce Springsteen setlist 2024: Every song he sang at world tour relaunch in Phoenix

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Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band relaunched their world tour in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday night.

The night allowed for a journey through his catalog, from his first album, "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.," to 2022's "Only the Strong Survive," a collection of soul and R&B covers.

The return came after Springsteen and the E Street Band cut the trek short in 2023  on the advice of Springsteen’s doctors as the star was treated for peptic ulcer disease , a potentially serious gastrointestinal condition.

At the time, Springsteen issued a statement saying, "Over here on E Street, we're heartbroken to have to postpone these shows. ... We'll be back to pick these shows up and then some. Thank you for your understanding and support. We've been having a blast at our US shows and we’re looking forward to more great times. We'll be back soon."

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He also appeared at the 81st Golden Globe Awards (where he was nominated for best original song for "Addicted to Romance"), alongside Darlene Love to present her with a platinum record for "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," and multiple events at the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music on the campus of Monmouth University in New Jersey.

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Bruce Springsteen setlist 2024: Every song he played in Phoenix

Here's every song Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played at Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix on March 19, 2024.

"Lonesome Day"

"No Surrender"

"Two Hearts" (with snippet of “It Takes Two” by Marvin Gaye/Kim Weston)

"Darlington County"

"Prove it All Night"

"Darkness on the Edge of Town"

"Letter to You"

"The Promised Land"

"Spirit in the Night"

"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ben E. King cover)

"Night Shift" (Commodores cover)

"Mary’s Place"

"Last Man Standing"

"Backstreets"

"Because the Night"

"She’s the One"

"Wrecking Ball"

"The Rising"

"Thunder Road"

"Born to Run"

"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"

"Glory Days"

"Dancing in the Dark"

"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"

"Twist and Shout" (The Top Notes/Isley Brothers/Beatles cover by sign request)

"I'll See You in My Dreams"

Contributing: Jay Stahl, USA TODAY

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band setlist: All the tour songs

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Set List: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 2023-2024 Tour

In September 2023, Bruce Springsteen was forced to postpone the remainder of his tour so that he could recover from peptic ulcer disease—doctor’s orders. Thankfully, by early 2024, he was back to his rock god self and able to pick up right where he left off. He relaunched his tour with a show in Phoenix on March 19, during which he apologized to the crowd for any “inconvenience.” (As if anyone in that deafening crowd could be mad at the Boss!). The nearly 30-song set includes fan favorites like “Born to Run” and “Dancing in the Dark,” along with a few surprise covers (the Phoenix date featured “Nightshift” by The Commodores and “Twist and Shout” by The Beatles). Springsteen is joined as usual by The E Street Band, a full horn and brass section, and four backup singers, and will play dozens of rescheduled shows in Los Angeles, D.C., Calgary, and more, before wrapping in Vancouver in November.

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Bruce Springsteen makes a triumphant New Jersey homecoming with rare song, bare chest

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Boss is back in the swamps of Jersey.

Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band kicked off their mini-MetLife Stadium residency Wednesday with a rapturous and cathartic three-hour concert . It was the first of three nights they’ll spend at the Meadowlands venue, with additional shows on Friday and Sunday.

“Hello, my people! It’s great to be in New Jersey,” Springsteen, 73, proclaimed to the crowd of 50,000 strong, many of whom were decked out in new and vintage tour merch. Some carried signs stating it was their first (or 100 th ) Springsteen show, while one young woman was dressed in a full Little Orphan Annie costume.

The band was in an especially buoyant mood, no doubt fueled by the electricity of the home state audience. Fans whooped as guitarist Nils Lofgren did his signature spin across the stage in “Because the Night,” and they shrieked as Springsteen ripped open his shirt mid-encore. The rock icon frequently interacted with the crowd: tossing guitar picks to two stunned boys and gifting his harmonica to one little girl and her elated mom.

“Nobody wants to go home, man!” Springsteen shouted to guitarist Stevie Van Zandt as they waggishly traded goofy expressions under the floodlights of the stadium and an even brighter supermoon. “Thank you, New Jersey. The E Street Band loves you. Thanks for a beautiful welcome home.”

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Here are more standout moments from the night:

'Sherry Darling' is a surprise addition to Bruce Springsteen's setlist

Despite one sign in the crowd reading “Play whatever you want, Bruce,” the band didn’t stray far from the usual setlist on its current tour. Springsteen still slicked his hair back before launching into a blistering guitar solo on “Kitty’s Back,” and he still led the horn section in a joyous dance at the front of the stage to close out “Johnny 99.”

But one major deviation was the addition of “Sherry Darling,” making its tour debut Wednesday. “Here’s a little summer beach music for ya,” Springsteen said as he introduced the shimmering anthem, which is taken from his 1980 album “The River" and hasn't been played with the E Street Band since 2017. The singer playfully leaned into the song’s sunny vibes, at one point doing a hula dance during a guitar break.

'Nightshift' brings the audience to its feet

Last November, Springsteen performed his stirring jazz cover of Commodores’ “Nightshift” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” which is taken from his latest album “Only the Strong Survive.” The soulful classic has since become a set-list staple, with a cool trumpet solo by Curt Ramm and glorious harmonies from the E Street Choir. Although many people in the crowd sat down when the song began, no one was still in their seats by the rousing finish.

His musings on mortality are an emotional highlight

For all the euphoric highs of "Born to Run," "Wrecking Ball" and "Prove It All Night," what makes this current tour so special are the moments when Springsteen takes a beat to reflect. Pictures of late E Street members Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons flash across the screen during "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out," before he closes out the show with a haunting acoustic rendition of “I’ll See You in My Dreams.”

Earlier in the night, Springsteen wistfully looks back on his teenage bandmate George Theiss, who died in 2018. The poignant story tees up the heartbreaking double punch of "Last Man Standing" and "Backstreets," which never fail to bring us to tears.

“At 15, it's all hellos, and later on, there's a lot more hard goodbyes,” Springsteen says. Later, he recalls his many mementos of Theiss, and places a hand over his heart. “The rest I’ll carry right here, until the end.”

Bruce Springsteen setlist 2024: Every song he sang at Phoenix tour relaunch

B ruce Springsteen and the E Street Band came to downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, March 19, to relaunch their world tour cut short in 2023 on the advice of Springsteen’s doctor as the star was treated for peptic ulcer disease.

The Footprint Center concert also marked Springsteens's return to metro Phoenix for the first time since 2016, when he brought the River Tour to that venue , then called Talking Stick Resort Arena.

Unlike last time, Springsteen and his E Street Band weren’t here to revisit a two-record set by dusting off all 20 songs . This night allowed for a much more evenly distributed journey through his catalog, from his first album, “Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.,” through 2022’s “Only the Strong Survive,” a collection of soul and R&B covers.

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The March 2024 tour relaunch was classic Springsteen, stretching the boundaries of what it means to prove it all night while chasing moments of transcendence that can range from deeply moving to profoundly silly with the 18-member E Street Band, including the Valley's own Nils Lofgren as part of the three-guitar army, firing on all cylinders.

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Bruce Springsteen setlist 2024: Every song he played in Phoenix

Here’s every song Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played at Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

“Lonesome Day”

“No Surrender”

“Two Hearts” (with snippet of “It Takes Two” by Marvin Gaye/Kim Weston)

“Darlington County”

“Prove it All Night”

“Darkness on the Edge of Town”

“Letter to You”

“The Promised Land”

“Spirit in the Night”

“Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)” (Ben E. King cover)

“Night Shift” (Commodores cover)

“Mary’s Place”

“Last Man Standing”

“Backstreets”

“Because the Night”

“She’s the One”

“Wrecking Ball”

“The Rising”

“Thunder Road”

“Born to Run”

“Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”

“Glory Days”

“Dancing in the Dark”

“Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”

“Twist and Shout” (The Top Notes/Isley Brothers/Beatles cover by sign request)

“I’ll See You in My Dreams”

The Boss is back: Bruce Springsteen launches 2024 tour with a joyous Phoenix concert

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What Is Bruce Springsteen’s Setlist Of Songs For The 2023 Tour?

Bruce Springsteen kicked off his 2023 tour with the E Street Band this week, and fans who have upcoming tickets might be wondering what songs they should be prepared to hear. Thankfully, this is the right spot.

During the opening performance in Tampa, he played a number of live debuts with his band , including 2020’s “Letter To You” and “House Of A Thousand Guitars.”

They also covered a bunch of songs, from The Commodores’ “Nightshift” to Patti Smith’s “Because The Night” — and some other special surprises, via Setlist.fm .

While it’s unclear if he’ll keep the same setlist for every city, you can find Springsteen’s opening show song choices below as an idea.

1. “No Surrender” 2. “Ghosts 3. “Prove It All Night” 4. “Letter To You” (first time with the E Street Band) 5. “The Promised Land” 6. “Out In The Street” 7. “Candy’s Room” 8. “Kitty’s Back” 9. “Brilliant Disguise” 10. “Nightshift” (Commodores cover) (first time with the E Street Band) 11. “Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)” (Ben E. King cover) (first time with the E Street Band) 12. “The E Street Shuffle” 13. “Johnny 99” 14. “Last Man Standing” (Live debut; acoustic) 15. “House Of A Thousand Guitars” (first time with the E Street Band) 16. “Backstreets” 17. “Because The Night” (Patti Smith Group cover) 18. “She’s The One” 19. “Wrecking Ball” 20. “The Rising” 21. “Badlands”

Encore 1. “Burnin’ Train” (Live debut) 2. “Born To Run” 3. “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” 4. “Glory Days” 5. “Dancing In The Dark” 6. “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” 7. “I’ll See You in My Dreams” (acoustic, solo)

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Kick Off First Tour in Six Years: Video + Setlist

The band ran through a career-spanning 28-song set

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band launched their first tour in six years with a 28-song set at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Wednesday. (Read our review of the show here .)

Kicking off with “No Surrender,” Springsteen and the band played a career-spanning set that mixed greatest hits with material from their most recent album, 2020’s Letter to You . Among the songs performed included “Prove It All Night,” “The Promised Land,” “Candy’s Room,” “The E Street Shuffle,” “Because the Night,” and “The Rising.” To close the evening, the E Street Band played a seven-song encore featuring “Born to Run,” “Rosalita,” “Dancing in the Dark,” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” before the band gave way to Springsteen for a solo acoustic performance of “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” Watch fan-captured video of the show and see the full setlist below.

Springsteen and the E Street Band will tour the US through the middle of April before heading overseas for shows in the UK and Europe. Tickets are available via Stubhub .

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Setlist: No Surrender Ghosts Prove It All Night Letter to You The Promised Land Out in the Street Candy’s Room Kitty’s Back Brilliant Disguise Nightshift Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) The E Street Shuffle Johnny 99 Last Man Standing (Live debut) House of a Thousand Guitars Backstreets Because the Night She’s the One Wrecking Ball The Rising Badlands

Encore Burnin’ Train (Live debut) Born to Run Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Glory Days Dancing in the Dark Dancing in the Dark Play Video Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out I’ll See You in My Dreams (Solo)

Bruce Springsteen 2023 Tour Dates: 02/03 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena 02/05 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center 02/07 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live 02/10 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center 02/14 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center 02/16 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center 02/18 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center 02/21 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center 02/25 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center 02/27 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena 03/02 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena 03/05 – Saint Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 03/07 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum 03/09 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena 03/12 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun 03/14 – Albany, NY @ MVP Arena 03/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center 03/18 – State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center 03/20 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden 03/23 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center 03/25 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum 03/27 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena 03/29 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena 04/01 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden 04/03 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center 04/05 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 04/07 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Arena 04/09 – Elmont, NY @ UBS Arena 04/11 – Elmont, NY @ UBS Arena 04/14 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center 04/28 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic 04/30 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic 05/05 – Dublin, IE @ RDS Arena 05/07 – Dublin, IE @ RDS Arena 05/09 – Dublin, IE @ RDS Arena 05/13 – Paris, FR @ La Défense Arena 05/15 – Paris, FR @ La Défense Arena 05/18 – Ferrara, IT @ Parco Urbano G. Bassani 05/21 – Rome, IT @ Circo Massimo 05/25 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA 05/27 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA 05/30 – Edinburgh, UK @ BT Murrayfield Stadium 06/11 – Landgraaf, NL @ Megaland 06/13 – Zurich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund 06/16 – Birmingham, UK @ Villa Park 06/21 – Düsseldorf, DE @ Merkur Spiel Arena 06/24 –  Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi 06/26 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi 06/28 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi 06/30 – Oslo, NO @ Voldsløkka 07/02 – Oslo, NO @ Voldsløkka 07/06 – London, UK @ BST Hyde Park 07/08 – London, UK @ BST Hyde Park 07/11 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken 07/13 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken 07/15 – Hamburg, DE @ Volksparkstadion 07/18 – Vienna, AT @ Ernst Happel Stadion 07/21 – Hockenheim, DE @ Hockenheimring 07/23 – Munich, DE @ Olympiastadion 07/25 – Monza, IT @ Prato della Gerascia, Autodromo di Monza

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5 highlights of Bruce Springsteen's 3-hour nonstop Tulsa show that bordered on a religious experience

TULSA — "No retreat, baby, no surrender," Bruce Springsteen triumphantly growled in the opening moments of his three-hour, 27-song, nonstop show Tuesday night at Tulsa's BOK Center.  

In the past month, "No Surrender," a defiant anthem from his juggernaut 1984 album "Born in the U.S.A.," has emerged as the most frequently chosen opening number for the New Jersey native's highly anticipated new tour with the le-gen-dary E Street Band.  

Based on his relentlessly epic Oklahoma return engagement, the song served as a spot-on declaration of intent.  

Expertly backed by his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, Springsteen gave a concert that lived up to his reputation as a consummate live performer, one that bordered on a religious experience as he and The E Street Band, Horns and Choir played like the "Glory Days" (a hit that surprisingly didn't make the Tulsa set list) might come to an abrupt end at any moment.  

From the surprising set list to the hottest solos, here are five highlights of Springsteen's 2023 sold-out Oklahoma tour stop:

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1. For Springsteen, 'Tulsa Time' means all energy, no stops 

"Good evening, Tulsa. Now that we're here, we're living on 'Tulsa Time,'" Springsteen declared with a grin as he and his rightly renowned cohorts emerged from beneath the enormous stage to immediately deafening cheers.  

Apparently, The Boss' definition of "Tulsa Time" means no breaks, no stops and a seemingly inexhaustible energy and enthusiasm.  

At 73, The Boss lived up to his famous hard-working, blue-collar ethos, performing with the intensity of a guy trying to earn overtime pay. By the time he took his final bows, he had visibly sweated through his light gray button-down shirt with the rolled-up sleeves. 

Much has been made of the ticket prices on Springsteen's new tour — officially listed at $63.50 to $403.50, plus fees, for his Oklahoma stop, premium seats for some shows soared to $4,000 last year thanks to Ticketmaster's now-notorious dynamic pricing , but the buzz in the days leading up to the Tulsa show was all about truly cheap seats going for less than a beer on the secondary ticket sites — but the music icon seemed determined to give fans their money's worth, whatever they paid.  

Pausing only the briefest moments for a speedy guitar switches and quick counts of "one, two, three, four," he set an unyielding pace for the night. Both his bandmates and his fans were eager to keep up, quickly powering through an opening salvo that ranged from his 1978 single "Prove It All Night" to the title track to his 2020 album "Letter to You." 

2. The Boss seizes the spotlight with his showmanship and guitar skills 

Don't let all the accolades he's earned as a songwriter fool you: Springsteen is a rock 'n' roll showman who seems to relish performing and interacting with his devoted audience, whose bellows of "Bruuuuuce" could be heard in the brief breaks between each song.  

The Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient frequently strutted down the catwalks to dance with and touch the outstretched hands of his fans, he threw numerous guitar picks into the audience, and the harmonica he used for the spirited opening of "The Promised Land" ended up getting tossed into the crowd, too.  

His spoken-word zenith on "Backstreets" mesmerized the crowd, while his smiling jokes about "Johnny 99" needing "more cowbell" tickled the fervent fans.  

Although his band includes guitar legends like Nils Lofgren and Stevie Van Zandt, The Boss showed off his own prowess with scorching solos on classics like "Candy's Room," "Kitty's Back" and "Badlands." 

3. Rock icon captivates audience with vivid storytelling  

Although Springsteen mostly let the music do the talking, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer did pause for a couple of storytelling moments.  

"I wrote this when I was 22. Still don't know what it's about. That's good. You never quite figure the good songs out," he said to introduce the venerable one-time rarity “If I Was The Priest," which he rerecorded for his 2020 album before adding it to this year's tour set list.  

He captivated the crowd with a moving yarn about his time with his first rock band: The Castiles.  

"It was 1965, I was 15, and it was a summer afternoon when I heard a knock on my door. It was buddy George Theiss, who went to school with me and he was dating my sister. ... He said that she told him that I played some guitar — I'd only been playing about six months, but he invited me to audition for his band," Springsteen recalled.  

"I embarked on the greatest adventure of my young life: I joined my first real rock 'n' roll band. Yes, yes, yes, yes. And we last for three years — that's incredible for teenagers. ... It was an explosive time in American history, an amazing period to be in a rock band — and we named ourselves after a bottle of shampoo. Names were a little less important at the time." 

He said 50 years later, on another sunny day, he visited Theiss on his deathbed. After his old bandmate's death, Springsteen penned the emotional ode "Last Man Standing," which he performed acoustic in Tulsa with just a mournful trumpet solo from Barry Danielian to punctuate the lovingly somber mood.  

"It's just about the job we choose before we even know to call it 'work,' it's about the passions we follow as children. And at 15, it's all tomorrows, it's all 'hellos,' and later on, it's a lot more 'goodbyes.' But it makes you realize how important living every moment is," Springsteen told the appreciative audience. 

4. The E Street Band shows their stuff in Tulsa concert 

It isn't lost on The Boss that his E Street Band mates are legends in their own right, and Danielian wasn't the only member of Springsteen's 15-strong backing ensemble that seized the spotlight to the crowd's delight on Tuesday night.  

Naturally, "The E Street Shuffle" gave the entire group a chance to show out, especially the E Street Horns and drummer extraordinaire "Mighty" Max Weinberg, who engaged in a playful duel with backup percussionist Anthony Almonte. The E Street Choir, piano man Roy Bittan and superstar saxophone player Jake Clemons (nephew of the late, great E Street sax man Clarence Clemons) lit up the 1980s anthem "Darlington County" like the Fourth of July.  

Although Springsteen's wife and E Street Band singer/guitarist Patti Scialfa was absent from the Tulsa show, backup vocalist Curtis King proved a fine duet partner with his sweet soul singing with The Boss on their rendition of the Commodores' classic "Nightshift," from Springsteen's 2022 covers album "Only the Strong Survive." 

Any moment when Springsteen and Van Zandt share the microphone and swap guitar highlights is sure to bring the smiles.  

But Lofgren threatened to steal the whole show with his whirling dervish solo on Springsteen's gravelly rendition of "Because the Night," the beloved ballad The Boss co-wrote with Patti Smith .  

5. Lights go up for lights-out encore to cap career-spanning set  

True to form, Springsteen and his fellow rockers hardly hesitated before launching into their seven-song encore. The change from main set to follow-up was marked by the house lights coming on, the better for the band to see the still-energetic audience as they stormed through the hits "Thunder Road" and "Born to Run" as well as the frisky concert staple "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)." 

Almost two hours and 45 minutes into the show, it turned out practically no one in the crowd was too tired to wave their fists, shake their booties and wailing along with "Dancing in the Dark" or to give the exceptional band its due on their signature song "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out." 

Since the recently expanded trek launched Feb. 1 in Tampa, Florida, Springsteen and Company have been tweaking the career-spanning set list every show, so Oklahoma fans were treated to the apparent tour debut of the buoyant ballad "Bobby Jean" from 1984's "Born in the U.S.A.," while smashes like that title track and "Glory Days" were left out. (I was hoping I might hear my personal favorite, the 1987 hit "Brilliant Disguise," which made it onto the Tampa set list, but, alas, it was not to be.)  

The Boss sent the crowd home with a beautiful solo acoustic benediction "I'll See You in My Dreams." Considering how much energy everyone put into the almost three-hour event, I'm betting everyone slept pretty well.  

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Tulsa 2023 set list 

• "No Surrender" 
• "Prove It All Night" 
• "Letter to You" 
• "The Promised Land" 
• "Out in the Street" 
• "Candy's Room" 
• "Kitty's Back" 
• "Nightshift" (Commodores cover) 
• "If I Was the Priest" 
• "The E Street Shuffle" 
• "Darlington County" 
• "Johnny 99" 
• "Last Man Standing" 
• "Backstreets" 
• "Because the Night"
• "She's the One" 
• "Wrecking Ball" 
• "The Rising" 
• "Badlands" 
• "Thunder Road" 
• "Born to Run" 
• "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" 
• "Bobby Jean" 
• "Dancing in the Dark" 
• "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" 
• "I'll See You in My Dreams" 

Bruce Springsteen in Dublin: Croke Park concert setlist, weather forecast, ticket information and more

Everything you need to know about the final date of springsteen’s irish tour.

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band performing at Boucher Road Playing Fields in Belfast. Photograph: Liam McBurney for The Irish Times

Bruce Springsteen is on the home stretch of his four-date Irish tour, having enthralled, delighted and surprised thousands and thousands of fans in Belfast on Thursday of last week and Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, on Sunday. Some 40,000 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork on Thursday night were even treated to a rendition of Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town . Springsteen finished his set on a rainy night in Cork with a moving version of The Pogues’ Rainy Night in Soho, in tribute to the late Shane MacGowan .

He plays the final concert of the tour at Croke Park in Dublin on Sunday, May 19th. The concert be a particular achievement for the The Boss: it will mark one million in ticket sales since his first concert in the country in 1985 at Slane Castle, Co Meath.

In a five-star review Stuart Bailie described the night in Belfast as “an immense show” and dedicated to lost friends and, as Springsteen put it, “things that leave us, and what remains”. For anyone heading to Cork on Thursday, here’s what you need to know.

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In Nowlan Park last Sunday, fans praised a “phenomenal evening” which included a touching tribute to Shane MacGowan. Springsteen opened the show with a cover version of The Pogues’s Rainy Night in Soho, in memory of MacGowan, who died in November 2023.

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For anyone heading to Croke Park on Sunday, here’s what you need to know.

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Can I still buy tickets for the show?

While the concert is officially sold out, there are some resale tickets available on Ticketmaster . The promoters advise only buying tickets from authorised sellers.

The ticket box office, at the junction of Gills Corner and North Circular Road, will be open from 2pm on concert day.

What time does the gig start?

The venue opens at 5pm and Springsteen and his band will be on stage at 7pm sharp. There is no support act and he is expected to play for three hours.

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What songs will he play?

Springsteen set lists can be unpredictable – he often picks a song from placards held up by fans and plays it. Here is what The Boss played in Cork on Thursday:

• Who’ll Stop the Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
• Lonesome Day
• Letter to You
• The Promised Land
• Hungry Heart
• Light of Day (sign request)
• Atlantic City (sign request)
• Darlington County
• Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (sign request)
• My City of Ruins
• Nightshift (Commodores cover)
• Last Man Standing (acoustic)
• Backstreets
• Because the Night
• She’s the One
• Wrecking Ball
• Thunder Road
• Born to Run
• Dancing in the Dark
• Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
• Twist and Shout (The Top Notes cover)
• A Rainy Night in Soho (The Pogues cover)

How do I get to the venue?

Croke Park is well served by public transport. Bus, rail, Dart and Luas transport options can all bring you within walking distance of the venue. O’Connell street is a 15-20 minute walk to the stadium. Plan your journey online from anywhere in Ireland to the venue via transportforireland.ie

Will roads be closed in the area around the venue?

Temporary road closures will be put in place as required before and after the show. For full details please check garda.ie .

What are the entry requirements to the venue?

Download your tickets from your Ticketmaster account to your iPhone wallet/Google Pay wallet in advance of show day. Screenshots or printouts of digital tickets will not be accepted.

No under-14s will be allowed entry to the standing/pitch area and will only be permitted in seating areas.

All under-16s must be accompanied by a person 18-plus. All under-14s must have seated tickets as they will not be permitted on the pitch/standing area.

Children under six will not be admitted. All people entering the stadium must have a valid ticket.

Can I queue early at the venue?

Early queuing is not permitted. Ticket holders are requested to respect the privacy of the residents and businesses in the local community.

What can I bring or not bring to the concert?

Prohibited items include flag poles, selfie sticks and sticks for banners. Umbrellas, professional cameras and recording devices (this will apply to cameras that have detachable lenses), bottles, glass vessels, cans, flasks, flares, laser devices, prams/push chairs, inflatable and folding chairs are also prohibited. Concertgoers are advised not bring a bag unless it is necessary. People without bags will be fast-tracked.

Can I leave and re-enter the venue throughout the day?

No. Once you leave the venue on the show day, re-entry will not be possible.

What’s the weather going to be like?

Weather forecast here Sunday is expected to be a mostly dry day with sunny spells. Highs of 17 to 21 or 22 degrees with light northerly or variable breezes are forecast. As this is an outdoor concert, dress appropriately for inclement weather.

Will there be a designated area for wheelchair users?

Yes. Please note space within this area is limited. Please check availability through ticketmaster.ie .

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