Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band @ Stade de France, Paris June 29 2013
Once again Bruce Springsteen proved that he's The Boss: it started very early, as the Stade de France is half empty, with a 3 song solo acoustic set around 6:00pm.Last year BRUCE played two shows @ Paris Bercy on July 04th (Part 2) and July 5th (Part 2) [click for review with lots of Pics & videos] that were the highlights of the year.
Very long intermission with nothing to do, we're in the golden pit, until 7:45 when Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are getting on the stage to play the first song "Badlands" of this 3hour+ show.
What to say ? Tight band, whatever the song played, we had a request " Lucille" first played on this Tour. Great showmanship by Bruce. Fantastic songs...all is said.
He might be playing a stadium it feels as if we were attending a show in a club thanks to great communication not only with the band but also with the audience. Lots of interaction, he's coming down the front very often, shaking hands, even signing a kid's arm and as always at his shows getting several people on stage to dance , sing or play the guitar.(see video below).
At everyshow on this tour he's playing an album in its entirety: tonight we have "Born in The Usa", great choice.
For "Born to Run" Elliott Murphy (and son) are joining in.
Show ended with "American Land" before Bruce came back on his own on acoustic guitar for "Thunder Road".
SETLIST:
Pre-show acoustic solo:
This Hard Land
Burning Love (Elvis)
Growin' Up
MAIN SET:
Badlands
Out in the Street
Lucille (Little Richard )
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown
Cadillac Ranch
Spirit in the Night
---------------Born in the U.S.A.---------------
Born in the U.S.A.
Cover Me
Darlington County
Working on the Highway
Downbound Train
I'm on Fire
No Surrender
Bobby Jean
I'm Goin' Down
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark
My Hometown
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Pay Me My Money Down
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Rising
Land of Hope and Dreams
Encore:
We Are Alive
Born to Run (with Elliott Murphy & Gaspard ?)
Ramrod
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
American Land
Encore 2:
Thunder Road (Solo acoustic)
Check BRUCE TAPE for everything about this show (links to articles in the press, videos of each song...)
Merchandising & Pass sheet