![]() The connection between Springsteen and Trey/Phish has become more obvious during the 3.0 era, with Bruce sitting in with the band at Bonnaroo in ‘09, Born To Run showing up on the list of potential musical costumes before Festival 8 and the band covering “Thunder Road” the day after Clarence Clemons died in June 2011. cachet that it has its own Springsteen song. Jersey Boy Trey Anastasio may have escaped the full weight of this burden by founding Phish in the underrepresented rock state of Vermont, but its impossible to ignore theGarden State connection anytime a homegrown act plays Atlantic City, a town with so much N.J. Nobody understands this like Bruce Springsteen, who has somehow become an icon of Jersey culture even though many of his songs do not cast a positive light on the state. It seems like musicians from New Jersey all end up inescapably linked to the state’s identity. Be sure to check out those installments where we discussed Bob Seger’s Nine Tonight, Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life, Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, The Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Led Zeppelin II and Michael Jackson’s Thriller, The Band’s The Last Waltz, The Police’s Synchronicity, Todd Rundgren’s Todd and Radiohead’s OK Computer. Just because we’ve posted it last doesn’t mean we think it’s any more likely than the previous suggestions. This time, we’ll take a look at Bruce Springsteen’s The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle. The band will perform in Uncasville, CT on September 16th Albany, NY on September 19th and Columbus, OH on September 21st.O ur Phish Halloween series concludes with a final cover possibility for tonight’s show. Additionally, the group has announced new dates for last week’s postponed shows. Tickets and a full list of dates are available here. Finally, The Boss closed up shop all by himself with a solo acoustic rendition of “I’ll See You In My Dreams” to finish the marathon performance.īruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s tour continues tomorrow, March 18th in State College, PA. After introducing the band on the latter tune, Bruce used the proceeding “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” to pay tribute to late E Streeters Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons. A seven-song encore followed, filled with some of Springsteen’s most celebrated songs beginning with “Thunder Road”, “Born To Run”, “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”, “Glory Days”, and “Dancing in the Dark”. The show was far from over after Bruce and the band wrapped the main set with “Badlands”. Along the way, Bruce also touched on his latest solo album Only The Strong Survive, a tribute to ’60s and ’70s soul music, with a cover of the Commodores‘ “Nightshift”. ![]() The setlist included hits from throughout his six-decade career “Prove It All Night”, “The Promised Land”, “The E Street Shuffle”, and Patti Smith‘s “Because The Night”. Though Springsteen sounded “a little horse” at times according to a review from The Philadelphia Inquirer, it didn’t stop the 73-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and his band from powering through a 25-song, two-hour-and-45-minute concert. The concert marked the band’s first performance in nine days after postponing three shows due to an unspecified illness. The Boss got back to work on Thursday night when Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band took the stage at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. ![]()
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