Here is what Bruce Springsteen performed as he kicked off 2024 UK and European tour in Cardiff
Bruce Springsteen kicked off his UK and European tour final evening (Could 5) in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium – learn on for the complete setlist and pictures from the gig.
The Boss performed his first present in Wales for 11 years at the beginning of a three-month string of dates that may take him as much as two climactic reveals at London’s Wembley Stadium on 25 and 27 July.
The three-hour, 29-song setlist opened with a deep lower within the type of ‘So Younger And In Love’, an outtake from the 1974 recording classes for ‘Born To Run’ that lastly noticed a launch as a part of the 1998 field set ‘Tracks’. It was the tune’s first efficiency since 2013.
SO YOUNG AND IN LOVE OPENS CARDIFF!
Thanks @mightyfraz Jason Farrelly by way of Spring-Nut Fb Web page! @springsteen #SpringsteenTour2024 #Springsteen #estreetband pic.twitter.com/HN6H93rTvD
— Spring-Nuts (@SpringNuts_) May 5, 2024
“It’s nice to be in Cardiff, it’s good to be in Wales,” Springsteen mentioned to introduce the present. “The E Road Band is right here tonight to convey you the joyous energy of rock ‘n’ roll. We’re gonna want some assist, we’re gonna want loads of assist, we’re gonna want a shit load of assist!”
As is now customary at Springsteen reveals, diehard followers held up indicators with tune requests, and on this event, the E Road Band complied with performances of ‘Higher Days’ and ‘If I Was the Priest’. Springsteen launched the latter by saying: “Right here’s a tune I wrote 50 years in the past. It was what I used to be busy doing when you weren’t right here.”
IF I WAS A PRIEST IN CARDIFF
(@springsteen says they by no means carried out it earlier than however they’ve lol.)
WRITTEN 50 YEARS AGO!! And YES it will get requested quite a bit lol!
AWESOME PERFORMANCE AND @StevieVanZandt ABSOLUTELY SMOKES THAT OUTRO GUITAR SOLO! DAMN ITS HOT IN CARDIFF!!
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— Spring-Nuts (@SpringNuts_) May 5, 2024
About final evening… 🤯🥳👏#SpringsteenTour2024 #Springsteen @springsteen https://t.co/S0ke0h3P1N pic.twitter.com/JGusgbT6x1
— Dan B (@danbullock) May 6, 2024
Springsteen has been digging deep into his catalogue for his 2024 reveals – he just lately enlisted Tom Morello to assist carry out ‘Open All Night time’ and ‘Sherry Darling’ for the primary time on this tour in April, for instance, whereas he additionally gave a uncommon airing to ‘Seeds’ in Connecticut.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Road Band performed in Cardiff:
‘So Younger And In Love’
‘Lonesome Day’
‘No Give up’
‘Show It All Night time’
‘Darlington County’
‘Ghosts’
‘Higher Days’
‘The Promised Land’
‘Spirit In The Night time’
‘Hungry Coronary heart’
‘If I Was The Priest’
‘My Metropolis Of Ruins’
‘Nightshift’
‘The River’
‘Final Man Standing’
‘Backstreets’
‘As a result of The Night time’
‘She’s The One’
‘Wrecking Ball’
‘The Rising’
‘Badlands’
‘Thunder Highway’
‘Born In The USA’
‘Born To Run’
‘Bobby Jean’
‘Dancing In The Darkish’
‘Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out’
‘Twist And Shout’
‘I’ll See You In My Goals’
Springsteen final evening was simply… ❤️❤️ Three hours of absolute pleasure and perfection. Nobody does it higher than The Boss and the E Road Band pic.twitter.com/yIQh8SIp07
— Sophie Williams (@sophierose233) May 6, 2024
What an evening , what a set listing , what a Boss ! #BruceSpringsteen #cardiff #springsteen #bruce @springsteen pic.twitter.com/aEjL1p4mLO
— ANDY (@Andy_AVFC_Hanna) May 6, 2024
TRULY BETTER DAYS IN CARDIFF
From Jason Farrelly By way of Spring-Nut Fb Web page.
Thanks Jason! Take pleasure in!! @springsteen #SpringsteenTour2024 #Springsteen #estreetband pic.twitter.com/ICASsOGTPH
— Spring-Nuts (@SpringNuts_) May 5, 2024
Elsewhere, the Boss just lately took half in Mark Knopfler’s star-studded charity re-recording of ‘Going House’, which starred the likes of Queen‘s Brian Could, Bruce Springsteen, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wooden and plenty of extra.
He additionally made a cameo look in a current episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and introduced particulars of a career-spanning compilation, titled ‘Greatest Of Bruce Springsteen’ – due for launch on Friday, April 19 by way of Sony Music.