Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band made their triumphant return to Cleveland, or “the Asbury of the West,” as some like to refer to it (such as the guy seated behind the stage holding a sign that said so) this past Wednesday.
Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse was filled to the brim with beaming fans who were served a three-hour, nonstop rock ‘n’ roll performance by The Boss and the band. I had no idea how many devil horns I’d see punctuating the fan skyline, but there’s just no telling what “Bruuooooooooose” will bring out in ya.
While the setlist doesn’t vary from city to city, Cleveland did get the tour debut of “Atlantic City,” as well as a few other improvised moments, including Springsteen ripping his shirt open (impressive physique at 73!) and later signing a kid’s arm cast. The tour heads east, culminating in New Jersey in what’s sure to be an epic homecoming, before heading abroad for the start of their European run.
SETLIST
No Surrender
Ghosts
Prove It All Night
Letter to You
The Promised Land
Out in the Street
Candy’s Room
Kitty’s Back
Nightshift (Commodores cover)
Atlantic City (tour debut)
The E Street Shuffle
Pay Me My Money Down (The Weavers cover)
Last Man Standing (acoustic, with Barry Danielian on trumpet)
Backstreets
Because the Night (Patti Smith Group cover)
She’s the One
Wrecking Ball
The Rising
Badlands
Bobby Jean
Thunder Road
Born to Run
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark (followed by band introductions)
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
I’ll See You in My Dreams (solo acoustic)
