Bruce Springsteen carried out a number of rarities throughout his three-hour headlining set at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Sunday, Sept. 15.

The live performance was a homecoming for the Boss, who was born in Long Branch, roughly 6 miles from the Sea.Hear.Now Festival website. The seaside city is the place a pre-fame Springsteen famously reduce his tooth, performing in golf equipment all through the ‘70s.

Backed by the E Street Band, Springsteen began his festival set with a rendition of “Lonesome Day,” the opening track from his 2002 album The Rising. The rock legend then launched into “Blinded by the Light,” the beloved lead single from his 1973 debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. Despite the song’s recognition, Springsteen hadn’t carried out it in live performance since 2017. Likewise, the following track, “Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?”, was initially launched on the Boss’ debut album. It additionally hadn’t been carried out in seven years.

Further rarities all through the night time included “Thundercrack,” “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” and “Meeting Across the River,” all of which Springsteen hadn’t performed stay since 2016. In complete, the Boss delivered eight songs which hadn’t beforehand appeared in a set record throughout his present tour.

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Interestingly, Springsteen opted to finish the night time not with considered one of his personal songs, however with a tune written by one other well-known rocker: Tom Waits. The Boss closed with “Jersey Girl,” which he memorably began protecting in 1984, releasing his model as a b-side to the only “Cover Me.” Springsteen’s “Jersey Girl” has lengthy been a fan favourite, particularly when he returns to play in his residence state.

Videos and a full set record from Springsteen’s Sea.Hear.Now efficiency may be discovered beneath.

Bruce Springsteen Plays Surprise Performances

Springsteen’s headlining set capped off a busy weekend for the rock legend. On Saturday night time (Sept. 14), the Boss made a shock look at the Stony Pony, the native membership that helped launch his profession. Alongside the Tangiers Blues Band, Danny Clinch, Robert Randolph and Jake Clemons, Springsteen carried out a handful of R&B rock classics, together with “Lucille,” “Down the Road Apiece” and “Boom Boom.”

On Sunday, the 74-year-old singer made two different shock appearances, taking the stage with Trey Anastasio and the Gaslight Anthem, two acts scheduled earlier on the Sea.Hear.Now. lineup. Anastasio, greatest generally known as the co-founder of Phish, was performing along with his solo band when Springsteen joined for a rendition of “Kitty’s Back.” Later, the Boss took the stage with New Jersey punk rockers the Gaslight Anthem to carry out a pair of tunes: “American Slang” and “History Books.”

Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform ‘Lucille’ at the Stone Pony

Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform ‘Kitty’s Back’ With Trey Anastasio

Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform ‘American Slang’ With the Gaslight Anthem

Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform ‘Blinded by the Light’ at Sea.Hear.Now

Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform ‘Local Hero’ at Sea.Hear.Now

Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform ‘Jersey Girl’ at Sea.Hear.Now

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 9/15/24, Asbury Park, New Jersey

1. “Lonesome Day”
2. “Blinded by the Light”
3. “Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?”
4. “Growin’ Up”
5. “The Promised Land”
6. “Spirit in the Night”
7. “Thundercrack”
8. “The E Street Shuffle”
9. “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)”
10. “Hungry Heart”
11. “Local Hero”
12. “Atlantic City”
13. “Tougher Than the Rest”
14. “Long Walk Home”
15. “Racing in the Street”
16. “Because the Night”
17. “She’s the One”
18. “Wrecking Ball”
19. “The Rising”
20. “Badlands”
21. “Thunder Road”
22. “Meeting Across the River”
23. “Jungleland”
24. “Born to Run”
25. “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”
26. “Bobby Jean”
27. “Dancing in the Dark”
28. “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”
29. “Twist and Shout”
30. “Jersey Girl”