Via boston.com. Concerts finally came back in a big way this week, and all at Fenway Park. Guns n Roses on Tuesday, Billy Joel on Wednesday, Green Day and Weezer on Thursday, New Kids on the... never mind that one.
On top of all that live music coming out of Kenmore Square, Bruce Springsteen announced today that he's releasing his Fenway Park show from August 15, 2012 on CD and download!
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band christened Fenway Park with it's very first rock concert back in September of 2003. Mayor Menino was so psyched he posted signs around the city saying, "Welcome To Boss-ton." The band returned for a second two night stand in August of 2012 during the, "Wrecking Ball Tour." The second night, August 15th is now available at live.brucespringsteen.net.
I was at that show! It was such a great setlist. After leading the crowd in a sing along of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game," they went into that cool version of "Thunder Road" with just Bruce and keyboardist Roy Bittan on piano. He was playing requests from fans holding signs for songs like, "Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street," and taking a bite of another fan's hot dog and chugging a beer before ripping into "Working On The Highway."
They played 31 songs that night, finishing off with Ken Casey of The Dropkick Murphys joining in on "American Land." Check out the setlist:
- Take Me Out to the Ballgame
- Thunder Road
- Hungry Heart
- Sherry Darling
- Summertime Blues
- Girls in Their Summer Clothes
- We Take Care of Our Own
- Two Hearts
- Wrecking Ball
- Death to My Hometown
- My City of Ruins
- Knock on Wood
- Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
- Thundercrack
- Frankie
- Prove It All Night
- Darkness on the Edge of Town
- Working on the Highway
- Shackled and Drawn
- Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
- Backstreets
- Badlands
- Land of Hope and Dreams
- Who’ll Stop the Rain
- Rocky Ground
- Born to Run
- Detroit Medley
- Dancing in the Dark
- Quarter to Three
- Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
- American Land