The energy set right away by the E Street Band would never leave throughout the entire night as Boss and his band rocked through “Candy’s Room”, “She’s the One” and “Hungry Heart”, in which Bruce let the crowd sing the chorus as he ran through the audience in the floor seats before epically crowd surfing back to the stage at the song’s finish. The performance might have come as a surprise to many in the audience, but I figured Springsteen would break this classic out all along.įollowing “Kansas City” was a roaring version of “Prove It All Night” from Springsteen’s “Darkness on the Edge of Town” album that featured a whirling and twirling guitar solo by the incredibly talented Nils Lofgren, who would prove to be an instrumental jack of all trades during the night later playing a banjo and a pedal steel. Springsteen kicked off the marathon night with a cover of the Lieber & Stoller standard “Kansas City”, made popular by Wilbert Harrison, saying that one has to play this song when in Kansas City. His current “Wrecking Ball” tour for his most recent album of the same name meant that he’d also play a handful of tracks from the album, which was no problem by me, as it’s utterly fantastic. Well, we’re gonna fuckin’ show you something tonight!” He certainly would be a man of his word.įrom what I’d previously read, Springsteen’s concerts always seem to be a mixture of greatest hits and deep album tracks that he might only play one time per tour and Saturday night was no different. Early on in the show Springsteen told the audience: “Kansas City, Mo. The performance by him and his stellar band (the best in the business) was well-worth the six and a half hour drive to Kansas City, where he performed Saturday night (Nov. Springsteen is my all-time favorite musician and songwriter, hands down, so I knew I absolutely had to see him perform live at least once in my life (hopefully there will be others down the road).
The 63-year old rocker pours his heart and soul out for the crowd on every tour stop at an incredible three hours at a time.
There is just nobody around that can match the intensity and hard-charging rock glory of The Boss, even acts half his age. Everything you’ve ever heard about a Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert is 100 percent true.
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