Bruce Springsteen kicks off final shows in Giants stadium
Samantha Blee
Issue date: 10/6/09 Section: Arts & Society
Around 10:00, an hour and a half after the concert had commenced, a silence suggested the show might be coming to a pause.
"These are the guys who make the music," he told the crowd, introducing the members of the E Street Band. "Alright, back to work! Get your asses back to those instruments!" he jokingly instructed his band, who would up playing another hour and a half of exciting music.
Bruce made sure to include several moments like this, speaking directly to the fans who cheered him on during every moment of the show.
"It feels good to be home," he said. "The E Street Band has been on tour practicing, practicing, practicing just for this moment... to build this house out of spirit and music and Jersey soul. And out of noise!"
Following Born to Run, seven songs kept the electricity going before the E Street Band took its actual first departure from the stage. But audience members did not need to worry, for the band came back quickly with the intention of taking requests written on posters held throughout the crowd.
Placing a glittering, fan-made sign that said "It's Boss Time", on the ground in front of his mic stand, Bruce led the E Street Band into a set of another seven songs. This lengthy encore included E Street Shuffle, Dancin' in the Dark, and Growing Up.
During Growing Up, Bruce shared a dream he had with the audience. In this dream, he wound up in a house with all of his friends of family, in front of a cake that had "60 f****** candles!"
The laughing crowd then burst into a loud, echoing round of Happy Birthday for the Boss. But anyone present would agree: this 60-year-old man proved that he had more energy then most 20-something-year-olds today.
After over three hours from the concert's starting point, Bruce performed his last song of the evening. Seven minutes of pure joy commenced as Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), another fan favorite, ended the evening on a high note. Fireworks shot of of Giant's Stadium as chilly fans cheered for their hero one last time before the E Street Band exited the stage.
The excited exchanges and shouts from the crowd when shuffling to the cars said it all: three hours of live Bruce Sringsteen was an experience unlike any other, and three hours more would have certainly been welcome.
"These are the guys who make the music," he told the crowd, introducing the members of the E Street Band. "Alright, back to work! Get your asses back to those instruments!" he jokingly instructed his band, who would up playing another hour and a half of exciting music.
Bruce made sure to include several moments like this, speaking directly to the fans who cheered him on during every moment of the show.
"It feels good to be home," he said. "The E Street Band has been on tour practicing, practicing, practicing just for this moment... to build this house out of spirit and music and Jersey soul. And out of noise!"
Following Born to Run, seven songs kept the electricity going before the E Street Band took its actual first departure from the stage. But audience members did not need to worry, for the band came back quickly with the intention of taking requests written on posters held throughout the crowd.
Placing a glittering, fan-made sign that said "It's Boss Time", on the ground in front of his mic stand, Bruce led the E Street Band into a set of another seven songs. This lengthy encore included E Street Shuffle, Dancin' in the Dark, and Growing Up.
During Growing Up, Bruce shared a dream he had with the audience. In this dream, he wound up in a house with all of his friends of family, in front of a cake that had "60 f****** candles!"
The laughing crowd then burst into a loud, echoing round of Happy Birthday for the Boss. But anyone present would agree: this 60-year-old man proved that he had more energy then most 20-something-year-olds today.
After over three hours from the concert's starting point, Bruce performed his last song of the evening. Seven minutes of pure joy commenced as Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), another fan favorite, ended the evening on a high note. Fireworks shot of of Giant's Stadium as chilly fans cheered for their hero one last time before the E Street Band exited the stage.
The excited exchanges and shouts from the crowd when shuffling to the cars said it all: three hours of live Bruce Sringsteen was an experience unlike any other, and three hours more would have certainly been welcome.
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