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Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Bruce Springsteen Plays First Melbourne Show SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere on March 25, 2013

in Live,News

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the first of five Victorian shows at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday night.

Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Fans who have followed the Boss through his two Brisbane and three Sydney shows were treated to something different with

‘Something In The Night’ from 1978’s ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’. All of the the songs from the rest of the setlist have appeared somewhere on the Australian tour.

The setlist for Melbourne, March 24 was:

Out In The Street (from The River, 1980)
The Promised Land (from Darkness on the Edge of Town, 1978)
Something In The Night (from Darkness on the Edge of Town, 1978)
Wrecking Ball (from Wrecking Ball, 2012)
Death To My Hometown (from Wrecking Ball, 2012)
Hungry Heart (from The River, 1980)
Spirit In The Night (from Greetings From Asbury Park, 1973)
High Hopes (The Havilinas cover)
The River (from The River, 1980)
Seeds (from Live 1975-85, 1985)
Johnny 99 (from Nebraska, 1982)
Prove It All Night (from Darkness on the Edge of Town, 1978)
Pay Me My Money Down (from We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, 2006)
Darlington County (from Born In The USA, 1984)
Shackled And Drawn (from Wrecking Ball, 2012)
Waiting On A Sunny Day (from Working On A Dream, 2009)
The Rising (from The Rising, 2002)
The Ghost of Tom Joad (from The Ghost of Tom Joad, 1995)
Badlands (from Darkness on the Edge of Town, 1978)
Land of Hope and Dreams (from Live In New York City, 2001)

Born In The USA (from Born In The USA, 1984)

Born To Run (from Born To Run, 1975)
Dancing In The Dark (from Born In The USA, 1984)
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (from Born To Run, 1975)

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