Bruce Springsteen surprised the crowd at Centre Bell in Montreal by opening his Halloween night show with a cover of Ray Parker Jr.’s Ghostbusters title song. It was the first time The Boss, 75, had performed the track.
Full video performance of tonight’s opener in Montreal by @springsteen and the #estreetband: Ghostbusters!! 👻 #springsteen #springsteentour2024 pic.twitter.com/g3CgA5jGqa
— Spring-Nuts (@SpringNuts_) November 1, 2024
In a fan video from the show, The E Street Band kicks off the track with the familiar opening keyboard and horns introduction with Springsteen’s backup singers dancing along. By the time Springsteen takes the mic to sing: “If there’s something strange, in your neighborhood, who you gonna call?,” the audience is along for the ride and continues singing along.
Just when you think you’ve seen it all…. @springsteen and the #estreetband open up Montreal with….. GHOSTBUSTERS!! 👻 #springsteen #springsteentour2024 pic.twitter.com/c7nd4sFpXy
— Spring-Nuts (@SpringNuts_) October 31, 2024
After finishing “Ghostbusters,” Springsteen led the E Street Band back to familiar territory. The rest of the setlist included classics like “Hungry Heart,” “No Surrender,” “Racing in the Streets,” “The Rising,” “Atlantic City” and “The Rising.”
Springsteen also performed more recent songs like “Letter to You” and “Nightshift,” a Commodores cover featured on Springsteen’s 2022 album Only the Strong Survive.
Setlist surprises are becoming a rarity for Springsteen lately, and The E Street Band isn’t complaining. In the new Hulu and Disney+ documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the musicians praised Springsteen’s decision to stick to a standard setlist instead of changing things up frequently.
