Some 30,000 fans cheered on The Boss and sang along to classics like “Hungry Heart,” “Born to Run,” and “Thunder Road.” Springsteen also acquiesced to sign requests for “Growin’ Up” and “Twist & Shout.”
According to a printed out setlist, Springsteen initially considered playing “Prove It All Night,” “I’m On Fire,” “Letter to You,” “Racing In the Street,” and “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight),” but “My City of Ruins” was chosen in place of “Racing,” “Prove It All Night” (from “Darkness on the Edge of Town”) was swapped for “Night” (from “Born to Run”), and “Growin’ Up” replaced “Letter to You.” The other tracks may have been cut due to a late start for the concert of 7:50 p.m., as some fans were still entering the Dome after 7:30.
The show lasted two hours and fifty minutes, with almost no pauses between songs. Springsteen wrapped at 10:40 p.m. with a solo acoustic performance of “I’ll See You In My Dreams.”
Thursday, April 18, 2024 concert set list below
Lonesome Day
Night
No Surrender
Two Hearts
Darlington County
Growin Up (sign request, tour premiere)
Ghosts
The Promised Land
Spirit in the Night
Hungry Heart
Atlantic City
My City of Ruins
Nightshift (Commodores cover)
Last Man Standing (acoustic)
Backstreets
Because the Night
She’s the One
Wrecking Ball
The Rising
Badlands
Thunder Road
Encore:
Born to Run
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Twist and Shout (cover, sign request)
Detroit Medley
Encore #2:
I’ll See You in My Dreams (solo acoustic)
“Syracuse! First time I came to Syracuse was 1973,” Springsteen said, standing shoulder to shoulder with Tallent. “And you are looking at the only two members of the E Street Band that were there, 51 f—ing years ago!”
Tallent then piped in, sharing how Springsteen was introduced at the show.
“They said, ‘Welcome Bruce Spring-stine,” he recalled, to which Bruce added, “That’s right. It was ‘welcome Bruce Spring-stine.’”
As he’s done in previous video messages, Springsteen then sent out a joking warning to fans about what they can expect if they come to the concert.
“Bruce Spring-stine’s coming back, 50 years later,” he said. “And guess what. Me, this gentleman, Garry W. Tallent, and the rest of the E Street Band have plans to destroy your city and rock you into the ground!”
The Boss’ comical threat prompted Tallent to respond, “Ouch!”
Springsteen ended the clip by saying, “We warned you.”
As with Springsteen’s previous promo clip, the new video was shot by his sister, veteran photographer Pamela Springsteen.
