The first three times, as scheduled, on the occasion of induction ceremonies at the New Jersey Hall of Fame Jersey, but the latter surprisingly during the John Mellencamp show.
Towards the end of the evening, in fact Mellencamp presented his friend on stage as "one of the greatest songwriters of our times" amidst the emotion and enthusiasm of the audience.
Nobody knew about the surprise and the joy was spontaneous and uncontainable! Bruce – black t-shirt and jeans, this time without guitar – greeted the audience with amusement and warmly hugged John.
Although Springsteen contributed to Mellencamp's last two studio albums, 2022's Strictly a One-Eyed Jack and 2023's Orpheus Descending, they only performed "Pink Houses" together on stage, a song from 1983's Uh-Huh album. Nice to see him back on stage, physically in great shape, ready for the start of his tour scheduled for March 19th at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ. (Pink Cadillac)
Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp closed out the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony with a rollicking tribute to the recently departed Jerry Lee Lewis, performing the rock 'n' roll pioneer's "High School Confidential" and "Great Balls of Fire." (UCR)
"One last one for the Killer," Springsteen said before beginning the performance. "Anybody know the lyrics? Can you get 'em up there?"
Springsteen and Mellencamp appeared earlier in the evening to induct record executive Jimmy Iovine and entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman, respectively, into the Rock Hall
