Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – April 26, 2012 – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Wrecking Ball 2012 Tour hits Los Angeles tonight (April, 26), and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s concert details from the first night at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena gets collected under this blog post.
Concert details including Set list, reviews, photos, videos and more! These concert specials gets updated every now and then. 2012 concert special list can be found here.
Ticket:
Setlist & Videos:
Soundcheck:
California Sun
Long Walk Home
Show:
1. Badlands (Video #1) (Video #2) (Video #3) (Video #4)
2. We Take Care Of Our Own
3. Wrecking Ball
4. The Ties That Bind (Video #1)
5. Death To My Hometown (with Tom Morello)
6. My City Of Ruins
7. The E Street Shuffle (Video #1) (Video #2)
8. Jack Of All Trades (with Tom Morello) (Video #1) (Video #2) (Video #3)
9. Something In The Night* (Video #1) (Video #2)
10. Candy’s Room (Video #1) (Video #2)
11. She’s The One
12. Easy Money
13. Waitin’ On A Sunny Day (Video #1 clip with girl) (Video #2) (Video #3)
14. The Promised Land (Video #1 clip)
15. Apollo Medley (Video #1 clip with beer scene close up)
16. The Ghost Of Tom Joad* (with Tom Morello) (Video #1) (Video #2)
17. The Rising
18. Lonesome Day
19. We Are Alive
20. Land Of Hope And Dreams
Encore:
21. Rocky Ground
22. California Sun* (cover) (Video #1)
23. Born To Run (Video #1)
24. Dancing In The Dark (Video #1 clip) (Video #2) (Video #3) (Video #4 with beginning of BTR) (Video #5)
25. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (with Tom Morello) (Video #1)
*Tour premiere
Other:
Notes:
- “California Sun”, is a song credited to Henry Glover and Morris Levy. Originally recorded by the 35-year-old New Orleans-born singer-songwriter Joe Jones, and released by EMI in the winter of 1961, it peaked at #89 on the charts. (Wikipedia)
- The most successful version, The Rivieras’ in 1964, reached #5 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Crickets recorded their version for their LP of the same name in 1964 (Liberty LRP 3351 / LST 7351). The New York City rock band The Dictators included their own cover of the song on their 1975 Go Girl Crazy! debut album. The song was later performed by The Ramones on their 1977 Leave Home album, and also used in the 1979 Rock ‘n’ Roll High School motion picture. This song is on various compilations, including All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 and Hey Ho! Let’s Go: The Anthology. The Ramones’ cover was also used in Jackass: The Movie, while The Rivieras’ version was used in Oliver Stone’s The Doors film, when Jim Morrison (played by Val Kilmer) arrives in Venice Beach. (Wikipedia)
Brucebase entry: 2012-04-26 – LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA
Bootleg status: Circulating
More info about Bruce Springsteen bootlegs on SPL: Wrecking Ball Tour – Audio Recordings
Video status: See SPL’s 2012 Wrecking Ball Tour – DVD Bootleg List
Pre-show press:
Music Picks: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Esperanza Spalding, Jack White – laweekly.com
Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball” Tour Hits The Road & LA April 26, 27 2012 – artpredator.wordpress.com
Reviews & Other:
Tom Morello joins Bruce Springsteen on four songs in L.A. on Thursday night (with pic of printed setlist) – NJ.com
The Gospel According To Bruce Springsteen: A Playlist From The Boss To Save Your Soul – huffingtonpost.com
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band thunder back into L.A. – ocregister.com
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena – 4/26/12 – blogs.laweekly.com
Music Reviews: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – variety.com
Bruce Springsteen Shakes, Rattles, Surfs in Los Angeles – billboard.com
Still the Boss: Springsteen rocks Los Angeles – utsandiego.com
Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Sports Arena – latimesblogs.latimes.com
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in Los Angeles: Concert Review – hollywoodreporter.com
What Bruce Springsteen teaches L.A. – presstelegram.com
Bruce Springsteen Rocks First Night At L.A. Sports Arena – neontommy.com
Photos:
Bruce Springsteen @ The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena – laweekly.com
Discussion/Forums
The Official LA Night 1 Setlist Thread - Backstreets (BTX)
The Official Los Angeles Night 1 (April 26) SETLISTVISION Thread – Greasylake
City of Angels, Los Angeles SetList Night 1 – SPL Messages
The Official Two Nights in Los Angeles Thread – Backstreets (BTX)
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