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Springsteen Plays ‘The River’ at Madison Square Garden

Last night (Nov. 8) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played what may be the only full-album performance of the Boss’ 1980 double-album The River at Madison Square Garden in New York, with Bruce telling the audience, “Just this one time! Too long to do it again!” Bruce and his band kicked off the show with one new track, “Wrecking Ball,” before playing the 20 songs from The River, with the title track, “Cadillac Ranch,” “The Ties That Bind” and “Point Blank” standing out as highlights.

Most of the show was comprised of The River songs (83 minutes to be exact), and then the Boss played favorites like “Born to Run,” “Badlands,” “Atlantic City” and “Dancing in the Dark.” After telling his bandmate Little Steven Van Zandt, “We ain’t played this in awhile. Well, we’ll figure it out once we get going,” the Boss launched into a cover of Arthur Conley’s “Sweet Soul Music,” a sign request. The Boss and the E Street Band capped off the night with covers like the Elvis Presley song “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and a rendition of Jackie Wilson’s “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher.”

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