Bruce Springsteen closed the Isle Of Wight Festival last night (June 24) with a three-hour set ending in a cover of "Twist And Shout", the song made famous by The Beatles. Opening with "Badlands", the 62-year-old joked with the crowd about the coverage of the weekend's weather. "It looked bad on TV...
Bruce Springsteen closed the Isle Of Wight Festival last night (June 24) with a three-hour set ending in a cover of “Twist And Shout”, the song made famous by The Beatles.
Opening with “Badlands“, the 62-year-old joked with the crowd about the coverage of the weekend’s weather. “It looked bad on TV,” he told the crowd. “I didn’t bring my wellies, I think I left them at Glastonbury.”
Springsteen was in playful mood, taking a straw hat from a woman in the crowd and trying it on, noting “looks good”. Several times he descended from the stage in order to touch the hands of the crowd in the front rows, while during “Dancing In The Dark” he pulled a girl from the crowd in homage to its video, while also trying on her white cat hat for size.
The set featured several songs from his new album Wrecking Ball alongside classic hits. “There are hard times at home in the US and there are hard times here too,” he said before “Jack Of All Trades”.
Ending with a final run of classics including “Born In The USA“, “Born To Run” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”, Springsteen then said “I’m gonna leave you with a folk song,” before playing “Twist And Shout” – which The Who had also covered when they played the Isle of Wight in 1970.
Bruce Springsteen played:
‘Badlands’
‘No Surrender’
‘We Take Care Of Our Own’
‘Wrecking Ball’
‘Death To My Hometown’
‘My City Of Ruins’
‘Spirit In The Night’
‘Lonesome Day’
‘Jack Of All Trades’
‘Atlantic City’
‘Because The Night’
‘Working On The Highway’
‘Shackled And Drawn’
‘Waiting On A Sunny Day’
‘The River’
‘The Rising’
‘Out In The Street’
‘Land Of Hope And Dreams’
‘We Are Alive’
‘Born In The USA’
‘Born To Run’
‘Glory Days’
‘Dancing In The Dark’
‘Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out’
‘Twist And Shout’
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