Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Brought the House Down in Paris

On July 5th I went to one of the most amazing concerts I’ve been to: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band live in Paris. It’s extremely rare to see someone rocking for almost four hours with not only an incredible energy, but also with such pleasure and excitement.

At Bercy, we saw The Boss give everything, even his body, when he let the audience carry him from the middle of the pit to the scene. It’s impossible not to be impressed by someone who enjoys performing so much, but when this someone is a rock legend, an extremely gifted musician, a 62 year-old men who has spent all his live making incredible music in various genres ; then you’re just blown away. Let’s not forget either that Bruce Springsteen’s band is no other than the E Street Band and this musicians are just top notch as well as great characters and performers.

Then there’s the amazing setlist, with all of Springsteen’s classics, as well as his recent hits. I’m definitely no Bruce Springsteen expert, but I enjoyed each song and I fulfilled my childhood dream of dancing Dancing in the Dark live!

I have a terrible memory, but I can only hope that I won’t forget the night of the 5th of July 2012, when I saw one of the best live performances I’ve witnessed.

See the photos (some bad pictures, but they can give you an idea of the concert)

Watch the videos:

• Out in the Street
• Thunder Road

Setlist:

1. Au clair de la lune
   (solo accordion performance by Charles Giordano)
2. The Ties That Bind
3. No Surrender
4. Two Hearts
5. Downbound Train
6. Candy’s Room
7. Something in the Night
8. We Take Care Of Our Own
9. Wrecking Ball
10. Death to My Hometown
11. My City of Ruins
12. Spirit in the Night
13. Incident on 57th Street
14. Because the Night
15. She’s the One
16. Working on the Highway
17. I’m Goin’ Down
18. Easy Money
19. Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
20. Apollo Medley
21. For You
22. Racing in the Street
23. The Rising
24. Out in the Street
25. Land of Hope and Dreams
26. We Are Alive
27. Thunder Road
28. Born to Run
29. Glory Days
30. Seven Nights to Rock
31. Dancing in the Dark
32. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

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