If you needed any proof that Bruce Springsteen is fully recovered from health ailments that derailed his 2023 tour (some of which may or may not have been the result of Larry David), look no further than the performance he and the E Street Band turned in at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on Thursday night.
The show ran a grand total of three hours and 18 minutes and featured a sprawling 32-song setlist including several tracks that hadn’t been played live in close to a decade. What’s more, Springsteen’s wife, Patti Scialfa, made her first appearance on the 2024 leg of the tour, joining her husband for performances of “Tougher Than the Rest” and “Fire.”
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The setlist also included several notable covers, including John Lee Hooker’s “Boom Boom,” which opened the show; Jimmy Cliff’s “Trapped”; the traditional Cajun waltz “Jole Bloon”; and the Top Notes’ “Twist and Shout.”
Of Springsteen’s own material, other notable songs played included “Prove It All Night,” “The Promised Land,” “Hungry Heart,” “Backstreets,” “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight),” and “Bobby Jean.”
Springsteen and the E Street Band are only just getting started, as they have a number of tour dates scheduled in the US, the UK, and Europe through much of 2024. Tickets can be purchased here.
Bruce Springsteen Setlist (Kia Forum in Los Angeles, April 4th 2024)
Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker cover) (First time since 2016)
Lonesome Day
Prove It All Night
Trapped (Jimmy Cliff cover) (Tour debut)
Two Hearts
Ghosts
Letter to You
The Promised Land
Tougher Than the Rest (with Patti Scialfa) (First time since 2016)
Fire (with Patti Scialfa) (First time since 2017)
Hungry Heart
Jole Blon ([traditional] cover) (First time since 2017)
Spirit in the Night
No Surrender
My City of Ruins
Nightshift (Commodores cover)
Last Man Standing
Backstreets
Because the Night
She’s the One
Wrecking Ball
The Rising
Badlands
Thunder Road
Encore:
Land of Hope and Dreams
Born to Run
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Bobby Jean
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Twist and Shout (The Top Notes cover)
Encore 2:
I’ll See You in My Dreams