Bruce Springsteen plays three tour premieres in Cork, Ireland on Thursday

Bruce Springsteen plays three tour premieres in Cork, Ireland on Thursday

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band continue to pull out surprises as they are in the home stretch of their European tour. On Thursday the venue was Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, Ireland and Bruce and the band played a 30-song, three-hour-and-10-minute show featuring three tour premieres. The first premiere was a cover of "Wild Thing" made famous by The Troggs in 1966. Bruce played it twice in 2009 on the Working on a Dream tour. "Bruce said when 'Wild Thing' came out he thought 'it was the greatest song ever,' " said my friend Lauren who was at the show. A song many anxiously awaited for years (and finally played in 2009) was brought out yesterday for the first time of the Wrecking Ball tour: "The Price You Pay." Not the best of videos, but the sound is great. Here's "The Price You Pay" from the show: The third tour premiere was "Real World" from 1992's "Human Touch" album. It was performed twice on Thursday, both solo by Bruce on the piano, as part of the pre-show and then in the regular set. "Real World" was performed many times on Bruce's solo Devils & Dust tour in 2005 but this is the first time it's been played at a band show (albeit the "other" band) since 1993. According to Jeremy3162 on the Springsteen fan website BTX, Bruce has now played 210 different songs on the Wrecking Ball tour. That count does not include pre-shows or rehearsal shows. "This Little Light of Mine" was again the show opener, just like at Tuesday's show in Limerick, Ireland. And it was played again later in the set. Other highlights were "Frankie," "Sherry Darling" and "Adam Raised a Cain." There was a pre-show again. The early arrivals in Cork were treated to "I'll Work For Your Love" "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" solo acoustic on the guitar by Bruce and then "Real Word" solo on the piano. "It was one of the better shows," said my friend Peter from New Jersey who was there. "After a slow start Bruce turned it up with 'Adam Raised a Cain' and after that, it was no stopping him." Great to see the surprises continuing. Pre-Show: 1. I'll Work for your Love 2. Girls in their Summer Clothes 3. Real World (piano) Main Set: Show began at 7:22 p.m. local time (five hours ahead of New Jersey) Set list: 1. This Little Light of Mine 2. My Love Will Not Let You Down 3. Out in the Street 4. Sherry Darling 5. Wild Thing (tour premiere, sign request) 6. Frankie 7. Adam Raised a Cain 8. Death to My Hometown 9. We Take Care of our Own 10. Seeds 11. Wrecking Ball 12. Jack of all Trades 13. The Price You Pay (tour premiere, sign request) 14. Prove it all Night (with 1978 into) 15. Darlington County 16. Pay Me My Money Down 17. Shackled and Drawn 18. Waitin on a Sunny Day 19. The Rising 20. Badlands 21. Land of Hope and Dreams Encores: 22. Real World (solo piano, tour premiere) 23. Born in the U.S.A 24. Born to Run 25. Seven Nights to Rock 26. Dancing in the Dark 27. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out 28. Shout 29. This Little Light of Mine 30. Thunder Road (acoustic) Show Over: 10:32 p.m. Next show: Saturday at King's Hall in Belfast, Northern, Ireland. Only five more shows left in Europe.




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