Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band play epic show at BST Hyde Park

See photos from the triumphant night

Bruce Springsteen at BST Hyde Park
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 7th Jul 2023

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played a triumphant three-hour, 28-song set at American Express presents BST Hyde Park in London last night (6th July).

The epic concert in front of 65,000 adoring fans was the first of two sold-out shows at BST Hyde Park, with the second gig taking place on Saturday.

The show also marked the first time Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played Hyde Park since they headlined Hard Rock Calling in 2012.

Buce's Hard Rock Calling concert 11 years ago (in)famously had the sound pulled during set closer ‘Twist and Shout’ with special guest Paul McCartney due to a curfew from Westminster Council, and The Boss duly poked fun at the incident last night.

Following song no.25 on the night ‘Glory Days’, Springsteen told his band mates, “It’s time to go home… I’m telling you they are going to pull the f---ing plug again!”

Guitarist Stevie Van Zandt hilariously replied: “F--- ‘em!”

Check out photos from the spectacular show and the full setlist below.

The Boss and his legendary band's performances on The Great Oak Stage at Hyde Park are part of a UK tour that has already visited Edinburgh BT Murrayfield Stadium and Birmingham Villa Park.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park:

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rock BST Hyde Park


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s setlist at BST Hyde Park:

1 - No Surrender

2 - Ghosts

3 - Prove It All Night

4 - Letter to You

5 - The Promised Land

6 - Out in the Street

7 - Darlington County

8 - Working on the Highway

9 - Kitty's Back

10 - Nightshift (Commodores cover)

11 - Mary's Place

12 - My Hometown

13 - The River

14 - Last Man Standing (acoustic with Barry Danielian on trumpet)

15 - Backstreets

16 - Because the Night (Patti Smith Group cover)

17 - She's the One

18 - Wrecking Ball

19 - The Rising

20 - Badlands

21 - Thunder Road

Encore:

22 - Born in the U.S.A.

23 - Born to Run

24 - Bobby Jean

25 - Glory Days

26 - Dancing in the Dark (followed by Band Introductions)

27 - Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (pictures of Danny Federici… more )

Encore 2:

28 - I'll See You in My Dreams (solo acoustic)

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