On Wednesday (June 21), Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band kicked off their tour of Germany. The first of four concerts took place in Düsseldorf’s Merkur Spiel-Arena. There “The Boss” presented itself as the “bright side of rock music”, as ROLLING STONE editor Birgit Fuss writes in her concert review. With 43,000 visitors, the show was completely sold out. In this article you will find the best photos and videos from the Bruce Springsteen gig in Düsseldorf on June 21st.
Photos and videos from the Bruce Springsteen concert
Visitors to the show shared impressions on Twitter. A user published four photos and wrote: “Bruce Springsteen live in Düsseldorf. That was 3 hours of pure rock. Awesome concert, great show! Craziness!”
Yesterday: Bruce Springsteen live in Düsseldorf. That was 3 hours of pure rock. Awesome concert, great show! Craziness!
“Count the band in, then kick into overdrive. By the end of the set we leave no one alive”@springsteen #BruceSpringsteen pic.twitter.com/l9KqsAJK2S
— Denis Czekalla (@DeeCzee) June 22, 2023
This user provided another view of the stage and the audience. “I’ve been to thousands of gigs. But that was the damn best,” he captioned the shot.
Just saw @springsteen, @StevieVanZandt, @nilslofgren, @gwtallent, @jakeclemons and the rest of the E Street Band in Düsseldorf. I’ve been to a thousand gigs. But that was the damn best. #Springsteen #BruceSpringsteen #TheBoss pic.twitter.com/pxFBYUnNIV
— Markus™ ⚓🌻😷 (@frei_los) June 22, 2023
“Dancing In The Dark” from the album “Born In The USA” (1984) should of course not be missing from any Springsteen concert. Here is an excerpt from the performance in Düsseldorf.
After the concert is before the concert – warmup in Düsseldorf – next stop in Hamburg on 15.7. #TheBoss #BruceSpringsteen pic.twitter.com/fdHUKNNrKp
— DerAndreas🇪🇺🇩🇪 (@michendorfer) June 21, 2023
Not only German fans were drawn to Düsseldorf on June 21st. A Dutch fan shared her impressions of the show on Twitter. “That was the last concert for us on this tour. Perfect ending: 3 hours nonstop,” she wrote.
That was the last concert before ons deze tour. Perfect closing: 3 hours non stop #hero #brucespringsteen #Dusseldorf pic.twitter.com/Qhl1YXXe4M
— marleen 026 (@finax72) June 21, 2023
Videos of the concert were also published on YouTube. Here is a recording of the first song of the evening, “The Ties That Bind”.
The 73-year-old had the audience in his hands. This video shared on Twitter proves it.
Dusseldorf #BruceSpringsteen 🤘 pic.twitter.com/8iBSw7atHY
— Mar (@Marzippo) June 21, 2023
Springsteen also performed Born In the USA. In this recording you can see and hear the crowd singing along to the chorus.
setlist
- The Ties That Bind
- No Surrender
- Ghosts
- Prove It All Night
- Letter to You
- The Promised Land
- Out in the street
- Candy’s Room
- Kitty’s Back
- Nightshift
- Mary’s Place
- myhometown
- TheRiver
- Last Man Standing
- back streets
- Because the night
- She’s the One
- wrecking ball
- The Rising
- badlands
- Thunder Road
- Born in the USA
- Born to Run
- Bobby Jean
- Glory Days
- Dancing in the dark
- Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
- I’ll See You in My Dreams