Bruce Springsteen Plays Longest Show of Career in Madrid

We continue to be amazed by what 62-year-old rock immortal Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have accomplished on their Wrecking Ball World Tour, which has entered its fifth month. A group that has delivered tons of marathon concerts over the past 40 years broke their own record for longest show by dropping a 32-song, three hour and 48 minute performance at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on Sunday night. The previous mark of three hours and 43 minutes was established on December 31, 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum and was almost eclipsed back on June 7th, when The Boss and his mates treated a crowd in Milan to a three hour and 38 minute show. Clearly the band had a mission to set a new record and accomplished their goal on Sunday.

But Sunday’s show wasn’t just about quantity – quality was there also. Springsteen welcomed longtime friend Southside Johnny for Talk To Me, a song Bruce wrote and Johnny recorded in 1978, as well as the show’s finale – a cover of Twist & Shout. Another memorable moment took place just after Southside Johnny’s first sit-in, when Springsteen went into the crowd and returned with a sign that said “Spanish Eyes.” Previously unplayed until this night, Spanish Eyes was a song Springsteen recorded for the Darkness On The Edge of Town sessions that never saw the light of day until The Promise box set was released in 2010. Here’s a clip of Bruce debuting the tune…

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Spanish Eyes

The show ended at 1:24AM local time. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band return to the stage tonight at Park & Suites Arena in Montpellier, France. Do we hear four hours???

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