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Bruce Springsteen Plays His Longest Set Ever

by Paul Cashmere on August 1, 2012

in Live,News

Bruce Springsteen has played the longest show of his career, it is thought, after just finishing a four-hour set in Helsinki this evening (July 31, 2012).

Bruce Springsteen - image by Ros O'Gorman noise11.com photos

Bruce Springsteen - image by Ros O'Gorman

The Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Wrecking Ball tour played at the Olympiatadion in Helsinki. Springsteen is known for his marathon shows but the Helsinki show is thought to have been a new record for the 62-year old performer.

The setlist from Helsinki was:

Pre-Show Acoustic Set
I’ll Work For Your Love
Leap of Faith
No Surrender
For You
Blinded By the Light

Main set:
Rockin’ All Over The World
Night
Out In The Street
Loose Ends
We Take Care Of Our Own
Prove It All Night
Wrecking Ball
Death To My Hometown
My City Of Ruins
Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?
Be True
Jack Of All Trades
Because The Night
Lonesome Day
Darlington County
Light Of Day
Shackled And Drawn
Waiting On A Sunny Day
Back In Your Arms
The Rising
Badlands
Land Of Hope And Dreams

We Are Alive
Born In The USA
Born To Run
Detroit Medley
Glory Days
Dancing In The Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
I Don’t Want To Go Home
Higher And Higher
Twist And Shout

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