The Boss addressed the crowd on the final night of his Anfield Stadium shows
Bruce Springsteen was back on stage at Anfield Stadium tonight for the final night of his Liverpool shows on the Land of Hope and Dreams tour. He arrived on stage to rapturous applause and a standing ovation, accompanied by loud shouts of “Bruce”. He told fans at Anfield: “Hello Liverpool. We are so glad to be here because without this town there would be no E Street band”.
The star made a change to his setlist tonight, kicking things off with the song Ghosts – much to the delight of fans. On Wednesday’s show, The Boss opened with My Love Will Not Let You Down.
But one thing remained the same as Wednesday night – and that was Liverpool FC fans’ seal of approval for The Boss when he delivered a special announcement at the stadium. The star addressed his L4 surroundings as he referenced Liverpool FC’s Premier League title win. He told the crowd at Anfield: “Come on! Is this the house of champions or what?”
His question was met with huge cheers from the audience, with many Liverpool FC fans excited to hear Bruce referencing his surroundings inside the home of The Reds.
The 75-year-old’s shows in Liverpool have been the realisation of a long held dream to perform in Merseyside.
The Born To Run singer has made no secret of how much his musical tastes were shaped by The Beatles. The New Jersey native was in his teenage years when the Fab Four announced themselves to America with their fabled performance on the Ed Sullivan show.
Bruce addressed how his tastes were forged in Merseyside during his first show in Liverpool on Wednesday. He said: “It is great for us to be in Liverpool where, for us, it all began.”
He was spotted with one of his heroes as he reunited with Sir Paul McCartney in Liverpool yesterday. The legendary Beatle returned home for an incredibly special visit to Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA), the city centre school he co-founded.
The 82-year-old was greeted by cheering crowds at the main entrance of the school on Friday. Bruce was ushered in via another entrance but was spotted exiting the building later that afternoon.
The Born in the USA singer interacted with fans as he signed autographs and posed for selfies. It’s not just Bruce that felt privileged to be in Liverpool this week.
The E-Street band drummer Max Weinberg revealed how the whole group have felt honoured to be in the city. At his Jukebox show at the Cavern Club on Thursday, he said: “This has been a 55 year dream to play in the Cavern. Even the new Cavern, which is incredible.
“As Bruce said last night, literally before we went on stage, we couldn’t believe we were playing in Liverpool. I’m not kidding.” He added: “Driving to the stadium last night, we passed a sign that said Aintree. A very famous Beatles show was at the Aintree Institute.
“In any case, for us, seeing all these names was very magical. I just wanted to say what a pleasure it’s been to be in your city.” Bruce shared his excitement to be in Liverpool in an interview with Simon Mayo last year.
He likened our city to some of the biggest landmarks in his home state of New Jersey, adding: “It’s like people come from all over the world, and they want to see Freehold [Township] or they want to see Asbury Park… I have never been to Liverpool and I want to see it.”
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street band are renowned for their legendary live shows and have inspired a devoted following of fans from all over the world. Fans from all corners of the globe have descended on Merseyside this week and created a festival atmosphere that will live long in the memory.
Saturday’s Liverpool show is the final UK date on the Land of Hope and Dreams Tour. The show will next be performed at Berlin’s Olympiastadion in Germany on June 11.
Other cities left to play on the tour include Prague, Frankfurt, San Sebastian and Gelsenkirchen, before the tour comes to an end in Milan on July 3.
Bruce is not the only superstar to play at Anfield this summer. Dua Lipa will play at Liverpool FC’s stadium on June 24 and 25 before Lana Del Rey rounds off the summer shows with a performance on June 28.
