Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performed in Montreal, Oct. 31.
Bruce Springsteen had a nice treat for his fans as he re-started his tour with The E Street Band, Halloween night at Centre Bell in Montreal: His first-ever cover of “Ghostbusters,” the 1984 hit by Ray Parker Jr. You can watch a partial video of the performance, below. I will substitute a full video if and when it becomes available.
A bit of trivia: When “Ghostbusters” hit No. 1 on Billboard magazine’s singles chart, in August 1984, Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” was also in the Top 10, at No. 7.
I will keep a setlist of the Montreal show here, updating it (using setlist.fm as the source) as songs are played.
“Ghostbusters”
“Seeds”
“Lonesome Day”
“No Surrender”
“Ghosts”
“Letter to You”
“The Promised Land”
“Hungry Heart”
“Atlantic City”
“Youngstown”
“Long Walk Home”
“The E Street Shuffle”
“Nightshift”
“Racing in the Street”
“Last Man Standing”
“Backstreets”
“Because the Night”
“She’s the One”
“Wrecking Ball”
“The Rising”
“Badlands”
“Thunder Road”
ENCORE
“Born to Run”
“Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”
“Bobby Jean”
“Dancing in the Dark”
“Tenth Avenue Freeze-out”
“Twist and Shout”
“I’ll See You in My Dreams”
Trumpeter Curt Ramm did not perform with the band, and was replaced by Mark Pender.
This was the first E Street Band concert since Sept. 15 at the Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park.
Springsteen’s next show with the band will take place on Nov. 3, at The Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Visit ticketmaster.ca. More Canadian shows will follow through Nov. 22.
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