I wrote this song about 500 yards north [of here] on Loch Arbor beach, he said.
We havent played it in a long fuckin time.
We got a lot of stuff we havent played in along fuckin timefor you tonight.
Bruce Springsteen performs on the beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey.Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone
Lets see how we do.
He then broke out Blinded by the Light for the first time on the tour.
But here are seven highlights from Springsteen and the ESBs marathon show.
And he had way too much other ground to cover to do all that.
He opted for 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy).
At Sea.Hear.Now, Springsteen dedicated it to him.
I had the headband and the muscles and the whole thing, he said.
And so I went home and wrote this song.
It was very appropriate for this occasion, since this show was his ultimate local hero moment.
The song carried an entirely new meaning in light of the news about her health.
(The third MetLife Stadium show in September 2023 was the sole exception.)
Instead, he closed with Jersey Girl.
