Weve been around 50 fuckin years, he told the capacity crowd.
And we aint quitting.
We aint doing no farewell tour bullshit!
Bruce Springsteen performs at Citizens Bank Park on August 21, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Lisa Lake/Getty Images
No farewell tour for the E Street Band.
Thousands of people screaming your name?
[Cries of Brooooce filled the stadium.]
Yeah, Im gonna quit that!
Thats all it takes.
I aint going anywhere.
He didnt have to explain why it made sense to revive it now.
It inspired Springsteen to dig out Youngstown from 1995sThe Ghost of Tom Joad.
Nils Lofgren revived the soaring guitar solo he crafted for the song on the 1999/00 reunion tour.
It was tremendous fun.
No idea how it happened.
(State Trooper, Used Cars and My Fathers House are a different story.)
(Were expecting even more surprises when Springsteenheadlines Sea.Hear.Nowin his adopted hometown of Asbury Park next month.)
