Gallery: Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band entertain fans after postponement of fall show
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Springsteen visits Syracuse on Thursday, Apr. 18 for the first time since 1992. The JMA Wireless Dome is one stop on the Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band tour.
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The Dome fills to the brim with Springsteen fans awaiting his performance. While some enjoyed the show with cameras and beer, others brought binoculars.
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During Springsteen’s opening song, “Lonesome Day,” he encourages the crowd to raise their arms to the beat. Springsteen frequently interacts with his audience throughout the set.
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Springsteen and band member Stevie Van Zandt frequently take the same microphone throughout the performance. Van Zandt’s role in E Street Band includes guitar, vocals, and mandolin.
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Syracuse local Neil Daley, Baltimorean Adrian Mclemore, and Chicagoan Mike Brenner (left to right) go from strangers to friends during their two-hour wait before Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band’s performance. “I’m not that guy,” Daley said about wearing a band’s merch to their concert, but he rocked an “I Love This Band” T-shirt for the first time after getting it for Christmas.
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E Street Band’s saxophonist Jake Clemons opens “Night,” accompanied by band member and violinist Soozie Tyrell.
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Garry Tallent plays the bass alongside the rest of the band. This tour was the first time that Springsteen performed “Growin’ Up” with the E Street Band since 2017.
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Fans of all ages passionately sing the words to Springsteen’s setlist. After the concert was originally postponed in September, ticket holders travel from far and near to enjoy the long-awaited performance.
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Clemons and Springsteen play side by side. The show started with hits “Night” and “Two Hearts,” then ended with songs “Dancing in the Dark” and “Born to Run.”