Photo by Michael Roffman
Bruce Springsteen kicked off his Friday night concert in Perth, Australia by paying tribute to one of the country’s most legendary acts. It may sound hard to believe, but for the first time ever in his 50+ year career, Springsteen covered AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell”. Watch fan footage below.
Springsteen’s cover of “Highway to Hell” was just the beginning of an absolutely massive set, which also included the tour debuts of “Streets of Fire”, “Radio Nowhere”, “The Promise”, and “Terry’s Song”. Here it is in full:
Setlist:
Highway to Hell (AC/DC cover) (First time Bruce played that song)
Badlands
Adam Raised a Cain
Streets of Fire (Tour premiere, Sign request)
Candy’s Room (Tour premiere)
High Hopes (The Havalinas cover)
Just Like Fire Would (The Saints cover)
Spirit in the Night
Wrecking Ball
No Surrender
Bobby Jean
Because the Night
Downbound Train (Tour premiere)
Heaven’s Wall
Open All Night
Shackled and Drawn
Radio Nowhere
(Tour premiere)
The Ghost of Tom Joad (w/ Tom Morello on shared vocals)
Land of Hope and Dreams
Encore:
The Promise (Tour premiere, solo piano)
Born in the U.S.A.
Born to Run
Seven Nights to Rock (Moon Mullican cover)
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
American Land (Tour premiere)
Encore 2:
Terry’s Song (Tour premiere, solo acoustic)
Thunder Road (Solo acoustic)