Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band kicked off their highly-anticipated 2023 tour in Tampa, Fla. last night (February 2.) It marked the band’s first tour in nearly six years.
Per Setlist.fm, the opening night setlist consisted of a 21-song setlist and a seven-song encore. Along with some of their biggest songs, the setlist featured a few tracks from 2020’s Letter to You and the 2022 covers album Only the Strong Survive. The latter album likely explains the expanded lineup of musicians on stage. Rolling Stone noted the E Street Band regulars were joined by four backup singers, a five-piece horn section and an additional percussionist. Altogether, an 18-piece band rocked the sold-out crowd inside Amalie Arena.
Scroll below to see the full setlist along with some fan-shot footage from the show.
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band – 2/1/2023 Setlist from Tour Kickoff in Tampa, Fla.
No Surrender
Ghosts
Prove It All Night
Letter to You
The Promised Land
Out in the Street
Candy’s Room
Kitty’s Back
Brilliant Disguise
Nightshift (Commodores cover)
Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) (Ben E. King cover)
The E Street Shuffle
Johnny 99
Last Man Standing (Live debut; acoustic)
House of a Thousand Guitars
Backstreets
Because the Night (Patti Smith Group cover)
She’s the One
Wrecking Ball
The Rising
Badlands
ENCORE
Burnin’ Train (Live debut)
Born to Run
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
I’ll See You in My Dreams (acoustic, solo)
