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Bruce Springsteen kicks off European tour ahead of Irish shows

Bruce Springsteen at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Sunday night Photos: Getty Images
Bruce Springsteen at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Sunday night Photos: Getty Images

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band began their European tour in Cardiff on Sunday night ahead of their Irish shows.

Why Ireland was Born to Run with Bruce

Springsteen and co treated the crowd at the Principality Stadium to a host of hits from the music legend's six-decade career, some covers, and fan requests.

The tour now moves to Belfast's Boucher Road Playing Fields on Thursday 9 May, Kilkenny's UPMC Nowlan Park on Sunday 12 May, Cork's SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Thursday 16 May, and Dublin's Croke Park on Sunday 19 May.

When Springsteen wraps up the Irish leg of his tour, he will have performed to one million fans across the island of Ireland throughout his long career, music promoter Peter Aiken has said.

The Cardiff setlist:
So Young and in Love
Lonesome Day
No Surrender
Prove It All Night
Darlington County
Ghosts
Better Days
The Promised Land
Spirit in the Night
Hungry Heart
If I Was the Priest
My City of Ruins
Nightshift
The River
Last Man Standing
Backstreets
Because the Night
She's the One
Wrecking Ball
The Rising
Badlands
Thunder Road

Encore:
Born in the USA
Born to Run
Bobby Jean
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Twist and Shout

Encore 2:
I'll See You in My Dreams

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