Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, called by Time Magazine – “one of the most unflinching acts of musical resistance in the nation’s history”, has released an official video featuring in sequence from the first seven songs of the tour’s Philadelphia finale. The 30th of May show was filmed in its entirety and is planned for release in three additional, in-sequence segments through the end of the year. The release is streaming free on most platforms and below, and is in memory of Dave Marsh.
The film “Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour (Philadelphia Freedom Cut)” (snappy title there Bruce!) is available now, and features performances of Born in the U.S.A., Death to My Hometown, No Surrender and Darkness on the Edge of Town alongside covers of the Motown classic War”(written by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield) and The Clash’s Clampdown.
“I’m thrilled to be releasing our final show from the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour — recorded in the birthplace of American freedom, Philadelphia, USA,” said Springsteen. “On the tour, we rocked the house from one end of the country to the other and, while we were at it, we spoke up everywhere in defense of our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and our sacred democracy — which are under attack by a lawless President and his regime. It’s all captured on our Philadelphia Freedom Cut — hope you enjoy it.”
Musicians on stage included the E Street Band’s Roy Bittan (piano, synthesiser), Nils Lofgren (guitar, vocals), Garry Tallent (bass guitar), Stevie Van Zandt (guitar, vocals) and Max Weinberg (drums) with Soozie Tyrell (violin, guitar, vocals), Jake Clemons (saxophone), and Charlie Giordano (organ, keyboards, accordion). They were joined by The E Street Horns and Percussion (Anthony Almonte, Barry Danielian, Eddie Manion, Ozzie Melendez, Curt Ramm) and The E Street Choir (Ada Dyer, Curtis King, Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore). Tom Morello performed with Springsteen and the E Street Band for each of the tour’s 20 shows as a special guest.
The film is directed by Chris Hilson and Thom Zimny, edited by Zimny and Sam Shapiro, and produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Zimny and Adrienne Gerard. Sound was mixed by Jon Altschiller and recorded by John Cooper, with lighting design by Jeff Ravitz and Todd Ricci.
“Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour” tracklisting:
1. War
2. Born in the U.S.A.
3. Death to My Hometown
4. Clampdown
5. No Surrender
6. Darkness on the Edge of Town
7. Streets of Minneapolis
