«Hello Rome», the greeting of Bruce Springsteen, shirt and dark jeans, arrives just before sunset on time. The cry of the gods answers him sixty thousand this crowd the Circus Maximus (sold out). And it starts immediately with the boost of My love won’t let you down and Death To My Hometown, a furious anti-war song that opened the boss’s second Italian concert on Sunday.
With him on stage are the riders of the musical apocalypse, who form that And street bands: Roy Bittan piano and synth, Nils Lofgren guitar and vocals, Patti Scialfa guitar and vocals, Garry Tallent bass, Stevie Van Zandt guitar and vocals, Max Weinberg drums, Soozie Tyrell violin, guitar and vocals, Jake Clemons saxophone and Charlie Giordano keyboards.
On the sides of the stage the flags Italian and American. The two giant screens return the images of Springsteen and the band playing one song after another non-stop for three hours. The spectators are also filmed, allowing themselves to be enveloped by the irresistible energy that emanates from the stage. Among the spectators were the greats of rock: spike, Lars Ulrich from Metallica, Nick Mason And Nick Cave. Also in attendance are actors Woody Harrelson, Thomas of Måneskin, Chris Rock, Edoardo Leo, Luca Marinelli and Giuseppe Battiston.
Indomitable Bruce. Be 73 years old They leave marks on your face, but don’t detract from the passion and power Springsteen exudes throughout the concert. On stage, he’s the first to enjoy pulling the band with him, guiding him with his gaze, and he doesn’t shy away from “breaking in” into the crowd, along the side aisles and the center aisle that extends into the area near wedged to the stage. After The Promised Land comes the release ofharmonicathis time the lucky winner is a father holding a little boy who grabs the unexpected gift and presents it to his son.
The concert lives not only from Rock’n’Roll. Opening blues, jazz and finally with Nightshift dei Commodore (from the last cover album) also soul. “Shhh,” Bruce tells the crowd, putting a finger to his lips. It’s the signal to attack Mary’s Place with a crescendo of piano, bass guitars and drums.
Never parting from the guitar, he talks about his first band in 1965 (“I stayed there for three years, for a boy that’s a whole life”) and talks about it George Theiss, his first mentor, who passed away in 2018: “He died shortly after he wrote this song.” It’s time for the poignant Last Man Standing. Because The Night, written for Patti SmithHe lives again with the guitar virtuosity of Lofgren While vineyard hits the battery hard. There’s no time to catch your breath, interrupted by crowd clapping: She’s The One. Springsteen “conducts” the audience choir on Thunder Road with the last song before the sixty thousand encores: the timeless “Born In The Usa”, “Born To Run”, “Glory Days” (“Roma, are you secure you want to go Home?” ) and Dancing In The Dark.