Apollo Theater 03/09/12 is a live album by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, released in November 2014 and was the first official release through the Bruce Springsteen Archives.[1] The concert is available on CD and digital download at http://live.brucespringsteen.net.[2]

Apollo Theater 03/09/12
Live album by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Released	November 17, 2014
Recorded	March 9, 2012
Genre	Rock
Length	2:11:41
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band chronology
The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973–1984 (2014) Apollo Theater 03/09/12 (2014) The Agora, Cleveland 1978 (2014)

Background

The show was recorded at the Apollo Theater in New York City on March 9, 2012 and was a warm-up date for the band's upcoming Wrecking Ball World Tour. The show also marked the first full performance for Springsteen and the E Street Band following the death of Clarence Clemons and the first to feature the newly assembled nine piece backing band that Springsteen would use on his upcoming tours. The performance was also aired live on E Street Radio.

Track listing

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted.

Set one

1. "Opening Applause" – 1:09
2. "Bruce Introduction" – 1:07
3. "We Take Care of Our Own" – 4:28
4. "Wrecking Ball" – 6:07
5. "Badlands" – 5:56
6. "Death to My Hometown" – 4:09
7. "My City of Ruins" – 12:18
8. "Talking intro to "The E Street Shuffle" – 0:47
9. "The E Street Shuffle" – 7:52
10. "Jack Of All Trades" – 6:13
11. "Shackled and Drawn" – 6:23
12. "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" – 5:27
13. "The Promised Land" – 6:24
14. "Talking intro to "Mansion on the Hill" – 1:33
15. "Mansion on the Hill" – 4:28
16. "Intro to "The Way You Do the Things You Do/634-5789" – 3:31
17. "The Way You Do the Things You Do/634-5789" – 8:10 (Robinson; Wilson Pickett)
    • Contains portions of "The Way You Do the Things You Do" Originally Recorded by The Temptations
18. "The Rising" – 5:10
19. "We Are Alive" – 6:07
20. "Thunder Road" – 7:12
21. "Talking intro to "Rocky Ground" – 1:16

Encore

1. "Rocky Ground" – 6:40
2. "Land of Hope and Dreams/People Get Ready" – 8:59 (Springsteen; Mayfield)
   • Contains portions of "People Get Ready" originally by The Impressions
3. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" – 6:33
4. "Hold On, I'm Comin'" – 3:43 (Hayes, Porter)
   • Originally Recorded by Sam & Dave

Personnel

References