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Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel close Rock Hall 25th anniversary party (with setlist!)
Bruce Springsteen once again offered his geological theory of how Long Island and New Jersey were once a single land mass, before “New York kind of squeezed in the way.”
Then, he announced, “Long Island is about to meet to New Jersey... I’d like The King of Long Island to meet The E Street Band.”
And with that,the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th Anniversary celebration at Madison Square Garden became quite the surprise party, or as Springsteen put it, “The Bridge and Tunnel Summit.”
Yes, Billy Joel had arrived shortly before 1 a.m. to help close out the nearly six-hour celebration of the history of rock and roll.
Joel, along with his guitarist Tommy Byrnes and saxophonist Mark Rivera, joined Springsteen and The E Street Band for a mini-set of their hits that was historic and incredibly fun, especially once Joel and Springsteen started trading verses on “Only the Good Die Young,” “New York State of Mind” and “Born to Run.”
After a night of stirring moments, including Stevie Wonder choking back tears as he paid tribute to Michael Jackson on “The Way You Make Me Feel” with John Legend, the Springsteen-Joel union was like a stunning rock and roll dream, as each brought his trademark delivery to the other’s song.
The Rock Hall celebration continues tonight with U2, Aretha Franklin, Metallica and Jeff Beck. One of the surprise guests rumored for U2's set? None other than Mick Jagger. Let the dreaming continue. (For a blow-by-blow description of last night’s events, check out our Twitter page and follow @ndmusic for tonight’s festivities. An edited version of the night's events will air on HBO on Thanksgiving weekend.)
SETLIST: Crosby, Stills and Nash - Woodstock / Marrakesh Express / Almost Cut My Hair / Crosby, Stills, Nash and Bonnie Raitt - Love Has No Pride / Crosby, Stills and Nash - Midnight Rider / Crosby, Stills, Nash and Jackson Browne - The Pretender / Crosby, Stills, Nash and James Taylor - Mexico / Love the One You’re With / Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes / Me and Julio Down by The Schoolyard / You Can Call Me Al / Paul Simon and Dion - The Wanderer / Paul Simon, Crosby and Nash - Here Comes the Sun // Paul Simon - Late in the Evening / Little Anthony and The Imperials - Two Kinds of People // Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence / Mrs. Robinson/Not Fade Away /The Boxer /Bridge Over Troubled Water / Cecilia // Stevie Wonder - Blowin in the Wind / Uptight / I Was Made to Love Her / For Once in My Life / Signed, Sealed and Delivered / Boogie On, Reggae Woman // Wonder and Smokey Robinson - Tracks of My Tears // Wonder and John Legend - Mercy, Mercy Me / The Way You Make Me Feel // Wonder and B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone / Wonder - Living for the City // Wonder and Sting - Higher Ground/Roxanne // Wonder and Jeff Beck - Superstition // Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band -- Tenth Avenue Freeze Out // Springsteen, E Street Band and Sam Moore - Hold On, I’m Coming / Soul Man // Springsteen, E Street Band and Tom Morello - The Ghost of Tom Joad // Springsteen, E Street Band and John Fogerty - Fortunate Son / Proud Mary // Springsteen and E Street Band - Jungleland // Springsteen, E Street Band and Darlene Love - A Fine, Fine Boy / Da Do Ron Ron // Springsteen, E Street Band and Morello - London Calling / Badlands // Springsteen, E Street Band and Billy Joel - You May Be Right / Only the Good Die Young / New York State of Mind / Born to Run // Springsteen, E Street Band, Joel, Fogerty, Browne, Sam Moore, Darlene Love, Peter Wolf - Higher and Higher
PHOTO: Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary by Henny Ray Abrams for Associated Press
Tags: Bruce Springsteen , Billy Joel , Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Stevie Wonder , John Legend , U2 , Aretha Franklin , Metallica , Jeff Beck , John Legend , Mick Jagger
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