Bruce Springsteen Dusts Off ‘Jersey Girl’ In The Netherlands

After more than a week off, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band resumed their The River Tour last night at Malieveld in Den Haag, The Netherlands. The Boss and his band treated fans to a marathon performance that included three tour debuts with a Tom Waits cover among them.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band first debuted their cover of “Jersey Girl” by Tom Waits during the original The River Tour in 1981. They’ve since played it about 40 times with only one version having taken place outside of the U.S. A fan with a “Jersey Girl” sign got Bruce’s attention last night and Springsteen incorrectly noted “this is the first time we’ve played this song outside of the Continental United States” before launching into his first cover of the Waits classic since April 12, 2014 towards the middle of Tuesday’s main set.

The Boss’s visit to Den Haag also featured two more tour debuts. Early on Springsteen performed his original first recorded by Dave Edmunds’ “From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come),” for the first time since early 2015. Later in the night Bruce & The E Street Band dusted off the beloved “Racing In The Street,” which as with the other two tour debuts were played in response to signs from fans. All told, the New Jersey natives delivered a 32-song performance that was heavy on songs from The River, Born In The U.S.A. and Born To Run.

Watch fan-shot footage of “Jersey Girl” captured by Eliminator1000: