Bruce Springsteen teamed up with Jesse Malin, Willie Nile, and Joe Grushecky for an evening of surprises at the annual Light of Day fundraiser.
Midway through the 25th annual Light of Day benefit at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey, on Saturday night,in 2023, and he used the mic stand, along with the tremendous force of his will, to pull himself to his feet and welcome his old friend onto the stage as screams of “Broooooce” echoed through the theater.
It was the emotional highlight of the long evening which also included Springsteen guest spots with his old buddies Willie Nile and Joe Grushecky along with performances by John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls, Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem, Brian Baker of Bad Religion, Remember Jones, Dramarama, and the Weeklings.
The penultimate act of the evening was John Rzeznik, who played an acoustic set of Goo Goo Dolls classics like “Slide,” “Black Balloon,” “Name,” and “Iris.” “This is my adopted home,” he told the crowd. “My friendly neighbors are here. I lived in Los Angeles for 16 years, and I didn’t meet anyone. I met my wife and we came back here when we decided to have a baby. Now it’s my home.”
Only the true faithful in the crowd recognized the beginning of “Savin’ Up,” which Springsteen wrote for Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers in 1983. “Now,I’m a billionaire,” Springsteen told the crowd as the band kicked into the tune. “I wish I was. But that ladies and gentlemen, is fake news. Since if I was a billionaire, first thing I’d do is buy another guitar. Second thing I’d do is buy another guitar.
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