Bruce Springsteen performed with Zach Bryan at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, July 20.
Bruce Springsteen — introduced to the crowd by Zach Bryan as “one of the greatest men to ever exist” — made a surprise appearance at Bryan’s concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, July 20, singing “Atlantic City” with Bryan, and also performing on the show’s encore, “Revival.” You can watch videos of both songs, below.
This was the last of three sold-out shows for Bryan at MetLife Stadium, with Kings of Leon and The Front Bottoms opening. Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon also performed on “Atlantic City.”
Springsteen appeared on Bryan’s 2024 album The Great American Bar Scene, dueting on the song “Sandpaper.”
Springsteen also made surprise appearances at shows by Bryan in Brooklyn in March 2024 and in Philadelphia in August 2024.
Springsteen and Bryan did a joint interview with Rolling Stone in October 2024. It appeared under the headline, “Zach Bryan Meets Bruce Springsteen: ‘I Never Thought I’d Be Sitting Here With You’: Two great American songwriters get together in New Jersey and go deep on the perils of stardom, classic country, the importance of moms, and the troubled state of the union.”
Here is the show’s setlist, according to setlist.fm:
“Overtime”
“Open the Gate”
“God Speed”
“28”
“Fifth of May”
“Oklahoma Smokeshow”
“Heavy Eyes”
“East Side of Sorrow”
“Madeline” (with Gabriella Rose)
“I Remember Everything” (with Gabriella Rose)
“Motorcycle Drive By”
“River Washed Hair”
“Dry Deserts”
“Dawns”
“Atlantic City” (with Bruce Springsteen and Caleb Followill)
“Nine Ball”
“Burn, Burn, Burn”
“Heading South”
“Quittin’ Time”
Encore:
“Revival” (with Bruce Springsteen)
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