This year’s Stand Up for Heroes benefit took place on Nov. 9.
Bruce Springsteen performed his first two public-concert versions of two songs from his 2019 Western Stars album — “Moonlight Motel” and “Hello Sunshine” — Nov. 9 at the 20th annual “Stand Up for Heroes” benefit at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York.
“Stand Up for Heroes” shows, produced by The Bob Woodruff Foundation in partnership with The New York Comedy Festival, always feature a combination of comedy and music, and Springsteen has often performed at them, telling jokes in between his songs. The shows have raised more than $100 million for veterans, military families and caregivers, over the years.
This year’s show also featured Jon Stewart, Hasan Minhaj, The Resilient, Alex Warren and Josh Johnson, and Springsteen performed “Dancing in the Dark” and “I’ll Work for Your Love,” in addition to the two Western Stars songs.
Here are clips of “Moonlight Motel,” “Hello Sunshine” and “Dancing in the Dark.” Warning: The first two clips also include the off-color jokes Springsteen told, preceding the songs.
Reportedly, Springsteen also performed “Moonlight Motel” and “Hello Sunshine” at a private event at Transparent Clinch Gallery in Asbury Park, on Oct. 16.
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