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Bruce Springsteen acquired a royal welcome to Texas on Thursday evening, as George Strait — the beloved “king” of nation music — joined him and the E Road Band onstage at Austin’s Moody Heart.
One after the other the band filed out to their spots onstage, with Springsteen coming on the tail finish. Solely he wasn’t alone, however accompanied by a well-recognized, cowboy-hatted silhouette. It took a second for it to daybreak on the group after the 2 males slapped palms, with viewers members excitedly shouting, “That’s George Strait!”
“Austin, Texas!” Strait, a resident of the San Antonio space, stated. “It’s my honor tonight to introduce to you a band that basically wants no introduction, proper? Bruce Springsteen and the E Road Band!”
“Thanks, George. Good night Austin!” Springsteen responded, then gave a fast depend off for a set-opening “No Give up.” The band’s 27-song set included a canopy of the Commodores’ “Nightshift” and “Cadillac Ranch” (named for a vacationer attraction within the west Texas city of Amarillo), plus classics from “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” to “Badlands” to “The Rising.” Jake Clemons, the group’s saxophone participant, missed the gig attributable to Covid however Ed Manion stuffed in for the night.
Up subsequent for Springsteen is a Feb. 18 present in Kansas Metropolis, with stops to comply with in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle. Earlier this week, the group introduced a number of new stadium dates for summer time that may kick off Aug. 9 in Chicago and run by Dec. 8 in San Francisco.
Strait has his personal share of tour dates forward this summer time as properly. After formally retiring from the highway in 2014, Strait has solely performed one-off exhibits and a Las Vegas residency, however this time round, he’ll be taking part in stadiums with Chris Stapleton for seven dates. Two of these exhibits are back-to-back nights at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on July 28 and 29.