Bruce Springsteen was called out by Steven Van Zandt for dropping song from E Street Band tour setlist
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Steven Van Zandt has revealed he was blindsided by Bruce Springsteen’s decision to drop a song from the setlist of their tour. However, there was one song that was on the original setlist that Springsteen dropped, much to the confusion of Van Zandt, an E Street Band member since 1975, and documentary director Thom Zimney. I was like, ‘Listen to that – how could you not play this one live?’” When asked why Springsteen decided to drop the track, Van Zandt said: “There’s a lot of good songs, man.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Zimney compared his placement of “Burning Train” in the documentary with the sign requests that have become a staple of Springsteen’s live shows. open image in gallery Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt have been performing together since 1975 The inclusion of such tracks adds a lucky dip-feel to Springsteen shows, which the guitarist calls “nice and fun” but, laughing, added: “It makes me a little bit like, ‘How about just relax and enjoy the show that we’ve chosen to play for you?