Bruce Springsteen, aka the “Boss,” once learned to walk upright on the poorly paved paths of the Jersey Coast. When he wasn’t sitting on the hood of a Dodge with a barefoot woman, peering into her beer can. The 35,000 fans at the Sea.Hear.Now festival on September 15, 2024 are hardly less knowledgeable about Springsteen poetry than their idol. For three hours, the E Street Band unfolds a thunderous spectacle in which the two albums are presented with particular fervor Born to Run is homaged. Just in the intro of Bobby Jean The hairs on the back of your neck stand up: the wind ensemble around saxophonist Jake Clemons (nephew of the great electric singer Clarence Clemons) has five members. In 2024, the boss didn’t have to agitate against the monster in the White House. His weak voice has similar effects to Paul McCartney’s rotten organ: it goes straight to the heart.
