MusiCares Person of the Year 2013: Bruce Springsteen

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN / DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN (with Tom Morello) / THUNDER ROAD (with Tom Morello) / BORN TO RUN (with Tom Morello) / GLORY DAYS (with all performers)

Bruce is honored as the "2013 MusiCares Person of the Year" at a ceremony in Los Angeles. The gala includes a reception, silent auction, dinner, award presentation and a star-studded tribute concert. The press release says: "Springsteen is being honored as the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year in recognition of his extraordinary creative accomplishments as well as his significant charitable work, which has included an impressive range of philanthropic activities over the years." Following performances of sixteen songs by other artists, Springsteen plays a five-song set accompanied by the house band and various members of the E Street Band: Patti Scialfa, Nils Lofgren, and Jake Clemons for all five songs, plus Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg and Garry Tallent for the final three. Tom Morello also joins on the final four songs, while the finale "Glory Days" is played with many of the night's performers on stage. Other guest performers Alabama Shakes, Patti Smith, Natalie Maines with Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite, Ken Casey, Mavis Staples and Zac Brown, Mumford & Sons, Jackson Browne (with Morello), Emmylou Harris, Kenny Chesney, Elton John, Juanes, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Jim James (again with Morello), John Legend, Sting, and Neil Young and Crazy Horse. The evening is hosted by Jon Stewart. For the full tribute setlist, see our Setlist tab.
Source: BruceBase