The annual Light of Day festival returned with it's centerpiece show, Bob's Birthday Bash, at the the Count Basie Theatre(now named Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre) on January 17th.
The concert saw the return of many veteran LOD performers like Willie Nile, Joe D'Urso, Johnny Rzeznick, Williams Honor, James Maddock, Dramarama, and more recent additions like, Low Cut Connie, Fantastic Cat and Remember Jones who also acted as the shows MC.
Bruce Springsteen once again performed with Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers to close out the show, after guesting with Willie Nile. Bruce's set , as usual, contained Houserockers songs, his own material and a passionate performance of The Promised Land which he introduced citing recent events in Minneapolis.
Remember Jones performed a couple songs throughout the show while bands setup for their sets. He performed solo with only piano accompaniment.
The showed ended with a sing along of Thunder Road, but not before the entire theatre sand Happy Birthday to Bob Benjamin, the shows namesake.
Here is the setlist:
Remember Jones
Bitch is Back (Elton John cover)
Miss Emily
Stand Together Band Together
Williams Honor w/Bobby Mahoney & Emily Grove
I Got You Good
Can't Wait to Be Ashamed
I Got Ways
Matt & Eryn O'Ree
She Loves Me Anyway
Remember Jones
Dixie Lullaby
Let Em Look
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan
Welcome Home
Rockin' in the Free World(Neil Young cover)
Let It Go
Noisy Guitars/I Wanna Be Sedated( Ramones cover)
Emily Grove
Josephine
Dramarama
Work For Food
Bother Me?
Last Cigarette
Anything, Anything
Will Daily
All That I Wanted
James Maddock Band w/Williams Honor
Beautiful Now
Runaway
Keep Your Dreams
When the Suns Out
Amanda Cross & Derek Cruz
Get a Little Rowdy
Remember Jones
Lucille/Good Golly Miss Molly/Tutti Frutti(Little Richard cover)
Feelin Alright(Joe Cocker cover)
Fantastic Cat
Donnie Took the Bus
The Gig
The Hammer & The Nail
Fiona
C'mon Armegeddon
Go All Night
Jill Hennesy
She Dances Some More
No Surrender(Bruce Springsteen cover)
Willie Nile
Wild World
We Are We Are
I Gotta Run Free
One Guitar w/Bruce Springsteen & James Maddock
Low Cut Connie/Adam Weiner
Death & Destruction
Revolution Rock N Roll
Johnny Rzeznik
Slide
Here is Now
Miracle Pill
Black Balloon
Sympathy
Name
Better Days
Come To Me
Broadway w/Rob Dye & Danny Clinch
Iris
Remember Jones
Knocks Me Off My Feet(Stevie Wonder cover)
Joe D'Urso/Adam Ezra/Jake Thistle
Hold On
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers w/Jeff Kazee
Until I See You Again
New Orleans(Gary U.S. Bonds song) w/Gary U.S. Bonds
w/Bruce Springsteen from here on
Jole Blon(Gary U.S. Bonds song) w/Gary U.S. Bonds
This Little Girl(Gary U.S. Bonds song) w/Gary U.S. Bonds
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Savin' Up
I'm Not Sleeping
Pumping Iron w/Danny Clinch
Lucky Town
Atlantic City
Never Be Enough Time
Johnny 99
Promised Land w/Johnny Rzeznik
Light of Day - All Performers
Happy Birthday - All Performers
Thunder Road - All Performers
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| James Maddock Band |
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| Remember Jones |
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| Williams Honor |
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| Dramarama |
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| Fantastic Cat |
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| Jill Hennessey |
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| Willie Nile w/Bruce Springsteen & James Maddock |
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| Low Cut Connie |
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| Bruce Springsteen w/Johnny Rzeznik & Joe Griuhecky |
