Each year the central concert usually features Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, except for the second year, where Joe performed with No Spring Chickens.
For the fourth year in a row, this concert was held at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. The line up, as in other years, features several full band performances interspersed with solo acoustic performances. Most of the performers have performed at the Light of Day shows at some point. Each year, these artists give their time and talent to this great cause, and in true New Jersey music fashion, join each other throughout the evening.
Joe Grushecky was once again the headliner, and was joined for the 9th time at the Light of Day shows by longtime friend and sometime collaborator Bruce Springsteen.
This years lineup included Lisa Bouchelle, Garland Jeffreys, Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan, John Eddie, Willie Nile and Southside Johnny & the Poor Fools. The Poor Fools are made up of a few members of the Jukes and Soozie Tyrell of the E Street Band. Music legend David Bromberg performed at this years benefit along with the great Peter Ecklund on trumpet. Mr. Ecklund has been living with Parkinson's disease since 1999 yet continues to perform and record. Sadly for the first song he joined Mr. Bromberg on, his microphone was not working well, but that was quickly fixed.
For the encore, Max Weinberg of the E Street Band took over drum duty for Joffo Simmons of the Houserockers.
For the second straight year the Rock and Roll Chorus opened the show with a few pop/rock covers.
Here's hoping that in the near future, we can have these concerts again, but celebrating the fact that a cure has been for for Parkinson's & ALS. Then the same can be done for another good cause.
Here is the setlist. If a song is completely unknown, I will mark with question marks(???????).
Rock and Roll Chorus
Animal
I Saw Her Standing There
Who Loves You
Home Sweet Home
Thank You
Rob Dye
Precious Ones
Cars Trucks & Buses
Lisa Bouchelle
Take it Out on Me
Heaven on Credit
Only the Tequila Talking w/Guy Peterson
American Dreams Gone Wrong
Midnight Special
Kitchen
Anthony D'Amato
Arrowhead
On the Banks of the River Where I Died
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan
Noisy Guitars w/snippet of I Wanna be Sedated
Let it Go
Tell Me Why w/ Peter Obitz
Waitin' on a Train
All I Needed Was You(Southside Johnny cover) w/Linda Chorney & Willie Nile
Come Down With Me Tonight
Bruce Tunkel
You Found Me
Land of the Free
Garland Jeffreys
Coney Island Winter
I'm Alive
Contortionist
'Til John Lee Hooker Calls Me
35 Millimeter Dreams
Wild in the Street w/Bruce Springsteen
96 Tears
Linda Chorney
Fins
Cherries
John Eddie
Happy New Year
Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time
Fall For It Every Time
Drink Me Rich
Going Straight to Hell
Low Life
David Bromberg
Demon in Disguise
Bring It With You When You Come/Wooly Bully w/Peter Ecklund
Nobody Knows w/Peter Ecklund
Statesborough Blues
Willie Nile
Gotta Be a Buddha in a Place Like This
Cell Phones Ringing in the Pockets of the Dead
The Innocent Ones
House of 1000 Guitars
Blitzkrieg Bop/California Sun/Sheena is a Punk Rocker(Ramones Medley)
One Guitar w/Bruce Springsteen & Dime Store Junkies, James Maddock
Israel Nash Gripka
Let it Go
Fools Gold
Southside Johnny & the Poor Fools
Set included
Postcards From Hell
Love on the Wrong Side of Town
Can't Let Go(Lucinda Williams cover) Soozie Tyrell Lead Vocal
I Don't Want to Go Home
Trapped Again
James Maddock
4 song set included
Chance
Bruce Springsteen
Incident on 57th Street- solo acoustic
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers
???????????????? w/David Bromberg
East Carson Street
With Bruce Springsteen from here on
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Never be Enough Time
Adam Raised a Cain
Save My Love
Talking to the King
Atlantic City
Johnny 99
I'm Not Sleeping
Because the Night w/John Eddie, Garland Jeffreys & Willie Nile
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Pumping Iron
Light of Day w/Max Weinberg & All
Promised Land w/Max Weinberg & All
Twist & Shout w/Max Weinberg & All
Thunder Road Bruce Solo w/ Joe Pelesky of the Houserockers & Boccigalupe on keyboards
