{"id":53853,"date":"2025-12-15T16:36:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/bruce-springsteen-plays-through-a-fire-alarm-at-stone-pony-appearance\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:36:53","slug":"bruce-springsteen-plays-through-a-fire-alarm-at-stone-pony-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/bruce-springsteen-plays-through-a-fire-alarm-at-stone-pony-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen Plays Through a Fire Alarm at Stone Pony Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/bruce-springsteen\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bruce-springsteen\" data-tag=\"bruce-springsteen\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a> was just one minute into his unannounced appearance with Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul at the Stony Pony\u2019s WhyHunger benefit show on Sunday evening when the fire alarm began blaring, the lights turned on, and the music came to a confused halt. Springsteen was leading the band through the 1976 Southside Johnny classic \u201cI Don\u2019t Want to Go Home\u201d when the alarm hit, and the audience of Springsteen fanatics had no intention of going home or even exiting the building since it was evident there was no fire or any sort of danger beyond the usual madness that erupts when Springsteen pops up at the Pony.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Don&#039;t Want to Go Home - Little Steven Disciples of Soul w\/ Bruce Springsteen - Stone Pony 12\/14\/25\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HQSMmk5Q8HY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFor the next six minutes, E Street Band touring percussionist Anthony Almonte kept a rhythm going while the excited crowd sang bits of \u201cI Don\u2019t Want to Go Home,\u201d \u201cSanta Claus Is Coming to Town\u201d and Sam Cooke\u2019s \u201cHaving a Party,\u201d and a grinning Springsteen paced around the room, received updates from crew members, briefly banged on Almonte\u2019s kit, and waited for the situation to resolve itself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Van Zandt- I Don&#039;t Want To Go Home - Take 2! Stone Pony 12\/14\/25\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8BcO9fZwyRE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBy that point in the evening, the crowd had already seen sets by Young the Giant, Amy Helm, Yola, the Smithereens, Steve Chapin and the Original Harry Chapin Band, and Danny Clinch. They all came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of WhyHunger, which was founded by Harry Chapin and continued by his family following his death in 1981. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSpringsteen\u2019s appearance wasn\u2019t a huge shock considering his close association with WhyHunger over the decades, and the presence of Van Zandt and E Street Band bassist Garry Tallent on the bill. And once the fire alarm turned off and the lights dimmed, he launched right back into \u201cI Don\u2019t Want to Go Home.\u201d \u201cI know it\u2019s time to go, but I don\u2019t want to go home,\u201d Springsteen sang, \u201cI don\u2019t care if that fuckin\u2019 fire alarm goes off!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tenth Avenue Freezeout- Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Van Zandt - Stone Pony- 12\/14\/25 WhyHunger \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0gk1mxr7jT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe wonderful chaos continued when the band followed it up with the opening bells of \u201cSanta Claus Is Coming to Town\u201d before Van Zandt stopped them and held up ten fingers, indicating that he wanted \u201c10th Avenue Freeze-Out\u201d instead. It was a short, unique rendition of the <em>Born to Run<\/em> standard with Van Zandt and Springsteen sharing lead vocals. When it wrapped, the band kicked into \u201cMerry Christmas Baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cSteve, what now?\u201d Springsteen asked as the song was winding down. \u201cWhat do we do now? We didn\u2019t rehearse! No rehearsal! We don\u2019t need it!\u201d Van Zand told him they were going to transition into the \u201cother song.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t know how,\u201d said Van Zandt. \u201cBut we\u2019re going to do it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Merry Christmas Baby \/ Santa Claus Is Coming To Town- Bruce Springsteen \/ Stevie Van Zandt- 12\/14\/25\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h3oVp6ILi5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe \u201cother song\u201d could only be \u201cSanta Claus Is Coming to Town.\u201d And they stretched it out for a glorious ten minutes. (By coincidence, the performance came just two days after the 50th anniversary of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=76WFkKp8Tjs&amp;list=RD76WFkKp8Tjs&amp;start_radio=1\">Springsteen\u2019s famous rendition of \u201cSanta Claus Is Coming to Town\u201d<\/a> at C. W. Post College in Brookville, New York, that was released as a B-side to \u201cMy Hometown\u201d in 1984, and has since become a holiday staple.)<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWith no other events on his calendar, the Stone Pony appearance is quite possibly the capper for an extraordinary busy year for Springsteen that saw him tour Europe with the E Street Band, release <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/bruce-springsteen-tracks-ii-the-lost-albums-review-1235368624\/\">Tracks II: The Lost Albums<\/a><\/em> in addition to the fabled<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/bruce-springsteen-nebraska-82-expanded-edition-review-1235449733\/\"> <em>Electric Nebraska<\/em> sessions,<\/a> and unveil <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-reviews\/deliver-me-from-nowhere-review-bruce-springsteen-biopic-1235450363\/\">Deliver Me From Nowhere<\/a><\/em>, a biopic centered around the creation of <em>Nebraska<\/em> in 1981\/82.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLittle is known about his plans for next year beyond what he told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> in June. \u201cI have a record finished,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/bruce-springsteen-biopic-new-album-interview-1235367320\/\">he said.<\/a> \u201cIt\u2019s a solo record\u2026I would imagine it will come out in \u201926 sometime.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bruce-springsteen-fire-alarm-stone-pony-1235484083\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Springsteen was just one minute into his unannounced appearance with Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul at the Stony Pony\u2019s WhyHunger benefit&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":53854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}