Bruce Springsteen Performs With Jon Bon Jovi and Public Enemy at 'Music America' Concert in New Jersey
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Summary
Bruce Springsteen performed the second and final night of the 'Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us' concert at the OceanFirst Bank Center in Monmouth, New Jersey. The event celebrated 250 years of American music and marked the opening of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music. The second night featured covers of Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and Southside Johnny, with a stacked bill including Jon Bon Jovi, Dion DiMucci, and Public Enemy. The first night had focused on earlier American music pioneers like Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and Woody Guthrie.
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Bruce Springsteen returned to the OceanFirst Bank Center in Monmouth, New Jersey, on Friday for the second and final night of the 'Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us' concert
Dion and Public Enemy were part of the stacked bill, which also included Jon Bon Jovi
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