Captured in London at the Hard Rock Calling Festival on June 28, 2009 in HD. The 172-minute film documents 27 tracks of live Springsteen that begin in daylight and progress through a gorgeous sunset into night.
LONDON CALLING LIVE IN HYDE PARK conveys both the experience of being on stage and the vast crowd experience of the festival environment. Viewers are able to see Springsteen spontaneously directing the E Street Band and shaping the show as it evolves. The set list spans from “Born To Run” era to “Working On A Dream” and includes rare covers and fan favorites. Brian Fallon from The Gaslight Anthem joins the band as a guest vocalist on Springsteen’s own “No Surrender”. The concert earned rave reviews. The London Times called it “epic” and “a revv3ed-up, three hour power drive through Springsteen’s America.” The Independent concurred: “Springsteen’s intensity was staggering from first powerful vocal to final thrashed-out chord”.