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Bruce performed the song 248 times:
Bruce didn't stick to the original reggae arrangement but made it to a simmering, slow build of a rocker. He also made changes to the lyrics.
First ever Springsteen performance of "Trapped", played in an arrangement that is wildly different to Jimmy Cliff's original. "Trapped" was also soundchecked, with Bruce and the band spending some time working on the instrumentation.
1981-05-30 - WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND
1981-06-01 - WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND
1981-06-04 - WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND
1981-06-07 - BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL ARENA, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND
1981-06-08 - BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL ARENA, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND
1981-07-05 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1981-07-06 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1981-07-08 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1981-07-09 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1981-07-13 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA
1981-07-15 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA
1981-07-29 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, RICHFIELD, OH
1981-08-04 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
1981-08-05 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
1981-08-11 - JOE LOUIS ARENA, DETROIT, MI
1981-08-12 - JOE LOUIS ARENA, DETROIT, MI
1981-08-16 - RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, MORRISON, CO
1981-08-20 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LA
1981-08-23 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LA
1981-08-24 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LA
1981-08-27 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LA
1981-08-28 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LA
1981-09-02 - SAN DIEGO SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO, CA
1981-09-08 - ROSEMONT HORIZON, ROSEMONT, IL
1981-09-11 - ROSEMONT HORIZON, ROSEMONT, IL
1981-09-13 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OH
1981-09-14 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OH
1984-07-24 - CNE GRANDSTAND, TORONTO, ON
1984-07-31 - JOE LOUIS ARENA, DETROIT, MI
1984-08-06 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
The live 06 Aug 1984 version of Trapped was first released in 1985 on the various artists charity album We Are The World in 1985.
The live 06 Aug 1984 version of Trapped was included on The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003 3-disc edition) compilation album.
Bruce Springsteen's liner notes in The Essential Bruce Springsteen album booklet:
Written by Jimmy Cliff, one of the great masters of reggae and cut live on "The River" tour.This, of course, is an error. The released version of TRAPPED was recorded during the Born In The U.S.A. Tour, not The River Tour.
1984-08-26 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
1984-08-29 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
1984-09-04 - CENTRUM IN WORCESTER, WORCESTER, MA
1984-09-05 - CENTRUM IN WORCESTER, WORCESTER, MA
1984-09-07 - HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT
1984-09-08 - HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT
1984-09-11 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA
1984-09-12 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA
1984-09-15 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA
1984-09-17 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA
1984-09-21 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH
1984-09-22 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH
1984-09-24 - BUFFALO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, BUFFALO, NY
1984-09-25 - BUFFALO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, BUFFALO, NY
1984-10-15 - PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER, BC
1984-10-17 - TACOMA DOME, TACOMA, WA
1984-10-31 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LA
1984-12-14 - MID-SOUTH COLISEUM, MEMPHIS, TN
1985-01-19 - GREENSBORO COLISEUM, GREENSBORO, NC
1985-01-24 - PROVIDENCE CIVIC CENTER, PROVIDENCE, RI
1985-01-26 - CARRIER DOME, SYRACUSE, NY
1985-01-27 - CARRIER DOME, SYRACUSE, NY
1985-03-21 - SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
1985-03-24 - SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
1985-04-04 - MELBOURNE SHOWGROUNDS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
1985-04-11 - YOYOGI NATIONAL GYMNASIUM, TOKYO, JAPAN
1985-06-01 - SLANE CASTLE, SLANE, IRELAND
1985-06-04 - ST JAMES' PARK, NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND
1985-06-05 - ST JAMES' PARK, NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND
1985-06-08 - ULLEVI, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
1985-06-12 - STADION FEYENOORD, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
1985-06-13 - STADION FEYENOORD, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
1985-06-15 - WALDSTADION, FRANKFURT, WEST GERMANY
1985-06-18 - OLYMPIASTADION, MUNICH, WEST GERMANY
1985-06-21 - STADIO GIUSEPPE MEAZZA, MILAN, ITALY
1985-06-23 - STADE RICHTER, MONTPELLIER, FRANCE
1985-06-25 - STADE GEOFFROY-GUICHARD, SAINT-ETIENNE, FRANCE
1985-06-29 - PARC DE LA COURNEUVE, PARIS, FRANCE
1985-06-30 - PARC DE LA COURNEUVE, PARIS, FRANCE
1985-07-03 - WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON, ENGLAND
1985-07-04 - WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON, ENGLAND
1985-07-06 - WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON, ENGLAND
1985-07-07 - ROUNDHAY PARK, LEEDS, ENGLAND
1985-08-05 - RFK STADIUM, WASHINGTON, DC
1985-08-07 - CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL STADIUM, CLEVELAND, OH
1985-08-09 - SOLDIER FIELD, CHICAGO, IL
1985-08-11 - THREE RIVERS STADIUM, PITTSBURGH
1985-08-14 - VETERANS STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA
1985-08-15 - VETERANS STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA
1985-08-18 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
1985-08-19 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
1985-08-21 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
1985-08-22 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
1985-08-26 - CNE STADIUM, TORONTO, ON
1985-08-27 - CNE STADIUM, TORONTO, ON
1985-08-31 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
1985-09-01 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
1985-09-04 - PONTIAC SILVERDOME, PONTIAC, MI
1985-09-06 - HOOSIER DOME, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
1985-09-09 - ORANGE BOWL STADIUM, MIAMI, FL
1985-09-10 - ORANGE BOWL STADIUM, MIAMI, FL
1985-09-13 - COTTON BOWL, DALLAS, TX
1985-09-14 - COTTON BOWL, DALLAS, TX
1985-09-18 - OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM, OAKLAND, CA
1985-09-19 - OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM, OAKLAND, CA
1985-09-23 - MILE HIGH STADIUM, DENVER, CO
1985-09-24 - MILE HIGH STADIUM, DENVER, CO
1985-09-27 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM, LA
1985-09-29 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM, LA
1985-09-30 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM, LA
1985-10-02 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM, LA
1988-09-01- WEMBLEY STADIUM , LONDON, ENGLAND
In preparation for Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour, Trapped was practiced on 01 Sep 1988 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, during the only known/confirmed private rehearsal prior to the tour's start. The song was not played on any of the tour's regular dates.
1992-07-28 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-07-30 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-07-31 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-02 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-04 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-06 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-07 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-10 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-13 - CENTRUM IN WORCESTER, WORCESTER, MA
1992-08-14 - CENTRUM IN WORCESTER, WORCESTER, MA
1992-08-17 - THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, AUBURN HILLS, MI
1992-08-18 - THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, AUBURN HILLS, MI
1992-08-21 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, RICHFIELD, OH
1992-08-25 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
1992-08-28 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
1992-09-02 - WORLD MUSIC THEATRE, TINLEY PARK, IL
1992-09-25 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LA
1992-09-28 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LA
1992-09-29 - SAN DIEGO SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO, CA
1992-10-02 - AMERICA WEST ARENA, PHOENIX, AZ
1992-10-06 - ARCO ARENA, SACRAMENTO, CA
1992-10-13 - TACOMA DOME, TACOMA, WA
1992-10-15 - PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER, BC
1992-10-17 - OLYMPIC SADDLEDOME, CALGARY, AB
1992-10-18 - NORTHLANDS COLISEUM, EDMONTON, AB
1992-10-21 - SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
1992-10-26 - McNICHOLS SPORTS ARENA, DENVER, CO
1992-10-30 - HILTON COLISEUM, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IA
1992-10-31 - TARGET CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
1992-11-03 - BRADLEY CENTER, MILWAUKEE, WI
1992-11-05 - SKYDOME, TORONTO, ON
1992-11-06 - SKYDOME, TORONTO, ON
1992-11-09 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY
1992-11-10 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY
1992-11-13 - CARRIER DOME, SYRACUSE, NY
1992-11-15 - HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT
1992-11-17 - DEAN E. SMITH STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER, CHAPEL HILL, NC
1992-11-18 - CHARLOTTE COLISEUM, CHARLOTTE, NC
1992-11-23 - ORLANDO ARENA, ORLANDO, FL
1992-11-24 - MIAMI ARENA, MIAMI, FL
1992-11-30 - THE OMNI, ATLANTA, GA
1992-12-02 - REUNION ARENA, DALLAS, TX
1992-12-03 - ST LOUIS ARENA, ST LOUIS, MO
1992-12-05 - MARKET SQUARE ARENA, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
1992-12-07 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
1992-12-08 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
1992-12-13 - BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA
1992-12-14 - BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA
1992-12-16 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA
1992-12-17 - RUPP ARENA, LEXINGTON, KY
1993-03-31 - SECC, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
1993-04-03 - WESTFALENHALLE, DORTMUND, GERMANY
1993-04-07 - HALLENSTADION, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
1993-04-13 - HALLE TONY GARNIER, LYON, FRANCE
1993-04-16 - SHEFFIELD ARENA, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND
1993-04-19 - SPORTPALEIS AHOY, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
1993-04-23 - FLANDERS EXPO, GHENT, BELGIUM
1993-05-01 - ESTÁDIO JOSÉ ALVALADE, LISBON, PORTUGAL
1993-05-05 - ESTADIO VICENTE CALDERÓN, MADRID, SPAIN
1993-05-11 - ESTADI OLÍMPIC DE MONTJUIC, BARCELONA, SPAIN
1993-05-25 - STADIO FLAMINIO, ROME, ITALY
1999-06-20 - GELREDOME, ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS
1999-06-24 - STOCKHOLMS STADION, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
1999-07-18 - CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1999-08-01 - CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1999-08-11 - CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1999-08-22 - FLEET CENTER, BOSTON, MA
1999-09-01 - MCI CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC
1999-09-09 - THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, AUBURN HILLS, MI
1999-09-15 - FIRST UNION CENTER, PHILADELPHIA
1999-09-28 - UNITED CENTER, CHICAGO, IL
1999-10-18 - STAPLES CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CA
1999-10-26 - OAKLAND ARENA, OAKLAND, CA
1999-11-15 - GUND ARENA, CLEVELAND, OH
1999-11-29 - TARGET CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
2000-03-04 - ORLANDO ARENA, ORLANDO, FL
2000-03-10 - NATIONAL CAR RENTAL CENTER, SUNRISE, FL
2000-03-18 - PYRAMID ARENA, MEMPHIS, TN
2000-04-26 - MELLON ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA
2000-06-04 - PHILIPS ARENA, ATLANTA, GA
2000-06-15 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY
2000-06-27 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY
2003-05-24 - STADE DE FRANCE, SAINT-DENIS, FRANCE
2003-07-21 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
2003-08-09 - LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD, PHILADELPHIA
2003-08-30 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
2003-09-10 - SKYDOME, TORONTO, ON
2008-03-29 - KEYARENA AT SEATTLE CENTER, SEATTLE, WA
2008-03-31 - GM PLACE, VANCOUVER, BC
2008-04-05 - HP PAVILION AT SAN JOSE, SAN JOSE, CA
2008-04-07 - HONDA CENTER, ANAHEIM, CA
2008-04-13 - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, DALLAS, TX
2008-04-25 - PHILIPS ARENA, ATLANTA, GA
2008-04-28 - GREENSBORO COLISEUM, GREENSBORO, NC
2008-05-23 - RDS ARENA, DUBLIN, IRELAND
2008-05-28 - OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
2008-06-16 - LTU ARENA, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
2008-06-23 - SPORTPALEIS, ANTWERP, BELGIUM
2008-06-29 - PARKEN STADIUM, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
2008-07-08 - VALLE HOVIN STADION, OSLO, NORWAY
2008-07-17 - ESTADIO SANTIAGO BERNABÉU, MADRID, SPAIN
- The live 28 Jun 2009 version of Trapped was released on the London Calling: Live In Hyde Park home video in 2010.
2009-04-26 - PHILIPS ARENA, ATLANTA, GA
2009-05-12 - UNITED CENTER, CHICAGO, IL
2009-05-15 - HERSHEYPARK STADIUM, HERSHEY, PA
2009-05-30 - MEGALAND, LANDGRAAF, THE NETHERLANDS
Pinkpop Festival
2009-06-07 - STOCKHOLMS STADION, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
2009-06-28 - HYDE PARK, LONDON, ENGLAND
The live 28 Jun 2009 version of Trapped was released on the London Calling: Live In Hyde Park home video in 2010.
2009-07-03 - COMMERZBANK-ARENA, FRANKFURT, GERMANY
2009-07-12 - RDS ARENA, DUBLIN, IRELAND
2009-08-01 - ESTADIO JOSÉ ZORRILLA, VALLADOLID, SPAIN
2009-08-22 - COMCAST CENTER, MANSFIELD, MA
2009-11-18 - SOMMET CENTER, NASHVILLE, TN
2012-04-01 - VERIZON CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC
2012-04-04 - IZOD CENTER, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ
2012-04-09 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NY
2012-04-12 - THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, AUBURN HILLS, MI
2012-04-17 - QUICKEN LOANS ARENA, CLEVELAND, OH
2012-05-13 - ESTADIO OLIMPICO DE LA CARTUJA, SEVILLE, SPAIN
2012-05-18 - ESTADI OLIMPIC LLUIS COMPANYS, BARCELONA, SPAIN
2012-05-30 - OLYMPIASTADION, BERLIN, GERMANY
2012-06-10 - STADIO ARTEMIO FRANCHI, FLORENCE, ITALY
2012-07-07 - FESTIVALPLADSEN, ROSKILDE, DENMARK
Roskilde Festival
2012-07-12 - ERNST-HAPPEL-STADION, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
2012-09-07 - WRIGLEY FIELD, CHICAGO, IL
2012-10-21 - COPPS COLISEUM, HAMILTON, ON
2012-11-15 - CENTURYLINK CENTER, OMAHA, NE
2012-12-06 - JOBING.COM ARENA, GLENDALE, AZ
2013-03-22 - ALLPHONES ARENA, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
2013-05-14 - PARKEN STADIUM, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
2013-06-20 - RICOH ARENA, COVENTRY, ENGLAND
2013-07-05 - BORUSSIA-PARK, MONCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY
2014-01-28 - BELLVILLE VELODROME, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
2014-02-22 - HOPE ESTATE, HUNTER VALLEY, AUSTRALIA
2014-04-15 - NATIONWIDE ARENA, COLUMBUS, OH
2014-04-26 - AARON'S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD, ATLANTA, GA
2016-05-21 - ESTADIO SANTIAGO BERNABEU, MADRID, SPAIN
2016-06-29 - ULLEVAAL STADION, OSLO, NORWAY
2016-07-03 - STADIO GIUSEPPE MEAZZA, MILAN, ITALY
2016-07-31 - LETZIGRUND, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
2016-09-01 - NATIONALS PARK, WASHINGTON, DC
2017-01-30 - ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
2017-02-04 - AAMI PARK, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
With Jimmy Cliff and his band. This is an interesting seven-minute performance utilizing Cliff’s original arrangement of the song (i.e., some alternate lyrics and totally different melody to Bruce’s more famous cover version).