Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa rock U.S. Equestrian Team Olympic benefit in Florida
Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa rocked the house for horse feed.
Springsteen and Scialfa performed Friday night at the United States Equestrian Team Foundation's “Victory in Versailles” benefit in Wellington, Florida, in support the team going to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.
Springsteen and wife, Scialfa, played “Glory Days,” “Tougher Than the Rest,” and “Money (That’s What I Want)” with a band at the event, which took place at Five Rings Farm in Wellington. Springsteen and Scialfa, and others, were the hosts.
Jessica Springsteen, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's daughter, won silver in Team Jumping at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It was held in 2021 due to the pandemic.
The Legends of the Voice, a band of singers' from TV’s “The Voice,” also performed at the benefit, according to the USET Foundation.
“Our athletes’ many years of hard work will culminate in representing our country on the most impressive stage of all — the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” said Bonnie Jenkins, executive director of the USET Foundation in a statement prior to the event. “We’re incredibly grateful to our dedicated friends and donors that help these Olympic and Paralympic dreams become reality.”
Springsteen, who has a home in Wellington, played a similar benefit for the USET Foundation in 2016.
“Patti and I have been involved with the horse world for 20 plus years since Jess started riding when she was 5 years old,” said Springsteen that night. “Needless to say, retirement is nowhere in sight for me. I literally play for horse feed night after night.”
The 2024 Olympic equestrian events will take place in July and August at the Gardens of the Palace of Versailles in Paris.
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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; [email protected]
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