Bruce performed the song 7 times as part of Kansas City:

 

2025-06-07 Anfield, Liverpool, England

Paul McCartney joins Bruce and the band in his hometown Liverpool for "Can't Buy Me Love" (Bruce's first performance of the song). McCartney did the vocals and Little Steven played the guitar solo. The second song played together was "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!. Bruce sang with McCartney and played the guitar solo.

 

Intro to Sir Paul McCartney:

 

“We are lucky tonight, we have a young man, a lovely young man from Liverpool. He’s gonna guest with us tonight, I think he has a lot of talent and I believe he’s gonna be going places. So let’s bring out Sir Paul McCartney.”   

 

 

Photo credits: Jos Westenberg

 

Media:

• BBC 
• liverpoolecho
  
• liverpoolecho
  
• Bruce Springsteen makes Liverpool admission as 'dream' set to finally come true
  
• njarts.net
  
• nme.com
  
• rollingstone.com
  

2007-10-13 Weinberg Residence, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
2002-09-24 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
1987-04-12 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park
1984-11-19 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
1981-02-05 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO

 

• Snippets

 

during SHERRY DARLING

1985-09-01 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
1985-08-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
1985-08-27 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON
1985-08-26 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON
1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
1985-08-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
1985-08-19 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
1985-08-15 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
1985-08-14 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
1985-08-11 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh
1985-08-09 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

 

In 1955, Little Richard recorded two different versions of "Kansas City" by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller: one on September, 13 (supervised by Bumps Blackwell), and one on November, 29 (with five vocalists, supervised by Art Rupe). The first version, which adheres closely to the original 1952 recording by Little Willie Littlefield for the first two verses, was not released until November 1970, on the compilation album Well Alright! The second version, which had been substantially re-worked by Little Richard (in particular, it featured a new refrain starting with words, "Hey, hey, hey, hey; Hey baby, hey child, hey now") was released in March 1959 on The Fabulous Little Richard and in April 1959 as single after the success of the Wilbert Harrison hit. "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey" was recorded six months after the second version of "Kansas City", incorporating the same refrain. However, as "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey" was released in 1958—with the writing credited solely to Richard Wayne Penniman (Little Richard)—the public perceived it as an earlier recording than "Kansas City". Kansas city became part of this medley, when Little Richard added on his song, Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey, when he recorded both as a B-side single to Good Golly Miss Molly in 1958. This is Kansas City's Official Song and when the K.C. Royals win a home baseball game, they play The Beatles version. When they lose, they play Wilbert Harrison's version. NOW, that's cool - "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey!"

 

 

 

2023-10-09 SiriusXM Studio, New York City, NY
Bruce played the song in the KANSAS CITY - HEY!-HEY!-HEY!-HEY! medley of the Beatles during The 'From My Home to Yours' series, returning for the first time since 2021, with Episode 30, featuring Bruce and high school friends and surviving members of the early Freehold rock and roll scene Craig Caprioni, Mike Domanski, Donnie Powell, and Mike Wilson discussing the music they listened to in those mid-'60s days. 

 

2020-05-20 SiriusXM Studio, New York City

During the SiriusXM radio Lockdown DJ show Volume 4, "From His Home to Yours" broadcast on Wednesday, May 20, Bruce played 3 songs of Little Richard who recently passed away. He played: