Boss Rocks Fenway

Fenway Park echoed with the chords of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Boss-style as Bruce Springsteen took the field for the first rock concert of the baseball park's 91-year history.

"What this park needs is a rock 'n' roll baptism, a rock 'n' roll Bar Mitzvah... a rock 'n' roll exorcism," Springsteen told the capacity crowd of more than 36,000 as he and his E Street Band launched into standards including "The Rising" and "Lonesome Day" Saturday night.

Springsteen and Fenway, both legends in their own spheres, came together as part of the New Jersey rocker's worldwide tour, which began last summer and will wrap up Oct. 3.

No concerts have been held at the fabled ballpark since 1973, when 15,000 came to see the Newport Jazz Festival.

Standing in the outfield Saturday, Jeff Charbonneau said he couldn't believe his luck being able to watch Springsteen perform in the ball park where his sporting idols played.

"I'm a lifelong Red Sox fan, I love Bruce, I can't ask for anything else," said Charbonneau, 43, of Portsmouth, R.I. "This is two thrills for the price of one."