King B.
That was how it started, with Bruce Springsteen alone on stage singing a cover of Lorde's ubiquitous hit Royals.
Three hours later, the New Jersey 64-year-old told the 40,000-strong crowd at Mt Smart Stadium he was "just getting started".
In between, The Boss played the entire Born in the USA album from "top to bottom", and conducted his 18-strong E Street Band through a gospel, funk, and rock 'n' soul circus.
The nearly 200 minutes of music was a rolling highlights reel of the best moments of his career, sublime musical invention and interaction both between the musicians on stage and the crowd.