My City of Ruins shows in subsequent years. The song was played regularly on The Rising Tour and the Sessions Band Tour. As such, "My City of Ruins" was included on the "Live in Barcelona" concert video and as a PBS special edition EP bonus track on "". After a tour of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, Bruce Springsteen played this song at the 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. During the Working on a Dream Tour date in Rome, in July 2009, Bruce dedicated this song to the victims of the earthquake which devastated the Italian city of l'Aquila a few
2009 L'Aquila earthquake danger of criminal infiltration, noting that these risks would have been avoided with adequate supervision and inspections. On 15 April, President of the Chamber of Deputies Gianfranco Fini confirmed the need to "watch out for mafia infiltrations". On 17 April, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, stated: "Exploitation will be impossible, we will reconstruct within 6 months keeping out exploitation and the mafia." On the morning of 10 April 2009, which was also Good Friday, a state funeral was held for 205 of the 291 victims of the earthquake. It was attended by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Republic