left shoe shuffle wrote on Apr 26^th, 2008 at 9:23pm:



At this point I wouldn't be surprised to see Badlands turn around a nd be the opener. Or Tenth Ave Freezeout. Again,I think it's a great concept to change the opener every night,then go into Radio Nowhere. Works pretty good imo.

Well he's at it again tonight:
1. SOULS OF THE DEPARTED Tour Premiere    :charliesgoodtonite
5 WILD BILLYS CIRCUS STORY Tour premiere

That takes the number of songs played to 101. Hope Charlotte had a great time.

Songs that were on the handwritten setlist but not played :

1) streets of fire
2) independence day
3) stand on it  (not played on this tour so far)
4) this hard land

Gazza wrote on Apr 28^th, 2008 at 6:11am:


Yeah, 'Stand On It' was listed as the show closer.
Now you're talkin', sir!

Only played once on The Rising tour.
I'd love to see it get dusted off more often...

Those Europe shows are gonna be good, Gaz.

robpop wrote on Apr 28^th, 2008 at 5:54pm:


Yup.

Saw 'em bust it out for the first time to close one of the Giants Stadium shows in '85 - it roared!

One good thing about BITUSA being so

HUGE

was that it yielded seven singles, each with an unreleased B side:
Dancing In The Dark / Pink Cadillac
Cover Me / Jersey Girl (live)
Born In The USA / Shut Out The Light
I’m On Fire / Johnny Bye Bye
Glory Days / Stand On It
I’m Goin’ Down / Janey Don’t You Lose Heart
My Hometown / Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town (live)

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Apr 28^th, 2008 at 8:10pm:


If Gazza's math is right, indeed.
Quite a 1-2 punch.

Damn, Bruce needs to start filling in them gaps on the summer leg muy pronto.

And somewhere The Phantom is smiling...

This was an excellent opener in Charlotte! It blew away, I was beyond amazed. If I find video from Charlotte, I will post it here



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7KFWlzLq2o

April 27, 2008
Charlotte, North Carolina
Time-Warner Arena

1 SOULS OF THE DEPARTED Tour Premiere
2 radio nowhere
3 night
4 promised land
5 WILD BILLYS CIRCUS STORY Tour premiere
6 reason to believe
7 gypsy biker
8 candys room
9 prove it all night
10 shes the one
11 living in the future
12 darlington county
13 girls in their summer clothes
14 lost in the flood
15 devils arcade
16 the rising
17 last to die
18 long walk home
19 badlands


20 thunder road
21 kittys back
22 born to run
23 dancin in the dark
24 american land


From dark moment, a fitting celebration
MARK KEMP The Charlotte Observer
In their fourth performance since the April 17 cancer death of longtime keyboardist Danny Federici, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band turned their mourning of a lost musical brother into a celebration of a familial bond that's lasted more than a quarter of a century.
Springsteen and company began their Charlotte show Sunday night in darkness as a photo montage of Federici through the years appeared on video screens across Time Warner Cable Arena. In the background, Springsteen's gruff voice sang the words to his 1995 song "Blood Brothers" -- "I'll keep moving through the dark with you in my heart, my blood brother" -- as the packed arena stood in silence.

It was an emotional tribute that colored the entire evening.

But this was no maudlin occasion. Springsteen and the band played as passionately and as triumphantly as ever, roaring through classic deep cuts such as "Thunder Road" and "She's the One," big hits like "Dancing in the Dark," workingman's anthems like "The Promised Land" and lots of songs about soldiers, from the Vietnam War vet of 1973's "Lost in the Flood" to the Iraq War vet of 2007's "Devil's Arcade."

Interestingly, much of the material came from two of Springsteen's 15 studio albums -- his third album, 1975's "Born to Run," and his most recent, "Magic."

The crowd -- mostly people in their 30s, 40s and 50s, some with kids in tow -- ate it all up, dancing and singing along to the words of nearly every song, even the more obscure ones. Springsteen and the E Streeters played intensely for two hours and then returned for a five-song encore that lasted another half-hour or so.

The highlights of the show, though, came in the interactions, both subtle and showy, among Springsteen, his bandmates and their fans. When Springsteen showed the audience a scrawled sign he'd plucked from the hands of a kid that said "I like U Better than Hanna Montana," his gratitude was written across his face.



   
April 28, 2008
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum

Roulette  Tour Premiere
Don't Look Back  Tour Premiere
Radio Nowhere
Out In The Street
The Promised Land
Magic
Gypsy Biker
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
Trapped
Because The Night
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
She's The One
Livin' In The Future
Mary's Place  Tour Premiere
Waitin' On A Sunny Day
Devil's Arcade
The Rising
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands

Backstreets
Bobby Jean
Born To Run
Ramrod
American Land

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rocked a large and appreciative crowd Monday night at the Coliseum complex. This is Springsteen's first appearance in the Piedmont in a few years. Here are excerpts from the first few songs of the concert, including a tribute to Danny Federici, the E Street Band's organist and keyboard player

http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6415897&version=1&loc...

Gazza, thanks a million! I can't get enough of this shit!

IORR's Lukester, was at the Greensboro show,
read his great review here

http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,906255,page=3

Full band show at Count Basie huh....UH oh,I may have to hit Meg up for another boot. ....On the other hand,maybe it will make up for what seems to be a less than sensational show in Charlottesville,VA.   Only 22 songs according to both Backstreets and GL.  One more show on the current american leg. Not counting the CB show.

1. Loose Ends
2. Radio Nowhere
3. No Surrender
4. Lonesome Day
5. The Promised Land
6. Magic
7. Gypsy Biker
8. For You ~ For Danny
9. Adam Raised A Cain
10. Prove It All Night
11. She's The One
12. Livin' In The Future
13. Mary's Place
14. Devil's Arcade
15. Last To Die
16. Long Walk Home
17. Badlands

18. Meeting Across The River
19. Jungleland
20. Born To Run
21. Tenth Ave Freeze-Out
22. American Land

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Apr 30^th, 2008 at 10:13pm:



23 songs. They missed out "The Rising".

No tour premieres, some 70 shows in. Bruce in "phoned in setlist" shock!