Bruce Springsteen

[eFestivals]

(you'll have Neil off on his plagiarism accusations again!)

if bruce does it I'll say it. And he does it.

[The Nal]

if bruce does it I'll say it. And he does it.

Only on a couple of recent tunes though Neil. But I agree with you.

[The Nal]

Edited February 21, 2012 by The Nal

[The Nal]

John Fogerty support at Hyde Park!

faaaantastic

There were Euro dates up on his website that were taken down shortly after.

And no Dublin date of course.

[eFestivals]

John Fogerty support at Hyde Park!

faaaantastic

have you seen who Hyde Park are having on the Sunday and what he'll be doing?

According to the Guardian it's Paul Simon doing Gracelands with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, along with Jimmy Cliff.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/mar/16/paul-simon-graceland-london

[The Nal]

First gig of the tour last night. Not blown away by the setlist to be honest

We Take Care of Our Own

Wrecking Ball

Badlands

Death to My Hometown

My City of Ruins

The E Street Shuffle

Jack of All Trades

Seeds

Easy Money

Waitin' on a Sunny Day

The Promised Land

The Way You Do the Things You Do

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Shackled and Drawn

Lonesome Day

The Rising

We Are Alive

Thunder Road

Rocky Ground

Land of Hope and Dreams

Born to Run

Dancing in the Dark

American Land

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

Edited March 19, 2012 by The Nal

[The Nal]

[The Nal]

Hotting up. Last night in New Jersey he played The Ties That Bind, Candy's Room, Johnny 99, Racing in the Street ( ) and Ramrod for the first time on the tour.

[The Nal]

love Ramrod

You know hes having a good time when he plays it. Love hearing it live.

Its absolute shite on the record mind you.

[When Jokers Attack]

Good to see the setlists are picking up. Really wasn't impressed with the setlists at the start of the tour.

[The Nal]

First night in Barca was so good I HAD to go on Thursday aswell. On my own too but glad i did. Best Bruce show ive seen. Maybe. Barca fans are nuts.

Start Time: 9:58 p.m.

Setlist

1. Night

2. The Ties That Bind

3. We Take Care of Our Own

4. Two Hearts

5. Wrecking Ball

6. Death to My Hometown

7. My City of Ruins

8. Spirit in the Night

9. The E Street Shuffle

10. Jack of All Trades

11. Trapped

12. Downbound Train

13. Because the Night

14. Working on the Highway

15. Shackled and Drawn

16. Waitin’ on a Sunny Day

17. The Promised Land

18. Racing in the Street

19. The Rising

20. We Are Alive

21. Badlands

22. Ramrod

23. Rocky Ground

24. Born in the USA

25. Born to Run

26. Bobby Jean

27. Dancing In The Dark

28. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

End Time 1:00 a.m.

[When Jokers Attack]

First night in Barca was so good I HAD to go on Thursday aswell. On my own too but glad i did. Best Bruce show ive seen. Maybe. Barca fans are nuts.

Start Time: 9:58 p.m.

Setlist

1. Night

2. The Ties That Bind

3. We Take Care of Our Own

4. Two Hearts

5. Wrecking Ball

6. Death to My Hometown

7. My City of Ruins

8. Spirit in the Night

9. The E Street Shuffle

10. Jack of All Trades

11. Trapped

12. Downbound Train

13. Because the Night

14. Working on the Highway

15. Shackled and Drawn

16. Waitin' on a Sunny Day

17. The Promised Land

18. Racing in the Street

19. The Rising

20. We Are Alive

21. Badlands

22. Ramrod

23. Rocky Ground

24. Born in the USA

25. Born to Run

26. Bobby Jean

27. Dancing In The Dark

28. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

End Time 1:00 a.m.

Killer setlist! Tour setlists are are shaping up nicely, Bring on Sunderland!

[The Nal]

Oh yeah, and the first time hes played this since 1978!

[The Nal]

yea yea... so we heard

even more envious

a good trip then?

Fantastic. Barca itself is great, Id never been before.

Bruce - Never seen him in that form before. Really really up for it. Think thats 13 & 14 Bruce shows for me and the first time I've ever seen him do Born in the USA with the full band. I'm still hoarse! Was watching a video of me aged 8 a few months back singing it in my kitchen.

So many highlights from both shows. Nils solos on Youngstown/Murder Inc on the first night being one of them. Racing in the Street - as always - wow.

My not too emotional mate had a "moment" during the River.

Something about parents bringing their kids to gigs I love, probably because my Dad did it with me and it resonates so much later in life.

This was lovely. At 3.54.

[eFestivals]

no 'Outlaw Pete' on the setlist?

I bet you were gutted.

[The Nal]

no 'Outlaw Pete' on the setlist?

I bet you were gutted.

haha no!!

I think you mayeven have enjoyed (some of) it Neil. Hes dispensed with the Working on a Dream type thing. A lot more raw, depressing in parts, real. And the new album is much better than the last one. The stuff about people losing homes etc (he spoke in Catalan - I had to get someone to translate - a first) really hit home, especially in Spain.

Hes managed to be more wide reaching now yet even more relevant. Every song means something different to every person. Crowd ranged from aged 3 to aged 80. On the 2nd night there were three 10 year old girls beside me that went Beatlemania crazy when he came on. Just went apeshit. Tears and everything.

[eFestivals]

A lot more raw, depressing in parts, real.

that's good to hear, but has he stopped being bland after 40-odd years?

[MEGABOWL]

First night in Barca was so good I HAD to go on Thursday aswell. On my own too but glad i did. Best Bruce show ive seen. Maybe. Barca fans are nuts.

Start Time: 9:58 p.m.

Setlist

1. Night

2. The Ties That Bind

3. We Take Care of Our Own

4. Two Hearts

5. Wrecking Ball

6. Death to My Hometown

7. My City of Ruins

8. Spirit in the Night

9. The E Street Shuffle

10. Jack of All Trades

11. Trapped

12. Downbound Train

13. Because the Night

14. Working on the Highway

15. Shackled and Drawn

16. Waitin' on a Sunny Day

17. The Promised Land

18. Racing in the Street

19. The Rising

20. We Are Alive

21. Badlands

22. Ramrod

23. Rocky Ground

24. Born in the USA

25. Born to Run

26. Bobby Jean

27. Dancing In The Dark

28. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

End Time 1:00 a.m.

Bloody hell! I'm breaking my Springsteen duck this year in Sunderland and Manchester and I would be ecstatic with that setlist

[The Nal]

Ill be going to both Dublin shows. Need to start saving though. 90 quid a ticket.

[The Nal]

Alright last two......

The end of this was great.

And the crowd here! Compare that to the Hard Rock Calling crowd.

He came out to Protection by Donna Summer (which I never knew he wrote). She died a few hours earlier.

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Edited May 22, 2012 by The Nal

[Ovechkin]

Not really a fan, yet, but got tickets for his gig at Hard Rock Calling. Hopefully I understand what the buzz is all about..

[The Nal]

Not really a fan, yet, but got tickets for his gig at Hard Rock Calling. Hopefully I understand what the buzz is all about..

Maybe not if thats the only gig you go to. A lot of London crowds are too cool to do anything but stand there most of the time. The HRC dvd Bruce released has a crowd of statues.

[The Nal]

[eFestivals]

I had a dream last night where someone offered me a free Springsteen ticket.

I say dream, but nightmare would be more right ...cos I accepted the ticket.

[The Nal]

You would've loved the Milan gig the other night Neil - 3 hours 40!!