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December
18 / Asbury Park, NJ / Convention Hall
Notes: The second of two Springsteen Family Holiday Specials in
Asbury Park, and the second-ever performance of the powerful new "My City
of Ruins." As on night one, the Max Weinberg 7 and the Redheaded Women
(Patti Scialfa, Soozie Tyrell, and Lisa Lowell) acted as the house band,
joined as the night went on by Southside Johnny, Bobby Bandiera, and the
entire E Street Band. The same main set as night one, with only minor
differences in performance (e.g., no Jon Landau onstage; Marah joined
in on "Santa Claus"). The big addition on this second night was a brief
opening acoustic set, roughly an hour-and-a-half before the main show
started at 9:10. This three-song soundcheck set had Bruce running through
a couple of Hank Williams tunes and telling the crowd, "Welcome to the
Asbury Opry!" For these bonus songs, he was joined here and there by the
Redheaded Women, Southside on harp, Garry on bass, and Nils on piano.
Acoustic soundcheck set: Jambalaya (On the Bayou) / Hey, Good Lookin'
/ Mystery Train
Main set: See December 17
December
17 / Asbury Park, NJ / Convention Hall
Notes: The crowd must have been good for goodness' sake, because
Bruce and fellow Jersey Shore musical alumni put on a heck of a show on
Sunday night. You like the holiday classics? Maybe you've been waiting
25 years to hear "Kitty's Back" live again? Or you were in the mood for
a new song? Okay, this one's worth a little detail, so we've got it all
for you down below. Kudos to the Max Weinberg 7 who only rehearsed for
two days but were incredibly tight. They were onstage for almost the whole
show along with the newest girl group sensation, the Redheaded Women backup
singers. That's Patti Scalfia, Soozie Tyrell, and Lisa Lowell. Joining
the night's house band, at various points, were Southside Johnny, Bobby
Bandiera, and the entire E Street Band. The crowd at Asbury Park's Convention
Hall was blown away.
Setlist: Jingle Bells, with horns, Danny Federici and Gary
Tallent on tuba
For You, with Bruce on piano
Blue Christmas, with Bruce and Patti on vocals, Soozie on fiddle,
Gary on standup bass, and Bobby Bandiera on guitar
Powerhouse The Max Weinberg 7 took over for a blues number
Run Run Rudolph, with Bruce and Jimmy Vivino (MW7 guitarist) on
vocals
Luckytown, with horns
E Street Shuffle into Curtis Mayfield's Movin' On Up, with Danny
Kitty's Back, and "Who's that coming down the alley?" It's Clarence
coming out onstage.
Rose, a new Patti song with Bruce backing her up
As Long as I Can Be with You, another Patti song, with Bruce and
Bobby
This Time It's for Real, with Southside, Little Steven, and Bruce
trading vocals
Until the Good Is Gone, a Steve song with Steve and Bruce on vocals
All I Needed Was You, with Southside, Steve, and Bruce again
Shine Silently, as Nils takes the stage and the spotlight with
Bruce and the MW7 backing him up
Merry Christmas Baby, as Roy makes his first appearance of the
night and the entire E Street Band is onstage
So Young and In Love, its Tracks-version performance debut
Roll of the Dice
Bobby Jean
Christmas, Baby Please Come Home, with Bruce, Patti and Soozie
on vocals and, among others, Jon Landau on guitar
ENCORES
Bruce recognized all the charities involved with that night's show and
then...
My City of Ruins, a new song dedicated to Kate Mellina of the Asbury
Park Chamber of Commerce. Bruce started the song on piano, then joined
by the horns. "Come on, rise up" was the refrain.
I Don't Wanna Go Home, with Southside, Gary, Roy, Steve, and Nils
Rosalita (!), with the whole E Street Band and Bobby
Then everyone came up on stage - kids, Kate Mellina and her husband Dave
Christopher, the Save Tillie leaders Bob Crane and Debbie Robinson, and
Bruce's mom and aunts, dressed in Santa Claus costumes and throwing candy
canes for the final number...
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
To see a
full listing of the great local organizations these holidays went to benefit,
please see our Tour Schedule/Ticket Info page.
November
3 / Asbury Park, NJ / The Stone Pony
Notes: Springsteen joined Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers at the
"Light of Day" benefit for the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. Bruce's
hour-and-a-half onstage included some Houserocker standards, covers, and
three of Bruce's own.
Setlist: Never Be Enough Time/Homestead/Pumping Iron/Murder Inc./Talking
To the King/Down the Road Apiece/Diddy Wah/Everything's Gonna Work Out
Right/I Hear You Knockin'/Ramrod/Light Of Day//Twist and Shout/I Don't
Wanna Go Home
October
21 / Middletown, NJ / HedgeRow Stables
Notes: An invitation-only benefit for Special People United to
Ride (SPUR). Springsteen, Patti Scialfa, Max Weinberg and Jon Bon Jovi
joined Bobby Bandiera's band for a set of classics that included "Havin'
a Party," "Rockin' All Over the World," "Proud Mary," "You Really Got
a Hold on Me," "Hungry Heart," "Mustang Sally," "Mystery Train," and an
encore of "Twist and Shout."
October
14 / Colts Neck, NJ
Notes: Bruce's private birthday bash on his farm in Colts Neck.
Springsteen and other friends jammed on oldies with house band the Gotham
Playboys.
The 1999-2000
E Street Band tour came to an end on July 1, with the tenth of ten at
Madison Square Garden. Springsteen took a moment before "Land of Hope
and Dreams" to give thanks: to the crew, Jon Landau and Barbara Carr,
the E Street Band, and the audiences around the world. The NYC audience
joined in the thanks, with a massive, moving "E Street Band!" chant. Bruce
also revisited the rededication of the E Street Band and their commitment
to serve, saying "I hope we've done that well this year, and we'll continue
to try to do so."
Bruce's
very last words-- "We'll be seein' ya!"-- followed a heartfelt "Blood
Brothers," which included a special new verse. Rather than the "I don't
know why I made this call" verse of the recording, the new lyrics told
the crowd exactly how he felt tonight:
"Now I'm
out here on this road
Alone on this road tonight
[I] close my eyes and feel so many friends around me
In the early evening light
And the miles we have come
And the battles won and lost
Are just so many roads traveled
So many rivers crossed
And I ask God for the strength
And faith in one another
'Cause it's a good night for a ride
'Cross this river to the other side
My blood brothers."
July 1 / New York, NY / Madison Square Garden
Notes: Night ten, the last show of the tour, and the longest at
three-and-a-half hours. Bruce and the band absolutely nailed the tour
debut of "Lost in the Flood," an amazing performance and the song's
first since Detroit, 9/1/78. Another tour premiere provided a fitting
epilogue to the E Street reuinion: "Blood Brothers" included a
brand new verse especially for the occasion. Also making it a special
night were "The E Street Shuffle," "The Promise" and "Atlantic City,"
each played for the second time this stand. Early standard opener "My
Love Will Not Let You Down" also made a welcome return, to bring it all
full circle.
Setlist: Code of Silence/My Love Will Not Let You Down/Prove It
All Night/Two Hearts/Atlantic City/Mansion on the Hill/The River/American
Skin (41 Shots)/The Promised Land/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/The E Street Shuffle/Lost in the
Flood/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: The Promise/Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Further On Up the Road/Thunder Road/If I Should
Fall Behind/Land of Hope and Dreams/Blood Brothers
June
29 / New York, NY / Madison Square Garden
Notes: Two words: "The Promise." No show with this song-- Bruce
alone at the piano, playing it "for the afficianados"-- can be considered
standard. But for the second-to-last show, night number nine was remarkable
for the intense, rock-solid energy Bruce and the band brought to the stage
rather than for the setlist. Tonight's filming surely had something to
do with it. Also performed: "Don't Look Back," "This Hard Land," and "Growin'
Up." "Light of Day" again includes "C.C. Rider" and "Jenny Take a Ride."
Setlist: Code of Silence/Don't Look Back/The Ties That Bind/Two
Hearts/Darkness on the Edge of Town/Mansion on the Hill/My Hometown/American
Skin (41 Shots)/The Promised Land/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Another Thin Line/The Promise/Jungleland/Light
of Day
First Encore: This Hard Land/Born to Run
Second Encore: Growin' Up/Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land
of Hope and Dreams
June
27 / New York, NY / Madison Square Garden
Notes: Night eight's Garden Variety selections include "Back in
Your Arms," "Mary Queen of Arkansas," and "Blinded By the Light." Another
partial Detroit Medley in "Light of Day," with "C.C. Rider" and "Jenny
Take a Ride." "E Street Shuffle" is on the handwritten setlist but not
played.
Setlist: Code of Silence/The Ties That Bind/Adam Raised a Cain/Two
Hearts/Trapped/Factory/American Skin (41 Shots)/The Promised Land/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Loose Ends/Back
in Your Arms/Mary Queen of Arkansas/Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: Hungry Heart/Born to Run
Second Encore: Blinded By the Light/Thunder Road/If I Should Fall
Behind/Land of Hope and Dreams
June
26 / New York, NY / Madison Square Garden
Notes: Night seven's Garden Variety selections: "For You," "Downbound
Train," "She's the One," "Racing in the Street," and "Night." The show
opens with "Another Thin Line" for the second time; "Tenth Avenue Freeze-out"
includes "My Girl"; and we get a taste of the Detroit Medley with "C.C.
Rider" and "Jenny Take a Ride" in the middle of "Light of Day."
Setlist: Another Thin Line/Prove It All Night/For You/Two Hearts/Downbound
Train/Mansion on the Hill/American Skin (41 Shots)/The Promised Land/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/She's the One/Born
in the U.S.A./Racing in the Street/Light of Day
First Encore: Further On Up the Road/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Night/Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land
of Hope and Dreams
June
23 / New York, NY / Madison Square Garden
Notes: The second half of the Garden stand begins, with ultra-rarities
"Does This Bus Stop," performed early in the set, and "Sandy" in the encores.
Plus "Human Touch" and "Dead Man Walkin'." "Light of Day" includes "Boom
Boom." No "Further On Up the Road" tonight, the first show of the stand
without it.
Setlist: Code of Silence/The Ties That Bind/Does This Bus Stop
at 82nd Street/Two Hearts/Darkness on the Edge of Town/Point Blank/American
Skin (41 Shots)/The Promised Land/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Human Touch/Dead Man Walkin'/Meeting
Across the River/Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: Hungry Heart/Born to Run
Second Encore: Fourth of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)/Thunder Road/If
I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope and Dreams
June
22 / New York, NY / Madison Square Garden
Notes: The first Garden show without "Code of Silence"-- but another
new song took its place! The world premiere of "Another Thin Line,"
another song, like "Code," that was co-written with Joe Grushecky. And
it don't stop there. Night five also brought the tour debut of "Secret
Garden," plus choice rarities "Something in the Night," "Sherry Darling,"
and, oh yeah, "Incident on 57th Street." Hell of a night when we don't
mention that until 3/4 of the way down, huh? "Incident" came as a real
surprise, opening the second encore. Fiddler Soozie Tyrell guested again
on two songs, "Youngstown" and "Tom Joad"; Abby Weinberg joined in on
keyboards for "Ramrod."
Setlist: Another Thin Line/Don't Look Back/Prove It All Night/Two
Hearts/Something in the Night/My Hometown/American Skin (41 Shots)/The
Promised Land/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth
Avenue Freeze-out/Sherry Darling/Secret Garden/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Backstreets/Light
of Day
First Encore: Further On Up the Road/Ramrod/Born to Run
Second Encore: Incident on 57th Street/Thunder Road/If I Should
Fall Behind/Land of Hope and Dreams
June
20 / New York, NY / Madison Square Garden
Notes: "Saint in the City," "NYC Serenade," and "Growin' Up" in
one night! Plus the rare "Candy's Room," and fiddler Soozie Tyrell guests
on "The Ghost of Tom Joad."
Setlist: Code of Silence/Take 'Em As They Come/Prove It All Night/Two
Hearts/Candy's Room/Independence Day/American Skin (41 Shots)/The Promised
Land/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/It's
Hard to Be a Saint in the City/The Ghost Of Tom Joad/New York City Serenade/Light
of Day
First Encore: Further On Up the Road/Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to
Run
Second Encore: Growin' Up/Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land
of Hope and Dreams
June
17 / New York, NY / Madison Square Garden
Notes: Night three brings a hell of a tour premiere: "The E
Street Shuffle." Plus "Atlantic City," "Racing in the Street," "Spirit,"
and, again, all three new songs.
Setlist: Code of Silence/The Ties That Bind/Two Hearts/Rendezvous/Atlantic
City/The River/American Skin (41 Shots)/The Promised Land/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/The E Street Shuffle/Born
in the U.S.A./Racing in the Street/Light of Day
First Encore: Further On Up the Road/Ramrod/Spirit in the Night/Born
to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
June
15 / New York, NY / Madison Square Garden
Notes: Night two. All three new songs return, with Bruce shaking
up the order to open with "Further On Up the Road." And later in the show,
he followed up "American Skin" immediately with "Code of Silence"--how
'bout that for a one-two punch? Plus more B-set alternates like "Trapped,"
"No Surrender" (country), and "Stand on It."
Setlist: Further On Up the Road/The Promised Land/Two Hearts/Darlington
County/Trapped/My Hometown/American Skin (41 Shots)/Code of Silence/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/No Surrender/Meeting
Across the River/Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: Stand on It/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: This Hard Land/Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land
of Hope and Dreams
June
12 / New York, NY / Madison Square Garden
Notes: The final stand begins. And after all the fuss over "American
Skin (41 Shots)," Springsteen opened the stand with a different
new song--the world premiere of "Code of Silence." We're told it's
a "big, screaming rocker"-- more on that as we hear it. "American Skin"
had its first NYC airing, too, and Bruce let the song speak for itself
with no spoken introduction. An amazing set also included "Be True," "Roll
of the Dice," "Dancing in the Dark," and, for the second time ever, "Further
On Up the Road."
Setlist: Code of Silence/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/Be True/Point Blank/American Skin (41 Shots)/The Promised
Land/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Roll
of the Dice/Dancing in the Dark/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of
Day
First Encore: Further On Up the Road/Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to
Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
June
4 / Atlanta, GA / Philips Arena
Notes: Unbelievable. After months of soundchecking, the first new
songs make the set since the debut of "Land of Hope and Dreams" at the
beginning of the tour. Not one but two world premieres: "Further On
Up the Road" opens night two, and a jaw-dropping "American Skin"
turns up just a little further into the show. And that's not all that
made for a special set, radically different from the first night. Next
stop, Madison Square Garden...
Setlist: Further On Up the Road/The Ties That Bind/Two Hearts/Darlington
County/Trapped/Point Blank/American Skin/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Loose Ends/No Surrender/Born in
the U.S.A./Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: This Hard Land/Hungry Heart/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
June
3 / Atlanta, GA / Philips Arena
Notes: Night one in Atlanta brings "Be True" by request, "Human
Touch," and "Dead Man Walkin'." In his "Tenth Avenue" vocal spotlight,
Clarence makes a Gone With the Wind reference: "Frankly, Bruce, I don't
give a damn!"
Setlist: Don't Look Back/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Be True/Human
Touch/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Dead Man Walkin'/Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
May 29
/ Salt Lake City, UT / Delta Center
Notes: The tour debut of "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"
and a rare "Candy's Room."
Setlist: Don't Look Back/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Candy's Room/It's
Hard to Be a Saint in the City/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light
of Day
First Encore: Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
May 27
/ Las Vegas, NV / MGM Grand Garden
Notes: For his first show in Vegas, Bruce took the stage wearing
a silver-sequinned cape-- immediately confirming bets that this one would
be a little different. The concert opened and closed with "Viva
Las Vegas." Another Elvis classic debuted, "Can't Help Falling
in Love," and the very rare "Be True," only played twice before on
this tour. Other Crapsville specials: "Atlantic City," "Roll of the Dice,"
"Lucky Town."
Setlist: Viva Las Vegas/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Be True/Darlington
County/Atlantic City/The River/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out in
the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Roll of the Dice/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Born
in the U.S.A./Can't Help Falling in Love/Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: Lucky Town/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod/Viva Las Vegas
May 22
/ Anaheim, CA / Arrowhead Pond
Notes: The tour premieres of "Roll of the Dice" (Vegas,
here we come!), and a cover of "Gloria." Rarities also include
the full band acoustic "No Surrender" followed by "Racing in the Street,"
for a total of 11 changes from the night before. "Light of Day" includes
"California Sun."
Setlist: Take 'Em as They Come/The Promised Land/Two Hearts/Darlington
County/Rendezvous/Factory/Independence Day/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Roll of the Dice/No Surrender/Racing
in the Street/Light of Day
First Encore: Stand on It/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Gloria/Ramrod
May 21
/ Anaheim, CA / Arrowhead Pond
Notes: Two weeks off puts zero rust on the band, and the first
Anaheim show brings "Don't Look Back" to open, "Human Touch" and "This
Hard Land." And looking ahead, "Viva Las Vegas" was in the soundcheck...
Setlist: Don't Look Back/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/Point Blank/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out Human Touch/The
Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: This Hard Land/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
May 8
/ Hartford, CT / Civic Center
Notes: "Roulette"-- how's that for a surprise opener? It's
the song's tour premiere. Plus "Atlantic City," "Brilliant Disguise,"
"Because the Night," "Racing in the Street," "Spirit," and a cover of
"Honky Tonk Women" worked into "Darlington County." By all accounts an
amazing show, and the last for a couple of weeks as the band takes a well-deserved
break.
Setlist: Roulette/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darlington County
(with Honky Tonk Women)/Atlantic City/My Hometown/Independence Day/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Brilliant Disguise/Because
the Night/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Racing in the Street/Light of Day
First Encore: Spirit in the Night/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
May 7
/ Hartford, CT / Civic Center
Notes: Quite a setlist especially for night one of two: including
"Don't Look Back" to open, "Human Touch," full-band country version of
"No Surrender," and "Growin' Up" in the encores!
Setlist: Don't Look Back/The Ties that Bind/Two Hearts/Rendezvous/The
Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/Point Blank/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Human Touch/No Surrender/Born in
the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Growin' Up/Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land
of Hope and Dreams
May 4
/ Toronto, ON / Air Canada Centre
Notes: First things first: "Incident" is back! Not to mention "Don't
Look Back" to open and an acoustic "No Surrender." If night one was setlist
A, this was setlist J. One guy in particular was clearly excited about
it, jumping onstage for "an everlasting kiss" during "Born to Run."
Setlist: Don't Look Back/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Rendezvous/The
Promised Land/Factory/Point Blank/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Streets/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Incident on 57th Street/No Surrender
(accoustic)/Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: Hungry Heart/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
May 3
/ Toronto, ON / Air Canada Centre
Notes: At long last, Bruce and the E Street Band make it across
the border for their first Canada show of the tour-- a basic setlist for
night one of two in Toronto.
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/Darlington County/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Working on the
Highway/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of
Day
First Encore: Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
April
30 / Cincinnati, OH / Firstar Center
Notes: Five songs from Born in the U.S.A., including the tour debut
of "Dancing in the Dark," in a new arrangement with Nils on pedal
steel and Garry on stand-up bass.
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/The Promised Land/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/Darlington County/Rendezvous/Mansion on the Hill/The
River/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Working
on the Highway/Dancing in the Dark/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light
of Day
First Encore: Stand On It/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
April
26 / Pittsburgh, PA / Mellon Arena
Notes: Joe Grushecky's back again for night two, this time on "Hungry
Heart." And check out the rarities: "Adam Raised a Cain," "Spirit" in
the encores, and the very welcome return of "Loose Ends" and "Back in
Your Arms." Patti's onstage for the second night in a row.
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/Adam Raised a Cain/Two Hearts/Trapped/Darlington
County/Factory/Point Blank/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out in the
Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Loose Ends/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Back in
Your Arms/Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: Spirit in the Night/Hungry Heart/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
April
25 / Pittsburgh, PA / Mellon Arena
Notes: Finally, after quite a few soundchecks, "Human Touch"
has its tour premiere! "She's the One" follows, and in the encores, local
boy Joe Grushecky guests on "Idiot's Delight," a song he co-wrote with
Bruce from his album Coming Home. And Patti's back.
Setlist: My Love Will Not Let You Down/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Human Touch/She's
the One/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: Idiot's Delight/Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
April
22 / Raleigh, NC / Entertainment and Sports Arena
Notes: "Lucky Town" makes the set, and so does "Dead Man" for the
second night in a row. "Light of Day" includes "Double Shot of My Baby's
Love," and "Hungry Heart" includes a guest appearance from Springsteen's
cousin Frankie. No Patti again tonight.
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/The Promised Land/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/Darlington County/My Hometown/Point Blank/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Lucky Town/The
Ghost of Tom Joad/Dead Man Walkin'/Meeting Across the River/Jungleland/Light
of Day
First Encore: Hungry Heart/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
April
21 / Charlotte, NC / Charlotte Coliseum
Notes: A long show, at 26 songs, featuring a rare appearance of
"Something in the Night," and "Dead Man Walkin'." And check out those
encores, with "Spirit in the Night," "Stand On It" and "Ramrod."
No Patti.
Setlist: My Love Will Not Let You Down/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Something
in the Night /Rendezvous/Darlington County/My Hometown/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Working on the
Highway/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Dead Man Walkin'/Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: Spirit in the Night/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Stand on It/Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land
of Hope and Dreams/Ramrod
April
18 / Houston, TX / Compaq Arena
Notes: Well, hell! Did anyone expect "Mary Queen of Arknasas" to
show up again? Not to mention the tour debut of "Better Days".
"Cadillac Ranch" replaces "Bobby Jean" for the Texas crowd, and the set
also includes "Atlantic City" and "Rendezvous."
Setlist: My Love Will Not Let You Down/The Promised Land/Two Hearts/Atlantic
City/Rendezvous/Darlington County/Factory/The River/Youngstown /Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Better Days/The
Ghost of Tom Joad/Mary Queen of Arkansas/Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: Cadillac Ranch/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
April
17 / Austin, TX / Erwin Center
Notes: The return of a favorite "special guest"! Joe Ely (who took
in the show with fellow Flatlanders Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
joined Bruce onstage for "All Just to Get to You," a song they sang together
on Ely's Letter to Laredo album. "Downbound Train" also makes an appearance.
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown
/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Downbound
Train/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Meeting Across the River/Jungleland/Light
of Day
First Encore: All Just to Get to You/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
April
15 / Louisville, KY / Freedom Hall
Notes: At last--"Back in Your Arms" is back in the set! Played
by request. Other rarities include "Don't Look Back" to open, "Atlantic
City," "You Can Look," and "Spirit." No Patti tonight.
Setlist: Dont Look Back/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Atlantic
City/The Promised Land/My Hometown/The River/Youngstown /Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/You Can Look/Back in Your Arms/The
Ghost of Tom Joad/Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: Spirit in the Night/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
April
12 / Nashville, TN / Nashville Arena
Notes: "Mansion on the Hill" is dedicated to Hank Williams.
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/The Promised Land/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/Darlington County/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Working on the
Highway/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of
Day
First Encore: Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
April
9 / Kansas City, MO / Kemper Arena
Notes: A shorter show than St. Louis, but what a setlist: "Take
'Em" to open, plus "Downbound Train," "Candy's Room," and the very welcome
return of "Racing in the Street"!
Setlist: Take 'Em As They Come/The Promised Land/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/Darlington County/Factory/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Downbound Train/Candy's
Room/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Racing in the Street/Light of Day
First Encore: Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
April
8 / St. Louis, MO / Kiel Center
Notes: An extra-long show, at 26 songs and over three hours, finds
Patti back onstage and features some choice rarities: "Atlantic City,"
"Rendezvous," "Brilliant Disguise" and "Spirit in the Night"!
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Atlantic
City/Rendezvous/Darlington County/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/She's the One/Brilliant
Disguise/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of
Day
First Encore: Spirit in the Night/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
April
4 / Tacoma, WA / Tacoma Dome
Notes: Patti Scialfa is absent for the second night in a row. A
high-energy Seattle/Tacoma show including "Because the Night."
Setlist: My Love Will Not Let You Down/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/My Hometown/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Because the Night/The
Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
April
3 / Portland, OR / Rose Garden Arena
Notes: Patti Scialfa is absent, with Bruce simply saying, "Patti's
not here tonight, but the boys are gonna do their best for you." "Prove
It All Night" is absent too, but showing up for the first time is "Dead
Man Walkin'," a tour premiere played for Oregon's Life for a Life
campaign.
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/The Promised Land/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/Darlington County/Rendezvous/My Hometown/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Working on the
Highway/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Dead Man Walkin'/Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
March
31 / Denver, CO / Pepsi Center
Notes: Includes "Rendezvous," "Because the Night," and a closing
"Ramrod."
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/The Promised Land/Two Hearts/Rendezvous/Darlington
County/Factory/My Hometown/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out in the
Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Because the Night/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Meeting
Across the River/Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
March
30 / Denver, CO / Pepsi Center
Setlist: My Love Will Not Let You Down/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Working on the
Highway/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of
Day
First Encore: Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
March
19 / New Orleans, LA / New Orleans Arena
Notes: A few lines from Gary U.S. Bonds' "New Orleans" are added
to the show's intro, and "Light of Day" incorporares a call-and-response
"Iko Iko." Plus the Crescent City gets "Adam Raised a Cain," "Because
the Night" and "Spirit in the Night."
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/Adam Raised a Cain/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/Darlington County/Factory/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Because the Night/The
Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: Spirit in the Night/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
March
18 / Memphis, TN / Pyramid Arena
Notes: Introduced as "one of my favorite Elvis songs" is "Follow
That Dream," a beautiful rendition of this rarity, and its tour premiere.
Setlist: My Love Will Not Let You Down/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Trapped/The
Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Working on the Highway/Follow That
Dream/Meeting Across the River/Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: Hungry Heart/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Ramrod
March
14 / North Little Rock, AR / Alltel Arena
Notes: Completely fitting, yet a mind-blower all the same: "Mary
Queen of Arkansas" is played for the first time in over 25 years (last
played March 11, 1974). Plus "Atlantic City"; "Light of Day" includes
"Satisfaction."
Setlist: My Love Will Not Let You Down/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Atlantic
City/Darlington County/Factory/The River/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Working on the Highway/Mary Queen
of Arkansas/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
March
13 / Dallas, TX / Reunion Arena
Notes: Eight, count 'em, eight songs in the encores. Including
"Cadillac Ranch" as a bonus to close, which Bruce said they couldn't leave
Texas without playing. "Light of Day" again includes "Wooly Bully."
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Working on the
Highway/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Meeting Across the River/Jungleland/Light
of Day
First Encore: Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Hungry Heart/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams/Cadillac Ranch
March
10 / Ft. Lauderdale, FL / NCR Center
Notes: Night two brings another rare one from Tunnel: "Tougher
Than the Rest." Plus the first "My Hometown" this tour with Patti onstage,
and the first "Meeting" since Oakland. "Light of Day" includes some "Wooly
Bully."
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Trapped/Darlington
County/My Hometown/Point Blank/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out in
the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Tougher Than the Rest/Working on the
Highway/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Meeting Across the River/Jungleland/Light
of Day
First Encore: Bobby Jean/Born to Run/Thunder Road
Second Encore: If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope and Dreams/Ramrod
March
9 / Ft. Lauderdale, FL / NCR Center
Notes: "Don't Look Back" gets things off to a good start, but the
real surprise of the night is a U.S. tour premiere, from the very overlooked-of-late
Tunnel of Love album, "Brilliant Disguise." The song was last played
nearly a year ago, toward the beginning of the 1999 tour, on April 17
in Bologna.
Setlist: Don't Look Back/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Inc./Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Ave Freeze-out/Brilliant Disguise/She's
the One/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of
Day
First Encore: Hungry Heart/Ramrod/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
March
6 / Tampa, FL / Ice Palace Arena
Notes: Monday night's show continues the Florida run, including
a mention of Sea World in "Light of Day" and a Curtis Mayfield rap before
"If I Should Fall Behind." Seven changes from the Orlando setlist two
nights previous.
Setlist: The Ties That Bind/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness/The
Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/Point Blank/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/You Can Look/Because the Night/The
Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Jungleland/Light of Day
First Encore: Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
March
4 / Orlando, FL / Orlando Arena
Notes: Saturday night's show begins the Florida run, including
a mention of Disney World in "Light of Day."
Setlist: My Love Will Not Let You Down/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Trapped/Darlington
County/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder Inc./Badlands/Out
in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze Out/Where the Bands Are/She's the One/Ghost
of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light of Day
First Encore: Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
February
28 / State College, PA /Bryce Jordan Center
Notes: A solid, spirited show to kick off the 2000 leg of this
E Street Band tour, with not much changing in the set list per se from
last year, but lots of new subtle details. Kicking off the show, in honor
of the Penn State Nittany Lions, is "Lion's Den."
Setlist: Lion's Den/The Ties That Bind/Prove It All Night/Two Hearts/Darkness
on the Edge of Town/The Promised Land/Mansion on the Hill/The River/Youngstown/Murder
Incorporated/Badlands/Out in the Street/Tenth Avenue Freeze-out/Working
on the Highway/The Ghost of Tom Joad/Born in the U.S.A./Backstreets/Light
of Day
First Encore: Ramrod/Bobby Jean/Born to Run
Second Encore: Thunder Road/If I Should Fall Behind/Land of Hope
and Dreams
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