....I would've given my left ring finger to be there

Sounds like a brilliant show and not surprised after seeing him for the first time in New York at Madison Square Garden in October - he is a superb performer.

If this thread has wetted your appetite, my son has just told me tonight that he cannot make the Emirates in London on Friday 30 May. Cost is about £65 inc. charges. I would be willing to let it go to a IORRian for £55.

email rick@motivatetraining.co.uk

I wasnt there of course.
I work and live in italy...
I copied and pasted from the web...

Ah...are you going to the San Siro show next month, glen?

yes
and in paris too, two days later
and in barcelona at the end of july (I think)

I first saw him live in turin (my hometown), italy, 1988, tunnel of love express tour

i was 16 back then....

Patti Scialfa rejoined the E Street Band in Red Bank on Wednesday for only her second show with them this year. Previously, she played the April 22 Magic show in Tampa, bringing the band back to full force the day after Danny's funeral, but otherwise has been "soaking up the last hurrah of having all three of the kids in the house at once," she tells Backstreets. "Our oldest is off to college next year, so I wanted to be here and just go through the whole college process with him. I'll do the European tour, and some of the shows at the end of the tour. I miss being there! But I have to say, I'm really enjoying my kids... it's harder to leave as they get older, in a funny kind of way." But Europe is a go? "Oh, definitely -- I'm already booked in. I will be there."

Glad I'm not seeing him in Europe -

Imagine if The Stones adpoted this setlist style!

1. Crazy Mama
2. New Single or Newer Song
And So On And So On

May 13 / The Stone Pony / Asbury Park, NJ
Notes: While the Magic tour is about to ramp up from arenas to stadiums, Bruce has been spending this break doing some serious downsizing -- last week it was the Count Basie Theatre, and last night it was all the way down to the Stone Pony. Bruce was back on the Pony stage for another school benefit on Tuesday night, once again backed by Bobby Bandiera's band (with horns), and joined by Southside Johnny and Patti Scialfa. By now we're familiar with the basics of the annual set-- classic covers like "634-5789," "Seven Nights to Rock," and "Twist and Shout" intermingling with houserockin' rave-ups from Bruce's own catalog -- this year clocking in at two hours and 20 minutes. "Hold On, I'm Coming" was a particular stand-out, with Bruce and Bobby doing their best Sam & Dave. Patti had a great turn on "It Takes Two," with Bobby shining on the guitar solo, and her vocal on "All I Have to Do is Dream" was another highlight. As for originals, "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" was added to the mix, and this private benefit for parents and teachers continues to bring out some otherwise oft-overlooked tracks. There was "Cover Me," "Rendezvous," "The Fever," "From Small Things," "Pink Cadillac," and an all-too-rare dip into the '92 songbook for "Man's Job." "Thunder Road" may not be a rarity, but try it played solo-electric in the intimate confines of the Pony -- ah, if only we all could -- as a small crowd sings along. Soundchecked but not played: "Sugar, Sugar," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg."

Setlist:
634-5789
Cadillac Ranch
Cover Me
Two Hearts
Spirit in the Night
Hold On, I'm Comin'
It Takes Two (w/ Patti)
Rendezvous
Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Seven Nights to Rock
Tell Him (w/ Patti)
Time Is on My Side (w/ Patti)
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Fever (w/ SSJ)
Talk to Me (w/ SSJ)
Darlington County
Fram Small Things
Man's Job
Pink Cadillac
All I Have to Do Is Dream (w/ Patti)
Detroit Medley
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Thunder Road
Glory Days
Twist & Shout

Sounds like an awesome show!

every springsteen show is an awesome
it has been so since 1972

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you may not like him, that's fine
but he's an awesome live performer
widely considered one of the best of all time

....are you talking to me superglen? Remember, I like Bruce.

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Pedro99
Patti Scialfa rejoined the E Street Band in Red Bank on Wednesday for only her second show with them this year. Previously, she played the April 22 Magic show in Tampa, bringing the band back to full force the day after Danny's funeral, but otherwise has been "soaking up the last hurrah of having all three of the kids in the house at once," she tells Backstreets. "Our oldest is off to college next year, so I wanted to be here and just go through the whole college process with him. I'll do the European tour, and some of the shows at the end of the tour. I miss being there! But I have to say, I'm really enjoying my kids... it's harder to leave as they get older, in a funny kind of way." But Europe is a go? "Oh, definitely -- I'm already booked in. I will be there."

Glad I'm not seeing him in Europe -

Yeah, strumming an almost inaudible acoustic guitar and adding the occasional backing vocal will really take over and ruin the entire show...

They should cancel the whole tour.

patti is musically useless in the ESB
but bruce enjoys having her on stage
and bruce is the boss

....exactly, who cares? The Boss says she can play, so let her play.

Patty vs. Linda (McCartney...when she was alive)

Neither ruins the show as a whole. (Thank God you could barely hear Linda's voice.) But IMO Patty is more talented.

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Patty vs. Linda (McCartney...when she was alive)

Neither ruins the show as a whole. (Thank God you could barely hear Linda's voice.) But IMO Patty is more talented.

Well considering I've nicknamed her Yoko Scialfa,I guess she artes somewhere between Linda and Yoko.(no I'm not a fan).

Oh and Gazza,I guess you haven't heard. Bruce has cancelled the European tour.In order to help stimulate the U.S economy he will tour the states for 4 years straight,before he goes back to Europe......Including a 5 night run in Tahoe

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"



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Does anyone think she can really sing?

There's no doubt she can sing and strum guitar, buts she's nought extra special, and lets face it the E-Street are a very SPECIAL band. That said if she adds some dynamics or chemistry to the band , i have no problems with her being on stage, nor of course if she isn't. Amazing how many people didn't realise she wasn't even there on the last European leg.

I'm eagerly awaiting the upcoming Patti Scialfa / Peggi Young duets album.


AS for the Yoko comparaisons, that's a different scenario, rightly or wrongly she was charged with distracting John form his work more than adding nought to it.

So what am i saying ? well its no big deal either way.

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CrazyDadda
Does anyone think she can really sing?

Some of her last solo album isnt bad, actually. Personally, I can take her in small doses.

"Rumble Doll" isn't too bad - but her voice is an acquired taste. Like Linda, I don't mind her being there. She doesn't really add or take away anything.

Yoko, on the other hand .........

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Lukester
....exactly, who cares? The Boss says she can play, so let her play.

Agreed. It's like Blondie Chaplin strumming an acoustic guitar on stage with the Rolling Stones these days. No big deal. Life's too short to be upset about minor issues like this.

Rumoured tour schedule for the fall 2008 US Tour :




Aug 30 Roadhouse at the Lakefront, Milwaukee, WI
Sept 2 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
Sept 4 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
Sept 6 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
Sept 7 Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Sept 9 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ
Sept 12 DCU Center, Worcester, MA
Sept 13 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
Sept 17-18,
21, 24-25 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Sept 27 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
Sept 29 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD
Oct 1 Colonial Center, Columbia, SC
Oct 4 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
Oct 5 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
Oct 7 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
Oct 8 Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Oct 11 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
Oct 13 Pepsi Arena, Denver, CO
Oct 16 Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ
Oct 19 MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Oct 22 Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA
Oct 26, 28 Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA
Oct 31 Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA

If those rumoured dates turn out to be accurate, I'll go to all 3 Los Angeles shows and possibly also Las Vegas. I saw the Born In The U.S.A. and The Rising tour finales, so I'd be real happy seeing the Magic tour finale as well.

I will be at Giants, the boardwalk looks appealing



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first night of the outdoor euro tour

dublin 22.5.08, RDS Stadium

1) The Promised Land
2) Radio Nowhere
3) Lonesome Day
4) Out in the Street
5) Gypsy Biker
6) Magic
7) Reason To Believe
8 ) Candy's Room
9) Prove It
10) Darkness
11) Because The Night
12) She is the One
13) Livin in the Future
14) Mary's Place
15) Waitin´On A Sunny Day
16) The River
17) Devil's Arcade
18 ) The Rising
19) Last to Die
20) Long Walk Home
21) Badlands

Encores:
22) Thunder Road
23) Born to Run
24) Bobby Jean
25) 10th Avenue Freeze Out ( with Southside Johnny.... )
26 ) American Land

2 hours + 45 minutes show, without patti.

Looks like Gazza got a good tour opener.

dublin II, 23-5-08

01. Night
02. Radio Nowhere
03. Lonesome Day
04. No Surrender
05. The Promised Land
06. Magic
07. Trapped
08. Murder Incorporeted
09. Darlington County
10. Prove It All Night
11. She's The One
12. Livin' In The Future
13. Mary's Place
14. Girls In Their Summer Clothes
15. Devil's Arcade
16. The Rising
17. Last To Die
18. Long Walk Home
19. Badlands
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20. Jungleland
21. Born To Run
22. Glory Days
23. Dancin' In The Dark
24. American land

9 songs not played the previous night...11 songs of this set were released after 2002....

Glen wrote : yes
and in barcelona at the end of july (I think)

Please do you have a clue how to buy tix for the Camp Nou?
I only find a possibility for the Socios.
Merci