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Los Angeles #1
04.27.12Los Angeles, the city of the stars, had his first taste of the Wrecking Ball tour. The arena was filled with fans and famous guests (Elvis Costello, Jamie Gertz, Jason Alexander, Tim Robbins, Kim Fowley, Jeff Garlin…). Two premieres in this concert: “Something in the Night” (strongly followed by the pair “Candy’s Room”/”She’s the One”) and a cover of the classic “California Sun” in the encores (as he did in 1984 at this same venue). Patti Scialfa is back, so Bruce brings back “Easy Money”. Tom Morello joins again The E Street Band and guests on four songs (“Death to My Hometown”, “Jack of All Trades”, the spectacular “The Ghost of Tom Joad” -as they did in Austin- and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”). Once again “Thunder Road” is absent and replaced by “Land of Hope and Dreams” to end the main set.
Original set list courtesy of Stan Goldstein.
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San Jose
04.25.12After a short break, Springsteen resumed the Wrecking Ball tour yesterday with a show in San Jose, California, which lasted again over 3 hours (3h.10min exactly), with no tour debuts but with a strong setlist and another great performance. Highlights included “Thundercrack”, “Backstreets”, “American Skin”, “Murder Incorporated” and “My Love Will Not Let You Down”. The encores were longer than usual as Bruce added “Rosalita” right before closing the show with “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”.
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Cleveland
04.18.12Tuesday’s show in Cleveland was, according to those present, one of the best shows of the tour, which is improving night after night. Two tour debuts: “My Love Will Not Let You Down” (following high-voltage performances of “Trapped” and “Youngstown”) plus “Light of Day”, closing the main set. “Light of Day” featured “Land of a 1,000 Dances” and a complete “You Can’t Sit Down”, and was introduced as a song he wrote for Paul Schrader’s film Light of Day, filmed on location in Cleveland. The show opened once again with “Badlands”, had “The Ties That Bind” in the fourth slot and included a superb “Racing in the Street”, played just before the “Apollo Medley”. Patti Scialfa is absent again.
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Albany
04.17.12An intense night. According to fans attending, this was one of the strongest shows of the tour, in terms of performance. Tour debuts of “Darlington County”, “Downbound Train” and a great acoustic version of “Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart”. Back in the set are “Murder Incorporated” and “Backstreets”, and the show opens again with “Badlands”. For the third show in a row Patti is not present. The original setlist had “Two Hearts”, “The River” (none played) and also “Sherry Darling” as set closer, though Bruce skips it after ending the show with “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”.
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Buffalo
04.14.12Another magical night on the Wrecking Ball tour. The 3-hour-plus concert featured a very rockin’ setlist, full of surprises. ”Shackled & Drawn” is a welcome comeback, along with “The Ties That Bind”, “Prove it All Night”, “Darkness on the Edge of Town” or “Ramrod”. After a long afternoon soundcheck, some wild tour debuts arrived for Buffalo: “Rendezvous” and ”Mountain of Love”, two hard-to-catch songs that were only occasionally played during 2008-2009.
And for the aficionados, just after the impetuous “Apollo Medley” came the tour debut of “Point Blank”, sung and played “old style” according to those attending the show, with great guitar work from Steve Van Zandt. “Thunder Road” is back as set closer.
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North American Summer Tour dates announced
04.13.12Summer dates for Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band in the US and Canada have been announced today.
These are the official dates and onsale info:
August 18 – Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium (on sale 4.28 – ticketmaster.com)
August 24 – Toronto, ON , Canada– Rogers Centre (on sale 4.20 – ticketmaster.ca)
August 26 – Moncton, NB, Canada – Magnetic Hill (on sale 4.21 – tickets.moncton.ca)
August 29 – Vernon, NY – Vernon Downs Raceway (on sale 4.28 – ticketmaster.com)
September 2 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park (on sale 4.21 – comcasttix.com)
September 7 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field (on sale 4.21 – tickets.com)
September 14 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park (on sale 4.27 – tickets.com)
September 19 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (on sale 4.20 – ticketmaster.com)
September 21 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (on sale 4.20 – ticketmaster.com)
September 22 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (on sale 4.20 – ticketmaster.com)An official live video for “Death to my Hometown” has also debuted today:
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Detroit
04.13.12The Wrecking Ball made a stop yesterday in Auburn Hills, Michigan, near Detroit, and Springsteen delivered the longest show on this tour so far, with 3 hours and 7 minutes. “Badlands” returned to its original position in the third slot, and the show began again with “We Take Care Of Our Own / Wrecking Ball”. Some of the songs played at recent shows are now coming back often to the set, like “Trapped”, “Out in the Street”, “Candy’s Room”, “American Skin” or “Because the Night”. Two tour debuts last night: “Incident on 57th Street” (after being soundchecked and even setlisted -but not played- in New York), and the explosive rock version of “Youngstown”, with the usual great guitar work from Nils Lofgren. Once again the main set ended with “Land of Hope and Dreams”, and now “Thunder Road” is the first encore.
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New York
04.13.12Friday
“You’ve been incredible” were the farewell words from Bruce at his first show at the Garden. The audience was enthusiastic and completely focused on the concert, enjoying every minute and responding with big roars of approval to every highlight of the show. And there were many.
While the wonderful “New York, New York” was sounding on the PA, Bruce Springsteen and his band took the stage, the lights stayed on and suddenly the classic “One, two!” yell exploded into a rousing version of “Badlands”. A quick look at the setlist might not seem very impressive, but that’s tricky. At the first MSG show there was extra energy and passion in every song. After the ever-moving “My City of Ruins” came the tour debut of “Murder Incorporated”, with burning guitar duels between Steven and Bruce, followed by “Johnny 99″, which ended in an orgy of horn solos (with all the musicians in front of the stage and the audience going nuts). Finally “Shackled and Drawn” was back in the set, and it was a great version. It should stay. Next came another tour debut: “Lion’s Den”, flawless, powerful, surprising.
Two things are clear on this tour: Bruce defends his new album with conviction and enthusiasm, and the horns add a lot to the sound of the band. They are ubiquitous, always in the background but on the spotlight when it’s necessary. Jake Clemons’ role gets bigger and bigger and he gets a rousing response everytime he does one of his uncle’s famous sax solos.
The E Street Band and its current 17 current members sound as great as ever o even better. They are tight, powerful and full of life. It is possibly the best tour start in many years. And Bruce comes on stage with a personal mission: here I am, at 62, delivering the goods, in case somebody had not yet heard. We are less but we’re alive.
The first night had some special dedications to the city of New York, with the trilogy of “American Skin”, “Lonesome Day” and “The Rising”. “Thunder Road” finishes the set with an uptempo version, close to the original, featuring a great sax solo, joined inmediately by the full horn section before ending the song. Short solos, but powerful.
Brief pause, endless cheers from the audience. Bruce dedicated the next song to his mother, his sister and his family, sitting on the right side of the stage. Great version of “Rocky Ground”, with Michelle Moore on vocals. Minutes later comes “Kitty’s Back”. Always good, always exciting, but Friday’s version was off the roof. Simply the best version we’ve ever seen. Long, intense, wild, and full of fantastic solos from the horns, Charlie, Roy and Bruce. The E Street Band shone on this one. After a fantastic “Born to Run” with the full lights on at the magnificent Madison Square Garden, “Dancing in the Dark” was next and Bruce danced with his mother and a niece. Everyone was dancing, and the Garden was literally shaking with so many people jumping up and down. “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” closed the show, with its heartfelt tribute to Clarence Clemons, and the whole audience in awe.
Monday
After the show on Friday, Bruce Springsteen returned to the World’s Most Famous Arena on Monday for a second and final concert. The stakes were high but Springsteen had no problem to deliver another magical performance. It’s hard to say which show was the best, but to be honest, who cares? Both were phenomenal. We heard Bruce say so many times in recent years that the E Street Band was better than ever. Well, this time it’s true: The E Street Band sounds extremely compact, powerful, tight. And Bruce is on top form: vocal and physical. No hint at all of the sore voice we heard sometimes during the previous tour. His display of physical energy on this tour is simply incredible.
On Monday “Badlands” opened the show again, to great effect, followed by two perfect renditions of “We take care of our own” and “Wrecking Ball”, sounding better and better as the tour progresses. ”Out in the Street” came next, a bit chaotic at the beginning, but ended up putting the audience on its feet. “My City of Ruins” is now a clear highlight every night: it has meaning, soul and features a wonderful tribute to the missing E Streeters.
Bruce then said he would play some stuff from the early days, and both “Spirit in the Night” and “Thundercrack” followed, in splendid versions, particularly “Thundercrack”, full of guitar interplay between Bruce, Nils and Steve.
After “Jack of All Trades” the show grew in intensity with the newly rediscovered version of “Trapped”, superb in this tour, sounding a lot like in its 1981 debut, followed breathlessly by an exhilarating “She’s the One”: fast-paced, with tons of percussion, guitars and harmonica… and the wonderful vocal duo between Steve and Bruce. From there the show went up and up, with a fantastic “Because the Night” featuring one of Nils Lofgren’s best ever guitar solos. The end of the show was near, and when we expected another moving version of “Thunder Road”, Bruce surprised with a wonderful “Backstreets”. It was sung with passion, and it was the highlight of the show. Such a masterpiece. It was paired with a great “Land of Hope and Dreams” to end the concert.
The E Street Band was back onstage quickly for “Rocky Ground”, improving each night and gaining the audience’s approval. After that Bruce announces he can’t leave New York without playing this one: and a great “Rosalita” follows, full of joy, with great work from the horns. “Born to Run” comes next in full force, sung by 20,000 euphoric voices. After a full-speed “Dancing in the Dark” the show ends with “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”, performed with incredible energy (I believe this has been the best version of the tour yet). Bruce sang as if it was the beginning of the concert, after being over three hours on stage, running to the small stage behind the pit, with the lights on at the Garden and the audience in ecstasy.
Sal Trepat reporting.
Photos: courtesy Caryn Rose/Jukebox Graduate.com
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