With six different songs from the first night, Springsteen came back to the arena with the full E Street Band, including Patti Scialfa. Three tour premieres: «Tunnel of Love», «Spirit in the Night» and, as first encore, an audible «Thunder Road» (in the place of both «Girls» and «Thundercrack»). But it wasn’t just another tiring version of «Thunder Road». According to attendees, it was played with energy and dedicated to the young people in the audience (contrary to previous US tours, there seems to be quite a number of young new fans at these shows).
The handwritten set list (See) included «Darkness on the Edge of Town» and «I’ll Work For Your Love» (would have been a first), though they were dropped in favor of «Candy’s Room» and «Darlington County».
See official video: Livin’ in the Future (New York 17.10.2007)
Photo: copyright Edgar Aguilera. Madison Square Garden, NY 18.10.2007