junio 2009

On a rainy day, Springsteen opened the first of three shows in Stockholm with John Fogerty’s «Who’ll Stop The Rain?». Rain didn’t stop, but the show grew in intensity. «Badlands» was next, followed by the return of «My Lucky Day», and then «Prove it All Night».

In the «sign request» department: «I’m Goin’ Down», «Cadillac Ranch», «Because the Night» and «Wild Thing». The return of «The Wrestler» to the set list made the show special: there were 5 songs off Working on a Dream in the set, something that hadn’t happened in a long time.

The encore was extra long, with 7 songs again, including the necessary «Twist and Shout» (now known in Sweden as ‘The Stadium Breaker’).

Video: Who’ll Stop the Rain?
Video: Badlands
Video: My Lucky Day

See complete set list.

There’s a new online home for the Bruce Springsteen Special Collection and you’ll find it at http://www.brucespringsteenspecialcollection.net. The site contains the most up-to-date listing of the more than 11,100 documents in the Collection, including the results of the microfilming project made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission to The Friends of the Bruce Springsteen Special Collection. There’s also an expanded «want list» which includes shows for which the Collection is seeking reviews.

The new site is the first step in a long-anticipated reorganization of the Collection that will eventually allow The Friends to begin accepting historic Bruce items in formats other than books, magazines, fanzines and other printed documents. Please change your bookmarks, and check back frequently for updates.