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2.08.2009 Monte do Gozo, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

A Rianxeira (Nils Lofgren: acordeón / accordion)
Badlands
Out in the Street
Hungry Heart
Outlaw Pete
Spirit in the Night
Working on a Dream
Adam Raised a Cain
Murder Incorporated
Johnny 99
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Raise Your Hand
Burning Love
Born to Be Wild
My Love Will Not Let You Down
Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
This Life
Backstreets
Lonesome Day
The Rising
Born to Run

No Surrender (solo acoustic)
Land of Hope and Dreams
American Land
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark
Rockin’ All Over the World
Twist and Shout
Born in the U.S.A.

1 de agosto: Valladolid

Bruce Springsteen disfruta de su gira española, donde día a día recibe entusiastas recepciones. Valladolid no fue menos y el público respondió con fuerza a la actuación. Roy Bittan salió primero al escenario, tocando un pasodoble (sin identificar) al acordeón. «Badlands» levantó a todo el estadio de sus asientos, y fue seguida por «No Surrender» y una atronadora «Night«. A continuación «Hungry Heart» provocó el primer éxtasis colectivo.

Más adelante llegaron algunas joyas: «Spirit in the Night» y «Something in the Night«. Bruce respondió a los carteles con peticiones con una estupenda «Great Balls of Fire«, de Jerry Lee Lewis. El cartel no podía ser más claro: «Si tienes huevos toca Great Balls of Fire». Por fin otra canción de su nuevo disco tuvo su oportunidad, y llegó «Surprise, Surprise«, recordando las melodías de Roy Orbison en los años 60.

A partir de ahí el concierto dio un cambio de rumbo y llegó la fiesta total, éxito tras éxito coreado por el público. Springsteen es un maestro del escenario, y saca petroleo de lo más discreto de su repertorio, se pone al público en el bolsillo y les lleva hasta la catarsis. Dos horas y cuarenta y cinco minutos de concierto dejaron a Pucela rendida a sus pies.

Ver set list completo.

August 1st: Valladolid

Bruce Springsteen is enjoying his tour of Spain tremendously, having a lot of fun with these enthusiastic audiences. The audience in Valladolid was no different, responding louding to songs like «Badlands» or «Hungry Heart», combining oldstuff (gems like «Spirit in the Night» or a fabulous «Something in the Night») with the usual hits and crowd pleasers («American Land» had the whole stadium dancing and jumping). The show started with a lot of energy, included an exciting «Spirit in the Night» and had some interesting sign-requests: Jerry Lee Lewis’ «Great Balls of Fire» (the sing dared to say ‘If you have balls, play Great Balls of Fire’), «Something in the Night» (note-by-note perfect) and a really good version of «Surprise, Surprise» that reminded us of the best Roy Orbison melodies and chord changes.

But that was it. After that there was a change in peace and the energy level clearly dropped, though you couldn’t tell by the audience reaction to songs like «Waitin’ on a Sunny Day», «The Rising», «Girls in their summer clothes» (played at the slowest possible tempo), «Bobby Jean» or «Dancing in the Dark». Not a bad show, as it seemed to please everyone, but not the kind of show to rave about. Still, a more compelling performance than the one in Benidorm two days before. Tonight’s show featured Roy Bittan opening the show playing a typical «Pasodoble» on the accordion.

See complete set list.

1.08.2009 Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain

España Cañí (Roy Bittan: acordeón / accordion)
Badlands
No surrender
Night
Hungry Heart
Outlaw Pete
Spirit in the Night
Working on a Dream
Seeds
Johnny 99
Trapped
Raise Your Hand
Great Balls of Fire
Something in the Night
Surprise, Surprise
My Love Will Not Let You Down
Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
Girls in Their Summer Clothes
American Skin (41 shots)
Lonesome Day
The Rising
Born to Run

Seven Nights to Rock
American Land
Bobby Jean
Dancing in the Dark
Twist and Shout

July 30: Benidorm

In the small Estadio de Foietes, in the ‘Little Manhattan’ by the shore that is Benidorm, Springsteen conquered a new audience with one of this classic stadium shows, full of energy and popular songs. Over 3 hours the 30,000 people in the audience had a great time and were on their feet most of the time, jumping, dancing and clapping. The show opened with Nils on the accordion doing the very popular (and rather corny) song Los Pajaritos.

There were tour debuts of «Girls in their Summer Clothes», «Janey Don’t You Lose heart» (slowed down, unrehearsed, not really his best versions) plus a nice full-band «If I Should Fall Behind».

The highlights were the hi-voltage «Seeds», «Youngstown», «Jungleland», a very nice «Be True» and the unexpected and vibrant «I Fought The law».

photo: Benidorm 2009 copyright Miguel Angel Fernández