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In the arena at the Penn State University campus, Bruce delivered a long and exciting show in front of an audience full of veteran fans and young students. According to some fans, the first half of the show was amongst the most intense yet on this tour.

In the sign-petition slot arrive the tour debuts of «Ramrod» and the Who’s «My Generation» (an eternal rock classic). Further on the show arrives (finally) one of the best songs off the new album, «This Life» (so far only performed at the first Asbury Park public rehearsal), though unfortunately that means skipping the great «Kingdom of Days». The long encores include «Jungleland», plus the tour debut of «Bobby Jean», followed by the «Detroit Medley» and one more tour debut, Sam the Sham’s «Woolly Bully», last performed in 2008 Harleyfest. No Jay or Patti at this show.

See complete set list and another video.

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There’s no bigger rock classic than Richard’s Berry «Louie Louie», and Bruce and the band played it in full last night in Toronto, thanks to sign requests, along with «The E Street Shuffle» and «Prove it All Night». Minutes later «The Wrestler» was substituted by a long and beautiful rendition of «Racing in the Street», and the show ended with rousing versions of «Rosalita» and «Glory Days». For the second time on the tour, Jay Weinberg does not perform. Patti is absent, too.

See complete set list.

Just up on the official bs.net website: a video of «Expressway to your heart» from the Nassau Coliseum show.

A new Greatest Hits package will be released in Europe on June 2nd, right at the beginning of the European tour, following the steps of the US Greatest Hits package that was an exclusive to Wal-Mart stores. The Euro version will feature different artwork and six more songs («Blinded by the Light», «The River», «I’m On Fire», «Long Walk Home» and two live tracks: «Because the Night» and «Fire», from Live 1975/85). Sony Music is also planning a 7CD box called Tour Pack, to be released May 25th. This set will include all the live albums released to date Bruce Springsteen with the E Street Band: Live 1975/85, Live in New York City y Hammersmith Odeon London ’75.

A lot more news are expected to be revealed some time this year, as more projects are underway, including the Darkness on the Edge of Town anniversary box set plus many other long-awaited releases.

The song list for the European Greatest Hits is:

01: Blinded By The Light
02: Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
03: Born To Run
04: Thunder Road
05: Badlands
06: Darkness On The Edge Of Town
07: Hungry Heart
08: The River
09: Born In The U.S.A.
10: I’m On Fire
11: Glory Days
12: Dancing In The Dark
13: The Rising
14: Lonesome Day
15: Radio Nowhere
16: Long Walk Home
17: Because The Night (live, Live 1975/85)
18: Fire (live, Live 1975/85)

Charlottesville got quite a few tour premieres and surprises, and a stellar set list. The «Badlands» opener was followed by the always intense «Adam Raised a Cain», then «Outlaw Pete» and another gem off Darkness: «Candy’s Room»; and in the middle of the «crisis trilogy» there was a surprising and stunning premiere: no less than «Roulette». Keep it there, Bruce!

Come the sign request slots, there was «Spirit in the Night» and the Kinks’ «You Really Got Me» (see video) and a welcome track off Magic: «Gypsy Biker». A long and hot show that ended with Mitch Ryder’s «Detroit Medley».

See complete set list.

Here’s some videos from recent shows:
«Expressway to your heart» (Nassau Coliseum, NY 4/05/2009)
«Rendezvous» (Nassau Coliseum, NY 4/05/2009)
«London Calling» (Filadelfia 29/04/2009)

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From Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday Concert at MSG on May 3rd: Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello sing «The Ghost of Tom Joad».