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There ain’t no cure for the summertime Bruce!
Summer’s here! And Bruce and the band celebrated it with a very long, 28-song set that featured 8 encores, including the tour debuts of the explosive Eddie Cochran song «Summertime Blues» (last played in 1981!), plus «Stand on it» and «Seven Nights to Rock».
Nearly three hours before, the show had begun with the rockin’ «Out in the Street». The lucky dutch audience also got to hear «Spirit in the Night», «The River», «Backstreets» and the always powerful duo of «Because the Night» and «She’s the One». See complete set list.
Meanwhile, a few hours earlier, the Kennedy Center in Washington held a memorial service for Tim Russert. The ceremony included a satellite connection with Europe, where Springsteen sang an acoustic «Thunder Road» from backstage at the Amsterdam Arena.
Watch the video:
Despite the bad quality, it is worth watching (and specially hearing) «Summertime Blues» from last night’s show in Amsterdam:
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Bruce Springsteen adds August concert in Pennsylvannia
Live Nation just announced a new show for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in August:
Aug.19, 2008 Hersheypark Stadium & Star Pavillion, Hershey Park, PA
Tickets will go on sale June 21st at 10am EDT (more info)
Düsseldorf
Tonight’s show in Düsseldorf had an abrupt start: the sound went completely off during the first song («Jackson Cage»). Just a few minutes later, the same incident would happen in the middle of «Radio Nowhere», which had to be stopped.
When the sound problems were over, the show went on without further disturbances and featured a very diverse set list, which included «Spirit in the Night», «Darlington County», «Trapped», «The River» or «Glory Days».
Again a very long show, with nearly three hours in length and the biggest amount of songs played at a show on this tour so far: 28!
Both «None But the Brave» and «Backstreets» were setlisted but not performed, finally substituted by «Working on the Highway» and «The River».
See complete set list.
Bruce Springsteen resumes European tour with a long show in Cardiff
After a two-week pause, Bruce Springsteen resumed his European tour with a very long show at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, with 27 songs, many fan requests and nearly three hours of music.
«From Small Things» made its tour debut and opened the show, followed by «Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out».
«Blinded by the light» was dedicated to Danny Federici and «Thunder Road» to Tim Russert.
See complete set list.