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First show in Anaheim

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The first of two shows in Anaheim was one of the longest and most intense shows of the whole tour. From the very first song, the tour debut of «Light of Day», the energy level never went down, and Bruce and the E Street Band delivered a great night of pure rock, with burning guitar solos during «Gypsy Biker», which was inmediately followed by a smokin’ «Murder Incorporated». After «Magic», another 20-minute rock attack with «Trapped», «Reason to Believe», «Because the Night» and «She’s the One».

A historic moment arrived in the middle of the show, when Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine’s extraordinary guitar player, was brought onstage and sang with Bruce a full band, electric version of «The Ghost of Tom Joad», with a blistering guitar solo from Morello at the end of the song.

The intensity of the show went on and on, and at the end of «Badlands», Springsteen yells out to the rest of the band and they start playing a joyful «Out in the Street», being the first time the main set ends with a different song.

More guests soon joined: Bobby Bandiera, coming all the way from New Jersey, came up to play guitar during «Ramrod», and Marc Anthony Thompson & Marty Rifkin (both from the Seeger Sessions Band) joined for «American Land».

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See video of Rage Against the Machine performing «The Ghost of Tom Joad».

Photo: Nassau Coliseum, 10.03.2008 copyright Edgar Aguilera.

See the official video from Bruce Springsteen.net: «For You» (Portland 28.03.2008)
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San Jose

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Lotta changes in San Jose last night: «Out in the Street», «Trapped», «Something in the Night», «Fire», «Incident», «Detroit Medley»… and one that you will either love or hate, the tour debut of… «Bobby Jean» (if you ask us, we’re in the ‘fbj’ sector).

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Vancouver’s double debut

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Last night’s gig in Vancouver opened with the tour debut of «Atlantic City», plus an obscure debut: «None But the Brave» (available only on The Essential Bruce Springsteen) , never played before with The E Street Band (Springsteen had previously performed it live in 2003 at the Asbury Park Christmas shows, with the Max Weinberg Seven). «Trapped», debuted in Seattle on Saturday, stays in the set, along with «Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out», «Rosalita» and «The River».

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Photo: Nassau Coliseum 10.03.2008 copyright Ben Lazar. See complete Nassau photo gallery.

It’s Pacific time!

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The Pacific Coast tour started last Friday at the Rose Garden (photo) in Portland, Oregon, followed by a Saturday night show in Seattle. After a spectacular string of shows in the Midwest Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kept up the great work with more intense performances and tour debuts. Even though there was no premieres in Portland, the oregonian fans got a double shot of classic tunes off Greetings from Asbury Park N.J.: «For You» and «Lost in the Flood», both for the second time only on the Magic tour. Come encore time, and extraordinary «Jungleland» was played upon a fan request with a special sign (an Oregon license plate, see photo below). Another sign in the front rows that read «Lesbians love Bruce», brought a lyric change to «American Land», when Bruce sang «The Blacks, the Irish, Italians, the lesbians and the Jews».

Saturday night in Seattle, the show opened with a tour debut: «Trapped». Nils Lofgren shone again during his spectacular guitar solo on «Because the Night» (as he did the previous night in Portland during his solo on «Prove it all Night»). «Your Own Worst Enemy» re-appeared after a while, followed by the tour debut of the classic «Point Blank», off The River, a lost gem that should be played more often. For the encores Bruce let aside the handwritten set list (which included «Girls», «Thunder Road» and «Glory Days») and delivered a fantastic, non stop 4-song encore with «Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out», «Rosalita», «Born to Run» and «American Land», thus ending a brilliant show.

And let’s not forget the songs from Magic, sounding more intense and powerful night after night. «Radio Nowhere», «Gypsy Biker», «Devil’s Arcade», «Last to Die» or «Long Walk Home» are the real backbone of the show.

Tomorrow the tour goes across the border, to Vancouver, Canada, and will later go down to warm California for 4 shows, then on to Texas (2 shows) and Florida (3 shows).

See complete set list for Portland.
See complete set list for Seattle.

Photo: Portland by Joseph Quever/courtesy Backstreets Magazine.