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Charlottesville had a double shot of Springsteen yesterday: Bruce performed a 6-song acoustic set at the Obama campaign rally, identical to the Ames show last week, including the new song «Forward», now with a few extra lines. Later Bruce moved to the John Paul Jones Arena, where he had a show with the E Street Band.

The band show featured many changes. An unusual opening with «Shackled and Drawn» and «Lonesome Day». A very long segment of 1973 songs, with «Spirit in the Night», «Seaside Bar Song» and «Lost in the Flood», plus the tour debut of «Give the Girl a Kiss». Later in the set, «This Depression» was back, instead of «Jack of All Trades».

«Murder Incorporated» and «Johnny 99» rocked the house before going into festive mood with «Darlington County», «Working on the Highway» and «Waitin’ on a Sunny Day». The rest of the show was full of gems off the Born to Run album. First off an intense «Backstreets» before ending the main set with «Badlands» and «Land of Hope and Dreams». Then «Jungleland» as first encore, and finally «Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out» closing the show, with the Clarence Clemons video tribute, which now (since the Hamilton show) also includes images of Danny Federici.

See complete E St Band show set list 

See acoustic concert set list 

A fan request brought a nice version of «Terry’s Song» at last night’s show in Hamilton, Canada. Bruce had only played it once onstage, in 2009. The show featured a quite standard set , with a rare «I’m A Rocker» opening the encores, that also included «Rosalita». For historians: «Because the Night» included a guitar intro like in 1978.

See complete set list.

Bruce Springsteen supports the Obama campaign. See Bruce’s performances in Parma, OH and Ames, IA from last Thursday Oct.18th. Both shows included a new funny song called «Forward».

Once again Bruce will play for Obama next Tuesday, when he’ll perform a special acoustic concert Tuesday afternoon at 2pm in the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA.

Tickets for the free concert will be available beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Obama campaign offices on UVa.’s Corner and the Downtown Mall. They will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Bruce will be performing later that night with the E Street Band at the John Paul Jones Arena.

 

Forward (Parma, OH)

We Take Care of Our Own (Ames, IA)

Thunder Road (Parma, OH)

Dear Friends:

The election is coming up on all of us and we all have strong feelings about it. I’ve been getting asked a lot about where I stand, so for those who are interested, here goes.

This presidential election is different than the last one because President Obama has a four year record to run on. Last time around, he carried with him a tremendous amount of hope and expectations. Unfortunately, due to the economic chaos the previous administration left him with, and the extraordinary intensity of the opposition, it turned into a really rough ride. But through grit, determination, and focus, the President has been able to do a great many things that many of us deeply support.

Read the full message at Bruce’s official website. 

Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, Tom Morello, Elvis Costello, Jesse Malin, Gary US Bonds and other performed last night at the «Little Kids Rock» 10th Anniversary gala which honored Steve Van Zandt with the «Big Man of the Year» award. Bruce sang «Until the Good is Gone» with Steve Van Zandt, then «It’s Been A Long Time» with Steve and Southside Johnny, and the final jam with everybody singing «I Don’t Wanna Go Home». The show took place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

«Until The Good Is Gone»

«It’s Been A Long Time»

«I Don’t Wanna Go Home»