Bruce Sprinsteen
I was at the Springsteen concert at the Continental Airlines Arena on the 16th and the 17th.
He opened up the concert with a bit of an apology promising not to curse out the audience again after his last appearance at the Continental Airlines Arena on May 19th which I was also at (no, i'm not obsessed):
In what proved to be the main story last night, a bank of speakers on the upper left column (stage right) blew out very early-on and many in the low 200 sections were left without sound. One fan said, "It felt like you were watching the show from outside." What happened next was pretty ugly as disgruntled fans called out with shouts and chants of "We can't hear you!"…which Springsteen misunderstood for disrespectful idiots who might as well have been crying out for "Rosalita." Bruce pulled out a couple STFUs, and told the screamers pointedly that if they had a problem their "money's at the door." (No word yet on if that's going to hold up!) One attendee reported that "it was like a Jerry Springer show broke out" in those sections. Apparently, all equipment worked just fine at soundcheck when Springsteen tested out "Local Hero," but that song, and the good sound that accompanied it, were not present during the first third of the show. Somewhere around seven songs into the set, the problem was identified, fixed, and Springsteen was informed of the reason for the ruckus. Softening the edges and calming some nerves, Springsteen joked about his family causing the disturbance and called the show "Attack of the Relatives!" During his intro to "The Wish," Bruce offered this: "It's kinda boring without the shouting." Hey, some reviewers have felt that way about the whole tour! Maybe the five-song encore, with both "Ramrod" and "I'm on Fire," was his way of saying, "All's well that ends well."
And from tonight's concert
He didn't let the return to the Meadowlands pass without a mention of his previous visit back on 5/19: "Last time I was here, I cursed out a whole section that was just trying to tell me about an equipment problem. And all I have to say is… don't fuck with me, or I'll do it again."
Fortunately I was not in the affected sections during this concert. For the november 16th and 17th shows I had great seats, sections 101 and 104 at the bottom, very happy about this
The setlist for the 17th
- Empty Sky
- Born in the U.S.A.
- Devils & Dust
- Long Time Comin
- The Wall
- Backstreets*
- Johnny 99
- Part Man, Part Monkey
- Ain't Got You
- All the Way Home
- One Step Up
- Reno
- Santa Ana
- Lost in the Flood
- Drive All Night
- The Rising
- Further On (Up the Road)
- Jesus Was an Only Son
- Two Hearts
- The New Timer
- Matamoros Banks
- Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street
- My Best Was Never Good Enough
- Thundercrack
- The Promised Land
- Dream Baby Dream
The second night, just as good, including a duet with Patti Scialfa
- Born in the U.S.A.
- Devils & Dust
- Atlantic City
- Long Time Comin'
- Used Cars
- Frankie*
- Meeting Across the River*
- Johnny 99
- Ain't Got You
- Brilliant Disguise with Patti Scialfa
- Maria's Bed
- Cautious Man
- Reno
- Two For the Road
- Drive All Night
- The Rising
- Lucky Town
- Jesus Was an Only Son
- Leah
- The New Timer
- Matamoros Banks
- Encore: I Wanna Marry You
- Thundercrack
- Born to Run
- The Promised Land
- Dream Baby Dream
Overall, a very memorable two nights
both descriptions and setlists stolen from backstreets.com
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