Yes, it’s another Springsteen post
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Aug 03, 2008 
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Sorry for the lack of the posts this weekend. I’m taking some time off before the 10-game road trip that starts on Monday.
Caught Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Gillette Stadium tonight. We dodged a few thunderstorms and had a huge tailgate for 30 people. We had a bunch of cars, three tents and several sorts of flavored vodka, which was nice.
The crew included assorted family and friends including Bullet and Deano, two guys I have seen about 50 Bruce shows with in something like 10 states. Our plan is to go to Europe next time he tours there.
The setlist:
Summertime Blues
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
The Promised Land
Spirit In The Night
Tunnel Of Love
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?
Hungry Heart
Who’ll Stop The Rain?
Youngstown
Murder Incorporated
She’s The One
Livin’ In The Future
Mary’s Place
The Rising
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
Encore
I’m Going Down
Jungleland
Born To Run
Glory Days
Dancing In The Dark
American Land
Rosalita
It was a very strong show. Little Latin Lupe Lu was written by Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers back in 1963 and was a hit for Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels in 1966. I’m not entirely sure of this, but I believe the last time Bruce did it with the band was 1977. You don’t often see Bruce do three covers in the same show. But he did that, Summertime Blues and Who’ll Stop the Rain?
I’m Going Down was a request. As Bruce said, “Rarely played and rarely requested.” It’s one of the of the tunes on the Born in the USA album.
This version of Youngstown featured a terrific guitar solo by the great Nils Lofgren.
I know we had some readers going. Hope you stayed dry and had a great time.
Finally, you Giants fans will get a kick out of this. The stage features two large high-def screens that show shots of the band and often the fans. At one point, Bruce waded into the crowd and they kept showing this one woman who had a Giants hat on. The Patriots fans on hand playfully booed.
I suspect the people running the video operation were Giants fans having a little fun at the home of the Patriots.
Bruce also dedicated a song to “the coach.” I assume that’s Bill Belichick as the Pats had a practice in their bubble this afternoon.
Nobody Cares !!
Of course we do! It’s Peter and he takes care of our Yankees obsession
Saw Bruce tonight. He rocks.
Hey Pete,
Wow, sounds like a good show. I went to see Bruce in Amsterdam last June and the setlist looks a lot familiar, so I can imagine you had lots of fun.
If you’re going to see him in Europe keep me updated, I might join you for a show, if you don’t mind
As a diehard Pats fan, Pete knows this, “I’m Going Down” has been played in the past in Foxboro when the Pats have put a team away in the 4th…(you know, one of those games where CBS or Fox are switching TV viewers to other games). I think that’s may why it was requested tonight. Saw the show through the fog in ’03 at Gillete. After seeing the playlist tonight I’m dismayed I slept on it this year.
The only song that comes to mind when I think of Bellichick is “Your Cheating Heart”.
Don’t listen to some of these people, keep the Springsteen posts coming.
What is with the obsession of Springstein fans? There is no casual fan….. its your not into him…. or you are seeing 30 shows a year.
I’m not a huge Springsteen fan, though I do have 19 songs of his on my Itunes.
I’m surprised that I’m Going Down isn’t played more often, as it’s a great mid-80s ditty.
Don’t like S’teen at all. IMO he lacks of music skills but a lot of people buy that (or just simply don’t care cause he is sooo American…) thou I don’t blame you.
Little Latin Lupe Lu was played on the Tunnel of Love tour.
Thats a sick playlist……Spirit in the Night and Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? on the same night, sounds like a great night.
i just don’t get the whole bruce thing…….
Went to the show last night, 1st Bruce show ever. I was more than pleased. There is a good reason why they call him the boss. He knows how to put on one hell of aa show.
Stf:
Lacks music skills? You’ve obviously never seen him play in person.
Last night was my first Springsteen show, and it absolutely lived up to my expectations.
Great, great show.
Greetings from Norwich, CT, Pete! The Bulletin sports section misses you. My son & I saw Bruce last night, 5th time for me but first since the summer of ’76 when he was at the New Haven Coliseum doing Born to Run. Great, great show, definitely worth the delay and getting a little wet. Super set list, and I had to laugh at his comment, pre-Little Latin Lupe Lu, that “the band definitely won’t be ready for this one!” Thanks for the Springsteen updates, keep ‘em coming!
pete thanks for the good bj before the show!
That’a a great set list! Thanks, Pete!
geez, i wish i could travel too with my favorite band ac/dc
Fantastic show, don’t know if the length was normal for the shows of late, but totally longer than the arena shows I saw early on the tour.
FYI- Last time Little Latin Lupe Lu was played was in 1995, when the E Street Band did a little show in NYC for Sony to support the Greatest Hits set. And I’m almost as certain that I was the only one in my section to know how awesome it is.
Line of the night though is “I’m Going Down” “rarely played and even more rarely requested.”
“And I’m almost as certain that I was the only one in my section to know how awesome it is.”
Ok….. I think that crosses over into loserville.
Bruce is getting bored with his stuff and is calling back to his youth by doing these covers. Who really cares? Billy Joel’s Last Concert at Shea was better than anything than Bruce has been doing on the Road recently.
“Loserville” for being excited by a rarity Mitch Ryder cover as performed by my favorite band for the first time in more than a decade? I’m not sure I follow…