Wednesday 25 July 2012

Bergen 23rd July 2012 -show 49




Bergen is Norway’s second largest city with 240.000 inhabitants. The city was founded more than 900 years ago.



This  is a nice little post. The reviewer goes through each song and gives a very personal opinion.


I can only find a couple of reviews so I'll fall back on the always reliable Backstreets set list pages.  From this review I see there were some unusual moments in the show - some quotes here :-

Bergen is known to be a rainy city, and tonight was no exception. Following two hours of heavy rain it came as no surprise that "Who'll Stop the Rain" kicked things off. What indeed was a surprise, however, was the arrangement we were offered: just Bruce, at the mic, and Roy, at the piano, delivering a soulful version that felt fresh and fitting for the occasion.

As Bruce gave the usual five-finger sign to start "Death to My Hometown," Max started playing "Badlands," and the song had to be restarted. After the song, Bruce noted that "We've actually got a setlist, but I tend to go away from it, showing mysterious signs to the band members." A really funny moment.

As in Bergen in 2009 when Steve's acoustic guitar did not work during the intro to "The River," this time he played the wrong notes during the first few bars and they had to start all over.

During "Dancing in the Dark," Bruce was pointing at a sign saying, "I want to dance with Max while Bruce is playing drums." What actually happened: Bruce picked a girl to be his dance partner while the girl with the sign ran up to Max's drum kit, got the sticks, and started to pound away.

So the set list is here as usual.  I'm not sure about This Depression myself.  I can imagine this one being  better live than on the CD. There is a You Tube video but the sound is awful. Looks like it could be really good though.

A pretty good setlist for me - nothing there I don't like.



Oslo 21/07/12
Time 7.34 to 11.21
Bergen 23/07/12
Time 7.55 to 11.03
1
Promised Land (30)
Who’ll Stop The Rain (3)
2
No Surrender (16)
Downbound Train (5)
3
Two Hearts (7)
Cover Me (1)
4
We Take Care Of Our Own (48)
We Take Care Of Our Own (49)
5
Badlands (41)
Wrecking Ball (49)
6
Wrecking Ball (48)
Death To My Hometown (49)
7
Death To My Home Town (48)
My City Of Ruins (49)
8
My City Of Ruins (48)
Spirit In The Night (27)
9
Spirit In The Night (26)
Seaside Bar Song (3)
10
Ain’t Good Enough For You (1)
This Depression (1)
11
Hungry Heart (14)
Atlantic City (8)
12
Streets Of Fire (1)
Because The Night (20)
13
Prove It All Night (15)
The Promised Land (31)
14
Johnny 99 (15)
Darlington County (10)
15
Working On The Highway (21)
Shackled And Drawn (33)
16
Shackled And Drawn (32)
Waitin’ On A Sunny Day (49)
17
Waitin’ On A Sunny Day (48)
For You (2)
18
Raise Your Hand (6)
The River (25)
19
Rocky Ground (31)
The Rising (47)
20
The River (24)
Radio Nowhere (5)
21
The Promise (5)
Badlands (42)
22
The Rising (46)
I’m On Fire (3)
23
Lonesome Day (17)
Thunder Road (27)
24
Land Of Hope And Dreams (35)
Born In The USA (25)
25
We Are Alive (43)
Born To Run (49)
26
Born In The USA (23)
Bobby Jean (12)
27
Born To Run (48)
Dancing In The Dark (49)
28
Glory Days (13)
Tenth Avenue Freeze Out (48)
29
Seven Nights To Rock (14)
Twist And Shout (13)
30
Dancing In The Dark (48)

31
Tenth Avenue Freeze (47)

32
Twist And Shout (12)

33
Night (5)




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