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| View from our seats |
Well here we are in Manchester.
What do I know about Manchester? Well there are two football teams in Manchester.
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| View from our seats |
So we stayed overnight at a lovely little B&B between Sunderland and Leeds. After a 'full English' the next morning we dropped the brother and sister--in-law back at our house, had a quick cuppa and headed off to Manchester.
The rain was lashing down along the M62 but we arrived at our hotel safely and without getting lost. Our intention was to go to the Badlands party, but to be honest, we were knackered and needed a bit of a rest.
Our Bruce virgin friends (who are also our neighbours - Jacquie and Mike) travelled across to Manchester separately as they weren't staying over. We had arranged to meet them at the stadium. It was peeing it down when we left the hotel and we were soaked by the time we came across the Badlands party venue, quite by chance. We nipped in for half an hour and caught up with our Bruce buddies before heading off back into the monsoon.
The friends who had spent the day in Manchester were really, and I mean really, soggy! We got straight into the stadium to find out seats. They were under cover but I was really cold by this time.
The seats were almost opposite last night's position. A little closer to the stage. Another great view of centre stage but we couldn't see Bruce playing the piano during The Promise.
There isn't much I can say about the night that hasn't already been said. I'm not great at deciding if it's the best show I've ever been to, mainly because I can't remember how I felt after other shows. That said nothing could ever surpass 'The River Night' at MSG if only because 'Hello New York City' sounds so much more glamorous than 'Hello Manchester"!
It was was wet, very wet... and well it was wet! The rain managed to stop just before the show, though, and for the most part it stayed dry. There have been floods across the UK so, I guess, we were lucky.
Our hotel was full of fans and meeting up with old friends after the show rounded off the evening perfectly. Looking forward to meeting everyone again.
The rain was lashing down along the M62 but we arrived at our hotel safely and without getting lost. Our intention was to go to the Badlands party, but to be honest, we were knackered and needed a bit of a rest.
Our Bruce virgin friends (who are also our neighbours - Jacquie and Mike) travelled across to Manchester separately as they weren't staying over. We had arranged to meet them at the stadium. It was peeing it down when we left the hotel and we were soaked by the time we came across the Badlands party venue, quite by chance. We nipped in for half an hour and caught up with our Bruce buddies before heading off back into the monsoon.
The friends who had spent the day in Manchester were really, and I mean really, soggy! We got straight into the stadium to find out seats. They were under cover but I was really cold by this time.
The seats were almost opposite last night's position. A little closer to the stage. Another great view of centre stage but we couldn't see Bruce playing the piano during The Promise.
There isn't much I can say about the night that hasn't already been said. I'm not great at deciding if it's the best show I've ever been to, mainly because I can't remember how I felt after other shows. That said nothing could ever surpass 'The River Night' at MSG if only because 'Hello New York City' sounds so much more glamorous than 'Hello Manchester"!
It was was wet, very wet... and well it was wet! The rain managed to stop just before the show, though, and for the most part it stayed dry. There have been floods across the UK so, I guess, we were lucky.
Our hotel was full of fans and meeting up with old friends after the show rounded off the evening perfectly. Looking forward to meeting everyone again.
There are a lot of reviews out there. I'll give you some links at the end of this post. Those of us who were at the show know how great it was and here are some of their comments:-
Nearly 24 hours later and I'm still on a massive high from last night. That was a truly epic show in every way. Probably the best show I've seen - Tony Strange
22nd time seeing him last night, and possibly the best! - Ian Stackhouse
The man is a total legend and last nights concert surpassed any I've seen before! - Lorraine Russell
...a great night at Bruce Springsteen in Manchester....what a fantastic showman :) - from our (no longer a virgin) friend - Mr Mike Finister
Just about dried and thawed out LOL - got home at 3am... the queue for the bus was a total nightmare...after walking over half a mile and still not finding the end of it we decided to walk to the station with several hundred other folks...hour later got to the station - got the last train home :) Definitely worth every soggy, cold, screaming-feet moment of it though!!!! :) - from our other (no longer a virgin) friend - Mrs Jacquie Finister
And here is the Greasy Lake thread about the gig.
Nearly 24 hours later and I'm still on a massive high from last night. That was a truly epic show in every way. Probably the best show I've seen - Tony Strange
22nd time seeing him last night, and possibly the best! - Ian Stackhouse
The man is a total legend and last nights concert surpassed any I've seen before! - Lorraine Russell
...a great night at Bruce Springsteen in Manchester....what a fantastic showman :) - from our (no longer a virgin) friend - Mr Mike Finister
Just about dried and thawed out LOL - got home at 3am... the queue for the bus was a total nightmare...after walking over half a mile and still not finding the end of it we decided to walk to the station with several hundred other folks...hour later got to the station - got the last train home :) Definitely worth every soggy, cold, screaming-feet moment of it though!!!! :) - from our other (no longer a virgin) friend - Mrs Jacquie Finister
And here is the Greasy Lake thread about the gig.
So I'm going to let Jacquie do my work for me. Here is some of what she has to say about her first Springsteen concert:-
I was doing another scan around the stadium when movement caught my eye in the tunnel where the teams come out….and one of my abiding memories was firmly burned into place – seeing the guys starting to walk out – I actually think I saw it in slow motion…you know those really ‘arty’ shots you get on music videos…guys in jeans and dark t shirts walking to the stage… I got goosebumps.
And then they were there – on stage – and the crowd went crazy! I looked at (my) Mike with a huge grin on my face – saw the grin on his and just said ‘WOW’. The energy was AMAZING!!
They then took everyone in the stadium on an amazing and memorable 3 hour and 17 minute ride, even playing some of my favourites…(Waiting on a Sunny Day, The Rising, Born to Run, Dancing in the Dark) several tracks from the Wrecking Ball album – the title of the tour after all and which I must say, has grown on me ALOT …and many other tracks we’ve heard at Mike and Jaynes, but not really listened to much other than that. Jayne’s Mike got his fave – ‘Atlantic City’ The tracks flowed one into another – many with their own false-endings and mini-encores which Mike & Jayne are used to from all their other concerts, but that had many of us clapping multiple times through a single song LOL :) The audience knew so many of the lyrics – I only knew a few, but it didn’t matter. I don’t think they played a song I didn’t like and I look forwards to stumbling across some of the concert’s playlist on our ipod. I’ve some amazing photo’s and video in my head to ‘playback’ whenever I hear tracks and I find myself humming phrases from all sorts of songs that have obviously got their claws into my psyche… :)
And yes – even I got a lump in my throat and more than a few tears in my eyes when the tribute to Clarence was shown…but must say his nephew Jake is doing an amazing job!
Here's the link to her full post - new Tramps in the making I think.
So to the set list - no premiers but a good few songs that haven't been done so many times this tour. A great set list for me - nothing there that I really don't like. Atlantic City - only the fourth time in 37 shows - for Mike.
The full list.
Lastly here are the links to the reviews I mentioned.
Manchester Confidential
Sunderland 21/06/2012
Time 7.08 to 10.13
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Manchester 22/06/2012
Time 7.18 to 10.35
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1
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Badlands (30)
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Badlands (31)
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2
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We Take Care Of Own (36)
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No Surrender (11)
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3
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Wrecking Ball (36)
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We Take Care Of Our Own (37)
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4
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Death To My Home Town (36)
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Wrecking Ball (37)
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5
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My City Of Ruins (36)
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Death To My Hometown (37)
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6
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Spirit In The Night (14)
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My City Of Ruins (37)
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7
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Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street (6)
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Spirit In The Night (15)
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8
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Jack Of All Trades (34)
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E Street Shuffle (10)
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9
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Youngstown (9)
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Jack Of All Trades (35)
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10
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Murder Incorporated (7)
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Atlantic City (4)
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11
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Johnny 99 (10)
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Prove It All Night (12)
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12
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Working On The Highway (12)
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Two Hearts (4)
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13
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Shackled And Drawn (24)
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Darlington County (5)
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14
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Waitin’ On A Sunny Day (36)
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Shackled And Drawn (25)
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15
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The Promised Land (26)
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Waitin’ On A Sunny Day (37)
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16
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Point Blank (3)
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Save My Love (3)
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17
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The River (14)
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The Promise (3)
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18
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The Rising (35)
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The River (15)
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19
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Out In The Street (16)
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The Rising (36)
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20
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Land Of Hope And Dreams (23)
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Out In The Street (17)
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21
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We Are Alive (33)
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Land Of Hope And Dreams (24)
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22
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Thunder Road (22)
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We Are Alive (34)
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23
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Born To Run (36)
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Thunder Road (23)
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24
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Hungry Heart (11)
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Born To Run (37)
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25
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Seven Nights To rock (8)
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Bobby Jean (9)
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26
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Glory Days (6)
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Cadillac Ranch (3)
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27
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Dancing In The Dark (36)
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Dancing In The Dark (37)
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28
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Tenth Avenue Freeze Out (36)
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Tenth Avenue Freeze Out (37)
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29
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Twist And Shout (4)
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30
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31
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32
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33
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Lastly here are the links to the reviews I mentioned.
Manchester Confidential
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