Boston's harbor is home to the very first lighthouse ever built in North America
Backstreets review of Boston night one includes a couple of references to the European leg.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's return to Fenway Park also marked their return to U.S. shores after a much-lauded summer leg in Europe.
While this first show back in the states largely found Bruce and his E Street machine warming back up, revving their engines with a Night A set, "Spirit in the Night" highlighted something else they brought back from Europe, a number of arrangements refined and expanded as the summer went by. "Spirit" became a setpiece overseas, and this performance showed why: with the stage lights now finally registering as darkness fell, it was a stirring new intro, a newly energized rendition, and a special moment with Bruce and Jake down front. "Death to My Hometown" and "Shackled and Drawn" have also been nicely jacked up since Newark in May.
I think it's far to say that the tour got better and better whilst Bruce was over this side of the pond but perhaps that's the tour evolving in the same way as ever and it would have happened... wherever in the World. We look forward to more surprises during the fall.
After the Hard Rock Calling early exit I was surprised to find that USA has curfews too:-
One thing they brought back with them: playing in broad daylight. This first open air Wrecking Ball show in North America started earlier than usual with a 6:30 ticket time (presumably adjusting for a 10:30 curfew), Bruce and the band taking the stage at around 7:10. So like those European festivals and Scandinavian shows, there were bright skies above well into the show.
Well here is the set list - not four hours but still a long show with a couple of premiers.
I'm not familiar with either of the covers but we were introduced to John Lee Hooker (of Boom Boom fame) a couple of years ago by my brother who couldn't believe we hadn't heard of him!
Helsinki 31/07/12
Time 7.53 to 11.49
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Boston 14/08/12
Time 7.11 to 10.41
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1
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Rockin’ All Over The World (1)
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The Promised Land (33)
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2
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Night (6)
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Out In The Street (27)
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3
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Out In The Street (26)
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We Take Care Of Our Own (54)
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4
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Loose Ends (2)
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Wrecking Ball (54)
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5
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We Take Care Of Our Own (53)
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Death To My Home Town (54)
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6
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Prove It All Night (17)
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My City Of Ruins (54)
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7
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Wrecking Ball (53)
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Spirit In The Night (29)
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8
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Death To My Hometown (53)
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The E Street Shuffle (14)
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9
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My City Of Ruins (53)
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Jack Of All Trades (47)
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10
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Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? (7)
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Atlantic City (9)
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11
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Be True (3)
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Because The Night (23)
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12
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Jack Of All Trades (46)
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Johnny 99 (18)
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13
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Downbound Train (7)
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Darlington County (13)
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14
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Because The Night (22)
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Workin’ On The Highway (24)
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15
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Lonesome Day (19)
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Shackled And Drawn (38)
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16
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Darlington County (12)
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Waitin’ On A Sunny Day (54)
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17
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Light Of Day (2)
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Boom Boom (1)
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18
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Shackled And Drawn (37)
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Drive All Night (2)
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19
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Waitin’ On A Sunny Day (53)
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The Rising (51)
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20
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Back In Your Arms (1)
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Badlands (47)
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21
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The Rising (50)
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Thunder Road (29)
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22
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Badlands (46)
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We Are Alive (47)
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23
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Land Of Hope And Dreams (37)
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Born To Run (54)
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24
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We Are Alive (46)
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Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (9)
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25
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Born In The USA (29)
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Glory Days (15)
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26
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Born To Run (53)
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Dancing In The Dark (54)
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27
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Detroit Medley (1)
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Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (53)
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28
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Glory Days (14)
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Dirty Water (1)
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29
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Dancing In The Dark (53)
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Twist And Shout (17)
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30
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Tenth Avenue Freeze Out (52)
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31
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I Don’t Want To Go Home (1)
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32
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Higher And Higher (1)
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33
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Twist And Shout (16)
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