The Boss Rolls on – debuting 10 songs in just 2 shows
While I enjoy some much needed vacation time – away from work, and away from staying current on ol’ Ickmusic, I had to pass on some gems from Bruce’s European tour. On July 21st and 23rd, the Italian cities of Turino and Udine got treated to some really special shows, where 10 songs made their tour debuts (six in Torino, four in Udine). You can check out my tour tracker for the details, but here are a couple highlights.
First off, “Drive All Night” is in my top 3 all-time Boss tunes, and the folks in Torino got to hear it from the E Street Band for the first time since 1981 2008. [Correction: “Drive All Night” made an appearance on the Magic Tour, see the comments]
“Drive All Night” | July 21st | Torino, Italy
And then there’s the definitive Boss song. The tune that lifted his icon status to a whole new level – “Born in the U.S.A.”. We’ve heard the darker acoustic version over the years, but I’m not aware of the full-band album version rearing its head very often. Cool to see (and a great quality video!).
“Born in the U.S.A.” | July 23rd | Udine, Italy
6 Comments
Matt
Man, as per usual, I am lovin’ watching the setlists! I would LOVE to see Drive All Night
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Puri
Yes, it’s a pity, I missed it only by 2 concerts… (yesterday they played here in Bilbao). But the oblivion of “Drive all night” was broken in Magic’s tour last year, in Goteborg
http://www.brucespringsteen.net/live/2008setlists.html#20080705
The concert yesterday was awesome (even more than usual), it sounded like a goodbye, as if they are not touring Europe again in a long time.
Puri
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE6xt5pzCdA
Puri
This one is much better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIIzwf4hFjI
Pete
Right you are, Puri. Thanks for the correction!