Its Official we got Springsteen!

I'd be surprised if the Roo setlist looked anything like that.

Some notes from the show. The new songs are kinda awful right now. The pacing was very off, but that's expected at the first show. The difference from night 1 rehearsal to night 2 on magic was night and day. So I'm hoping tonight is better.

Jay Weinberg played from Good Eye thru Mary's Place and then Born To Run and American Land and all I can say is HOLY POOP. That mf-er can PLAY. Anyone who sees him will not be disappointed at all and he brought some crazy energy to that stage. Bruce even commented, "He's only 18!!" Damn. Just ridiculous. He beat the crap out of those drums.

Curtis King and Colleen (?) Mizell from the Sessions Band are backup singers for the tour.

The Woody Guthrie song and Stephen Foster song need to go. Bruce needs to remember that he's more Mustang Sally than I Ain't Got No Home. Especially live.

The show was long for a rehearsal. Clocked in at about 2 hours and 45 minutes. I'd say he doesn't have the basic flow down yet and the pace was choppy as songs didn't flow into each other very well yet. (Other than the classics played by Jay last night). This Life into Long Walk Home was especially awful. And Long Walk Home is one of my favorite songs, but the beginning was so off that it kinda threw the whole thing off. Although Stevie was doing his thing at the end singing and that was really good.

I'll add some more thoughts after I see them again tonight.

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Perfectly described.

Setlist:
Badlands
Outlaw Pete
My Lucky Day
No Surrender
Out in the Street
Working on a Dream
Seeds
Johnny 99
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Good Eye
Darlington County
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
The Wrestler
Kingdom of Days
Lonesome Day (with Jay Weinberg)
Radio Nowhere (w/ J.W.)
Born to Run (w/ J.W.)
* * *
Hard Times
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Land of Hope and Dreams
American Land[/quote]

Glad to hear it was as good as it looked on paper! I really hope a boot shows up sometime soon. As for GOTJ, are they playing it in much the same way as it was played w/ Morello last year in LA? Is Nils taking the end solo?

Here is Kingdom of Days:

Looks like we'll have Max at Bonnaroo - will likely be Max's first show back with the band after a missing a few European shows:


"Springsteen’s “Secret Weapon”: How Jay Weinberg Scored a Spot in the E Street Band

3/27/09, 3:57 pm EST

Last December E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg was driving his 18-year-old son Jay to school in Hoboken, New Jersey, when Bruce Springsteen called. “He wanted to talk to Jay,” says Max. “He said to him, ‘Jay, this is Bruce. You may have heard I have a band. In that band I have the world’s greatest drummer, who has a scheduling conflict. He gave me your name and number and suggested that I call you to see if you’d be interested in playing with me and the E Street Band.’ ” Jay accepted.

Up until four years ago Jay had never played the drums. “When he was 14, on his own and without any direction from me, he took one of my old drum sets and set it up in the attic of a barn we have and essentially taught himself,” says Max. “Teaching him myself would have been like teaching your kid to drive. That can be a nightmare. At Jay’s suggestion, I backed off on showing him anything.” Within a year Jay had guested onstage with the Used, and later the Bouncing Souls. “Every one of those appearances had been really daunting,” says Jay. “It’s like my experience as a hockey goalie. I find it cool to be under that sort of pressure. You can make or break this entire thing.” He now plays in the punk group the Reveling.

Last August Jay sat in with Springsteen and the E Street Band at Giants Stadium for “Born To Run” — where he got a huge response from the capacity crowd. A few months later it became clear Max would have to miss some gigs on Springsteen’s next tour of Europe since the dates coincided with the premiere of The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien, where Max serves as the bandleader. “There were a few other people we could have gone to, but we knew Jay was our secret weapon,” says Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau. “He’s just a remarkable person. It’s in the genes.”

As of now, Jay will only be needed for the six or seven shows of the European tour. “Conan has done so much to make it possible for Max to do both jobs,” says Landau. “Max has worked things out so that he’s going be able to be there for Conan, and he’s gonna be there for us most of the time.” To prepare for the shows, Jay has been rehearsing extensively with the E Street Band. He sat in for ten songs during the band’s public rehearsal concerts in Asbury Park this week. “I watched them on tour since I was nine and I watched night after night of the Magic tour,” he says pointing to his head. “All the songs from that tour are up here.” Max couldn’t be prouder. “This is quite a unique moment in rock history,” he says. “The torch has been passed to a new generation, so to speak. Temporarily, I might add. Because I’m not giving up my job yet.”"

I figured that would be the case. I am glad that I will have Max at both shows I'll be going to, but I think it would be fun to see Jay especially after listening to the boot of the first show. Hopefully some good videos will surface from Europe.

^^ that would be cool. Imagine dueling drums?

I mean, for him, Bruce is just one of his Dad's friends. But what if this happened to one of us? I would die.

Night 1 setlist from San Jose:

1) Badlands
2) Outlaw Pete
3) My Lucky Day
4) No Surrender
5) Out in the Street
6) Working on a Dream
7) Seeds
8) Johnny 99
9) The Ghost of Tom Joad
10) Good Eye
11) Good Rockin' Tonight
12) Darlington County
13) Growin' Up
14) Waitin' on a Sunny Day
15) The Promised Land
16) The Wrestler
17) Kingdom of Days
18) Radio Nowhere
19) Lonesome Day
20) Born to Run

ENCORE:

21) Hard Times
22) Thunder Road
23) Dancing in the Dark
24) Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
25) Land of Hope and Dreams
26) American Land

I had not heard that song til now. Bruce did it again.

I saw Bruce and the E Street Band last night and it was soooo much fun. Everyone is in for a treat at Bonnaroo. So many sing alongs and so much energy from the band. I can't wait to see him again. Here is the set list . . .

Badlands
Outlaw Pete
Night
Out in the Street
Working on a Dream
Seeds
Johnny 99
Youngstown
I'm on Fire
Working on the Highway
I'm Goin' Down
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
The Wrestler
Kingdom of Days
Lonesome Day
The Rising
Born to Run
* * *
Hard Times
Rosalita
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Land of Hope and Dreams
American Land
Dancing in the Dark

Is anyone planning on bringing signs to the Roo show? I'm considering it, waiting to see if it would be proper. If so, I will be there with a Lost in The Flood sign. Also, anyone planning to camp for this one? I'm probably going to be pretty tired after Phish late night so I have a feeling I'll be camping from 3PM on at the What Stage for what looks like Mule into Wilco into Bruce.

Anyone else bringing a sign or camping for Bruce?

Just to give you some tips since I waited for front row for Pearl Jam last year. They close the mainstage each night after all the shows are done and dont open them up until about an hour before the first show starts on the mainstage, probably around 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. You can show up to the mainstage gate and wait til they open, thats what I did for Pearl Jam last year. Once the main gates open you run as quickly as you can to line up off to the side of the pit. Just make sure that you designate a line for Bruce, since there will most likely be people lining up to get into the pit for other bands. They clear the pit after every show, so you will just wait off to the side until they start letting people into the pit before Bruce starts. In my experience getting front row at What Stage at Bonnaroo was easier then getting front row for any other concert ive ever been too. Got to hang out with cool people while sitting off to the side of the stage in the shade. No having to stand or bake in the hot sun all day. Only problem was stupid people trying to cut in line after you have been waiting all day but its really not that bad aslong as you work together with the people you are waiting with.

Hope all you people have a blast in the pit, definitley looks like a show that would be alot of fun up close but I will probably catch the set from back by the soundboard.

Pretty awesome setlist for Denver


Denver, Set List Thread 4/10/09
by sanctified4one on Apr 10, 2009 2:28 pm

8:12

1. Badlands
2. THE TIES THAT BIND
3. Outlaw Pete
4. Out In The Street
5. Working On A Dream
6. Seeds
7. Johnny 99
8. Youngstown
9. TOUGHER THAN THE REST
10. Darlington County
11. THE E STREET SHUFFLE (a request sign)
12. Prove It All Night
13. Waiting On A Sunny Day
14. The Promised Land
15. The Wrestler
16. RACING IN THE STREETS (a request sign)
17. Kingdom of Days
18. Lonesome Day
19. The Rising
20. Born To Run

21. Hard Times
22. Thunder Road
23. Tenth Avenue Freezeout
24. Land Of Hope & Dreams
25. American Land
26. Glory Days

Hard to imagine anyone being disappointed with that offering...


And here is the BTX review/narrative of Denver...


APRIL 10, DENVER, CO: MILE HIGH BOSS TIME!
Springsteen and the band took the stage to the sounds of "Get Out of Denver" for a long-awaited return to Colorado after the Magic tour passed them by. And Colorado was ready: at the end of the night, Bruce was moved to shout, "Best crowd of the tour so far!"

Brendan Flynn writes: "Tonight, Springsteen and the band blew the doors off the Pepsi Center and left the mile high crowd gasping for more. Bruce has clearly begun to hit his stride on this tour, dusting off no less than four tour premieres for the lucky Denver fans. Bumping 'Outlaw Pete' to slot three for the first time, 'The Ties That Bind' had its first appearance since Antwerp, June 2008. After 'Youngstown,' with Nils spinning like a Whirling Dervish possessed by Jimi Hendrix on a blistering solo, came a poignant 'Tougher Than the Rest,' paring Bruce and Patti center stage.

"Bruce collected signs during 'Darlington County' and had to dig way back for the first request: 'Time to stump the band,' he declared with a grin as he revealed the sign with 'E Street Shuffle' scrawled on it. The band fell into the song with a few early hiccups but pulled it off faithfully. Max nailed the solo during the song's climax with particular gusto. Another sign request for 'Prove It All Night' kept the crowd into the show, and the fourth tour premiere, 'Racing in the Street,' was yet another request with Roy turning in a stirring performance.


"'You're fabulous,' Bruce told the crowd as the encore began, reminiscing, 'We've been coming to Denver for a long time,' and even mentioning 'that rainy night at Red Rocks' in 1981. A bonus 'Glory Days rounded out a six-song encore during which Steve pronounced it was "Mile High Boss Time!" Springsteen worked in a few bars of 'Louie Louie' to close out what was arguably the best show of the tour thus far. Bravo, Bruce!"

Next stop: Goin' back to Cali after a little Easter break, with two shows in L.A. on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

i want to hear lost in the flood so much. i love that song. the live at madison square garden dvd when he plays that is amazing. seriously if you havent seen it just youtube that song from then. i want that song at roo.