1980


1980


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1980-01-00 - POWER STATION, NEW YORK CITY, NY

Springsteen drops by to chat and jam a bit with industrial/experimental outfit Suicide (Alan Vega and Martin Rev), who were recording their second album (released in April 1980) with producer Ric Ocasek (leader of The Cars). Apparently nothing from this brief get-together was recorded. In a 1984 interview with Rolling Stone magazine Springsteen later mentions Suicide's "Frankie Teardrop" as "one of the most amazing songs I ever heard". Suicide's song "Dream Baby Dream" would be covered by Springsteen during his 2005 solo tour and a studio recording officially released on 2014's High Hopes.

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1980-01-00 - THE FAST LANE, ASBURY PARK, NJ

Bruce attends the Sam & Dave show.

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1980-01-09 - THE FAST LANE, ASBURY PARK, NJ

THE PROMISED LAND

With Atlantic City Expressway, fronted by Jon Bon Jovi (Jon references this night, but not the date, on VH1 Behind The Music). We understand that Springsteen only played about 90 seconds of "The Promised Land".

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1980-03-01 - THE FAST LANE, ASBURY PARK, NJ

PERSONALITY CRISIS / LUCILLE

With The David Johansen Group. Johansen is best known as a member of the protopunk New York Dolls. "Personality Crisis" is the lead song from the New York Dolls' self-titled debut album, released in August 1973.

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1980-07-00 - POWER STATION, NEW YORK CITY, NY

THIS LITTLE GIRL / DEDICATION / YOUR LOVE / JOLÉ BLON

Springsteen and The E Street Band sessions for Gary U.S. Bonds, undertaken in the immediate aftermath of the final sessions for The River. Bruce contributed guitar, vocals and co-produced (with Steven Van Zandt) the four listed tracks, the first three of which are Springsteen compositions.

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1980-08-16 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD, CA

SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN / STAY

Bruce joins Jackson Browne onstage for two songs.

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1980-09-00 - CLAIR BROTHERS AUDIO, LITITZ, PA

Friday rehearsal: CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / CRUSH ON YOU / I WANNA MARRY YOU / RAMROD / POINT BLANK

Saturday rehearsal: BORN TO RUN / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / THE TIES THAT BIND / THE PROMISED LAND

Bootleg video footage: BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE RIVER (#1) / THE RIVER (#2) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / THE TIES THAT BIND / THE PROMISED LAND / THUNDER ROAD / RACING IN THE STREET / CADILLAC RANCH (#1) / CADILLAC RANCH (#2) / CADILLAC RANCH (#3) / FIRE (#1) / FIRE (#2) / FIRE (#3)

Rehearsals for the upcoming River Tour over four nights at the end of September. The sessions are extensive, running for up to ten hours a night, starting at 4pm and finishing up as late as past 2am. The exact date of these sessions is uncertain, but students from a college newspaper were present for two nights on a Friday and Saturday, likely to be September 26 and 27. The entire stage was set up in the rehearsal hall, lights and all, just as it will appear on the tour. Roy plays a piano intro before "The River". This intro has sometimes been listed as "Once Upon A Time In The West" but in fact has not been identified by Brucebase. The newspaper report also mentions that Bruce, Clarence Clemons and guitar tech Mike Batlan spent time practicing the "Crush On You" guitar toss - see our News tab for more details.

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Start of "The River" tour

October 3, 1980 - September 14, 1981 (138 shows)

THE E STREET BAND
Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar, harmonica)
Roy Bittan (piano, keyboards)
Clarence Clemons (tenor and baritone saxophones, backing vocals, percussion)
Danny Federici (organ, accordion, keyboards)
Garry Tallent (bass, percussion)
Steven Van Zandt (guitar, backing vocals)
Max Weinberg (drums)
See also Tour Statistics for show listing and songs performed.


1980-10-03 - CRISLER ARENA, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MI

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / THUNDER ROAD / BADLANDS / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / I WANNA MARRY YOU / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / POINT BLANK / STOLEN CAR / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY / THUNDER ROAD (with Bob Seger)

First night of the tour features eleven songs from The River, but only seven are world premieres since "Point Blank", "Sherry Darling", and "Ramrod" (albeit in different arrangements) were played on the 1978 Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour and "The River" was played at the No Nukes shows in 1979. Concert includes Bob Seger making a guest appearance on the second version of "Thunder Road" which suffers from distortion. Bruce forgets the words of "Born To Run", which opens a show for the first time. Roy plays a piano intro before "The River", as he will on and off throughout the tour. Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". This introduction will feature regularly during the first leg of the tour.

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1980-10-04 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OH

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / JACKSON CAGE / FACTORY / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / INDEPENDENCE DAY / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

First version of "Factory" for the tour, as well as "The Ties That Bind" and "Independence Day" with a different arrangement. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Stolen Car" is the only song not repeated from night one. From a fan present - "After the concert someone went to the Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati school's dome and spray-painted BRUCE on it."

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1980-10-05 - CLEVELAND MUSIC HALL, CLEVELAND, OH

Bruce & The E Street Band (sans Steven Van Zandt) visit Matawan, NJ-based band The Proof backstage on their tour opening for Pat Benatar.

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1980-10-06 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, RICHFIELD, OH

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / JACKSON CAGE / FACTORY / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / TWO HEARTS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / CRUSH ON YOU / I WANNA MARRY YOU / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

World premiere of "Two Hearts". Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce is captured on a photograph with Joe Racchi and Jimmy Racchi of the Family Trio Tavern, at a special party that was held at this little neighborhood bar/party center the night before Bruce's October 6 and 7 shows at Richfield Coliseum. See our Gallery tab to view - note the Union hat Bruce is wearing.

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1980-10-07 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, RICHFIELD, OH

Soundcheck: BADLANDS (instrumental) / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (instrumental)

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

World premiere of "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)". Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Both the soundcheck songs are instrumentals - Bruce may have been walking around the arena checking the acoustics.

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1980-10-09 - COBO ARENA, DETROIT, MI

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY / QUARTER TO THREE

Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". First appearance of the "I Hear A Train" section in the "Detroit Medley", which also includes an apparently improvised segment after "Jenny Jenny". Show ends with the only 1980 version of Gary U.S. Bonds's "Quarter To Three".

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1980-10-10 - UPTOWN THEATRE, CHICAGO, IL

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY / RAISE YOUR HAND

"Detroit Medley" has another part song added for the first time - Fats Domino's "I'm In Love Again", as a short interlude in the style of "I Hear A Train". First "Raise Your Hand" of the tour. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)".

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1980-10-11 - UPTOWN THEATRE, CHICAGO, IL

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / FOR YOU / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / RACING IN THE STREET / THUNDER ROAD / JUNGLELAND / GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / RAISE YOUR HAND

"For You" is a tour premiere, as is "Good Rockin' Tonight". "I Wanna Marry You" features a new introduction, "Here She Comes Walkin'", which is a variant of the story line used in the past for songs like "Pretty Flamingo". The song "Here She Comes Walkin'" (also known as "Here She Comes") was at one point considered for inclusion on Springsteen's third album, Born To Run. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Bruce sings a line of "Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts" as an intro to "Stolen Car". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-10-13 - ST. PAUL CIVIC CENTER, SAINT PAUL, MN

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / FOR YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)".

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1980-10-14 - MECCA ARENA, MILWAUKEE, WI

Soundcheck: HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / TWO HEARTS / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / THUNDER ROAD / JUNGLELAND / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY

Set features the debut of Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" in the second half of the show. It was a completely unrehearsed performance - later on Steven Van Zandt said, "He turned around and called 'Midnight Hour', and we all just about fainted. Funky (bassist Garry Tallent) didn't even believe we were doing it until about the second chorus." Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Bruce sings a line from Wilson Pickett's "I Found A Love" as an introduction to "Fire". Clarence sings the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". "Because The Night" is dropped for the first time on the tour.

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THE RIVER (October 17)


1980-10-17 - KIEL OPERA HOUSE, ST. LOUIS, MO

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / TWO HEARTS / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

"Racing In The Street" has an interesting piano introduction. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce forgets the words during "Jungleland". "Detroit Medley" once again includes "I'm In Love Again", previously played in Chicago on October 10. In an interview with Dave Marsh, Bruce has told of an evening he spent with a fan during his stay in St. Louis. In the interview Springsteen states that he was in Denver, but it appears that his memory was faulty. "The other night I went out, I went driving, we were in Denver [St. Louis]. Got a car and went out, drove all around. Went to the movies by myself, walked in, got my popcorn. This guy comes up to me, real nice guy. He says, "Listen, you want to sit with me and my sister?" I said, "All right." So we watch the movie (laughs). It was great, too, because it was that Woody Allen movie – [Stardust Memories, released to theatres on September 26, 1980], the guy's slammin' to his fans. And I'm sittin" there and this poor kid says, "Jesus, I don't know what to say to ya. Is this the way it is? Is that how you feel?" I said, "No, I don't feel like that so much." And he had the amazing courage to come up to me at the end of the movie, and ask if I'd go home and meet his mother and father. I said, "What time is it?" It was 11 o'clock, so I said, "Well OK. So I go home with him; he lives out in some suburb. So we get over to the house and here's his mother and father, laying out on the couch, watching TV and reading the paper. He brings me in and he says, "Hey I got Bruce Springsteen here." And they don't believe him. So he pulls me over, and he says, "This is Bruce Springsteen." "Aw, g'wan," they say. So he runs in his room and brings out an album and he holds it up to my face. And his mother [the infamous "Sophie", who Bruce dedicated "Twist And Shout" to several times, at the top of his lungs, at the August 23, 2008 St. Louis show] says (breathlessly) "Ohhh yeah!" She starts yelling "Yeah," she starts screaming. And for two hours I was in this kid's house, talking with these people, they were really nice, they cooked me up all this food, watermelon, and the guy gave me a ride home a few hours later. I felt so good that night. Because here are these strange people I didn't know, they take you in their house, treat you fantastic and this kid was real nice, they were real nice. That is something that can happen to me that can't happen to most people And when it does happen, it's fantastic. You get somebody's whole life in three hours. You get their parents, you get their sister, you get their family life, in three hours. And I went back to that hotel and felt really good because I thought, "Wow (almost whispering), what a thing to be able to do. What an experience to be able to have, to be able to step into some stranger's life." In April 1988 (around the time that Springsteen was was in town during the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour) a local St. Louis TV reporter (John Pertzborn) re-told the story, interviewing Sophie in the process. The TV report (which you can see on our Media tab) states that the visit took place in January 1981, however we are fairly sure it was actually 1980.

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1980-10-18 - KIEL OPERA HOUSE, ST. LOUIS, MO

BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / RACING IN THE STREET / TWO HEARTS / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / HUNGRY HEART / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY

Premieres of "Hungry Heart" (with a longer intro than the studio version, but without the now-regular audience sing-along) and "I'm A Rocker". Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Bruce starts "Sherry Darling" singing the first verse slow by himself, before the band kicks in to make it the song we know. "Here She Comes Walkin'" is played as an intro to "I Wanna Marry You", sung by Clarence. Bruce quotes a line from Chuck Berry's "Reelin' And Rockin'" in the intro to "Hungry Heart". The stand-alone "Drive All Night" is also performed live for the first time, and remains a rarity throughout the tour. Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". "Backstreets" is dropped for the first time on the tour.

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1980-10-20 - McNICHOLS SPORTS ARENA, DENVER, CO

BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY

Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". In interviews Springsteen has told of the time that he visited the house of a fan while in Denver, but this event actually took place in St. Louis. Please see the previous listing for details.

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1980-10-23 - OLD TIMERS' CAFÉ, SEATTLE, WA

(GET YOUR KICKS ON) ROUTE 66 / GLORIA / IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR

In town a day early, Bruce bumps into Phil Hamilton, singer for the Montana-based Lost Highway Band. Due to perform that night at Seattle's Old Timer's Cafe, Hamilton invites Bruce along. That night Springsteen ventures out of the Olympic Hotel alone in the evening, walks a couple of blocks and pays the $1 cover charge to get in and listen to the band. Sat at the end of the bar, Bruce listens to the set before borrowing a guitar and joining the band in a three-song, 15-minute set, although it's not certain that "Gloria" was played. The following night, Springsteen dedicates "The River" to the band. Another account in Point Blank by Christopher Sandford went: he paid the $1 cover, ordered, then mildly asked the bar band, "Can I play?"

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1980-10-24 - SEATTLE CENTER COLISEUM, SEATTLE, WA

BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / STOLEN CAR / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / RAISE YOUR HAND

The second set features ten songs from The River in a row. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". Springsteen dedicates "The River" to the Lost Highway Band, the band that he joined on stage at Seattle's Old Timers' Cafe the previous night.

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1980-10-25 - MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PORTLAND, OR

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / I'M A ROCKER / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY

Only performance of traditional folk song "On Top Of Old Smoky" (sung in reference to Mount St. Helens, which erupted in May 1980), and "I'm A Rocker" appears in the first set for the only time. Unusual start of show with "Prove It All Night". Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and, for the first time, "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" and Roy plays a snippet of "Hail To The Chief" during Clarence's introduction. "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-10-27 - OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM ARENA, OAKLAND, CA

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / STOLEN CAR / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes Roy playing a snippet of "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions. "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-10-28 - OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM ARENA, OAKLAND, CA

GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / FOR YOU / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / HUNGRY HEART / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / STOLEN CAR / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY

Show opens with "Good Rockin' Tonight", its final full performance until August 21, 2008 in Nashville, TN. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Bruce quotes a line from Chuck Berry's "Reelin' And Rockin'" in the intro to "Hungry Heart". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes Roy playing snippets of Bach's "Prelude No. 1 In C Major (BWV 846)" and "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions. "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". "Sherry Darling" is dropped for the first time on the tour.

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1980-10-30 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / HUNGRY HEART (with Flo and Eddie) / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / STOLEN CAR / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

31-song set opens the first of four nights at Los Angeles Sports Arena. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". "No Money Down" is used for the first time as an introduction to "Cadillac Ranch". Flo and Eddie contribute backing vocals on "Hungry Heart". The second set features eleven songs from The River in a row. Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes a snippet of "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions. "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-10-31 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA

HAUNTED HOUSE / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / OUT OF LIMITS / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / THE TIES THAT BIND / STOLEN CAR / POINT BLANK / GROWIN' UP / …
Incomplete setlist.

Set features a one-off version of Johnny Fuller's "Haunted House", after Bruce is carried onstage in a coffin and chased by roadies in ghost attire, and the live premiere of "The Price You Pay", an acoustic rendition with the original album lyrics. Bruce is accompanied by Danny Federici on accordion for the final verse. The alternative third verse would be premiered the following night. Springsteen opens the second set with a tour one-off cover of the Marketts instrumental hit "Out Of Limits," which made #3 on Billboard's chart in early 1964. The group were apparently not allowed to cover the theme from TV's "The Outer Limits," so they edited the title and amended the tune a bit. "Jackson Cage" features an unusual guitar introduction. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". A fuller "No Money Down" than the previous night is used as the introduction to "Cadillac Ranch". "Growin' Up" makes its tour premiere, featuring the spaceman story.

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1980-11-01 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / FOR YOU / TWO HEARTS / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY / STOLEN CAR / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN (with Jackson Browne) / DETROIT MEDLEY

34-song set features "Prove It All Night" with the long piano and guitar introduction for the first time since 1979; the only known such versions outside of the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour are this, the following night, and several occasions after it was resurrected in 2012. Premiere of "Fade Away" (also with a long instrumental intro) and the first "Candy's Room" of the tour. The alternative third verse of "The Price You Pay" ("some say forget the past..") is premiered, with Springsteen again accompanied by Danny Federici on accordion as he was the previous night. "No Money Down" is performed as an intro to "Cadillac Ranch". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train" and a snippet of "Wabash Cannonball". Clarence sings the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes a snippet of "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions. Setlist corrected 11/2014 to include the previously omitted "Ramrod". Guest appearance by Jackson Browne on the tour premiere (and the last concert performance) of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen", see photo on our Gallery tab. "Racing In The Street" and "I Wanna Marry You" are each dropped for the first time on the tour, although it's not confirmed whether the former song was performed the previous night either.

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1980-11-03 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / … / THE PRICE YOU PAY / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART (with Flo and Eddie) / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / GROWIN' UP / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / … / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY (with Jackson Browne)
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The 26-song setlist listed is missing probably six to eight songs, including at least one in the first set (likely including "The River") and several from the end of the second (judging by other setlists, probably "Crush On You", "Ramrod", "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)", and "Drive All Night"). The last of four nights in Los Angeles, and the set once again includes "Prove It All Night" with the piano/guitar introduction, for the final time until Barcelona in 2012. "Cadillac Ranch" again features the "No Money Down" introduction, which is now almost a full song. "Hungry Heart" features a guest appearance with Flo and Eddie, who provided backup vocals on the album cut. "Growin' Up" features the spaceman story. Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes Roy playing snippets of Bach's "Prelude No. 1 In C Major (BWV 846)" and "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions. Bruce closes the show with "Detroit Medley" with Jackson Browne, which includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-11-05 - ASU ACTIVITY CENTER, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE, AZ

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY’S ROOM / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

33-song set is one of the finest and most intense shows of the River Tour, perhaps related to the fact that Ronald Reagan had been elected president the day before – which Bruce notes with displeasure prior to a fiery "Badlands". Many highlights in this show, including perhaps the definitive performance of "Drive All Night". Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Cadillac Ranch" includes a lengthy "No Money Down" introduction. "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". According to Dave Marsh, during "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" Bruce fell off a speaker stack: "Bruce made one of his patented leaps to the speakers at the side of the stage. But this time he missed. The crowd just kept on cheering, but back at the sound-board where Jackson (soundman Bruce) and I were sitting, the tension was thick. Bruce might do anything, but this was weird; the band was holding the chord, and the chords of 'Rosalita' are not meant to be held for five seconds, much less fifteen. It's a good long drop from the speakers, two feet high, to the floor, a good eight or nine feet away. All there was between Bruce and the hard concrete floor was the band's monitor mixing board, but as he tumbled down, roadie Bob Werner reached out and broke the fall. (He sprained his wrist in the process.) Neither the band nor the crowd could see any of this. The next thing any of us knew, the guitar appeared, tossed atop the speakers. Then a pair of hands and at last, Springsteen's head, with his silly-faced-little-boy grin. He shook his head, pulled himself the rest of the way up, and strapped on his guitar, went back into action as if nothing had occurred."

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1980-11-08 - REUNION ARENA, DALLAS, TX

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Features "The Yellow Rose of Texas" played as an instrumental intro to "Cadillac Ranch". The traditional folk song has been recorded by several artists, including Elvis Presley and Mitch Miller. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions. "Crush On You" is dropped for the first confirmed time on the tour.

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1980-11-09 - SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, TX

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS / DETROIT MEDLEY

"The Price You Pay" is played acoustically, with Bruce on guitar and harmonica and Clarence on tambourine. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Show again features instrumental "The Yellow Rose Of Texas", this time briefly played as an lead-in to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Waltz Across Texas" is played in its entirety, all the verses plus sax solo, in its only known Springsteen performance. Bruce says someone gave him an Ernest Tubb album before the show. "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-11-11 - LSU ASSEMBLY CENTER, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BATON ROUGE, LA

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Set includes another outing for the acoustic "The Price You Pay". Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-11-14 - THE SUMMIT, HOUSTON, TX

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Set includes "In The Midnight Hour". "The Price You Pay" is full-band. "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-11-15 - THE SUMMIT, HOUSTON, TX

BADLANDS / JACKSON CAGE / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY / STOLEN CAR / GROWIN' UP / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". "No Money Down" is performed as an introduction to "Cadillac Ranch". "Growin' Up" features the spaceman story. The introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" is the opening lyrics to Jay And The Americans' "Come A Little Bit Closer"; that song also which also includes Roy playing snippets of Bach's "Prelude No. 1 In C Major (BWV 846)" and "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions. "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". Additional information is that "Stolen Car" is certainly on some tapes. A reader sent in the following which seems to clarify the issue, and to our minds lays it to rest "I was at both shows, November 14-15. I checked my memorabilia file and found a yellowed copy of a front-of-the-entertainment-section article from The Houston Post (since bought by the Chronicle) that is a long interview printed November 23, 1980. The interview took place after the second show, Saturday the 15th. Bruce talked about changing the set list during the show "But after we got into the set, I had to stop the guys in the band and say, 'Listen, just forget the list, don't look at it anymore, don't start anything until you hear me call it.' I was calling a lot of 'em — Growin' Up, Crush on You, Fade Away, Stolen Car - different things from last night. That's the way it goes…" So that's a contemporary interview that appears to have been taped (lots of long quotes) where Bruce names four songs from 15 that were different from the previous night. He seems to have gotten it right. None of the four is listed on Brucebase for November 14. I think this is proof that Stolen Car was played on the 15th." Another attendee also confirms that "Stolen Car" was definitely played.

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1980-11-20 - ROSEMONT HORIZON, ROSEMONT, IL

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / I WANNA MARRY YOU / GROWIN' UP / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Bruce's first arena show in Chicago (although the show took place in Rosemont, a village to the northwest of Chicago) - they added this show after Bruce mentioned (on stage) they got so many letters from people who couldn't get into the Uptown. "The Price You Pay" starts acoustically and builds with gentle accompaniment from the band. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". "Cadillac Ranch" includes the "No Money Down" introduction. "I Wanna Marry You" does not include the usual "Here She Comes Walkin'" introduction, instead Bruce reads out an amusing letter he received - see our Storyteller tab to read the transcription. "Growin' Up" includes the spaceman story. Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". Bruce explained to Jimmy Fallon in 2012 that it was at this show that the crowd first sang the first verse of "Hungry Heart".

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1980-11-23 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

"The Price You Pay" is again the light full-band version. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". "No Money Down" is performed as an introduction to "Cadillac Ranch". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". This show was also filmed on the in-house recording system - but no video appears to circulate, this may be as the tape was allegedly wiped over the following night as it had no sound. Apparently the audio was switched off after the 1978 concert was widely bootlegged. See our News tab to read a review of the show - it's unclear which of the Largo shows is the subject of the article, Brucebase places it here on the basis of the description of Bruce entering the crowd during "Crush On You", which he does not do the following night.

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1980-11-24 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY / GROWIN' UP / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY

Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". "Growin' Up" features the spaceman story. Bruce sings the opening of "Come A Little Bit Closer" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio's "Lonesome Train" is included in the "Detroit Medley" for the first time. The medley does include the "all aboard" segment, but "I Hear A Train" is dropped. The MC that introduces Springsteen is the legendary Washington-area DJ Don "Cerphe" Colwell.

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1980-11-27 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / GROWIN' UP / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Thanksgiving Day, and the band (not Bruce) are dressed in three-piece suits and ties for the occasion. "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" is dedicated to Vini Lopez and "The Price You Pay", in the full-band arrangement, to those seated behind the stage. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". "Growin' Up" is introduced as the song that got Bruce his record deal with CBS and Bruce dedicates the song to John Hammond; he then tells a Thanksgiving version of the spaceman story in the midsection. Clarence sings the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-11-28 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / FOR YOU / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / I'M A ROCKER / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY

During "Ramrod" the band segue (without a key change) into a verse from Bruce’s (already studio recorded, but at the time unreleased/undocumented) "Living On The Edge Of The World" (re-written in 1981 as "Open All Night"). Visit our Media tab to listen. It would not be until September 2012 at MetLife Stadium that "Living On The Edge Of The World" was finally be performed live in its entirety. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". "Cadillac Ranch" starts off with a few lines from Chuck Berry's "No Money Down", similar to the version of December 31. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" includes the "Come A Little Bit Closer" introduction. "Detroit Medley" includes a one-off "Mystery Train" and "I Hear A Train". "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" makes its tour debut. One of the Madison Square Garden shows is partially filmed from the audience. "Point Blank" is dropped for the first time on the tour.

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1980-11-30 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / GROWIN' UP / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY

Bruce dedicates "The Promised Land" to Joe Grushecky. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". "Growin' Up" features the spaceman story. "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". According to newspaper reports, 15,705 are in attendance.

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1980-12-01 - BUFFALO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, BUFFALO, NY

Re-scheduled to December 4.

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1980-12-01 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY / FOR YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

"The Price You Pay" begins with Bruce alone on harmonica and guitar, before the band come in providing gentle accompaniment. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". "Cadillac Ranch" includes the "No Money Down" introduction. Clarence sings the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". "Jackson Cage" is dropped for the first time on the tour. The show draws an attendance of 16,623.

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1980-12-02 - ROCHESTER COMMUNITY WAR MEMORIAL, ROCHESTER, NY

Soundcheck: PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / THE PRICE YOU PAY / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Concert features both "For You" and "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)". Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". For the first time, Bruce (rather than Clarence) sings the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". The "Detroit Medley" includes a few lines from "Pain In My Heart" and "I Hear A Train". "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" is dropped for the first time on the tour. A contributor writes: "It was shortly after The Who concert in Cincinnati where the people were killed. To try to prevent any problems, people were allowed in VERY early. In fact the band was just finishing the soundcheck. They were doing "Prove It All Night". After running through it twice Bruce kinda looked around surprised that people were being let in. He said "Hey haven't you guys ever heard of being fashionably late? Well, what do you want to hear?" Somebody yelled out very loudly "Lost In The Flood!" Bruce said "No, we can't do that one." Somebody else yelled out "The Ties That Bind!" Bruce says "No, we'll do that one later. I got one for ya." And they played "Good Rockin' Tonight". There were maybe a couple hundred people in the place when he started, but I was told he almost caused a stampede of people thinking the show was starting and trying to get in. Anyway it was pretty cool to hear a bonus song! I know it was one of my highlights of all the Bruce shows I've seen". Another reader writes "It was a fun show. When the show was over around midnight we came out to find out that it had snowed a few inches during the show and in true upstate New York style was not going to stop for a few hours. It took my friends and me about eight hours to get back to school."

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1980-12-04 - BUFFALO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, BUFFALO, NY

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / TWO HEARTS / THE PRICE YOU PAY / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / I FOUGHT THE LAW / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / FOR YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / STOLEN CAR / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY / RAISE YOUR HAND

Show was re-scheduled from December 1. Set includes "I Fought The Law" and the first "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" of the tour. "The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Clarence, and a bit of Bruce, sing the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker". "Lonesome Train" and "I Hear A Train" are included in "Detroit Medley" and "Sherry Darling" and "Hungry Heart" are filmed (by Muchmusic) for use on TV. View the video on our Media tab.

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1980-12-06 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / THE PRICE YOU PAY / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / I FOUGHT THE LAW / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY / RAISE YOUR HAND

"The Price You Pay" is the full-band version. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". Bruce and Clarence sing together the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes a brief snippet of Stevie Wonder's "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and "I Hear A Train".

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1980-12-08 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / GROWIN' UP / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY

34-song set includes the return of "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" after missing the previous three shows; it'll remain ever-present for the remainder of the tour. "The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays "the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". Bruce sings a goofy take on the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" ("whoops, I mean, the moon was blue!") as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker". "Detroit Medley" includes "I'm Ready" and "I Hear A Train".

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1980-12-09 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / THE PRICE YOU PAY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RENDEZVOUS / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY / TWIST AND SHOUT

Outstanding show features the first 1980 version of "Rendezvous" and an emotional "Twist And Shout" the day after John Lennon had been shot dead. Bruce opens the show with a spoken tribute: "I'd just like to say one thing….I appreciate it….and it's a hard night to come out and play tonight when so much has been lost….the first record…the first record that I ever learned was a record called 'Twist and Shout' (cheers)…..and if it wasn't….if it wasn't for John Lennon, we'd all be in some place very different tonight (cheers)…. it's….it's an unreasonable… world and you have to live with a lot of things that are just unlivable …. and….it's a hard thing to come out and play but there's just nothing else you can do." "The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-12-11 - PROVIDENCE CIVIC CENTER, PROVIDENCE, RI

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / THE PRICE YOU PAY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RENDEZVOUS / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY

Set includes another outing for "Rendezvous". "The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "Badlands". Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". The "Detroit Medley" includes a few lines of "Pain In My Heart" and "I Hear A Train".

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1980-12-12 - HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / THE PRICE YOU PAY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / FADE AWAY / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / STOLEN CAR / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY

"The Price You Pay" is full-band. The last performance in 1980 of "Jackson Cage". Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". Bruce and Clarence share the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" with a slight lyric change… "the night was snowy…" "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-12-15 - BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / THE PRICE YOU PAY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY

"The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as an introduction to "Badlands". The "Detroit Medley" includes a few lines from "Pain In My Heart" and "I Hear A Train".

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1980-12-16 - BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / I FOUGHT THE LAW / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / GROWIN' UP / FOR YOU / HERE SHE COMES WALKIN' - I WANNA MARRY YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY

Last "Crush On You" to be played for 28 years - next appearance is in Richmond, August 18, 2008. There's also the first "Spirit In The Night" of the tour. "The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". "Growin' Up" includes the Santa Claus story. Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train". "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is dropped for the first time on the tour.

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1980-12-18 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / I FOUGHT THE LAW / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / GROWIN' UP / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY

Premiere of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who'll Stop The Rain". 35-song, three hour 37 minute set also includes a full-band "The Price You Pay" and the last of four "I Fought The Law" of 1980. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River". "Growin' Up" includes the Santa Claus story. Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker". The "Detroit Medley" includes a few lines of "Pain In My Heart" and "I Hear A Train". Tonight "Who'll Stop The Rain" is the fourth song in the set and moved to later in the set the following night.

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1980-12-19 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / GROWIN' UP / FADE AWAY / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / RAISE YOUR HAND

Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". "Because The Night" features a nice guitar solo introduction. "Growin' Up" includes a story about Santa Claus, with Roy playing a couple bars of "Jingle Bells". Bruce dedicates "Drive All Night" to his girlfriend. Bruce and Clarence share the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-12-28 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY

MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY / BADLANDS / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / FACTORY / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART (with Flo and Eddie) / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY

33-song set includes the premieres of the R&B Christmas standard "Merry Christmas Baby" and Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land". "Hungry Heart" features Flo and Eddie guesting on backing vocals. Roy plays the piano intro before "The River" and Bruce sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-12-29 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY

NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY

First version of "Night" for this tour and the only River Tour version of "Incident On 57th Street" - an outstanding performance, one of Springsteen's finest ever. The song was last played in Atlanta during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour, and won't be played again until September 25, 1999 in Philadelphia, PA. Fantastic show, just a notch below the show two days later. Roy Bittan plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". "Detroit Medley" includes "I Hear A Train".

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1980-12-31 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY

NIGHT / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / RENDEZVOUS / FADE AWAY / THE PRICE YOU PAY / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / TWO HEARTS / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN / IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR / AULD LANG SYNE / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / TWIST AND SHOUT / RAISE YOUR HAND

A tremendous show and one of the longest known with an astonishing 38 songs. The set includes the last known version of "Rendezvous" until 1999 and the live premiere of The River outtake "Held Up Without A Gun" (the song's only performance until 2008. The New Year's Eve celebrations include the tour's final versions of "Spirit In The Night", "Merry Christmas Baby", "In The Midnight Hour", and "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" as well as the last known "Auld Lang Syne". Standout performances include "Who'll Stop The Rain", "Racing In The Street", "The River", a wonderful full-band "The Price You Pay" and an extended "Detroit Medley" including "I Hear A Train". Roy Bittan plays the piano intro before "The River" and "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". "Cadillac Ranch" includes some lyrics from "No Money Down". The encores also include the second "Twist And Shout" and the penultimate "Raise Your Hand" of the River Tour.

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