1976-04-26 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN

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Info & Setlist | Venue

The listed 13-song partial setlist is the recollection of fans present, read their recollections on the Eyewitness tab. The setlist is notable for a rare "Kitty's Back", the only known performance of the song in 1976; it won't be played again for more than two years, until 1978. This gig was originally planned for the nearby (but smaller) Tivoli Theater, yet despite the change of location apparently less than 1,000 of the Memorial Auditorium's 3,850 tickets were sold. Springsteen and CBS publicist Glen Brunmen were interviewed the following afternoon by Nashville's Tennessean newspaper and Brunmen mentions the disappointing crowd turnout in Chattanooga. Bruce also jokingly mentions that their tour bus had traveled an hour out of Chattanooga on its way to Nashville when they had to turn around and go back - they'd forgotten Max Weinberg! Typically Bruce didn't let a small turnout affect his energy level.

Jenny	Folks dancing in the aisles during the show were shutdown by security. This elicited boos from the audience, and provoked Bruce to make sarcastic comments about the staff from the stage.
Joel	The entire upper level of seating, all the way around the inside of the auditorium was curtained off. On the main floor there were two separate sections for seating. There were so few people there that only a few rows in the second section were used. The place really looked empty because it was. I was sitting stage left in the opera section, about four rows from the stage. The opera seating was only a few feet above the main floor level. When the band came out and started the first song, "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", I remember the stunned looks on everyone's faces just below me in the audience. I won't forget that I could see my brother sitting in the aisle directly in front of me about ten people away on the main floor. He was just as shocked as everyone else. It was electrifying.
Steve	Bruce's road crew came out before the start of the show and nailed a piece of plywood from the edge of the stage over the top of the security barricades. Bruce jumped off the stage and played in the crowd a number of times. The show still ranks as one of my all-time favorite concerts.

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