1978-09-15 Palladium, New York City, NY

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Scheduled: 20:00 Local Start Time ??:?? / End Time ??:??

Info & Setlist | Venue

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First night of three at the Palladium, two years after Springsteen's stunning six-night stand at the same venue in 1976. Show opens with "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" dedicated to Muhammad Ali, who would defeat Leon Spinks in the Heavyweight Championship fight in New Orleans the same night. The full-band "Darkness On The Edge Of Town has only opened three times - Meadowlands on August 9, 1999 and Dublin on May 27, 2016 are the other two. A solo-acoustic version opened several shows in 1993. The last "Adam Raised A Cain" of the tour is played, as well as the last known version of "Something In The Night" until 1999, and the first known version of "Kitty's Back" since April 1976, played because someone in the crowd was yelling for it so much that Bruce asked the crowd to shut him up. "Because The Night" is dropped from the encores, replaced by "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out". Cliff confirms that "Quarter To Three" was the final song of the night. WPLJ DJ Carol Miller interviews Bruce backstage after the show.

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On Stage

• Bruce Springsteen
• The E Street Band
  • Roy Bittan
  • Clarence Clemons
  • Danny Federici
  • Garry Tallent
  • Steven Van Zandt
  • Max Weinberg

Setlist

DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN BADLANDS ADAM RAISED A CAIN SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT I FOUGHT THE LAW FACTORY THE PROMISED LAND PROVE IT ALL NIGHT RACING IN THE STREET THUNDER ROAD JUNGLELAND KITTY'S BACK FIRE CANDY'S ROOM IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) NOT FADE AWAY - SHE'S THE ONE BACKSTREETS ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) BORN TO RUN TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT QUARTER TO THREE

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Performances

^{incl. Rehearsals.}

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• 1978-09-17 Palladium, New York City, NY
• 1978-09-16 Palladium, New York City, NY
• 1978-09-15 Palladium, New York City, NY
• 1976-11-04 Palladium, New York City, NY
• 1976-11-03 Palladium, New York City, NY
• 1976-11-02 Palladium, New York City, NY
• 1976-10-30 Palladium, New York City, NY
• 1976-10-29 Palladium, New York City, NY
• 1976-10-28 Palladium, New York City, NY

Gallery

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Media

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Recording

Audience tape available on CDR 'Kitty's Back in New York' and 'First Palladium Night - Live In New York City Night 1' ^(Earlmv).

Storyteller

15.09.78 New York City, NY, intro to ‘Something in the Night’:
”How many of you guys were at the Garden ? (cheers)….here’s something we didn’t play then…..’Something in the Night’….”

15.09.78 New York City, NY, intro to ‘Spirit in the Night’:
”Where’d you get this ?….off the street ?….now I got my accoutrements (chuckles)…”

15.09.78 New York City, NY, intro to ‘The Promised Land’:
(someone screams ”Kitty’s Back !”)….Kitty’s back…..(?)….I promise I’ll play it for you in the second set, alright ? (cheers)….I promise to do that song…..(chuckles) …. we haven’t played that song in about three years (chuckles)….(?)….a promise is a promise, alright (chuckles)…..”

15.09.78 New York City, NY, intro to ‘Sandy’:
”I’ll be right back ……(long pause)….here’s a summer song for you…..everybody’s back in school now…..uuuh (chuckles)..

15.09.78 New York City, NY, middle of ´Backstreets´
´´Hey….hey little girl….little girl….baby, it´s good…..baby, it´s good to see you back again….. and you´re still looking fine…..baby, it´s been such a long and lonely time…..such a long, long time…..little darling, I remember you….little girl, I remember you….and I know you remember me too….you were standing on the corner….of Richmond Avenue….and I swore I´d drive all night long….I swore I´d drive all night long….little girl, I´d drive all night long…. little girl, I´d drive all night long….just to buy you some shoes….or to taste your tender charms….to have you hold me in your arms…..and for just one kiss and a look from your sad eyes…..a look from your sad eyes…..just one look from your sad eyes…..all the time, you was crying, crying, crying…..baby, you was crying, crying, crying…..little girl, cry, cry, crying…..little girl was cry, cry, crying and me, I was your fool…..baby, I was just your fool ….´cause I thought, baby, I could stop, stop some of your crying, maybe I could stop, stop some of your crying, maybe I could stop, stop some of your crying but little girl, you were lying…..baby, you´d been lying….baby, you were lying….little girl, you were lying….you were so young and you could tell such pretty lies….you were so young and you could tell such pretty lies…..you were so young and you could tell such pretty lies…..you were so young and you could tell such pretty lies…..and now you´re back…..well, baby I´m back too …..and I´ve been out…..and I´ve seen some things…..about me…..and about you…..and it´s time, girl, it´s time we stopped, little girl, it´s time we stopped, little girl, it´s time we stopped, little girl, it´s time we stopped, little girl, it´s time we stopped, little girl, it´s time we stopped, little girl, it´s time we stopped, little girl, it´s time we stopped, little girl, it´s time we STOPPED…..´´

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