1981-05-29 Wembley Arena, London, England

Scheduled: 19:30 Local Start Time ??:?? / End Time ??:??

Info & Setlist | Venue

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Show was rescheduled from March 19. First ever Springsteen performance of "Trapped", played in an arrangement that is wildly different to Jimmy Cliff's original. "Trapped" was also soundchecked, with Bruce and the band spending some time working on the instrumentation. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "Badlands". Clarence sings the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes "Sweet Soul Music" during the band introductions. "Detroit Medley" features the emergency announcement / "when me and the Big Man do this" schtick. "Prove It All Night" is dropped for the first time on the tour.

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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

Soundcheck TRAPPED Show BORN TO RUN OUT IN THE STREET TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN FACTORY INDEPENDENCE DAY JOHNNY BYE-BYE TWO HEARTS WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN THE PROMISED LAND TRAPPED THE RIVER THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND BADLANDS THUNDER ROAD YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) CADILLAC RANCH SHERRY DARLING HUNGRY HEART FIRE STOLEN CAR POINT BLANK CANDY'S ROOM RAMROD ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) JUNGLELAND I'M A ROCKER DETROIT MEDLEY ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD

No Handwritten or Printed Setlist available.

Performances

^{incl. Rehearsals.}

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• 2006-11-12 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 2006-11-11 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 2002-10-27 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1992-07-13 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1992-07-12 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1992-07-10 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1992-07-09 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1992-07-06 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-06-02 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-06-01 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-05-30 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-05-29 Wembley Arena, London, England

Cancelled

• 1981-04-04 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-04-03 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-04-02 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-03-20 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-03-19 Wembley Arena, London, England

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Media

Recording

Audience tape ('Doctordavros') and a low generation tape transfer upgrade (mjk5510).

Storyteller

29.05.81 London, England, intro to ‘Johnny Bye Bye’:
”This is uh….first I’d like, I’d like to apologise for us having to cancel out on (?)…. we were supposed to come….and….and uh…..this is, it’s a big night ‘cause last time I was in London……uh…..it changed a lot (?) the way I thought ‘bout things and…. here´s another song…..this is another song about fathers and sons, this is a song for Elvis….”

29.05.81 London, England, intro to ‘Stolen Car’:
”We’re gonna do that one, we’re gonna do that one later on, I promise you, I promise you…..this is…..there´s a Marvin Gaye song…..and it says…..’It takes one to dream but it takes two to make a dream come true’ (cheers)….and uh…..it seems like if you miss that, you miss….you miss everything….this is a song….’bout missing it…..here’s that ‘Stolen Car’, I need a little quiet for this song, thank you…..”

29.05.81 London, England, middle of ‘Rosalita’:
”And now….we got a galaxy…of superstars right up here on stage, baby….(?)…..over to the far left of the stage…..a man, people throw ‘round a word ‘genius’, they throw ‘round a word…..’unbelievable’, ‘inimitable’….a great humanitarian, a great vetenarian….behind the speaker, Mr. Bubba G…..my spiritual and mental advisor….. thank you for my peace of mind…..on the piano, Professor Roy Bittan (cheers)…. on the guitar…..from Asbury Park, New Jersey…..Miami Steve Van Zandt (cheers)…. on the bass, Mr. Garry W.Tallent (cheers)….on the drums the Mighty Max Weinberg (cheers)….on the organ, from Flemington, New Jersey (cheers)…..have you ever been to Flemington , baby ?….no ? ….well, this man was born there…..Phantom Dan Federici (cheers)….and last….but , oh, not least…..I don’t have to tell you whom I’m gonna introduce now….let me say….the leader of the community…..let me say….around home we like to call him….the king of the world ….the master of the universe…..the prince of the city….the emperor of all things…..the Duke of Paducah……it ain’t no bird….it ain’t no plane……it’s…..it’s….it’s….it’s….Spotlight on the Big Man !……”

Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi

News

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Links:

• Highway '81 Revisited: Springsteen's Longest U.K. Tour (Part One: From the Thames to the Tyne) ^{(Backstreets)}
• Highway '81 Revisited: Springsteen's Longest U.K. Tour (Part Two: Rested, Rescheduled, and Recovered) ^{(Backstreets)}
• Highway '81 Revisited: Springsteen's Longest U.K. Tour (Part Three: From Newcastle to Brighton) ^{(Backstreets)}
• Highway '81 Revisited: Springsteen's Longest U.K. Tour (Part Four: Wembley, Birmingham, and Beyond) ^{(Backstreets)}

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