1988-09-08 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy

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"Raise Your Hand" includes a lengthy closing vamp (see "Detroit Medley" March 17). Final known tour appearance for "Working On The Highway". First ever Springsteen performances in Italy of "Chimes Of Freedom" and "Get Up, Stand Up". Guest artist is Italian musician Claudio Baglioni.

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On Stage

Pre-Set

• Bruce Springsteen
• Tracy Chapman
• Peter Gabriel
• Youssou N'Dour
• Sting

Show

• Bruce Springsteen
• The E Street Band
  • Roy Bittan
  • Clarence Clemons
  • Danny Federici
  • Nils Lofgren
  • Patti Scialfa
  • Garry Tallent
  • Max Weinberg

• Claudio Baglioni (Guest)
• Tracy Chapman (Guest)
• Peter Gabriel (Guest)
• Youssou N'Dour (Guest)
• Sting (Guest)

Setlist

Pre-Set GET UP, STAND UP Show BORN IN THE U.S.A. THE PROMISED LAND COVER ME WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY THE RIVER CADILLAC RANCH WAR MY HOMETOWN THUNDER ROAD BECAUSE THE NIGHT GLORY DAYS BORN TO RUN RAISE YOUR HAND CHIMES OF FREEDOM GET UP, STAND UP

No Handwritten or Printed Setlist available.

Performances

^{incl. Rehearsals.}

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• 2009-07-21 Stadio Olimpico, Turin, Italy
• 1988-09-08 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy
• 1988-06-11 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy
• 1988-06-10 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy

Cancelled

• 1988-06-12 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy

Gallery

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Media

Recording

Audience tape and DVD. Three recorder sources circulate, released on the two-LP 'Amnesty '88', four-LP "Human Rights Now, In Concerto!' (edited) and CD 'Get Up Stand Up' ^{(Winged Wheel)}. A second recorder source, with a very noisy crowd, is in limited circulation. A third source is released from a first generation tape of MA's master ^{(HRubesh/Vittorio)}.

Storyteller

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Eyewitness

CosmikKid

At the end of a hot September day, the expectations for what at the time was considered the best rock'n'roll machine on the planet were huge. The stadium was packed, probably 70,000. I remember being in first row, half covered with mud (organizers kept spraying the first rows with water). I'll never forget the sheer intensity of the performance. Bruce had a 15-song setlist and no intention to let you breath. It was one of finest examples of what the E Street Band was in the mid 80's. Bruce, in t-shirt and jeans, blasted through Born in the USA, The promised land, Cover me without intro, and Working on the highway. He performed The river with Sting and the Italian audience sang along nicely as usual. Cadillac Ranch and War followed. He introduced "My hometown" speaking in Italian. He said something like "When I was a little kid rock'n'roll made me dream… dreams of life, dreams of love, dream of sex, but most of all dreams of freedom and these dreams brought me here tonight…" and then he launched into "My Hometown" and "Thunder Road". "Because the Night", the extended "Glory Days", "Born to Run" and "Raise Your Hand" rocked the house. I was only 20 years old at the time and when he asked "Is anybody alive out there ?" I could barely talk, I was overwhelmed. I remember looking over my shoulder and watching thousand hands raised up in the sky. Very intense. "Chimes of Freedom" and "Get Up Stand Up" closed a solid show with all the performers on stage. Quite a special night. A young and talented Tracy Chapman impressed the crowd.

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