1993-05-22 National Bowl (The), Milton Keynes, England

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

Info & Setlist | Venue

The starred songs (along with the majority of the May 28 Stockholm concert) were allegedly primed for a TV special that never happened. 32-song set features Patti Scialfa on guitar and vocals for "Brilliant Disguise". Second and final tour performance of "Viva Las Vegas". "Roll Of The Dice" includes "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love". "The Star-Spangled Banner" is played as a lead-in to "Born In The U.S.A.". First ever performances in England of "Satan's Jeweled Crown", "Viva Las Vegas", and "It's All Right". The unknown track in the soundcheck is country-style.

Patti Scialfa (Guest)

Intro to "Adam Raised A Cain"
"Thanks, good to see everybody…..it's a pretty nice spot out here….this is a song I wrote I guess….about fathers and sons, I got my own son now, he scares me….he only three….he still scares me…."

Intro to "This Hard Land"
´´Thank you, thank you…..this is a , this is a song I wrote in the mid-80´s, I guess it´s uh ….partly I wrote it about an old friend of mine, I suppose…..in, uh, one of my last bursts of idealism (chuckles)….yeah….(some woman yells) my wife should be out here in a while (chuckles)….this is a song called ´This Hard Land´….”

Intro to "Lucky Town"
´´Now we got a busted guitar, I better tell one of my jokes….alright, there was an Italian guy and an Irish guy, they were in this bar, it was around Eastertime (gets his guitar back) good, saved you, alright (chuckles)….”

Intro to "Atlantic City"
´´Thanks, this is a…..song about running out of choices…..”

Intro to "Satan´s Jewel Crown"
´´(crowd continues the chant from ´Badlands´) Don´t get me started (chuckles)….this is a….this is a country gospel song….called ´Satan´s Jewel Crown´…..”

Intro to "Who´ll Stop the Rain ?"
´´This is for, uh….my good friend Bobby Muller and David, a couple of the good guys….”

Middle of "Light of Day"
´´….Like I said we drove thousands of miles just to be here tonight….and we´re here tonight with a purpose….we´ve got a purposeful reason…..we´re here tonight because I know you´re downhearted….I know you´re disappointed…..I know you´re disillusioned…. I know you´re disinfected….I know you´re disjointed….I know there´s 57 fucking channels and nothing on…..I know….I know….that´s why I´ve come here to testify….I´ve come here to bring witness….I´ve come here to testify….I´ve something to raise your faith ….to raise your hope….to give a little love….increase your sexual drive….all I wanna say is I…..”

Intro to "Viva Las Vegas"
´´I think….give me that guitar, man….let´s not, here´s one we ought to do….what key was that in ? A ?….alright…..here´s something that only came out here in London, England, we haven´t played it that much but I´m feeling kind of lucky (chuckles) and so….. ”

Intro to "Thunder Road"
´´Thank you….thank you…..I want to just stop for a second and thank everybody for coming out to the show today, thank you…..oh, guess I´ve been coming here since ´75 and uh….I guess, uh…..it´s nice to kind of come this far down the road and, uh, see all your faces out there tonight so….I wanna tell you that I appreciate my….British fans´ support for music over the years and uh….oh…..anyway, I´m gonna do this for you….”

Intro to "Working on the Highway"
´´Thank you….I don´t know….it´s getting kind of late, the wind´s picking up….could make some dangerous conditions or something, you know…I don´t wanna endanger everybody´s life out here….no, I´m only fucking with you, come out everybody (?) (chuckles)….”

Intro to "Rockin´All Over the World"
´´I think I´m just getting warmed up about now….”

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

Mick Mutlow	Great gig, rubbish venue, awful beer!Highlights were listening to the soundcheck, then great versions of Better Days & Lucky Town. I was in heaven when two of my best Boss songs were featured, Who'll Stop The Rain & Downbound Train. The set appeared to be very hurried with no dialogue in between, except of course when Bruce began to tell a joke when Shayne Fontayne's guitar broke. Funniest bits…… before the gig, watching the ladies not being able to control their bladders and head for the bushes during the long wait outside, and my mate clipping some drunkard with his car because he and his mates would not get out of the way on the way out after the gig. Happy days!
Jon Charnley	I was down at the front most of the show - Viva Las Vegas was an audience request, played cos a guy I knew spent the entire show screaming for it between songs as I remember. I guess Bruce just got sick of him shouting in the end!
Mark Savage	Special gig for me…. we'd lost touch with my uncle after some family trouble, he was the guy that got me into Springsteen in the first place. Got two tickets for this show, my second Bruce concert ever, and so I wrote to his place of work saying I'd got two tickets and did he want to come. Sure enough he did, so off we went and things have been good ever since. We also went to Earls Court for the reunion tour together. Anyway, I loved this concert. Sure, the venue sucks. It's really bad, but it was a nice evening, great music - the band were even better than the year before, having grown together into a good act, relaxed and familiar with the music. Some good performances of his hits and I loved the acoustic opener.
Paul Watson	A very strong set, well performed, that suffered from the vast open-air venue. This detracted heavily from the mood of songs like Satan's Jewel Crown, and the acoustic opening. Some of the crowd seemed less than fully engaged, although again I blame the venue/acoustics rather than the band, who seemed to be on good form. I don't remember there being much banter from Bruce, though.
Martina	Didn't particularly like the venue but the gig was brilliant. Weather was lovely which helped. Wouldn't class it as one of his best gigs but still enjoyed it.

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