1998-03-02 Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA

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

Info & Setlist | Venue

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With Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers. A lengthy show that is split into two sets. Bruce does not perform during the first set. However following the intermission Springsteen takes to the stage for the entire second set (the above setlist encompasses that entire second set). Some blistering lead guitar by Springsteen during this performance. "Idiot's Delight" includes a line from "She's About A Mover" in the midsection. "Light Of Day" starts off with a few bars of "Peter Gunn Theme" on the guitar and includes "Land Of 1000 Dances".

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On Stage

Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers

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• Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers
  • Joe Grushecky
  • Johnny Grushecky
  • Bernie Herr
  • Art Nardini
  • Joe Pelesky
  • Joffo Simmons
  • Bill Toms

• Bruce Springsteen (Guest)

Setlist

NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME TALKING TO THE KING WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR HOMESTEAD CHAIN SMOKIN' LABOUR OF LOVE MURDER INCORPORATED IDIOT'S DELIGHT PUMPING IRON RAMROD LIGHT OF DAY AMERICAN BABYLON BROWN EYED GIRL DOWN THE ROAD APIECE REBEL MUSIC

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Performances

^{incl. Rehearsals.}

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• 1998-03-02 Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA

Gallery

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Recording

Audience tape (also available on CDR 'Wired', which is missing "What Did You Do In The War", "Homestead", "Chain Smokin'", "Labour Of Love", and "American Babylon") and audience shot video available on DVD. The recording of "Idiot's Delight" officially released on Grushecky's live album Down The Road Apiece (Live) is not from this show.

Storyteller

02.03.98 Pittsburgh, PA, intro to ´Talking to the King´
´´We´d like to bring up a young man right now, ladies and gentlemen, who makes his home right here in Pittsburg and I do mean a young man….you´ve heard of Joe Grushecky, give a warm welcome to Johnny ´Big Beat´ Grushecky….´´

02.03.98 Pittsburgh, PA, intro to ´What Did You Do In The War ?´
´´Johnny ´Big Beat´ Grushecky right there on the drums…..(?)….(?) those child labor laws ….´´

02.03.98 Pittsburgh, PA, intro to ´Homestead´
´´(Joe Grushecky: ´Hey, uh, did we mention we have Bruce Springsteen with us tonight ?´) (cheers) Nice to be in Pittsburg !….(Joe: ´He was just driving through and he decided to stop´) I was, uh, planning on coming out this way too…..(Joe: ´Send this out to my brother John´)….´´

02.03.98 Pittsburgh, PA, intro to ´Labor of Love´
´´(Joe: ´I´ll send this out to (?)…my girls….hey, how about Johnny ? (cheers)´) He´s got a fine career in front of him….´´

02.03.98 Pittsburgh, PA, intro to ´Idiot´s Delight´
´´(Joe: ´Now, here´s to you, thanks for coming out tonight, we appreciate it (crowd starts chanting ´Joey´) no, no, I gotta cut this short, I gotta go to work tomorrow´)….I gotta drive eight fucking hours back to New Jersey tonight !….´´

02.03.98 Pittsburgh, PA, middle of ´Light of Day´
´´Wait a minute now, boys…..I´m gonna say something and after I say something, I wanna hear a ´woo !´….are you ready ? (crowd: ´Woo !´) I´m driving 100 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) 200 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) 300 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) 400 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) 500 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) 600 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) 700 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) 800 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) 900 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) 1,000 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) 2,000 miles (crowd: ´Woo !´) eight fucking hours (crowd: ´Woo !´) back to New Jersey (crowd: ´Woo !´) I got thrown out of work on the Kokomo…..´´

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