1999-05-01 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England

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

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"Where The Bands Are" continues in the post "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" slot. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" includes "It's All Right" and "Lookin' For A Love", plus Bruce introducing Patti Scialfa with a line from Mickey & Sylvia's "Love Is Strange". "Born In The U.S.A." is the acoustic version. "Light Of Day" includes "I Hear A Train" and "I've Been Everywhere". First ever performances in England of "My Love Will Not Let You Down", "Where The Bands Are", and "Land Of Hope And Dreams". See our News tab for an extensive set of newspaper reviews.

Middle of "Light of Day"
´´Well, I´m so glad to be here in your beautiful city tonight….but we´re not here on a casual visit….or to go to the football game…..we´re here tonight with a purpose in mind ….that´s right…..now it´s been a long journey….I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I can hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) coming down the tracks (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´) I hear a train (crowd: ´Woo woo´)….I….I ….I….(lists the miles and the towns he´s been) Manchester and back…but everywhere I´ve gone I´ve seen confusion….everywhere I´ve gone I´ve seen people who´ve been downhearted….dispirited…dispossessed….they´ve been analyzed, stigmatised, retropsychedelicized, downsized and I´m here tonight to let you know that if your soul has bad credit, well, it´s good here…..I want you to know that if your heart´s running on empty, pull on up to the tanks because we´re serving high-test supreme….if your spirit is bankrupt, we´re here tonight to raise that debt up off you and to set you free…why ?… why ?….why ?….why ?….because that´s my job….I want to re-educate you, I want to, I want to regenerate you, I want to, I want to reconfiscate you, I want to, I want to rededicate you, I want to, I want to, I want to reliberate you, I want to, want to, I want to reliberate you with the power, with the promise, with the power, the promise, the power, the promise, the mystery….the ministry of rock and roll !….now I wanna tell you that I can´t, I want to tell you that I can´t, I wanna tell you that I cannot, that I cannot, that I cannot….promise you life everlasting but I…..got something better….I wanna promise you life…..right now !….and all you´ve got to do is say ´I´….´´

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

John McGeachie	A terrific show once again, but our seats were crap. Away up in the gods. The band were on great form though, and it was terrific to see Steve Van Zandt playing with the band for the first time for me. Great version of Backstreets played this night.
Terry	We were 5th row and it was amazing. As you can see from my name I REALLY appreciated 'Backstreets'!

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