2002-08-27 Compaq Center At San Jose, San Jose, CA

Scheduled: 19:30 Local Start Time 20:20 / End Time 23:00

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"Mary's Place" includes "Turn On Your Love Light" and "Baby I've Been Missing You".

Intro to “Empty Sky”
´´Good evening, San Jose….glad to be here….we know the way….sorry….(?)….I´ve got a couple of songs here, uh….I need a little bit of quiet from the fabulous audience tonight so ….I´d appreciate that….(people yell)….I know I´m from New Jersey, I know what my name is….I know the things, uh, and don´t need to be reminded….´´

Intro to “Mary´s Place”
´´Are you ready for a house party ? (cheers) Jersey-style by the way of California ? (cheers) a very psychotic (?) it sounds like….oh…..now, wait a minute, listen….
(….) Turn on your lovelight, baby….let it shine on me….are you ready for that house party now ? (cheers) well, if you´re gonna have a house party, the music has got to be raucous…. so right now I wanna introduce the greatest little houseband in all the land…..on the piano, Secretary of intelligence….illegitimate son of Jerry Lee Lewis and Liberace, Professor Roy Bittan.…that´s right…..on the violin and vocals, out of New York City, Sister Soozie Tyrell ….on the guitar and vocals, we´ve got the coolest little dj in the U.S.A, Up from Little Steven´s Underground, Silvio, Silvio, wherefore art thou, Silvio ? and the only man comfortable anywhere in the world in his pyjamas, Little Steven Van Zandt….up from down under, the man that brings the thunder from down under, the Tennesee Terror, Mr.Garry W. Tallent….on the drums, the man that brings the power after hour, go to the wall night after night, all night long and star of Late Night Television, the Mighty Max Weinberg….on the guitar, the great, great Nils Lofgren…..from Flemington, New Jersey, Brother Dan Federici on the accordion and the B-3 organ…..to the far side of the stage, the First Lady of Love….I like to call her ´Natural Viagra´….ladies and gentlemen, come on up for the rising, on guitar and vocals, Miss Patti Scialfa…..oh, baby !….ooh, aah, ooh, aah, ooh all night….and last but not least….Minister of soul….Secretary of the brotherhood…..and in a just and righteous world, honorary govenor of the state of California…..free pizza for everybody….on the saxophone, Clarence ´Big Man´ Clemons….´´

Intro to “My City of Ruins”
´´Thank you, I wanna thank everybody for coming out tonight….appreciate….your support (chuckles) and uh, we got some friends with us here in the building tonight, we got the, uh, Second Harvest Foodbank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties….since, since 1974, they´ve been providing food to those, (?) our struggling citizens out there with the help of hundreds of volunteers, they serve over 120,000 meals a month…..they could really, uh, those are the people that are out there every day on the frontlines….doing what I´m singing about so they could use your, they can use your support and assistance and please take a moment and check into what they´re doing and give ´em a hand on your way out, thank you ….´´

Intro to “Born in the U.S.A”
´´Thank you….just want to, uh….say thanks again for everybody coming out tonight, let you know we appreciate it….just a couple of public service announcements before we go, uh, the, uh, once again, Second Harvest Foodbank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties out in the lobby, please stop by and check ´em out, they can use some help, they can use some support and uh, just another heads-up, uh, we´re in the midst of a rollback of civil rights right now, civil rights are a reaffirmation of our strength as a nation of laws….means due process….we don´t usually think about those things till it comes knocking at our door, until it´s too late but, uh, it´s a good time to keep your eyes open and uh…..and to be very vigilant so, uh, that vigilance, that responsobility comes with the turf when you´re born in the U.S.A….´´

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

C. Brooks

Well I had GA tickets and I was bringing my college buddy Dave (his first Bruce concert) so I wanted to get as close as possible. So I packed up the cooler, got the lawn chairs and magazines out and got to Compaq at 10:00. I was stoked because we were 77th in line guaranteeing us a spot in the pit. I had no idea what the line would be like but it was awesome. So many hard core Springsteen fans exchanging Springsteen stories and just enjoying the wait. There were three guys in line who had their guitars and were playing some classic Springsteen songs and quite well I must add. Another highlight of the line was a man (who I talked to later inside) ordered pizza for the first 100 people line. It was such a nice thing to do especially being a starving college student. It was great to be in line with all these nice people because everyone was watching out for each other, if anyone tried to cut there were 10 people on their case. I also must complement the lady in yellow who did a great job maintaining order in the GA line. Later on in the day the news came by and interviewed the lady right in front of us (Delores was her name I think) she was really nice and obviously a huge fan, anyways she got a cameo on the news hopefully it didn't get on the cutting room floor. Ok on to the show …
They let us in at about 6:15 , Dave and I (Chad) were about four or five rows back from the stage. I met some great people including Joe who was stoked to see that 20 year old still loved Springsteen's music. I also talked to the guy who ordered all the pizzas and I learned he hasn't missed a tour since 73. He also mentioned some classic performances at the Bottom Line and Stone Pony . . I am so jealous. The excitement was mounting since the last time I saw the band I was up in the nose bleeds. Well Bruce and the band came on at about 8:30 and played to 11:00. This was by far the best concert I have ever been to. The pit was constantly getting lit up like we were part of the show. Everyone was pumping their fists and raising their hands as we sang along word for word to every song.
Highlights of the night had to be well it was all a highlight but to pick out spots during Waiting on a Sunny Day as we sang along at the end the "do do do do do do do do do" Bruce was looking out at the pit pointing to fans and smiling. Well all of a sudden his finger is pointed right at us as he smiles. We went crazy, the man himself recognizing us. As the show went on I couldn't help but wonder if it was really us he was pointing at. Then during Mary's Place (a song that was made for a live audience) he made eye contact again - I couldn't believe it. After Land Of Hope and Dreams the band all came up and took a bow and once again Bruce was saying something (I couldn't quite read his lips) to different people in the pit. All of sudden he pointed right at us for a third time and all I could do was say THANK YOU over and over again, hopefully he could read my lips.
Needless to say my friend is now sold on Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Bruce was doing a full cardio workout, sweating the pounds away and sponging himself down between songs. The band was also flawless and I am just praying there is second leg to this tour like the reunion tour. I called my brother after the show (who is also a huge fan) and he couldn't believe my story. He said "Dude, you will never forget this" That is for sure. It seemed like all day that we waited then I blinked and the show was over (I guess because I was having so much fun). After the show my friend and I were talking about him pointing at us and concluded it had to be us since we were the youngest people in the pit. It must be a thrill for Bruce to see that his music is still incredibly popular to fans who weren't even born when Born to Run came out. To close this review all I can say is get out and see this show and if you have the chance get floor tickets and when you do get there early, no matter how long you have to wait it is worth it.

Marianne

Jessica Springsteen's singing debut has not been commented on yet. During the audience participation part of Waitin' on a Sunny Day, Bruce went to the side of the stage (Patti side) where his 2 younger kids and their cousins/friends were sitting with their elbows on the stage. He put the mike in front of Jessica and she belted out Waitin' on a Sunny Day… Bruce was literally "bowled over" — he fell down, rolled over etc. in mock astonishment. This was the highlight of the show for me. Looks like Jessica is the next rock star in the family.

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