2003-04-13 Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, AB

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

Info & Setlist | Venue

"Mary's Place" includes "The Monkey Time", "Rescue Me", and "Baby I've Been Missing You".

Intro to “Darlington County”
“Alright, let’s road-trip…”

Intro to “Empty Sky”
“Evening, everybody (crowd cheers) yeah…Calgary (crowd cheers) where are you from?…you guys all sound like you drove in from New Jersey, man (chuckles) (crowd cheers) thank you, glad to be here…thanks, need a little bit of quiet for these next few songs, please, thank you…”

Intro to “Mary’s Place”
“Is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers) alright…(sings “Are you ready?”)…”

Middle of “Mary’s Place”
“Well, are you ready for a house party now? (crowd cheers) what do we think, C?…I don’t know…C says he don’t know…are you ready? (crowd cheers) I think we got to tell them the two rules of readiness…if you wanna have a house party, rule number one: the music has got to be righteous (crowd cheers) that’s our job…rule number two: you’ve got to get up off your ass now! (crowd cheers) come on!…come on!…it’s time to come on up for the ass-rising… that’s right…oh, you look…oh, you’re looking good now…yeah, you’re looking good…oooh yeah!…ladies and gentlemen, I want to introduce you to the greatest little house band in all the land (crowd cheers) over here on the far side of the stage palpitating, piano-pounding illegitimate son of Jerry Lee Lewis and Liberace, Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) we got on the vocals and fiddle, out of New York City, Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) we got a man, keeper of all that is righteous on E Street, on the guitar star of the Sopranos-television show, Silvio, Silvio, Little Steven Van Zandt (crowd cheers) we got the man that bring the thunder from way down under, the Tennessee terror, Mr. Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) we got the man that bring the power hour after hour night after night, the Minister of the big beat and star of Late Night (crowd: “Television”) Mighty Max Weinberg on the drums (crowd cheers) on the guitar we got Secretary of heart and spirit and my privilege to have on our stage one of the greatest guitarists in rock and roll, Mr. Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) Minister of mystery, from Flemington, New Jersey, Brother Dan Federici on the organ and accordion (crowd cheers) to the far side of the stage we got First Lady of love, on the guitar and vocals and my personal savior, Miss Patti Scialfa (crowd cheers) come on, baby…oh, rescue me, take me in your arms, rescue me and give me all your charms ‘cause I’m lonely and I’m blue and I need you and your love too, come on and rescue me (crowd cheers) rescue me…oh, rescue me… don’t try this at home, ladies and gentlemen (chuckles)…and last but not least (crowd cheers) Minister of soul! (crowd cheers) Emperor of all Canada (crowd cheers) do I have to say his name? (crowd cheers) do I have to say his name? (crowd cheers) C (crowd: “C”) L (crowd: “L”) A (crowd: “A”) R (crowd: “R”) E (crowd: “E”) N (crowd: “N”) C (crowd: “C”) E (crowd: “E”) what’s that spell? (crowd: “Clarence”) what’s that spell? (crowd: “Clarence”) what’s that spell? (crowd: “Clarence”) Clarence “Big Man” Clemons on the saxophone (crowd cheers) yes, brother man, alright…oh yeah…oh yeah…ssshh…now listen…(starts singing “I’ve been missing you”)…”

Intro to “Bobby Jean”
“Woo, thank you (crowd cheers) alright…gonna do this for Audrey tonight, it’s her 80th birthday, let’s hear it for her (crowd cheers) this is for you…”

Intro to “Ramrod”
“Are you ready to roadhouse? (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “My City of Ruins”
“Thank you (crowd cheers) thank you, Calgary (crowd cheers)(?)… I wanna thank everybody for coming out to the show tonight, thank you very much (crowd cheers) gonna do this for, uh, Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank Society, they’re in the house with us tonight (crowd cheers) they’re supported solely by…generosity of the community and donations of food, cash and your time, last year they served over 100,000 people, 40 percent of the folks they serve are kids, if you see them on the way out tonight, stop and give them a little support…they’re the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank Society, we’ll do this for them (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Land of Hope and Dreams”
“Gonna send this out tonight as a prayer for peace (crowd cheers) prayer for the safety of the Iraqi people, the safety of our sons and daughters…this is “Land of Hope and Dreams”…”

Intro to “Dancing in the Dark”
“One more for these guys right here (crowd cheers)…alright, everybody, clap your hands, oh, you’re looking good…”

After “Dancing in the Dark”
“Thank you, Calgary (crowd cheers) you were fabulous (crowd cheers) we love you (crowd cheers)…”

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}