2003-04-19 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

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

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Tour debut of "Hungry Heart". Ali Weinberg guests on keyboards during "Ramrod". "Two Hearts" includes "It Takes Two". "Mary's Place" includes "The Monkey Time" and "Baby I've Been Missing You". "Incident On 57th Street" is in the solo piano arrangement. First ever performance in Canada of "My Love Will Not Let You Down".

Ali Weinberg (Guest)

Intro to “Empty Sky”
´´Bon soir, Montreal, merci….c´est bon de vous voir….c´est bon d´etre ici….good to see you ….thank you….thanks, we need a little bit of quiet for these next few songs, thank you….´´

Middle of “Mary´s Place”
´´Are you ready for a house party now? (crowd cheers)….are you sure you´re ready? (crowd cheers)….what do you think, C?….they look almost ready, they don´t look a hundred percent ready, right?….ladies and gentlemen, we cannot go on unless there are two conditions met for the house party this evening, one, the music has got to be righteous….that´s my job….two, you´ve got to get up off your ass now!!!….that´s your job….come on up for the ass-rising…. you ain´t that old, I´m older than you….ah, you´re looking good now….because I wanna introduce you to the greatest little houseband in all the land….on the piano tonight we´ve got Professor Roy Bittan….on the violin and vocals, ´Sister´ Soozie Tyrell….on the guitar, Silvio, Silvio, Little Steven Van Zandt….on the bass guitar, we´ve got the Tennesee Terror, Mr.Garry W. Tallent….on the drums, we´ve got the man that bring the power hour after hour night after night, Minister of the big beat and star of Late Night (crowd: ´Television´), Mighty Max Weinberg….on the guitar, we got one of the greatest guitarists in rock´n´roll, Mr.Nils Lofgren….on the organ, we got Brother Dan Federici….to the far side of the stage, we got the First Lady of Love, on guitar and vocals, and my personal savior, Miss Patti Scialfa….woo!….she´s playing it cool but this works at home, man, I´m telling you….and last but not least….do I have to say his name?….Minister of soul….Emperor of all Canada…ladies and gentlemen, you wish you could be like him but you can´t because under the sun there is only one Clarence ´Big Man´ Clemons….(?) woo!….´´

Intro to “Incident On 57th Street”
´´Thank you….woo!….thank you….woo!….(?)….this is for any of you old-timers out there…. little louder piano….´´

Intro to “Hungry Heart”
´´(?)….alright, the first time we´ve played this one on this tour….´´

Intro to “Ramrod”
´´Are you ready to roadhouse? (crowd cheers)….
(….) Hey Steve….(Steve: ´Yeah?´)….hey, Steve….(Steve: ´Yeah, baby?´)….I do believe it is quitting time now….I´m telling you….it is time to go home….well, Steve, what I wanna know is if it ain´t quitting time….then w-w-w-w-what time is it, Brother?….(Steve: ´Is this Montreal? (crowd cheers) then it must B-B-B-B-Bosstime´)….
(….) Montreal, all I wanna know is what time is it? (crowd: ´Bosstime´)….´´

Intro to “My City Of Ruins”
´´Thank you….thank you, Montreal….I wanna thank everybody for coming out to the show tonight, thank you so much….we appreciate your loyalty and support and uh, we´ve just had a run all through Canada here and we´ve just had some of the best shows in Canada we´ve ever had and the greatest audiences we´ve ever had….so I wanna thank, thank you and your friends for showing us such a great time up here, I wanna say merci (?) ce soir….oh, we had a great time here, a great, great time….a lot of fun….a lot of fun (?)….I´ll do this tonight for the folks from (?) Montreal, they were the first foodbank in Quebec, they were founded to eradicate poverty here in metropolitan Montreal, they provide meals for 150,000 people each month and uh….they´re out there helping the struggling citizens of Montreal, if you see them in the hall tonight, please stop and check them out and give them your support, your time, anything you can do and, uh, this is for them, (?) Montreal….´´

Intro to “Land Of Hope And Dreams”
´´We´ll send this out tonight as a prayer for peace, prayer for the peace and safety of the Iraqi people and the safe return of our sons and daughters…this is ´Land Of Hope And Dreams´…´´

Intro to “Dancing In The Dark”
´´One more for Canada….´´

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

Gord D.	As a longtime fan its great to count on the fact that each Springsteen concert that I attend is a rebirth. There's always some point in these shows where you just sit back and let yourself become overwhelmed with the spectacle. Whether its Bruce & E-Street Thundering down the Road, or Bruce solo on the piano regaling us with an Incident on 57th St. you just know that your in the presence of a true master craftsman. 100% of the people in this world have dreams, 1% of these peoples dreams come true. Bruce has never played to that 1%.
Tom Cantillon	Bruce and the band were smoking that night! Intense versions of The Rising, Lonesome Day and No Surrender. Worlds Apart and Into the Fire are still my favorites of the new material. The crowd was up for the duration of the show and I believe that kept Bruce pumped. One of the highlights of the show, and of the tour, is the piano version of Incident! Beautifully rendered and a song I hope stays on the setlist for the summer tour. Ramrod was simply out of control and definitely one of the best songs of the night — Bruce has so much fun with this one — reminds me of the days of the River Tour. And when he rockets thru Born to Run and into the Detroit Medley, all hell breaks loose — what an intense combo. My City of Ruins still leaves me with chills. Hopefully, during the summer tour Bruce will break out some classics like: Drive all Night, Price you Pay, Living Proof and Racing in the Streets. Amazing show! The Rising material is intensely spiritual and a welcomed relief to the pop-oriented Born in USA material. Looking forward to a summer of Bruce in Jersey!
Robert Monti	This was my 6th time seeing Bruce. Last time being 1988 Amnesty Tour. Me and my buddies were pumped and Bruce did not let us or the other 20,000 fans down. We had been following the setlists pretty closely for the last couple of shows, so when he started with Promised Land the place was simply blown away….. amazing…………… There were so many highlights it's hard to list them all. Another would have to be the tour premiere of Hungry Heart…….. fantastic…. the crowd really got into it and so did Bruce. It just does not get any better. All in all a very emotional and uplifting performance by the Boss. Bruce we love you and please….. please…. please……… come back soon. We miss you already………..
Brent Shaw	Bruce and the band kept us waiting for approximately 50 mins. I was standing in the center on the floor about 60 feet from the band. By the 3rd song Bruce's grey shirt was clearly soaked with sweat. Of course it was like any Bruce show, just a total outpouring of love for Bruce and the Band. Everyone jumped to their feet when he came out and stayed that way until he and Patti did a couple of quieter songs. At that point he told the crowd he needed a bit of quiet and we actually listened to him! It was way too warm in the building and I noticed Mighty Max kept sliding his glasses up his nose, he was sweating so profusely, trying to keep time at the same time. I kept screaming for Jungleland and/or Rosalita but never got them. He did mostly songs off "The Rising" . A particular highlight was "Incident on 57th Street". It was amazing to see him solo on piano singing this very delicate song after screaming out the rockers for a couple of hours. His voice seemed to get stronger as the show went on , it was unbelievable. Only complaint was the sound was a bit muddy, making it hard to pick out some of the early guitar solos, especially Bruce's. I am having trouble getting this concert out of my head. I am 40 years old and have been an avid concertgoer since the age of 16. I had seen Bruce before in 1984 when he came to Montreal. Its a 8 and a half hour drive from where I live, Fredericton, New Brunswick. I have seen an awful lot of concerts over the years but now I can die happy. I just saw the best one of my life. Bruce is an absolute marvel and I love him and the E Street Band - they make me believe in the incredible power of rock 'n roll. All hail Bruce!!!"
Brian Sweeney	I will remember this Springsteen show probably more so than the nine other times that I've seen him, mainly for this reason: before the show I met Bruce and he signed my Rising tour t-shirt! My brother, Paul, was there to capture the fantastic moment with some great pictures! After this encounter, I was on cloud nine, for sure! Most stars of his stature would probably ignore a request like that, but Bruce was kind and accommodated my request; something that I will never forget!

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