2003-06-25 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria

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

Info & Setlist | Venue

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The penultimate show of the European leg was a short one by recent standards, under three hours, but there was still plenty of time for a true rarity: a full band "Incident On 57th Street". A classical string piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ("Divertimento in D major" KV 136) was played over the PA while the band entered the stage. The show opened with "The Promised Land" and again included the full-band "The River" in place of "You're Missing." "Mary's Place" includes "The Monkey Time" and "Baby I've Been Missing You". Bruce also dropped a good portion of "Roll Over Beethoven" into "Ramrod" for the Viennese crowd. "Born In The U.S.A." from the soundcheck is solo acoustic. First ever performances in Austria of "The Rising", "Lonesome Day", "My Love Will Not Let You Down", "Empty Sky", "Waitin' On A Sunny Day", "Worlds Apart", "Mary's Place", "Incident On 57th Street", "Into The Fire", "Ramrod - Roll Over Beethoven", "My City Of Ruins", "Glory Days", and "Dancing In The Dark".

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On Stage

• Bruce Springsteen
• The E Street Band
  • Roy Bittan
  • Clarence Clemons
  • Danny Federici
  • Nils Lofgren
  • Patti Scialfa
  • Garry Tallent
  • Steven Van Zandt
  • Max Weinberg
• Soozie Tyrell

Setlist

Soundcheck BORN IN THE U.S.A. THE RISING LONESOME DAY INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET Show THE PROMISED LAND THE RISING LONESOME DAY PROVE IT ALL NIGHT MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN EMPTY SKY THE RIVER WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY NO SURRENDER WORLDS APART BADLANDS OUT IN THE STREET MARY'S PLACE INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET THUNDER ROAD INTO THE FIRE BOBBY JEAN RAMROD - ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN BORN TO RUN MY CITY OF RUINS LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - PEOPLE GET READY GLORY DAYS DANCING IN THE DARK

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Performances

^{incl. Rehearsals.}

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• 2023-07-18 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
• 2012-07-12 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
• 2009-07-05 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
• 2003-06-25 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria

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Recording

Some short pro-shot footage of the opening was also shown on Austrian TV the day after the concert.

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Audience tape.

Storyteller

Middle of “Mary's Place”
´´Are you ready?….are you ready?….are you ready….are you ready….are you ready for a house party ? (cheers) are you ready for a real rocking house party? (cheers) if you're ready, I want you to say ´I´m ready´ (crowd : ´I'm ready´) I want you to say ´I'm ready, Boss´ (crowd : ´I'm ready, Boss´) alright, let me (?) about that, Big Man, they say they're ready (Clarence: ´I think they're ready´) are they ready ? (Clarence: ´Some are ready, Boss, some are ready´) some are ready but Big Man says some are not ready….we´ve got check this out…..I think I see what you mean, C….to be ready for a house party, three conditions, three, must be met, the music has got to be (Clarence: ‘Righteous!´) righteous! ….two, the music has got to be (Clarence: ‘Righteous!´) righteous!….three, you´ve got to get your (Clarence : ´Ass´) ass (Clarence: ´Out of your seat´) out of your seat….time to come up for the Austrian ass-rising….get up out there !….get up out there !….that's right, you too, that's right….asses up now….get 'em up, up….because, ladies and gentlemen…..I'm about to introduce to you the greatest little house band in all the land….that's right, on the piano, we've got the pathological, pathological, impractical Professor Roy Bittan on the piano….on the violin and vocals, out of New York City, we've got Sister Soozie Tyrell ….on the guitar, keeper of all that is righteous on E Street, Little Steven Van Zandt….on the bass guitar, the Tennesee Terror, Mr. Garry W. Tallent….on the drums, the man that brings the power hour after hour, night after night after night, Minister of the big beat, Secretary of syncopation and star of ´Late Night (crowd : ´Television´) Mighty Max Weinberg…..on the guitar, Secretary of heart, Minister of spirit, one of the greatest guitarists in rock and roll, Brother Nils Lofgren….on the organ, Minister of mystery, keeper of all secrets on E Street, Brother Dan Federici…..to the far side of the stage….on guitar and vocals, the First Lady of love and my honey baby sweetie child, Miss Patti Scialfa.…and last but not least…..Big Man Clarence Clemons on the saxophone !!!….that's right….you….you….(?)….ladies and gentlemen, that's the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, house-rocking, earth-shaking, booty-quaking, Viagra-taking, lovemaking E Street Band….legendary E Street Band…..”

Intro to “Incident on 57th Street”
´´Alright, wo !….you´re good, you´re good (chuckles) das ist gut….we haven't played this one on the tour yet like this but, uh, a lot of folks follow us around very faithfully so we're gonna give this one a shot for you tonight, my friend….(?)….”

Middle of “Ramrod”
´´Come on, Stevie (Steve : Yeah baby´) are you with me, Kid ? (Steve: ´Oh yeah´) are yo with me all the way, baby ? (Steve: ´All the way, baby´) is the band with me ?….are the people with me ? (cheers)….shake that thing, Stevie….Stevie (Steve: ´Yeah´) Stevie….I do believe it´s quitting time…..time to go home….it´s time to quit right now….I´m gonna go back to the hotel….get me a beer….order up some Wiener schnitzel….oh yeah, baby…. well, Steve, if it ain´t quitting time, then tell me, buddy, what time is it ?….(Steve: ´It´s Boss-time !´)….
(….) Mr. and Mrs.Austria, all I wanna know is what time is it ? (crowd: ´Boss-time !´)….”

Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.

Eyewitness

Elfi McLachlan

I am fairly certain that 40,000 Austrians will agree with me that what they saw in Vienna`s Ernst Happel Stadium on the night of June 25th was the best rock show ever played in their country. Bruce paid homage to his host country when he and the band walked on to the stage to the sound of Mozart music! He also talked about being glad to perform in the country where so much great music was written - and he played "Roll Over Beethoven" as another reference to Austria`s reputation as a musical country. Roy Bittan even donned a traditional Austrian felt hat, complete with Edelweiss, when he played his piano solo at the end of Ramrod! A comment on Austrian food came after the first set of encores, when Bruce told the audience that he wanted to go back to the hotel for some beer and Wiener Schnitzel! "Incident on 57th Street", played for the first time ever in the full band version in Europe, was magical. I sadly missed "You`re Missing", but was rewarded with a haunting "River" version. If I contrast the "Rising" concert I saw in London last October at Wembley Arena with this stadium show, it becomes obvious that Bruce thrives on big crowds and grows with the challenge to motivate immense numbers of fans to be much more exhausted than he himself is at the end of a three hour show. When he told last night`s audience to "get your Austrian asses out of your seats", they did exactly what they were told! To sum it all up, another fantastic show, and Bruce, you have, for the umpteenth time, rekindled the fire in me! THANK YOU!

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