Scheduled: 19:30 Local Start Time ??:?? / End Time ??:??
Show again starts with Danny playing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" on organ. "For You" is the full band version. "Mary's Place" includes "The Monkey Time" and "Baby I've Been Missing You". The tour's only "Frankie" is included. "Born In The U.S.A." is full band. "Dirty Water" makes its final tour appearance, again played together with Peter Wolf. Final tour performances of "Diddy Wah Diddy", "Something In The Night", "Adam Raised A Cain", "For You", and "Further On (Up The Road)".
incl. Rehearsals.
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The entire show was professionally filmed, but apart from a montage of clips dubbed with that night's performance of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" / "Diddy Wah Diddy" included on the Live In Barcelona DVD ("Night Of The Living Boss" segment on disc 2, following the "Drop The Needle And Pray" documentary), the footage remains in Bruce's vaults.
Audience tape.
Intro to “Empty Sky”
´´Thank you and good evening once again…..welcome, welcome, welcome, it´s great to be here in Fenway another night….we had a helluva time last night….we´ll do it again and then some (chuckles)….oh yeah…..”
Intro to “Waitin´on a Sunny Day”
´´Ladies and gentlemen, the inimitable vocal stylings of Steve Van Zandt…..”
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 Boston house party ? (cheers)….well, as you know, tonight we´re here on a very special occasion and it´s gonna call for more than a house party ….that´s right, it´s gonna call for more than a rock and roll house party….we got to have a rock and roll baptism, a rock and roll bar mitzvah, a rock and roll happy hour and a rock and roll exorcism, baby….that´s right….because even though we are from New Jersey….we´re just (?) close to New, New, New, New Hope, Pennsylvania…..I can feel your pain !….and we know how you´ve struggled against your nemesis to the south….I´m talking about those evil citizens….those greedy bastards….those arrogant of New, New, New, Newport, Rhode Island….the balls they got down there !….that´s alright because I wanna introduce your exorcisers….on the piano, Professor Roy Bittan….on the violin, Sister Soozie Tyrell….on the guitar, the coolest little dj in the U.S.A and a man who was born in Boston !….do you believe it ? Little Steven Van Zandt….on the bass, Mr.Garry W.Tallent….on the drums, star of ´Late Night (crowd : ´Television´) Mighty Max Weinberg….on the guitar, Brother Nils Lofgren…. on the organ, Phantom Dan Federici….on the guitar and vocals, Miss Patti Scialfa….and last but not least, the Chief exorciser, the man that made the devil run and call his mama, I´m talking about the one, the only, Minister of soul, the Secretary of the brotherhood, Emperor of the universe, Honorary Mayor of Boston and all connected parts, Big Man Clarence Clemons….I want you to put your hands together for the heartstopping, pants-dropping, houserocking, earth-shaking, booty-quaking, Viagra-taking, lovemaking, history-making, exorcising, death-defying, sexifying, legendary E Street Band….christened tonight under the new name ´Bruce Springsteen and the History-Making Sexifiers´….I think it´s got a good ring to it….”
Intro to “Frankie”
´´Alright, we, uh (chuckles)…enjoy yourself, alright, alright….we have a couple of requests for this one (?) we´ll reach way back in the vaults to pull this one out, see how it goes….(a false start) haven´t played this one in a while….”
Middle of “Glory Days”
´´Come on, Steve…..keep on rocking, baby….it´s time to exercise…..(?)(Bruce howls)…. (howls)….Steve (Steve : ´Yeah ?´) what time is it, Brother ? (Steve: ´We know what time it is´)(?) if we´re in Boss-town, then it must be….(Steve: ´Boss-time´)…. ”
Intro to “My City of Ruins”
´´Thank you, Boston….gonna mention some friends of ours that are in the building tonight, Greater Boston Foodbank´s out there, they´re out there helping the struggling citizens of Boston…they´ve distributed 20 million pounds of food to hundreds of local hunger relief agencies that help feed Boston´s citzens, people that gotta make the decision between paying the rent and buying food, (?) they could use your time or your support in any fashion, Greater Boston Foodbank, good folks out there on the frontline doing a good work…..wo, I don´t know what to say, I mean it´s been a helluva couple of nights (chuckles)….I ain´t ever seen what´s going on outside of this building (chuckles) in any city we´ve ever played (?) you know, it´s just a….we´ve had a great, great, great couple of nights here, this is really one for the record books for us….we thank you….we´ve had a long history here in Boston….going back to Paul´s Mall, Joe´s Place, Oliver´s, the Music Hall, Boston Gardens….it´s been so many great nights and so many great audiences and tonight this feels like, uh….these past two nights´ve been a perfect circle for us, I was telling the folks last night we´ve played a lot of venues and all fans were always great but there´s not many places you drive by with the (?) in this building, when it´s empty, you can feel the soul of the city and its (?)….it´s one of those buildings that´s always full….so we wanna thank you folks here at Fenway, we wanna thank the city of Boston….and WE WANNA THANK ALL YOU FOLKS OUTSIDE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD….I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME….HAVE ONE FOR ME….. EVERYBODY, SAY ´HI´ TO THE FOLKS OUTSIDE (crowd : ´Hi !´) yes, yes, yes, we wanna thank the folks in the neighbourhood for letting us come in and make all this racket late at night….and for allowing us to fill up a little bit of this building with our music, it´s been a lovely privilege to play right here in heart of Boston, we thank you…..THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY OUTSIDE…..”
Intro to “Born in the U.S.A”
´´Oh, once again I wanna thank everybody for coming out to the show….I was telling the folks last night we have people of all different kinds of political beliefs coming out and uh, that´s what we like, we, we welcome everybody with the exception of Dick Cheney, of course, he, he just can´t be here (chuckles) there´s been a lot of questions raised recently about the forthrightness of our government, its entry in the war in Iraq, this is my little public service announcement: just wanna say the playing with the truth during wartime has been a part of both Democratic and Republican administrations in the past, it´s always wrong, never more so when there´s, lives of our sons and our daughters are on the line, I think the question whether we were misled into the war in Iraq´s not really a Liberal or a Conservative question, it´s an American one, protecting of the democracy that we ask our sons and our daughters to die for is our sacred trust, as is demanding the accountability from our leaders, that´s our job as citizens….so may the truth will out….if you wanna hear that done a little funnier, you can pick up Al Franken´s book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them….let´s go…. ”
Intro to “Rosalita”
´´We got to send this out to the neighbourhood now…..”
Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi. |
TC | A dynamite show with ""Frankie,"" which he played during the sound check, a highlight for the aficionados. Bruce also howled at a near full moon shown on the video screens. A rollicking Glory Days had the crowd, which stood en masse the whole show, jumpin', clappin' and singin'. Fenway is probably the best ballpark to see a show. It's way more intimate than the Meadowlands and the crowd could have been from Jersey. Take Me Out to the Ballgame was played at the start, with Bruce conducting. One of the best shows I've ever seen. Seven Nights to Rock is a howl. Right up there with the Born in the U.S.A. tour. |
DrZoom | Of all the shows I've seen, this was the best display of what rock 'n' roll is all about, and can be. Bruce opened the show- a beautiful night in Boston- to Danny playing "Take me out to the ball game", led us through two times, thanked us for coming out and sharing Fenway, and then ripped into his set. We should have known then that it was going to be a fun-filled, spontaneous, and overwhelmingly energizing night. By the end of the third song, Bruce was hanging upside down from the microphone stand, staring at the crowd and egging us on. Bruce played to all the emotions with the set list- you can tell from the titles that he pulled out all the stops for us- and the band was there at every break, every call, and every ad-lib. Is there a better band than the E-Street Band? I think not. During 'Frankie' they showed why. After a couple of shots at getting it started, Bruce laughed, told us they hadn't played it in a while, so it figures they'd be rusty. He walked over to the Professor, counted out the beat, stalked over to the mic- and the band ripped through it like they had been playing it straight since 1976. It was a magical night, from the baying at the moon (broadcast on the screens, superimposed over Bruce and Stevie leading us in the howls) to the exorcism of the Babe's curse. Peter Wolf did an encore with the band on Dirty Water- gave Bruce his coat a'la James Brown! Too cool! Thanks, Bruce and E Streeters, for bringing magic in the night to my hometown. |
Mark Bailen | Amazing! Magic in the Night! A perfect late summer evening and an almost full moon were the setting for the greatest rock'n'roll show in the world in the most charming baseball park in the U.S. Bruce has a special relationship with Boston dating from his early successful club appearances there and continuing through John Landau's declaration that he was "the future of rock'n'roll" after seeing a performance in Harvard Square. Sunday Bruce was in top form and he seemed genuinely excited to be in Boston and in such a unique venue. I've seen him about a dozen times over the years and was a bit disappointed by the show at the Providence Civic Center last December. It seemed to me that the impending Iraq war and perhaps middle-of -the -tou doldrums made for a rather joyless event. I would have to rank the Fenway Park show as the second best of all the shows I've seen him do (the Boston Music Hall, spring 1976 is still the most amazing performance of any kind I've witnessed in my life). It was a privilege to wander the historic ballpark and share the experience with my 15 year old daughter who finally was able to see firsthand what I've been carrying on about all these years. It would be a little ridiculous to point out specific high points as the energy and excitement just kept on building especially after the relative lull of the rare but calm ""Frankie". The mix of old and new songs was amazing . It was one hell of a party. An added positive note is that true to his usual "good guy" image Bruce made plenty of tickets available online and at the park immediately prior to the show so that the loyal fans could have a fair chance to score an un-scalped ticket. Long Live The Future of Rock 'n' Roll!! |
Glenn Graubart | This is the third show on the Rising tour. Each of the shows that I have attended have been very special. September 7th was my 11th show and by far the very best that I have ever seen. Special Notes from the evening — Adam Raised A Cain: I absolutely think this song shows Bruce's vastly underrated guitar skills as a master of the instrument. Having seen the 8/2 show, I was afraid that I was going to get a lot of the songs I saw on that night as well as 10/4. How wrong I was! Something in the Night: Absolutely spellbinding. Most of the crowd did not know the song. Spirit In the Night: This was the song showed Bruce that the crowd was really into it. Great version - absolutely jammed. For You: This was an audible from what we could tell. What a great One - Two punch from Greetings for this very special show. Because the Night - Although I like World's Apart - he could not have picked a better song to replace. Another song that really shows Bruce as Great guitar player. Badlands - Just a fabulous version. Great song. Nice Coda at the end. Frankie: What a special treat for the real fans that showed up at Fenway. Jungleland: Wish this was a standard. Maybe that is why I love this song because he plays it so rarely. I have seen it three times (9/19/88, 7/18/99 and 9/7). All of the songs that I have seen him play this sot have been the show stopper. Thunder Road: Great way to end the set. Again because he is not playing it every night makes it special. Glory Days: The howling at the moon was truly great. Fitting song for Fenway - just miss the great stories he used to give before this song in 84-85. Dirty Water: He did it much better than the 10/4 show. |
Dave D. | This was my fourth and favorite show on this tour and twenty-fourth overall. It even beat out Atlantic City for me. A perfect night for music. The temperature was just right in the mid 60's.The almost full Moon and Mars were staring at Bruce and the Band in a cloudless sky. The world's greatest house band was just that. The crowd (including former Celtic Bill Walton 20 feet to my right) was having as much fun as the band. Given the current athletic movement and stamina of Bruce, I'd pick him in a game of one on one basketball over Bill Walton at this point. I'm not trying to disrespect Bill, but most people are just awed at Bruce's ability to maintain himself night after night. How many athletes about to turn 54 able to do what Bruce does on his tours? My companion got her wish for Thunder Road as I got mine for Jungleland. It was her first Springsteen show and it was just awesome for me to see someone so mesmerized by everything. Other big highlights for me were Adam Raised a Cain, Spirit in the Night, Because the Night, She's the One, Further On Up the Road, and Rosalita. Bruce's commitment to excellence, spirituality, responsibility, and accountability of those in government are all important pieces to the show, which I hope we can all learn from. They played for three hours and even though we had some fatigue, we wished the show would never end. Another classic night that I'll never forget. |
John Malone | This was THE ONE. Anyone who was there knows what I'm talking about. This was one for the ages….the setlist, the performance, the venue, the weather, the expectations, the atmosphere, the history, the electricity, the 36,000+ sold out out of there mind crowd. Bruce and crowd weren't just rocking hard, they were delirious. I started in 1980 and have seen 40+ shows all over in Boston, NJ, New York City, Cleveland, Wash. DC, Tampa, Orlando, St. Louis, Providence, Philadelphia, Hartford, Toronto. For all of those reasons about, this one was like none I had ever seen before. Like I said, those that were there know what I'm talking about. |
Ralph | This was my 10th show, dating back to 1980. I was flanked on either side by my friend Dave who is a big fan (like myself) and another friend who was attending his 1st Bruce show (and was there to see Fenway almost as much as Bruce!). Anyway, when Bruce followed "Adam…" with "Something in the Night", Dave and I knew we were in for a special night! Then, later in the show, in this order: "Spirit…", "For You", "Because the Night", "She's the One", and "Badlands" before we finally got back to the 'normal' set with Mary's Place. My other friend confessed that it was the "best show" he'd ever seen, and, for two more experienced fans, we couldn't help but agree! What a night! |
Mike B. | It was "magic in the night" on a lovely evening at Fenway Park. From the perfectly sculpted infield grass that contained the letters b-r-u-c-e around the pitcher's mound (musical notes underneath), to Bruce's full name spelled out on the old scoreboard in the Green Monster, the excitement in the air was palpable. The Boss started with the same three songs as the previous night, then fired off the always powerful Adam Raised a Cain. The next songs gave indications of a special night. Something in the Night and Spirit in the Night were excellent choices. In between, was a powerful Empty Sky. This song evoked sad memories of 9-11. The song was especially powerful since Fenway Park lies in the shadows of Boston's two skyline buildings; the Prudential and Hancock towers. Frankie was also a wonderful surprise. It also seemed to surprise Danny since he seemed to begin playing Independence Day before Bruce ran over to him and playfully clarified the next tune on the list. Jungleland was awesome and I loved hearing Further On for the first time live. My friends and I (and some newly made New Jersey acquaintances)ended a perfect evening by singing many of our favorite Springsteen tunes a-capella while waiting for the subway trains to take us home. Fenway Park was a perfect venue for a perfect artist. |
Mike B. | It was "magic in the night" on a lovely evening at Fenway Park. From the perfectly sculpted infield grass that contained the letters b-r-u-c-e around the pitcher's mound (musical notes underneath), to Bruce's full name spelled out on the old scoreboard in the Green Monster, the excitement in the air was palpable. The Boss started with the same three songs as the previous night, then fired off the always powerful Adam Raised a Cain. The next songs gave indications of a special night. Something in the Night and Spirit in the Night were excellent choices. In between, was a powerful Empty Sky. This song evoked sad memories of 9-11. The song was especially powerful since Fenway Park lies in the shadows of Boston's two skyline buildings; the Prudential and Hancock towers. Frankie was also a wonderful surprise. It also seemed to surprise Danny since he seemed to begin playing Independence Day before Bruce ran over to him and playfully clarified the next tune on the list. Jungleland was awesome and I loved hearing Further On for the first time live. My friends and I (and some newly made New Jersey acquaintances) ended a perfect evening by singing many of our favorite Springsteen tunes a-capella while waiting for the subway trains to take us home. Fenway Park was a perfect venue for a perfect artist. |
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Springsteen Grand Slam |
What this park needs is a rock & roll baptism, a rock & roll bar mitzvah … a rock & roll exorcism,” yelled Bruce Springsteen, doing his best to eliminate the Curse of the Bambino at the home of the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park. Springsteen and the E Street Band stopped here for two nights — playing the only rock shows ever held at the ninety–one–year–old ballpark. “The stadium is so low that the surrounding areas could hear the show like they were listening to the radio,” says Boston–born E Street guitarist Steven Van Zandt. “If there were 35,000 people inside, there were 35,000 outside. There was an element of hysteria that was rather fun. We’ve never heard a reaction like that in the United States.”
On its way to becoming one of the all-time highest-grossing tours — an estimated $120 million in forty–six dates – Springsteen’s tour will hit other baseball landmarks, in Detroit and Milwaukee, before a three-night stand at New York’s Shea Stadium, October 1st, 3rd and 4th.
Springsteen tailored his show for the Boston faithful. Performing a three–hour set of more than twenty–five songs each night, the band opened with “Diddy Wah Diddy,” by Beantown’s own Barry and the Remains, and closed the shows with “Dirty Water,” with hometown hero Peter Wolf sitting in. “That’s a Standells song about Boston and the Charles River,” says Wolf. “We were playing this funky down–home garage rock & roll song to this great Boston landmark, and it was a thrill. Those were very charmed evenings — almost like a cultural phenomenon.”
As the band tried to exit the stadium on Lansdowne Street, behind the Green Monster in left field, fans lined the road to give thanks. “There were miles and miles of people on both sides of the street with a level of enthusiasm that was incredible,” says Van Zandt. “People were literally banging on the windows trying to get in. I felt like I was Beyoncé for a day.”
By Austin Scaggs via Rolling Stone. |
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