2003-09-13 FedExField, Landover, MD

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

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Tour premiere of "I Walk The Line" is dedicated to the memory of the recently-passed Johnny Cash. "Paradise" makes its tour-proper debut (and only appearance) in a solo acoustic arrangement, and third tour debut "Pink Cadillac" has its first E Street Band performance since 1985. "Mary's Place" includes "The Monkey Time" and "Baby I've Been Missing You". "Born In The U.S.A." is full-band.

Intro to “Empty Sky”
´´Good evening, Washington…..looks like we picked the right night…..we beat the rain a little bit (?)….thank you, need a little bit of quiet for this next song, thanks….´´

Intro to “Waitin´on a Sunny Day”
´´Alright, come on, Steve….is the, uh, Steve Van Zandt Washington fan club out there ? (cheers) wait a minute, that´s too many (chuckles)(?)….´´

Middle of “Mary´s Place”
´´Are you ready ?….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 house party ? (cheers)….I don´t know, C….I think this town needs more than a house party, baby….they need more than a rock and roll house party….they need more than a rock and roll baptism…..they need more than a rock and roll bar mitzvah….what this town needs is a rock and roll exorcism, baby ! ….that´s right, we gotta chase the evil spirits out of this (?)….I wanna introduce ya to 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, Little Steven….on the bass, Mr.Garry W.Tallent…. on the drums, the man that bring the power hour after hour night after night and star of ´Late Night (crowd : ´Television´) Mighty Max Weinberg….on the guitar, Brother Nils Lofgren…. on the organ and accordion, man of mystery, Brother Dan Federici…..on the guitar and vocals, the First Lady of love, Miss Patti Scialfa.…and last but not least….last but not least, Minister of soul, Secretary of the brotherhood….you wish you could be like him but you can´t….I wanna say it´s time, it´s time, it´s time to impeach the President and get somebody in there that´ll get us out of this mess, I´m talking about Big Man Clarence Clemons…. impeach, impeach !….(chuckles)….I want you to put your hands together….for the heartstopping, pants-dropping, houserocking, earth-shaking, booty-quaking, Viagra-taking, lovemaking, history-making, death-defying, sexifying, exorcising, legendary E Street Band…. did I mention history-making, sexifying ?….that´s right….´´

Intro to “Paradise”
´´Gonna do this tonight for, uh, the Dolan family and the memory of (?) Bob Dolan….´´

Intro to “Pink Cadillac”
´´Oh, we haven´t played this song in about 20 years (chuckles)….(?) this is a request, we´re gonna give it a try….´´

Middle of “Ramrod”
´´Big Man walking….Big Man on the move….Big Man going to throw Dick Cheney out of his office….Big Man having a party……
(….) Hey Steve…..(Steve: ´Yeah ?´) I think it´s time to go, man….I think I´ve got to return to my undisclosed location….(?)….that´s right…..well, Steve, before I go, all I wanna know is…. all I wanna know is…..(Steve: ´Yeah ?´)….what time is it, Brother ?….(Steve: ´Is this the nation´s capital ? (cheers) then it must be Boss-time´)….
(….) All I wanna know is what time is it ? (crowd: ´Boss-time´)….´´

Intro to “My City of Ruins”
´´Thank you….thanks, I wanna thank everyone for coming out to the show tonight, thank you very much….we´ve had, uh, two great shows here in Washington, you guys´ve been a hell of an audience both times, this was our second show of the tour and tonight is our 110th (chuckles) we ain´t done yet (chuckles) but uh, I wanna thank you all for your support of our music over all these years, we, we appreciate it and we´ll try to continue serving you well and uh….we´ll do this next song for the folks in the building from the Capital Area Foodbank, Capital Area Foodbank, they provide food to other (?) relief organizations here in Washington and suburban Maryland and in northern Virginia….they have several programs aimed to ending childhood hunger (?) if you see them out there tonight, please provide some assistance, your time or your support to the Capital Area Foodbank, this is for them….they´re good folks doing a good work…..´´

Intro to “Born in the U.S.A”
´´Thank you, once again I wanna thank everyone for coming out…..I want to, uh….say that we get people of all different kinds of political beliefs coming to our show and I like that, we welcome everybody….maybe with the exception of Dick Cheney, I´m not sure (chuckles) but there´s, uh….there´s been a lot of questions raised recently about the forthrightness of our government, I just wanna say that playing with the truth during wartime has been a part of Democratic and Republican administrations in the past, it´s always wrong when the lives of our sons and our daughters are on the line and I think the question of whether we were misled into the war in Iraq isn´t a Liberal or a Conservative question, it´s an American one, protecting the democracy we ask our sons and daughters to die for is our sacred trust, as is demanding accountability from our leaders, that is our job as citizens, it´s time to be very, very vigilant out there….so, uh….may the truth will out…..´´

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

Zeke	After 30+ shows, he keeps doing it to me. 4 songs that were "ZEKE premieres." I noticed many new things that maybe were not new: First of all we got 2 - count 'em 2 - knee slides. Also 2 (that's right) reprises of Badlands. Born to Run was extended longer. My City of Ruins added a vocal coda. Bruce walked out with an acoustic guitar and went right into I Walk the Line. I was expecting Give My Love to Rose, but this was even better. It started with just acoustic and the band joined in. It was sparse and mid tempo. The Fuse made a welcomed return. The performance was fresh and intense. One of the Bruce virgins said afterwards that it was his favorite song. Also You're Missing is so touching. It always hit me more than Empty Sky. Everything is everything but you're missing. During the band intros Bruce said, "And it's time to impeach the president and put a big man in the Whitehouse." My jaw dropped - then the people yelled impeach impeach - Bruce even joined in for a moment. Human Touch was a great surprise. Blistering guitar work. The cheesy keyboard from the 92 tour is gone too. One of his best. Soozie's violin on Jungleland fulfilled a dream I've had since I heard the song. She played throughout the song. Paradise worked better than expected in a stadium. At the start of the encores, Bruce said "We haven't played this song in 20 years (words you love to hear)." He then switched guitars before Nils said, "I remember it." Pink Cadillac started up and was quite ragged. Then again it's about sex so that was the right way to play it. It seemed like the band was making it up. I haven't heard Ramrod since they added the Bosstime (what time is it??) bit. I was anxious to hear it and it didn't disappoint. Bruce said "Steve, it's time for me to go. I have to return to my undisclosed location." 7 Nights to Rock should be played at every show. Maybe even last. What a fun great song. Dick Chaney must have been at the show cause Bruce mentioned him negatively 3 times. "I like people of all parties coming to my show - except Dick Cheney." I really wanted BITUSA but hoped for Land of Hope and Dreams too. Only got one but, BITUSA is so powerful full band. It makes for an angrier show. He doesn't disappoint. I always want to go again.
Tom Cantillon	I Walk the Line was a sincere and fitting tribute to Johnny Cash and a great way to start the show. But after that, although each performance was given it's all, it appeared that it was going to be a fairly standard show. You're Missing is far more emotionally devastating than Empty Sky and should simply replace it. The Fuse was great, but just added to the somber mood already set from the first song. But once Bruce and band kicked into Human Touch, the entire show was catapulted to another level. A powerhouse version of Human Touch simply blew the place away and when Bruce launched into She's the One, the place just went wild! She's the One has always been one of the those songs the band best performs live and that night — it rocked with a blistering, sexual intensity and ferocious passion. Bruce needs to keep performing this one for the rest of the tour — a much-welcomed replacement to the overplayed Out In Streets. Paradise actually worked and sounded very haunting live. Well done. Jungleland is simply Bruce and band at their best. No matter how many times you listen to the lyrics, they still have a way of hitting you like a locomotive. And those final moans of anguish from Bruce can't help but produce chills every time. Into the Fire continues to be one of my favorites. Encore time brings a rollicking Pink Cadillac that made you wonder why Bruce doesn't play this one more often. Ramrod, Born to Run and 7 Nights are simply a trio of hard-rocking killers — better end up on the DVD. Having now added Born in the USA as a replacement for LHD has been one of the best decisions Bruce has made in regards to adding/removing a song. It simply makes the last set of encore songs as strong as, if not stronger than the first set — nice choice! Great show overall and seems almost like a new show compared to earlier this summer. Check them out if you haven't already and definitely go back if you already have seen them, because they simply keep getting better.
John Locke	This is the second time I've had the privilege of seeing Bruce in concert, and I'm much more appreciative of the man, the myth and the music. I drove from my home in New Brighton PA, with my boy "T-man" on our way to visit with our friend David. David is a recent Naval Academy Grad, who is living in DC right now before he goes to FLA and flight school. T-man and I saw Bruce 4-26-00 in Pittsburgh. Where Bruce Tore the roof off with Spirit in the Night, Adam Raised a Cain, Back in your Arms Again, and of course Jungleland… Jungleland is a personal favorite of both me and the T-man, but David has just discovered the Born to Run album, and a love for the final track. This concert was so special for me, not only because of the Johnny Cash Tribute, or Bruce playing my anthem "The Promised Land" or how patriotic the 9/11 feel of the concert was, but because Bruce Played Jungleland (Especially with Soozie on Violin…). It was like we were back on Marion Hill, in a dark driveway at 3am, with the radio blaring and all Jaming out to no end…. "Outside the streets are on fire…" To My Boys, The Boss, and the Band… all I can do is say "Thank You" (also, is it just me or does Patti looked smokin' hot during this tour. I was never attracted to her until Empty Sky).

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