2003-09-25 Invesco Field At Mile High, Denver, CO

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

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A tour one-off opens in the first ever performance of Bob Seger's "Get Out Of Denver" with the E Street Band. Last of the four tour performances of "Leap Of Faith" and final tour performances for "Darlington County", "Out In The Street", "Countin' On A Miracle", and "The Promised Land". "Tunnel Of Love", only played four times on the tour, also returns. "Mary's Place" includes "The Monkey Time" and "Baby I've Been Missing You". Producer Brendan O'Brien guests on "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Kitty's Back" played by request.

Brendan O'Brien (Guest)

Intro to “Empty Sky”
´´Evening, everyone…..thanks for joining us on this, uh….beautiful Denver night….I was a little nervous because I remembered the last time we played outside, it had snowed a few days before….it was about 36 degrees (chuckles)….so this is pretty nice, alright…..”

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 rock and roll baptism ? (cheers)….a rock and roll exorcism….a rock and roll bar mitzvah…..a rock and roll happy hour….I wanna introduce on our stage, on the piano, Professor Roy Bittan….on the violin and vocals, Sister Soozie Tyrell….on the guitar, the coolest little dj in the U.S.A, Brother Steve Van Zandt….on the bass guitar, Mr.Garry W.Tallent….on the drums, the man that brings the power hour after hour, night after night, Minister of the big beat, Secretary of syncopation and star of ´Late Night (crowd: ´Television´) Mighty Max Weinberg….on the guitar, one of the greatest guitarists in rock and roll, Brother Nils Lofgren….on the organ, man of mystery, Phantom Dan Federici….to the far side of the stage, the First Lady of love, on guitar and vocals, my sweetie baby honey child, Miss Patti Scialfa.….kisses on you, baby….and last but not least ….the Minister of soul, Secretary of the brotherhood…..the Emperor of Colorado….I wanna tell you it´s time, it´s time to impeach the President….and put somebody in there who knows what he´s doing….I´m talking about Clarence ´Big Man´ Clemons…..we gotta throw Dick Cheney on his ass !….it´s time !…..that´s right, ladies and gentlemen, I want you to put your hands together for the heartstopping, pants-dropping, brain-shocking, house-rocking, earth-shaking, Viagra-taking, lovemaking, legendary sexifiers, death-defiers, exorcisers, the history-making, pants-dropping, legendary E Street Band….legendary brain-shockers right there…..that´s right…..”

Intro to “Across the Border”
´´There´s Freedom Ride going on right now across the United States….for rights for illegal immigrants, folks who come across the border, risk their lives, doing a lot of the work that we don´t wanna do…..they´re on their way to Washington right now….this is for Delores Huerta….the folks from United Farm Workers and the folks on the bus….”

Intro to “Kitty´s Back”
´´Alright, we don´t play this one much but we´re gonna, uh…..we got a couple of signs for it over here…..so….we´ll give it a shot for these guys over here…..”

Intro to “My City of Ruins”
´´Thank you….thank you, we ain´t got but four nights left to rock now, I wanna thank you for coming out here….on our last stand….thank you, Denver….I wanna thank everybody for supporting our music over all these years and this past year, we appreciate it very much, thank you….oh, got some friends of ours from the Foodbank of the Rockies with us tonight
….Foodbank of the Rockies distributed more than 11 million pounds of food last year through Colorado and Wyoming….42 percent of those that they serve are children, if you see them on your way out, please support the Foodbank of the Rockies with your time or, uh…. or a donation, they´re out there on the frontlines doing a good work, they´re helping the struggling citizens of Colorado and Wyoming, Foodbank of the Rockies, this is for them….”

Intro to “Land of Hope and Dreams”
´´Thank you, I want to, uh…..I wanna thank everybody once again for coming out tonight…. we´ve been coming out to Denver a long time and, uh, this has been a great place for us so …..we thank you for that….a short public service announcement : we got people of all different kinds of political beliefs who come out to our shows and we like that and we welcome everybody….a lot of questions recently about the forthrightness of the government …..just wanted to say that playing with the truth during wartime has been a part of both Democratic and Republican administrations in the past, it´s always wrong, especially when the lives of our sons and daughters are on the line…..I think, uh, the question of how we entered the war in Iraq´s not really a Liberal or a Conservative one but it is an American question that goes to the heart of protecting the democracy that we ask our sons and our daughters to die for….so demanding the truth and accountability from our leaders is our sacred trust and our job as citizens….so it´s a good time to be vigilant….may the truth will out….I´m gonna send this out for, uh…..the safe return of our troops in Iraq and peace for the Iraqi people….that whole thing said a little funnier you can find in Al Franken´s book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, this is ´Land of Hope and Dreams´….”

Intro to “Rosalita”
´´I don´t think there´s enough oxygen to continue…..it´s a little thin up here (chuckles)…. special guest, Mr.Brendan O´Brien on guitar….Brendan produced The Rising (?) alright, Kid, you better know all these chords, you better know ´em…..alright, a little end-of-the-summer treat….until we meet again (chuckles)….”

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

Mike B.	Second time around for Denver on this tour and very glad they put it in a different venue. I was worried about the stadium sound but it was as good as the Pepsi center show. Being from the home of Bob Seger and hearing the first chords of "Get Out of Denver" really set the tone. I invited my brother Tim and his wife to come in from Michigan, and it meant a lot to have them there for this magical night. Beside the music, the two best parts were the weather - a solid 75 degree day in late September (gotta love Denver!), and my wife who works her way forward at every show we go to. She caught someone leaving halfway through, grabbed their tickets and we got to the third row. She's awesome! I agree with comments about Kitty's Back - that song just gets going and rocks - and not many know it well.
Mihael Carlson	This is the second time I have seen Bruce and the E Street Band. The first time was 2002 in Kansas City. The concert from start to finish was packed with energy. Bruce and the E Street Band performed about 3 hrs non-stop. I am my 2 buddies have been fans of Bruce since he came out in the mid 70's. The crowd was into the music and stood the whole 3 hrs. I have seen a lot of concerts but Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are in a class of their own. Young and old were dancing in the isles. Everyone in our area were singing right along with us. If you have never been to a Bruce Springsteen concert I would recommend you go, even if you have to go 6-8 hrs to get there. You will not be disappointed.
Stan S.	What a great show! It was a long trip to get there from central and eastern Kansas. The show got started a little late, but Bruce and the gang made up for it! Starting out with 'Get out of Denver' that had the crowd on their feet and a rockin'. I would guess a little over 3 hours, only a break long enough for a drink of water. Four stage slides, and upside down mic stand (that got a troubled look from patti), and the splits twice. What a rocker!!! Had a couple of Bruce virgins that spent primo bucks for their seats up front with us. They couldn't believe we drove 8 hours just to see Bruce….well, that was until the concert was over….then the light came on. A great rendition of Kitty s Back on a request from an audience member. Bruce said "We don t do this song much…..but were gonna give it a try….." You gotta love to hear him say that…..two powerhouse guitar solos in that song with his 52' reissue telle. It just rocked…and showed Bruce is a talented guitar player also… Seven Nights. Should be a staple of his show, it got people dancing in the isles, and I still cant get that song out of my head He finished up with Rosalita with Brendan O Brian special guest on guitar Bruce said….. You better know the chords You just better know the chords He also played on Dancing in the Dark, I hated that song when it came out, and the shined up for mainstream video, but, man oh man has Bruce got it right now! A wonderful way to finish off the evening! Me and my buds Terry and Mike are ready Bruce! Any direction North, South, East, or West, … He rocked Denver! Can t wait to see him again!!
Mary	It was a wonderful show - they all are as far as I am concerned. I have been to 8 concerts during the Rising tour and each of them has had it's own personality. Bruce and the band gave it their all in Denver, as they did in all the concerts I went to. There are always things to complain about at the concerts but I try to stay focused on the music and how I feel inside. I strive for the feeling of oneness with the crowd that Bruce and the music inspires. I don't get that feeling very often. It was wonderful to hear the old songs, the new ones and ones in between. Bruce and the others performed with such feeling. The line that stays with me is from Leap of Faith, "in your heart, you must trust". Bruce sang that line over and over with such feeling - it sure got through to me!! I felt that this concert was a little more somber than some of the others on the tour and I felt emphasis was put on the lines speaking of pain or injustice. It was also fun with many of the songs. Either way, it is inspiring to me. I appreciated the political statements that Bruce made - I feel the same way and am glad he is speaking out. These concerts have forced grief and other things out of me - that part is not fun but is healing. Bring it on… I love how I can hear a song a thousand times and will have a new thought or a new perception. I grow with the songs and the songs grow with me. I thank Bruce for putting out such heart and soul touching music all these years! Bruce and the band were outstanding performers during this tour. They are for sure heart stopping, booty shaking, earth moving, viagra taking, love making, legendary… I hate to see the tour end…
Roger	WOW, but then again how often have we said that about Bruce and the E-Streeters? I think a lot of people were put off by Mile High's (Invesco) previous record for concerts (Eagles debacle) but Bruce had the house rocking and rolling. How he manages to make such a huge venue seem like 'Mary's Place' and 35,000 people seem like a neighborhood party is amazing. While there were times you could tell that his was near the end of a long and tiring tour, and midway through Bruce seemed to be struggling to keep his voice, he somehow found a second wind and really brought the house down with his encores. Rosalita has always been my personal favorite and I had seen he had been playing it a lot in encores and as they stretched on I was afraid that it was not in the cards for the night, but I was not disappointed. Neither was anyone else there. BTW, Bruce did get a cold shoulder from some of the Denver crowd for his political statements but I heard plenty of cheers and no boos at all. Funny how the Woody Guthrie of our age has seemed to find his voice and finally speak out when we need him most.

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