2007-12-04 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway

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

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"Jackson Cage" and "Tunnel Of Love" in the set. "Cadillac Ranch" is played by sign request. First ever performances in Norway of "Radio Nowhere", "No Surrender", "Gypsy Biker", "Magic", "Jackson Cage", "Livin' In The Future", "Devil's Arcade", "Last To Die", "Long Walk Home", "Girls In Their Summer Clothes", and "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town". Patti Scialfa is not present.

Intro to “Radio Nowhere”
“Hallo, Oslo! (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers)….”

Intro to “Magic”
“Hallo, Oslo (crowd cheers)….(speaks Norwegian, ´How are you?´ etc.)….it´s good to see you again….this is a song, back home we´ve seen, we´ve lived through a time where we´ve seen the truth get so twisted till it sounds like a lie and a lie twisted up till it sounds like the truth and we´ve watched….the wheel of history spin ´round and ´round….and take the whole country with it, so this is, this is called ´Magic´ but it´s really about tricks….”

Intro to “Livin´ In The Future”
“Good evening, Oslo (crowd cheers) how are we over here? (crowd cheers)(?)….how are we up in the back there? (crowd cheers) everybody on this side? (?)(crowd cheers) alright, this is a song called ´Livin´ In The Future´….but it´s about what´s happening now back where we come from….now, with all the things that we´ve grown up with and that we love about America and where we live, we´ve had to add to the American picture over the past six years things like rendition and illegal wiretapping and the rolling-back of civil liberties and no Habeas Corpus, no right to defend yourself against charges in court….these are all, this is a song about sleeping through changes that you never thought you´d see happen in your home that have happened and so….we do something about it….we sing about it….we´re musicians (chuckles) and then we see what happens….”

Intro to “Cadillac Ranch”
“(howls) This is a request….”

Intro to “Girls In Their Summer Clothes”
“Thank you….woo!….thank you….I wanna thank everybody for coming to the show tonight, thank you so much….and I wanna thank you especially for the wonderful support you´ve given my music here in Norway, I appreciate that very much….yes….you´ve made this a very special place for us so, uh….denne songen är till alle Norske jenternä….jenternä (crowd cheers) jenternä (crowd cheers) let´s hear it, girls (chuckles) and for one girl in New Jersey also (chuckles) she sends her best….”

Intro to “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”
“Come on, Roy….this is Happy Holidays from the E Street Band….come on, Santa!….
(….) Merry Christmas from the E Street Band!….”

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

Chartres

Bruce kicked off the show, as usual, with the single "Radio Nowhere" more then an hour late. The first thing that hits me is that the Norwegian fans is very subdued, after the opening riff everyone stood virtually still. It took half the concert till they woke up by the classic "The Promised Land" — and when they woke up so did the E-Street Band (especially Clemons who smiled thru the entire song). The live highlights became the classics who were slotted in the end and in the encore that people really responded to — and that gave the band some well needed energy to feed from. By "Born To Run" Steve van Zandt, who had been running on and off the stage thru the whole set, woke up and began interact with the audience and by "Dancing In The Dark" he began to flirt with the audience. Still the performances of "Reason To Believe" and "Jackson Cage" were great and musically probably the best of the evening. It was a bit sad but I got the feeling that most people did not know much of the old material such as "She's The One" and "Cadillac Ranch", one explanation however might be that the sound quality was terrible. I stood two meters from the front (thanks due borderline incompetent security) and I wasn't able to hear much at all of Bruce's interaction with the audience (mainly involving civil rights & politics), I couldn't even hear a word of the band introduction! The quality during the songs were OK (but just OK) but "Tunnel Of Love" was barely recognizable. Not said that the concert did not have it's moments, Bruce's charisma is all you need and the decision to use "American Land" as the closer is perfect. And Clemons as Santa in "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" will be long remembered. The set list was in general very good, my only complaint is that his concerts has gotten shorter, but I guess that's something you have to accept. He leaves when the show is at it's high and we're all screaming for more, that's how a concert should end.

Thomas Eriksson

It was a long and cold day. Got up at 4 a.m and stood in line with two friends for the Gothenburgh shows in July -08. After many hours we finally scored, and tired but happy we got in the car to drive for the Oslo show. Arrived about 4 hours before the show and joined our 2nd line of the day. Finally let inside the arena, excitement grew by the minute. By the time the bans took the stage the crowd was already going bananas. We stood about 5 meters from the stage and had great view of everything. The arena in Oslo is small, only about 9.000 people, so it felt kind of like a small club gig. Radio Nowhere opened and I immediately started crying like a baby, out of pure happiness. Sobbed my way all through No Surrender before I could control myself. The intensity of the show was great, due to the small venue, the band in a crazy mood (even Gary danced like a madman occasionally) and an enthusiastic crowd. The setlist was superb, and for myself, I have always wanted to hear Cadillac Ranch live. I got totally witless during that one and sang my heart out! Other personal favorites were No Surrender, The Rising and the dramatic version of Reason to Believe. Me and my friends were very happy afterwards. Only little complaint was that they "only" played for 2.15 hrs… we're used to about 3 hrs but hey, they're getting old… maybe summer shows will be longer.

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