2008-05-30 Emirates Stadium, London, England

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

Info & Setlist | Venue

A 28-song set, the longest of the tour so far. "Mary's Place" includes "The Monkey Time". "Cadillac Ranch" and "Point Blank" are played by sign request. "She's The One" is dropped for the first time on the tour. Patti Scialfa is not present.

Intro to “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”
“Good evening, fine citizens of London (crowd cheers) we’re so glad to be in your beautiful city tonight…we’ve come to baptize the Emirates Stadium with a little bit of rock and roll…but I can’t do it myself…we need a little help now…”

Intro to “Radio Nowhere”
“Good evening, London (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Magic”
“Thank you, thank you…thank you and good evening, London (crowd cheers) did I see the sun? (chuckles) (crowd cheers) that can’t be (chuckles)…oh my…alright, glad to be here at Emirates Stadium, I guess nobody’s played here before (crowd: “No”) no? alright…we gotta test that structure tonight (chuckles)…come here, Sooz…here’s, uh…this is a song called “Magic” but it’s really about tricks…”

Intro to “Cadillac Ranch”
“(?)…get me my guitar, please…”

Intro to “Livin’ in the Future”
“Alright…alright…alright…that’s a good one…that’s a good one…give me that thing…alright, (?) get you…that’s a good one…woo!…let me get my requests set up here…but right now this is a song called “Livin’ in the Future”…but it’s about what’s happening right now… right now…and how along with all the things that we love about where we come from, we’ve had to add to the American picture back home things like rendition and illegal wiretapping and the rolling back of basic civil liberties, no right to habeas corpus which is the right to defend yourself against charges in court – these are all things that when I was a little kid…your mom and pop’d point elsewhere and say “Those things only happen someplace else, it don’t happen here”…so this is a song about sleeping through changes that are only supposed to happen someplace else that happen in your own backyard…help me tell the story, Max…”

Intro to “Mary’s Place”
“Are you ready for a house party? (crowd cheers) are you ready for a house party? (crowd cheers) are you ready for a house party? (crowd cheers) alright…Max!…that’s right…hey you!…I got a question for you…are you ready?…are you ready?…are you ready? …are you ready?…in the back now - are you ready?…are you ready?…are you ready?…are you ready?…Max!…oh yeah…I’m feeling a little sad and lonely tonight…and if you’re feeling sad and lonely, sometimes the right music helps (chuckles) and the right friends help…listen up…”

Intro to “Point Blank”
“This is request time (crowd cheers) who’s the man?…who’s the man? (chuckles) here we go…”

Intro to “Thunder Road”
“Thank you…we wanna thank everybody for coming out to the show (crowd cheers) appreciate it…I also wanna thank all our longtime faithful English fans (crowd cheers) for supporting our music over the years, thank you, we love you very much…here it comes for you…”

Intro to “Glory Days”
“Are you ready? (crowd cheers) is the band ready?…are the people ready? (crowd cheers)…”

Middle of “Glory Days”
“Lookout, Steve…hey, Steve (Steve: “Yeah, baby?”) I think it’s quitting time (Steve: “Say it ain’t so”) it’s not quitting time?…is it tea time?…well, is it, uh, sexy time?…(Steve: “Not yet”)…then, Steve, what I wanna know is…what time is it? (crowd: “Boss-time!”)…”

Intro to “Rosalita”
“You can’t take no more (crowd cheers) you can’t take no more (crowd cheers) we’re gonna give it to you (crowd cheers) we’re gonna give it to you (crowd cheers) we’re gonna give it to you (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “American Land”
“Thank you for coming out tonight (crowd cheers) thanks for a great night (crowd cheers)…”

Middle of “American Land”
“Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) Little Steven (crowd cheers) Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) the Mighty, Mighty Max Weinberg (crowd cheers) Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) Mr. Charlie Giordano (crowd cheers) Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) and the biggest man you’ve ever seen, Clarence “Big Man” Clemons! (crowd cheers) London! (crowd cheers) London! (crowd cheers) London! (crowd cheers) London! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, hard rocking, Earth-shocking, booty-shaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary E (crowd: “Street Band!”)…”

After “American Land”
“Thank you, London (crowd cheers) we love you (crowd cheers) we’ll be back tomorrow (crowd cheers)…”

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

Andrew Kenward	WOW!!! My first ever Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band concert at the age of 16, (I saw him with the Seeger Sessions but this was much better). An absolutely amazing concert, high energy from start to finish. 10th Avenue to start off with then a blistering "I just want to hear some rhythm" on Radio Nowhere. I loved Point Blank and Caddy Ranch. Badlands was just spectacular and I am so glad he played Atlantic City. Then came the encores. what can I say about them, one word, to die for. It was like he was running through his greatest hits album, Thunder Road, Born To Run, Glory Days, Rosallita, Dancing in the Dark and American Land. Disappointed that he didn't play Ramrod but you can't have it all. Such a long setlist but I wouldn't have it any other way, absolutely legendary concert. My friend bought tickets to see him again but my brother doesn't want to go so we do not have a lift to wales so we had to sell the tickets. Want to see him again so badly but what can I do? Bruce, Stevie, Suzzy and the Big Man all looked at me, it was so great. Thanks for a great day Bruce I'll never forget it.
Gary	This show was simply the most amazing I have ever seen. The crowd were awesome and Bruce loved it !!! Never seen him so close to the crowd, shaking hands ,letting people touch his guitar and taking lots of requests. Awesome !!! I think he even came back to the side stage after the show !!! You had to be there. Set list outstanding !!!!!
Kickstart	Great concert, although the sound was not great on the bigger, louder numbers. Great set list, my only disappointment was not hearing Darkness, but Bruce more than made up for this with Thunder Road. The whole crowd sang the first verse (and the rest of the song as well). Big mixture of people in the crowd, all ages, although you can see the long term fans getting older now. Earls Court was a better venue a few years ago, it's difficult to get the atmosphere going in a stadium, but they did a great job. Why does half the crowd have to go and buy food and beer, and then go and take a leak. I watched the entire gig, I can't see the point in missing a song just to buy a hot dog! Also - thanks so much to the girl behind us who talked through the whole of "Point Blank" - I just wish I had laser beams for eyes when I glared at her!
Mark	What can I say , simply fantastic , Bruce and the band were awesome , the setlist was as good as you could have asked for , it was great to hear Point Blank , but stand out moments were Reason To Believe , Badlands , and Glory Days. Still on a high now , two days later. BRILLIANT!!!!!!
Mark Lancaster	Got a ticket off badlands people for this show, so thanks for that, point blank and reason were stand out, freeze out was a great opener.
Mick Mutlow	Wow, what a gig. An awesome start with 10th Avenue - what a choice. Highlights for me were Waiting On A Sunny Day, Reason To Believe, Because The Night and Rosalita (a song I normally do not like). Point Blank was a nice surprise but sorry, it is not a stadium song. I have never seen the great man interact with the crowd so much…….loved the requests bit.
Neil	Thought Bruce & the band worked their collective arses off. The whole set was fabulous. Stand out was BTR, Tenth Avenue & Badlands. The venue though lacked atmosphere and had some very large gaps. Not sure if this due to poor ticket sales, would have thought not, or health & safety. Stewarding piss poor and towards the end of the show opened gates onto the pitch and after letting several people thru they were closed much to peoples annoyance. I know the band have to play the stadiums lets just hope they give this place a miss in future.
Raymond	The amount of talking going on during Point Blank was terrible. Probably all the people who were there for Dancing in the Dark and were unhappy he did not do Hungry Heart. This was my favorite Bruce show since Wembley Stadium on the Tunnel of Love Express Tour back in '88.
Tony	I think I have just, yet a gain, seen the heart beat of Rock & Roll. What a show, it has to be the best of all Bruce's concerts that I have ever seen, with an unbelievable start with Tenth to an amazing Because the Night and to see Point Blank again was just a moment that will live with me forever. Bruce I know you may play the guitar till your fingers bled, but I clapped till I could no longer feel them and sung till I lost my voice. Still waking up in the night with the show playing over in my head…… You are no longer the future of Rock & Roll you are Rock and Roll!!!!

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