2009-05-19 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

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

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Premiere of Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" in its only E Street Band performance. "Outlaw Pete" includes a snippet of "Apache" in the introduction. "American Land" includes a snippet of "Theme From Shaft" in the midsection. Joe Grushecky and his son Johnny guest on "Glory Days" and "Mony Mony". "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" are played by sign request. Patti Scialfa is not present.

Joe Grushecky (Guest)
Johnny Grushecky (Guest)

Middle of “Working on a Dream”
“Good evening, Pittsburgh! (crowd cheers) we’re so glad to be here in your beautiful city tonight (crowd cheers) that’s right…now the E Street Band has come to Pittsburgh tonight to fulfil its solemn vow to rock the house (crowd cheers) but we ain’t here just to rock the house tonight…we’re here to build a house (crowd cheers) that’s right, right here in this room tonight, that’s why we’re here…we’re gonna build a house…we’re gonna take the fear that’s out there and we’re gonna build a house of love…we’re gonna take the despair that I can feel out there and we’re gonna build a house of hope… we’re gonna take the doubt that’s out there and we’re gonna build a house of faith…and we’re gonna take the blues and we’re gonna take the sadness and we’re gonna build us a house of joy and happiness (crowd cheers) and we’re gonna take that (cooling off?) and we’re gonna build us a house of sexual healing (crowd cheers) and we’re gonna use the bad wood and we’re gonna use the good wood and we’re gonna use the bad news that’s out there and we’re gonna use the good news that’s here tonight…and we’ve got all the tools we need right here in these seats and on this stage…but we’re here tonight and we’re here night after night after night after night because we can’t do it ourselves…that’s why we’re here, we can’t build that house ourselves…if we wanna build a house out of music and out of spirit and out of noise, well, the mighty E Street Band is here tonight and we’re gonna bring down the power of the music on
you (crowd cheers) but Pittsburgh, we need you to bring the noise! (crowd cheers) now sing it like you mean it…”

Intro to “Like a Rolling Stone”
“We have never played this next song before (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Kingdom of Days”
“Thank you, thank you (crowd cheers) gonna send this one out to Patti tonight, she sends her love, she’s home…all the three teenagers are back in the house so…we need maximum security (laughs from the crowd) this is for Pats, let’s go…”

Intro to “Hard Times”
“Thank you, thank you so much for coming out to the show tonight (crowd cheers) yeah…a great crowd, thank you, a great crowd…we have a variety of friends with us in the building tonight, uh, I’m sure as everybody in town knows, on April Fourth three Pittsburgh policemen were gunned down in an unprovoked attack during a domestic dispute, that’s officers Stephen Mayhle – and forgive me if I’m not pronouncing that correctly – Paul Sciullo II, Eric Kelly all died on the scene, three officers leave five daughters, wives, (?) families’ friends’ donations can be made to support the families of PittsburghFallenHeroes.Com, PittsburghFallenHeroes.Com (crowd cheers)(?) we also have some old friends of ours here in Pittsburgh, folks from the Rainbow Kitchen and Just Harvest (crowd cheers) this is a town where we came in the, uh, I guess it was mid-‘80s and, uh, I met Ron Weisman and this was the first, I think this was the first city where we got involved with the foodbanks, uh (crowd cheers) twenty, twenty-five years ago, the Rainbow Kitchen was founded twenty-five years ago in response to the devastating impact of the closing of the area’s steel mills and since then they’ve been there to feed those in urgent need and to provide services and encourage self-sufficiency, that’s the Rainbow Kitchen, they were one of the first foodbanks to get involved, they’re here tonight (crowd cheers) for more than twenty years Just Harvest has focused on long-term solutions to hunger and poverty here in the Pittsburgh area through public policy initiatives, these are grassroots organizations in these very, very difficult times when you just have to pick up a newspaper to see the millions of jobs that have been lost and hundreds of thousands of jobs just over the past few months to realise there’s so many people going through very, very difficult times, these organizations very often their only safety net and their only voice so please, the Rainbow Kitchen and Just Harvest, if you see them on your way out, please support them …along with the PittsburghFallenHeroes, thank you…this was a song written in 1855 by Stephen Foster, it’s called “Hard Times Come Again No More”…”

Intro to “American Land”
“Pittsburgh, thank you for coming out to the show tonight (crowd cheers)…
(…) The incredible Little Steven (crowd cheers) Curtis King from the Sessions Band (crowd cheers) the thunder from down under, Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) the unstoppable Mighty Max Weinberg (crowd cheers) the brilliant Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) the indubitable Charlie Giordano (crowd cheers) the lovely and talented Cindy Mizelle (crowd cheers) one of the greatest guitarists in the world, Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) and the biggest man you’ve ever seen: Clarence “Big Man” Clemons (crowd cheers) Pittsburgh! (crowd cheers) Pittsburgh! (crowd cheers) Pittsburgh! (crowd cheers) Pittsburgh! (crowd cheers) Pittsburgh! (crowd cheers) Pittsburgh! (crowd cheers) Pittsburgh! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, earth-shocking, hard-rocking, booty-shaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary (crowd: “E Street Band”)(crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Glory Days”
“It ain’t over yet…we wanna bring out two sons of Pittsburgh: Joey and Johnny Grushecky! (crowd cheers)…
(…) Joe, I do believe it’s quitting time…I believe it’s time to get the fuck out of Pittsburgh…(Joe: “Not yet, Bruce, not yet”) not yet?… not yet…then Joe, what I wanna know is…ah, Joseph, what time is it?…(Joe: “It’s Boss-time”)…”

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

Big Fan!	Of the 10 shows that I have seen, last night was my favorite! Loved the setlist! Brilliant choices… Like a Rollying Stone was over the top! Opening with Badlands was perfect …that is usually played late in the set. Enjoyed the sprinkling of new songs and the Covers were perfect. Good to see 'Big Man' back on his feet. I give the show an A++
Fred	Bruce was at his best, along with the E Street Band, they took the music to a new level. Bruce is building up to a concert in his back yard at East Rutherford. Truely history making and booty shaking. God bless you Bruce and the E Street Band keep on rocking, thank you thank you thank you.
Jeff B	I was #69 for the pit, they called #62, so I was in the front row and took my usual spot (when I'm lucky enough to make the pit,this was #8) between Stevie and whatever woman is to his left, glad it wasn't that red-head. Closest I have ever been and although I wasn't too thrilled about the setlist, after 25 shows, my proximity to the band made this one one special. It was a very meaningful night for me with regards to the long trip I have been taking with Bruce. Hadn't been to a Pittsburgh show in 9 years, and saw him 25 years ago in the same building. Plus it was 3 of my nieces and nephews 1st show but they weren't in pit with me. Jackson Cage and Like a Rolling Stone were the highlights for me, but this show to me was about Bruce's continued commitment and high energy and bringing the young people aboard, as I am taking my niece (who is now a rabid fan like me) to the Cleveland show in Nov. Thanks Bruce and bandmates and I'll see you in Cleveland, Nashville, and maybe Buffalo this fall. I miss you Phantom!
rRPounder	I'm still not big on the show last night. It'll kick in eventually. After ten shows I think I'm getting too hard to please. I think sitting behind the stage and in the balcony (at full price) might have something to do with it. Four covers? Like A Rolling Stone was fantastic…but, did we need Mony Mony instead of one of his epics especially when the show came in at less then two and a half hours? Also, where was ANYTHING before BTR? What happened to Radio Nowhere? The Wrestler? I mean…it was still a great time… but, I don't think it was one of his best outings. Joe Grushecky called the WDVE morning show and talked about how Bruce said this was the best Pittsburgh crowd he ever played for. That could be true. The place was a rockin' for sure. GO PENS!!!
Shireen	OMG no comments yet! Unbelivable he ROCKED the arena! The water was swaying in the toilets during the encore! Bruce's guitar moments were one for the books and Max on drums-he beat it out like there was no tomorrow on MONY MONY. A Springsteen concert is truly an EXPERIENCE! I took my 7 yr old granddaughter to her first concert last night in the BURGH and it is a night she will never forget. After each concert I see, I pray he will be back again. I'm hoping after the Europe leg of his tour he will consider coming back. Would love to see him close to Christmas time-NO ONE WEARS A SANTA HAT LIKE THE BOSS. Rock on Bruce!

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