2009-05-21 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ

Scheduled: 19:30 Local Start Time 20:30 / End Time 23:20

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"American Land" includes a snippet of "Theme From Shaft" in the midsection. Max Weinberg is absent, so Jay Weinberg is back on drums for the entire show, including his first performances on "Adam Raised A Cain", "She's The One", "Growin' Up", "I'm Goin' Down", and "Prove It All Night". "Growin' Up", "I'm Goin' Down", and "Prove It All Night" are played by sign request.

At the end of “Radio Nowhere”
“18-year-old Jay Weinberg on the drums (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Working on a Dream”
“Good evening, everybody! (crowd cheers) we’re so glad to be home tonight in the beautiful swamps of New Jersey (crowd cheers) that’s right…and we’ve come home tonight with a purpose…the E Street Band is here tonight to fulfil its solemn vow to rock the house! (crowd cheers) but we didn’t come home just to rock the house…we came home to build a house tonight (crowd cheers) that’s right, right here in this room we’re gonna build us a house tonight…we’re gonna take the fear that’s out there and we’re gonna build a house of love (crowd cheers) we’re gonna take doubt and we’re gonna build a house of faith (crowd cheers) we’re gonna take despair and we’re gonna build a house of hope (crowd cheers) we’re gonna take the sadness that’s out there and we’re gonna build a house of joy and happiness (crowd cheers) and we’re gonna take that cooling off and we’re gonna build a house of sexual healing! (crowd cheers) that’s all gonna happen tonight…that’s right…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 got all the tools we need right here on this stage and in those seats out there (crowd cheers) and that’s why we’re here, we’re here because we can’t build that house by ourselves…we can’t do it by ourselves…if you wanna build a house out of music and out of spirit and out of noise…well, the E Street Band is here tonight and we’re gonna do our best to bring down the power of the music on you (crowd cheers) but, New Jersey, we need you to bring the noise (crowd cheers) now sing it like you mean it …”

Middle of “Growin’ Up”
“There I was…in the deep swamps of New Jersey (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Kingdom of Days”
“We have Miss Patti with us tonight (crowd cheers) yeehaw!… alright, come on kid, ready, band? this is for you, baby…”

Intro to “Hard Times”
“Thank you, thank you, thank you for coming out to the show tonight (crowd cheers) oh, yes, yes, yes, thank you so much, uh …we’ve played here at the Meadowlands many, many times and uh (crowd cheers) it’s a good old building and uh, early next year, uh, right next door they’re gonna be tearing down Giants Stadium (crowd boos) but before they bring the wrecking ball, the wrecking crew is coming back! (crowd cheers) that’s right…we’re gonna be over there this fall to help say goodbye to old Giants Stadium (crowd cheers) yeah…so if your pals couldn’t get in tonight, tell them to come along, tell them to get over there and we’ll have some fun in the fall saying goodbye to Giants Stadium (crowd cheers) we have some friends in, in the building tonight, we got our old friends from the Community Foodbank of New Jersey (crowd cheers) for more than, uh, for more than 25 years the Community Foodbank of New Jersey’s helped the struggling citizens here in the Garden State, last year alone they helped more than half a million local people in need, all you gotta do is pick up the newspapers, see the millions of jobs that’ve been lost and hundreds of thousands of jobs just over the past series of months, you’ll realise there’s many, many people truly struggling out there, in these times we need to support grassroots organizations like the Community Foodbank of New Jersey, they’re very often the only safety net that makes the difference between some folks going to bed with their kids fed or not, so please on your way out, help out the Community Foodbank of New Jersey, we’re gonna send this song out to them, this was written by Stephen Foster in 1855, it’s called “Hard times come again no more”…”

Intro to “Jungleland”
“Thank you (crowd cheers) yes (crowd cheers) I just want to, uh, I just wanna take a minute, for 35 years there was only one man that sat at that drum stool, tonight we’re proud to have Max’s son, Jay (crowd cheers)(?)he’s worked so hard, done such a great job for us, eighteen years old – that’s something, man, let me tell you (crowd cheers) this is for Jersey (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “American Land”
“I wanna thank everybody for coming out to the show tonight, Jersey! (crowd cheers) remember the Community Foodbank…
(…) The incredible Steve Van Zandt (crowd cheers) the lovely and talented, Miss Patti Scialfa (crowd cheers) from the Sessions Band, Curtis King (crowd cheers) Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) the, the, the, the, the prodigy, the phenomenon, Jay Weinberg on the drums (crowd cheers) Garry W. Tallent on the bass (crowd cheers) Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) Charlie Giordano (crowd cheers) 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) Jersey! (crowd cheers) Jersey! (crowd cheers) New Jersey! (crowd cheers) New Jersey! (crowd cheers) New Jersey! (crowd cheers) New Jersey! (crowd cheers) New Jersey! (crowd cheers) New Jersey! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, hard-rocking, earth-shocking, booty-shaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary (crowd: “E Street Band”)(crowd cheers) that’s right!…”

Intro to “Rosalita”
“Is this New Jersey? (crowd cheers) well, we can’t go home till we play this one – Steve!…”

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

Christy	Great show, but where was Backstreets, Drive all Night, something special like, Stolen Car or Price You Pay?? And what about grabbing that sign for Pink Caddy? Come on already, it's a great song and the crowd would love it. All in all, still enjoyed it, just hoping for a few special moments to make it a classic.
Jake	Good show to have gone to. The setlist was unspectacular but solid. I spent a lot of the show focused on Jay Weinberg. I have to agree with JJazznola that he has some work to do with his how smoothly he fits in with the band- it seems to me like he played over Clarence during the sax solo in Jungleland, but it was fun to watch Bruce direct Jay Weinberg through it. I think having Jay playing the set loosens things up a little, theres a little bit of that Seeger Sessions feel to it (I mean that in a good way) where Bruce is kind of directing Jay through the show at points where as with Max its more seemless. The kid is fantastic all in all. He absolutely carried Radio Nowhere and Seeds. He's up and down a little bit, but his highs I think are even better than Max's. I do have one complaint about the show, and most of you are going to think its sacreligious- the rendition of Rosalita that the band did was not very good. They didn't even play the bridge, which i think is the best part of the whole song. Its been turned into some communal sing along without all the great instrumental parts that make it a great song. Just my 2 cents.
JJazznola	A decent show with no real surprises. I thought the Nassau show was a little better. It was cool to hear I'm Goin' Down. I do not remember hearing him play that one before. Jay played drums the entire show. He is more aggressive but not nearly as smooth or talented as his dad. He is only 18 though.
Tom Cantillon	The Rock 'n' Roll gods have been very kind; 7 shows with no tickets before hand, and somehow, faith has been rewarded. Once again, up to the arena I go without a ticket and last night was a challenge. People, don't buy from the scalpers, it only drives the price up. At 8:05 I ran into a great group of college kids who had an extra ticket, which I scored for $50—thanks guys! No real surprises, but still, a very high energy, kick-ass, pure E Street Band, Rocking show! It was amazing to get these classics: She's the One, Adam Raised a Cain, Prove it, Thunder Road and the epic Jungleland all in one show! Another highlight: Jay — Impressive! His drumming added some real power to Seeds, Prove it, I'm Goin' Down, Born to Run and Land of Hope & Dreams — excellent job! Growin'Up — a stellar performance. The entire show was high octane and loose. Definitely one of the best Jersey shows I've seen them do in recent years. No fluff in the encores — great song choices. The college kids I sat with were great, into the show, appreciating it for what it's worth, enjoying it, unlike a lot of other folks who simply sat all night until Sunny Day. I don't get it? He plays a killer Adam, She's the One, a rollicking J99, a great little threesome of Growin' Up, I'm Goin' Down and Prove it, and yet they sat, until Sunny Day. Boggles me. The Hershey crowd was so much better, into the entire show, giving Bruce that energy back. Anyway, an amazing show for it being my 150th, but so far, Philly Night 1 holds top place of the few I've seen so far. Let's see what happens Saturday night.

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