2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA

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

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First tour appearances for "This Hard Land" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", which features Peter Wolf on backup vocals. "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" features the waitress lyrics. "The Promised Land" is dropped for the first time on the tour. Last show of the first leg - and the last show with Danny Federici.

Peter Wolf (Guest)

Intro to “Radio Nowhere”
“Boston! (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Magic”
“Thank you and good evening (crowd cheers) hello, Boston (crowd cheers) thank you for coming out tonight (crowd cheers) appreciate it…this is the…title song from our latest…CD…we’ve been living through an unprecedented time of, of deceit and betrayal when we see the truth twisted out till it comes out a lie and lies twisted till they come out sounding like the truth (some cheers from the crowd) and, uh, the wheel of history spins round and round and round and we all go along for the ride so this is a song that’s, uh, I tell the folks every night it’s not really about magic, it’s really about tricks…”

Intro to “Livin’ in the Future”
“Good evening, Boston! (crowd cheers) we’re so glad to be here in your beautiful city tonight (crowd cheers) home of the 2007 World Series Champions (crowd cheers) you know the rest…I guess that first time was no fluke…yes, it’s about time you took one from those preening, arrogant, egotistical, greedy bastards down in New, New, New…New Haven, Connecticut!…oh!…this is a song called Livin’ in the Future but it’s about what’s happening now…about how along with all the things that we love about America and the towns and the cities that we come from and the things that make us feel a part of, of our home, we’ve had to add to the American picture in the past six years things like rendition and illegal wiretapping, the rolling-back of civil liberties, no Habeas Corpus, or the right to defend yourself against charges brought against you in court…now, because of the color of your skin or your circumstance or your religion, you might think that these things don’t have an immediate impact on your life…but all these things are an attack on our Constitution, are an attack on all of us as Americans and on our moral authority around the world…so this is a song about sleeping, sleepwalking through changes that shouldn’t have happened here that have happened here…but the mighty, mighty E Street Band is in town tonight to do something about it (crowd cheers) we’re gonna sing about it! (crowd cheers) we’re musicians…that’s a start and after that it’s up to all of us so…Max!…”

Intro to “Sandy”
“Bring it down, Dan (chuckles)…alright, come on up, kid…ladies and gentlemen, the winner of Ted Mack Amateur Hour in nineteen…not that long ago (laughs from the crowd)(chuckles) Danny Federici (crowd cheers) alright, here’s happy birthday, Pam…yes (chuckles) alright, boys…”

Intro to “The E Street Shuffle”
“We’re gonna give you a double shot of the Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle (crowd cheers) alright (strums his guitar) for everybody from Joe’s Place, from Oliver’s…Paul’s Mall (chuckles)… are you ready, Band?…are the people ready? (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Girls in Their Summer Clothes”
“Yes, yes (crowd cheers) yes, yes (crowd cheers) thank you, Boston, thanks for coming out to the show tonight (crowd cheers) thank you…we got, uh, friends in the hall here from the Greater Boston Foodbank (crowd cheers) we got winter coming and there’s a lot of struggling families here in the Boston area that will have to choose between paying for food and paying for heat, Greater Boston Foodbank feeds 83,000 people a week so please give ‘em what you can on your way out so they don’t have to make that choice this winter, these are folks out on the frontline doing God’s work, please support the Greater Boston Foodbank…alright…here’s one for all the Massachusetts girls, let’s hear you (crowd cheers) little bit louder now (crowd cheers)(chuckles) and one special girl from New Jersey, come on…”

Intro to “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”
“Come on out, Pete, Peter Wolf!…”

Intro to “American Land”
“This is for Evan!…this is for the Murphys!…”

Middle of “American Land”
“Miss Patti Scialfa (crowd cheers) 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) Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) Dan Federici (crowd cheers) and Clarence “Big Man” Clemons (crowd cheers) Boston, you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, hard rocking, booty-shaking, earthquaking, lovemaking, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary E Street Band! (crowd cheers)…

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi}

AllRightJane	We still remember the emotion of this show thought we didn't know at the time it would be Danny's last.
BornToRunWithBruce	sorry ro see you go Danny you bought so much to the E-Street band and i hope ill see you agian soon on that place thatwe really got to go. The setlist was amazing and i love 4th July Sandy so great. Thanks for agreat show bruce cant wait to see you at the emirates stadium next year.
Bryan Gil	High intensity high energy show. My first on the Magic tour - the new stuff holds up pretty well live (especially Girls, Long Walk and Devils Arcade… all tracks that were good enough to comfortably make any tour). But it was the deep pulls from the catalogue that made this special - Sandy and the 10th-Kitty's Back-Born To Run sequence in the encore in particular were outstanding. Peter Wolf sang a little backup on 10th Ave. Freeze Out. Great temporary farewell to this American Land!
Jksaia	I have been to Bruce concerts since 1978. With the exception of this being a 2 hr + love affair and not the usual 3 and 1/2 hr marathon, Bruce still held 18 thousand people in the palm of his hand for the evevning. What an amazing set list, Kitty, E Street Shuffle and yes even 10th Ave Freeze Out. Wow, that was digging deep. As always Bruce turned the venue into a combination of a dance hall, poitical forum and circus. It was the best way I could think of to kick-off Thanksgiving week. Way to go Bruce. Hope to see you again real soon.
Kevin K.	Great crowd - Bruce seemed initially tired but got energized quickly ! Special night for Danny - are prayers are with you !!!!
Kram	38 shows and counting, and this one tops them all. This hard sandy e street shuffle. I didn't think he could top it off, but I was semi expecting kittys back. when he playe 10th I was thrilled but sad cause it was in kittys spot. But then bam, Danny's solo in kitty's was incredible only to be topped off with Roy's. I've never seen more emotion or energy on stage. I can now die in peace.
Mark	Best show of the tour thus far - and I was in Oakland and Jersey. The setlist for the show was exceptional.
Mark Sr.	Excellent, setlist was fantastic. Bruce used to encourage his fans to think, now he tells them what to think……as you grow older and wiser you would think that would be the opposite. He is simply the best, at a lost art, rock'n'roll. New stuff is fantastic! I've seen him 18 times, this ranks with the best including show 10 at MSG 2000!
MJ	Reportedly Phantom Dan's last show with the band. That seems to explain the aborted announcement before "Sandy" and the tears in the eyes of many band members(who were hugging Dan repeatedly) during the goodbye. Just a killer show. Highlight was "Sandy" … Phantom Dan's true showcase. Just a brilliant version, complete with the original lyrics in the 3rd verse (not the Hells Angels version). To my knowledge, it's the first time he's sung it that way since it was originally recorded. A great show …
Wendy	What can I say? What a great set list - Candy's Room and Kitty's Back! I think that the band just keeps getting better and better. The energy - the sound - the message - all the songs - Loved it! What a night!

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Now All That Remains Is My Love For You Brother

There is something appealingly workmanlike about the Magic tour. Reunion celebrated the return of the E Street Band and revisited the legacy. The Rising tour was imbued with the spirit of answering the call in the wake of 9/11 (famously, a fan on the street yelled to Bruce, “We need you, now”). In contrast, Magic reads more like, “we made a great record and we’re excited to take those songs on the road.”

That commitment comes through loud and clear on Boston, November 19, 2007, a cracking Magic show that showcases eight of the album’s 12 songs along with several special additions spotlighting one band member in particular.

Springsteen’s final U.S concert of 2007 would prove to be Danny Federici’s last full gig in the E Street Band. Following Boston and ahead of the European tour it was announced that Federici would take a leave of absence to receive treatment for melanoma. Well aware of the pending change, Bruce’s drafted a setlist for the second night in Boston with Phantom Dan in mind and soul, dipping deep in The Wild & The Innocent for three songs and adding the tour debut of “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” another chapter in the band’s origin story. Even the night’s lone track (!) from Born in the U.S.A., “Working on the Highway,” rides a Danny keyboard riff.

Compared to the sprawling, three-and-a-half to four-hour epics to come a few years later on the Wrecking Ball tour, Boston ‘07 looks merely long, clocking in at a tight two hours, twenty-two minutes, and that includes almost 12 spent on “Kitty’s Back.” There’s barely a wasted second and the set derives potency from its taut pacing especially at the start, as Springsteen walks up to the speed bag and starts jabbing: “Radio Nowhere,” cross to “Night,” hook to “Lonesome Day,” uppercut with “Gypsy Biker.” It is a thrillingly breakneck start.

We get a moment to catch our breath with the cautionary ballad “Magic” before Bruce raises his gloves again. The bullet-mic, honky-tonk arrangement of “Reason To Believe” is one of the tour’s signature performances: Bruce blows some mean harp and his distorted singing through the vintage microphone gives this “Reason” it’s deliciously dark and dirty texture. From there, we roll straight into “Darkness On the Edge of Town” (sounding rich and expansive in Jon Altschiller’s guitar-forward, multi-track mix), then the always welcome “Candy’s Room” propelled by Max Weinberg before crunching guitars transition to a crisp “She’s the One.”

That song had barely concluded before Max counts in the next, “Living in the Future,” another tour highlight and a moment Springsteen seemed to relish each night, commanding every corner of the stage as he delivered a song about “sleepwalking through changes that shouldn’t have happened” in our country. One might forget that upon Magic’s release, a few questioned why the album didn’t overtly address the actions of the George W. Bush administration. Metaphorically it did, in spades, and Bruce seemed to be responding to that misunderstanding of his work and his role: “We’re gonna sing about it. We’re musicians! That’s a start and after that, the rest is up to…all of us.”

The Boston show also brought the tour premiere of “This Hard Land” in a fresh full-band arrangement, embellished with solo spotlights for many members; not surprisingly, Springsteen calls on Danny first. But the proper showcase was to follow. “Winner of the Ted Mack amateur hour in 19….not that long ago, Dan Federici,” Springsteen says as Danny comes to the front of the stage, accordion adorned, for a touching and fitting “Sandy.” Staying circa 1973, “E Street Shuffle” slides in for a playful romp through one the band’s most joyful slices of musical myth making.

The rest of the show blends setlist stalwarts (e.g. “Badlands,” “Born to Run”) with the remaining core Magic songs. All sound vital in retrospect, none more so than “Devil’s Arcade.” The performance builds slowly from Soozie Tyrell’s violin to ultimately soar on some of Springsteen’s most evocative guitar soloing this century. The crescendo, rising from the repeated phrase “the beat of your heart/her heart” is captivating, as Bruce pushes and bends his guitar tone sharply before giving way to Max’s repeated drum beat that winds the song to conclusion. A stunner.

The encore brings the night to a highly satisfying conclusion, first with what Bono recently called a song that should have been a hit, “GIrls In Their Summer Clothes.” The aforementioned “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” gives Clarence Clemons a chance to shine, then Springsteen gives the entire band their due with a long “Kitty’s Back” packing solo after solo, kicked off by a full minute of blissful Phantom Dan Federici organ. The show ends on a boisterous note with both Danny and Roy Bittan on accordions at the front of the stage for “American Land.”

The following March in Indianapolis, Phantom Dan made one last appearance as a special guest before passing away on April 17, 2008. Indy was goodbye. Boston is a celebration of Danny’s five-decade role in the E Street Band and damn good Magic tour performance.

^{By Erik Flannigan via Nugs.net.}

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