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Intro to “Wrecking Ball”
“This is the last one, let me hear you (crowd cheers) alright…we wrote this one especially for Giants Stadium (crowd cheers) where we have had many victories (crowd cheers) and sucked up our share of glory…here we go…”
Intro to “Spirit in the Night”
“Can you feel the spirit? (crowd cheers) can you feel the spirit now? (crowd cheers) can you feel the spirit? (crowd cheers) can you feel the spirit now? (crowd cheers)…”
Middle of “Working on a Dream”
“Yes, yes, yes…good evening, New Jersey (crowd cheers) we’re so glad to be here tonight (crowd cheers) at Giants Stadium (crowd cheers) oh, the last bastion of affordable sport seating…the E Street Band has been touring and touring and travelling and travelling and practising and practising just for this night (crowd cheers) that’s right…and we’re here tonight to fulfil our solemn vow…to rock the house! (crowd cheers) and our promise to build a house right here on the floor of this stadium tonight (crowd cheers) we’re gonna build it out of love, we’re gonna build it out of faith, we’re gonna build it out of happiness, we’re gonna build it out of joy, we’re gonna build it out of hard times survived and good times, we’re gonna build it out of Jersey soul (crowd cheers) and we’re gonna build it out of music and out of spirit and out of noise…now, the mighty E Street Band is here tonight and we’re gonna bring down the power of the music on you…but, New Jersey, we…need…you …to…bring…the…noise! (crowd cheers) come on, come on (crowd cheers) come on, come on (crowd cheers) now sing it like you mean it…”
Intro to “Born in the U.S.A”
“Yes, yes, woo!…as we…as we made our way towards these last five shows we tried to think of something we could do that would make these nights special (crowd cheers) so we played “Born to Run” last night…played “Darkness” last week all the way…and tonight this is sort of, this was, this was the song…(?) we started out the first time we entered this arena (crowd cheers) so…I’m gonna do this for an old friend of mine, who on this very date 55 years ago was born in the U.S.A (crowd cheers)…”
Intro to “Tougher Than the Rest”
“Thank you (crowd cheers) thank you (crowd cheers) these are the guys that made the music (crowd cheers) and Phantom Dan Federici (crowd cheers)…come on, Pats, sing one with me, girl… give me a mike…come on, girl…”
Intro to “Raise Your Hand”
“Alright, alright, alright, what do we got out there? (crowd cheers) ‘cause all I wanna say is…play it, Steve…
(…) Yo!…the international greeting for New Jerseyans: “Yo!”…I live the dream, baby…”
Intro to “The Last Time”
“Never before performed, perfect (?)…perfect request for this evening…”
Middle of “Waitin' on a Sunny Day”
“Let me hear you (crowd sings the chorus) once more a little bit louder (a kid sings the chorus) that’s good (the kid keeps singing) (crowd cheers) ssshh (the kid continues singing)(crowd cheers)…”
Intro to “American Land”
“I wanna thank everybody for coming out to the wrecking ball (crowd cheers)…
(…) Little Steven (crowd cheers) the First Lady of the E Street Band, Miss Patti Scialfa (crowd cheers) Curt Ramm on trumpet (crowd cheers) Curtis King (crowd cheers) Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) the Mighty Max Weinberg (crowd cheers) Garry W. Tallent (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 on the New Jersey Turnpike (crowd cheers) auteur, Clarence “Big Man” Clemons (crowd cheers) Giants Stadium! (crowd cheers) Giants Stadium! (crowd cheers) Giants Stadium! (crowd cheers) Giants Stadium! (crowd cheers) Giants Stadium! (crowd cheers) Giants Stadium! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the last of the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, earth-shocking, hard-rocking, booty-shaking, earth-quaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary (crowd: “E Street Band” and fireworks go off)(crowd cheers)…”
Intro to “Jersey Girl”
“Alright…you ready for the last dance at Giants Stadium? (crowd cheers) this is one for the old Jersey girl (crowd cheers)…”
After “Jersey Girl”
“We love you (crowd cheers) we’ll be seeing you (crowd cheers) dedicated to all the crew and staff that’s worked all these years here at Giants Stadium, we thank you (crowd cheers)…”
| Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi. |