Story 2013-05-11 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
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Intro to “The Promised Land”
“Hej, Stockholm! (crowd cheers) hur mår ni? (crowd cheers) är ni redo for en fantastiskt kväll? (crowd cheers) alright, me too (chuckles)…”

Intro to “Spirit in the Night”
“The E Street Band has come thousands of miles…and we’ve come to Stockholm and Sweden many times! (crowd cheers) many, many times (crowd cheers) and we’re back here tonight because we are still on a mission!…we want to serve you…we want to excite you (crowd cheers) we want to send you home with your hands hurting and your back hurting (crowd cheers) and your feet sore from dancing (crowd cheers) your sexual organs stimulated! (crowd cheers) but we can’t do that by ourselves…no matter how great the mighty E Street Band plays tonight…we can’t get there by ourselves …we need you! (crowd cheers) we need you! (crowd cheers) you! (crowd cheers) you! (crowd cheers) you, darling! (crowd cheers) damn it, we need you too! (crowd cheers) so let’s get busy…’cause what I wanna know is… 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) well, if you can feel the spirit, I want each and every last one of you to answer me with a mighty “Yeah, yeah” – can you feel the spirit? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”) can you feel the spirit now? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”) can you feel the spirit? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”) can you feel the spirit now? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”)…”

Intro to “Born in the U.S.A”
“Thank you, thank you (crowd cheers) woo!…this is our last night in Stockholm, Saturday night! (crowd cheers) and, uh…I’ve been telling the folks every night that…we’ve been coming here a very long time and Sweden’s a very special place for us and, uh (crowd cheers) so we’ve been trying to figure something special to do for you guys every night, we want to thank you for taking us into your lives, making us a part of your lives, making us a part of your culture, making us a part of Sweden, we’re very proud to be a part of you (crowd cheers) so tonight as a special we’re gonna do “Born in the U.S.A” from start to finish (crowd cheers) are you ready? (crowd cheers) let’s go…”

Middle of “Glory Days”
“Come on, Steve, we gotta keep this thing rocking now! (Steve: “Yeah, baby”) we gotta bring this thing home, man…(?)…is the band ready?…are the Swedes ready? (crowd cheers) are the Swedes ready? (crowd cheers) are the Swedes ready? (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Cadillac Ranch”
“Alright, on with the show…”

Intro to “Raise Your Hand”
“All I want to do now is to see you raise your hand!…come on, Steve!…”

Middle of “Raise Your Hand”
“Is there something you want? (crowd cheers) is there something you need? (crowd cheers) then just raise your hand…”

Intro to “Twist and Shout”
“One more for Stockholm! (crowd cheers) alright, alright, come on, boys…”

Middle of “Twist and Shout”
“Let me see your moves now…oh, you’re looking good, kid…ah, happy birthday to you…oh, that’s right…oh, here we go…oh, that’s right…bring it down, boys…woo!…how we doing up there in the stands? (crowd cheers) how we doing over there? (crowd cheers) how’s everybody in the back there? (crowd cheers) ah, you’re looking good…we wanna thank you once more, thank you, Stockholm, thank you, Sweden, for three fantastic nights here (crowd cheers) vi älskar er! (crowd cheers)…”

After “Twist and Shout”
“Thank you, we love you, we’ll be seeing you (crowd cheers) vi älskar er! (crowd cheers)…

Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.
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