Story 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
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Intro to “For You”
“Evening, evening Coventry (crowd cheers) hello, hello…(tries the piano keys) alright, let me see…”

Intro to “Something in the Night”
“Bring on the band! (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Sherry Darling”
“Alright, let me hear you, Coventry! (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Save My Love”
“We got very obscure here, very obscure…there’s literally no response from the crowd when I show this sign (chuckles)(some cheers) everybody’s going “What the fuck is that song? I don’t know that song”…alright, this was an outtake for “Darkness on the Edge of Town” – Professor, have you mastered this yet?…let me see if I got it on guitar first, wait a minute (strums the guitar) got it …perfect, go ahead, Roy! (intro starts) yes, yes, this is called “Save My Love”…which I sort of wrote about when I was a little kid and I had a little squawk box transistor radio stuck under my pillow at night…one little wire and one headset…oh yeah…”

Towards the end of “Save My Love”
“We got it!…”

Intro to “Hungry Heart”
“People of Coventry…let me hear you please! (the crowd sing-along)…(?)…people in the stands!…”

Intro to “Crush on You”
“Coventry!…we got a crush on you!…”

Intro to “Waitin’ on a Sunny Day”
“I see a man with a sign!…”

Intro to “Travelin’ Band”
“Alright, do you got a gig later tonight?…got your band out there? …”

Intro to “Shout”
“Do you have anything left, Coventry? (crowd cheers) do you have anything left? (crowd cheers) do you have anything left? (crowd cheers) then let me see your hands now…(?)…oh, I wanna see, I wanna see your hands now…let me see your hands now…oh…oh… (?)…hold on…we’re taking care of someone (?)…we got a man down…oh, let me see your hands now…let me see your hand now… you know…”

Middle of “Shout”
“On the fiddle, guitar and vocals, Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) Charlie Giordano on the organ and accordion (crowd cheers) Nils Lofgren on the vocal and guitar (crowd cheers) Jake Clemons on the saxophone (crowd cheers) the Mighty Max Weinberg on the drums (crowd cheers) Professor Roy Bittan on the piano (crowd cheers) Mr. Garry W. Tallent on the bass (crowd cheers) and last but not least…the inimitable…(?)…Little Steven Van Zandt (crowd cheers) Coventry…Can I get a witness?…Can I get a witness?…Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) a little bit louder (band: “Yeah”) a little bit louder (band: “Yeah”) a little bit louder (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Coventry! (crowd cheers) Coventry! (crowd cheers) Coventry! (crowd cheers) Coventry! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, Earth-shocking, hard rocking, booty-shaking, earth-quaking, lovemaking, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary E (crowd: “Street Band!”)…

After “Shout”
“Thank you, Coventry! (crowd cheers) the E Street Band loves you! (crowd cheers) Woo! (crowd cheers) in the stands! (crowd cheers) (?)(crowd cheers) yes, yes (crowd cheers) yes, yes (crowd cheers) go ahead, Max…woo! the mighty E Street Band! (crowd cheers)

Intro to “Thunder Road”
“One more for Coventry (crowd cheers) oh yes, thank you, thanks for coming out and seeing us tonight, thank you very much (crowd cheers) thank you for all the years of support of our music (crowd cheers) we appreciate that greatly…here we go, for all the old-timers…(plays the harmonica intro, then stops) my nose is running (chuckles) it’s terrible (chuckles) Screen door slams…”

After “Thunder Road”
“Thanks a lot, everybody! (crowd cheers) have a safe night! (crowd cheers) we love you! (crowd cheers)…”

Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.
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