Story 2017-02-21 AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Intro to “No Surrender”
“Finally! (chuckles) (crowd cheers) good evening, Christchurch! (crowd cheers) come on, boys, come on, Max…”

Intro to “Spirit in the Night”
“(?)…hello, hello, hello! (crowd cheers) Christchurch! (crowd cheers) 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) if you can feel the spirit, I want 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 “My City of Ruins”
“Quite a few years ago I got a letter…a petition actually (crowd cheers) about a town that suffered an earthquake (crowd cheers) that wanted us to come and play (crowd cheers) so it took a while but I’m glad we got here, I got a chance to drive around (crowd cheers) take a look at the city today…and, uh…I just wanna send this out to all the folks that suffered in the earthquake, send this out with all our love and prayers to all the emergency services (crowd cheers) who, uh, I know are working today to contain some of the fires outside of town, this is for those folks (crowd cheers) and for all of you (crowd cheers)…”

Middle of “My City of Ruins”
“Oh yes…yes, yes, yes…I originally wrote this song about my own town that’s suffered an enormous amount of economic hardship and basically disappeared for a quarter of a century…slowly, slowly over the past ten years it’s built itself back…so, uh, the song at the end of the day became about a lot of things, about my town, about your town…about New York City…and even personal things that you’ve lost…well, a change was made uptown now…well, the change was made uptown now…when they made that change uptown now…when the change was made uptown…when the change was made uptown now…when the change was made uptown…when they made that change uptown now…when they made that change…that change…that change…now there’s tears on my pillow…now there’s tears on my pillow…oh, there’s tears on my pillow…now there’s tears on my pillow…now there’s tears…now there’s tears…oh, now there’s tears…now there’s tears…”

Intro to “Mary’s Place”
“Alright…Christchurch (crowd cheers) are you ready for a house party? (crowd cheers) are you ready in the stands for a house party? (crowd cheers) are you ready for a house party? (crowd cheers) yes!…take you down to Mary’s Place…”

Intro to “Working on the Highway”
“(guitar intro starts)…(a fan hands Bruce an inflatable toy kiwi)… What is that?…oh, I get it, I get it, I get it, I get it, I get it – a kiwi! (crowd cheers) a kiwi…needs a little extra air…”

Middle of “Glory Days”
“Come on, Steve! (Steve: “I’m with you, baby!”) come on, kid (?) where are them Steve Van Zandt fans…
(…) Do you know what time it is, Steve?…(Steve: “I do”)…do you know what time it is, my man?…is it quitting time?…is it sexy time?…cheeseburger time?…(music stops)…what time is it? (crowd cheers) I think it’s ass-shaking time, Steve!…”

Intro to “My Hometown”
“Alright! (crowd cheers) yes, alright, this is from…oh, we got some friends in the hall tonight I wanted to mention, we got folks from the City Mission…City Mission helps those most in need when they need it the most, your support of the City Mission will make a real difference to your neighbors who are struggling, they’re a good group out on the frontlines doing God’s work, if you see the City Mission out there and you get a chance, give them a hand, thank you very much (crowd cheers) this is for them…and from our hometown to your hometown…”

Middle of “Shout”
“Sister Soozie Tyrell on the fiddle, guitar and vocals (crowd cheers) Brother Charlie Giordano on the accordion and organ (crowd cheers) the incredible Mr. Nils Lofgren on the guitar (crowd cheers) Brother Jake Clemons on the saxophone (crowd cheers) the mightiest of the mighty, the Mighty Max Weinberg on the drums (crowd cheers) on the piano, Professor Roy “The Spider” Bittan on 88 keys (crowd cheers) on the guitar, the bass guitar, the man with the talent, Garry W. fucking Tallent (crowd cheers) and last but not least, guitarist, vocalist, consigliere, I’m talking about Little Steeeeeven Van Zandt (crowd cheers) alright…alright…alright… alright…alright…alright…alright…alright…Christchurch, I want to thank you for welcoming us into your town tonight (crowd cheers) and I want to tell you that when you go home tonight, get in your car, go back to your neighborhood, when you get to your street, knock on every door on the street get your neighbors outside of their house in their pyjammies, I want you to look them in the face and I want you to tell them, please, tell them that you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, Earth-shocking, hard rocking, booty-shaking, earth-quaking, lovemaking, (crowd: “Viagra-taking”) Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary E (crowd: “Street Band!”)…
(…) Wait a minute…you’ve been so good to me…you’ve been so good to me…I can’t go home…I can’t go home…I can’t go home…I can’t go home…I can’t go home…I can’t go home…I can’t go home…”

After “Bobby Jean”
“Thank you, Christchurch! (crowd cheers) thank you (crowd cheers) the E Street Band loves you! (crowd cheers) thank you, thanks for coming out and seeing us tonight, great to be here (crowd cheers) thank you (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Thunder Road”
“One more for Christchurch (crowd cheers)…”

After “Thunder Road”
“Thank you, Christchurch, good evening (crowd cheers) we love you (crowd cheers)…”

Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.
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