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[BleedGopher]

The Boss last night in Atlanta was incredible!!! 2.5 hours, no breaks, crowd singing every word, Springsteen’s voice was strong and energy even stronger. Absolutely amazing that he’s 73. He played 4-5 acoustic solos mid-concert, and bookended it with an absolutely fantastic show.

Lady on one side was 65 year old retired teacher and her 36th Springsteen concert, couple on my right drove in from Tennessee for the show. 20,000 adoring fans stood and sang all 2.5 hours. No sit/stand debates!

For those seeing him in MN or elsewhere on the tour, I hope his voice stays strong and his energy as well, if they do you are in for an amazing night.

Go Bruce Springsteen!!

 

[tikited]

Went to see Ride and the Charlatans at 1st Ave. last night. Was bummed that Ride was the opener. They are switching back and forth for this tour. Ride was amazing. Played the entire Nowhere album. They never disappoint. The Charlatans are a great band but can't match Ride live.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

The Boss last night in Atlanta was incredible!!! 2.5 hours, no breaks, crowd singing every word, Springsteen’s voice was strong and energy even stronger. Absolutely amazing that he’s 73. He played 4-5 acoustic solos mid-concert, and bookended it with an absolutely fantastic show.

Lady on one side was 65 year old retired teacher and her 36th Springsteen concert, couple on my right drove in from Tennessee for the show. 20,000 adoring fans stood and sang all 2.5 hours. No sit/stand debates!

For those seeing him in MN or elsewhere on the tour, I hope his voice stays strong and his energy as well, if they do you are in for an amazing night.

Go Bruce Springsteen!!

I've been checking out the set lists for some of the early shows. looks like he's mixing in a lot of songs from the "Letter to You" album and also a couple of songs from that album he did of 60's Soul covers. But, as always, the set list can vary from night to night depending on what songs he feels like dropping in.

 

[Frink]

No idea what is going on here but they are playing the Fine Line on the 28th and... I need to go. I think?

 

[Ope3]

Then later this month it's the annual "Innings Fest" here in Phoenix, which is part of a big weekend around Spring Training. It's a baseball themed music festival where many former and current MLBer's who are in bands will play, but the headliner I'm going to is Sunday night (Feb 26) is Eddie Vedder (long time bucket list for me, really hoping he plays some acoustic sets), Marcus Mumford also performing (Vedder and Mumford are appearing without their bands), also on the lineup are The Revitalists, Mt. Joy, Head and the Heart, etc..

Go Live Music!!

Looks like you got your wish for acoustic Eddie. Interesting U2 cover, In God's Country, don't recall seeing that one before. Setlist courtesy of "Sea" on pearljam.com/forum:

Eddie Vedder
Innings Festival
Tempe, AZ
02/26/23
Set List

Walk On Music: On My Way-(Vedder, Wotman, Klinghoffer)
Onstage 09:30
Offstage 10:59

Guests: Josh Klinghoffer, Bronson Arroyo, Clint Walsh

01. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
02. Far Behind
03. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away-(Lennon, McCartney)
04. Wishlist
{Talks about a museum with beautiful instruments-then smashes ukulele}
05. Soon Forget
06. I Won't Back Down-(Lynne, Petty)
07. Just Breathe w/ Josh Klinghoffer (acoustic guitar and bg voc) (Interrupts song for incident in the audience)
Ed and Josh quietly improv while waiting for issue in crowd to be sorted
08. Hunger Strike-(Cornell) w/ Josh K electric guitar & bg vocs {Ed sings all verses, the audience sings the “going hungry” reply vocals and Josh sings minimal bg vocs}
09. Better Man w/ Josh K pump organ & electric guitar
10. In God’s Country-(U2/Bono) w/ Josh K electric gtr & bg vocs and Clint Walsh electric gtr,
11. Society-(Hannan) w/ Josh K guitar & bg vocs
12. Black- {Ed only sings w/ Bronson Arroyo on electric guitar and Josh K on pump organ}
{Ed on wireless mic lets him go to edge of stage and to barricade}
13. Lukin
14. Porch
15. Hard Sun-(Peterson)
16. Rockin’ In The Free World-(Young) w/ Josh K pump organ and Clint Walsh guitar

 

[BleedGopher]

Looks like you got your wish for acoustic Eddie. Interesting U2 cover, In God's Country, don't recall seeing that one before. Setlist courtesy of "Sea" on pearljam.com/forum:

Eddie Vedder
Innings Festival
Tempe, AZ
02/26/23
Set List

Walk On Music: On My Way-(Vedder, Wotman, Klinghoffer)
Onstage 09:30
Offstage 10:59

Guests: Josh Klinghoffer, Bronson Arroyo, Clint Walsh

01. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
02. Far Behind
03. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away-(Lennon, McCartney)
04. Wishlist
{Talks about a museum with beautiful instruments-then smashes ukulele}
05. Soon Forget
06. I Won't Back Down-(Lynne, Petty)
07. Just Breathe w/ Josh Klinghoffer (acoustic guitar and bg voc) (Interrupts song for incident in the audience)
Ed and Josh quietly improv while waiting for issue in crowd to be sorted
08. Hunger Strike-(Cornell) w/ Josh K electric guitar & bg vocs {Ed sings all verses, the audience sings the “going hungry” reply vocals and Josh sings minimal bg vocs}
09. Better Man w/ Josh K pump organ & electric guitar
10. In God’s Country-(U2/Bono) w/ Josh K electric gtr & bg vocs and Clint Walsh electric gtr,
11. Society-(Hannan) w/ Josh K guitar & bg vocs
12. Black- {Ed only sings w/ Bronson Arroyo on electric guitar and Josh K on pump organ}
{Ed on wireless mic lets him go to edge of stage and to barricade}
13. Lukin
14. Porch
15. Hard Sun-(Peterson)
16. Rockin’ In The Free World-(Young) w/ Josh K pump organ and Clint Walsh guitar

It was fantastic! He was really dialed in, engaging and just an awesome night. It was cold out (even for AZ standards) but Vedder kept the crowd rocking for 90 minutes.

So happy I got to see him in this format.

Go Gophers!!

 

[Ope3]

It was fantastic! He was really dialed in, engaging and just an awesome night. It was cold out (even for AZ standards) but Vedder kept the crowd rocking for 90 minutes.

So happy I got to see him in this format.

Go Gophers!!

Glad you got to see him play Hard Sun (in the encore), one of my favorites from the Into the Wild soundtrack. That one was big on my wish list (so was Wishlist), when I saw him at Dana Point in 2021. Wishes were granted.

 

[Frink]

Hahahahahah!!! Just got back from the Otoboke Beaver show. I've never seen a band so cheerfully lay waste to a club. Oh my God, the guitar player was just maniacally happy. And no, I didn't understand of word of the lyrics. Doesn't matter

 

[tikited]

Might be interesting...
https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/marshall-crenshaw?mc_cid=1982431170&mc_eid=8bbf19cbfb

 

[Ope3]

Might be interesting...
https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/marshall-crenshaw?mc_cid=1982431170&mc_eid=8bbf19cbfb

The drummer is Mark Ortmann from the Bottle Rockets, which sort of quietly disbanded in 2021.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

whoa! I am one tired dude today.
Springsteen concert Sunday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

my 11th or 12th Springsteen concert - my memory can be a bit fuzzy at times.

Excellent show. I thought Bruce's voice was a little raspy on the first couple of songs, but then he just seemed to get better as the night went on and sounded great all the way to the finish. Show ran for roughly 2hrs, 45minutes with no real breaks. Not like the old marathon 3-1/2 hour shows of the 70's, but a lot of energy.

One thing that stood out to me is just how tight the E-Street Band is. with a horn section, backup singers and an extra percussionist, there are 18 people on stage at times, and they are locked in.
the 70's era shows felt a little looser and more free-wheeling at times, but this version of the band is just powerful. the sound system is fantastic - there is a physical presence when that sound hits you.

the show featured songs from every phase of his career. several songs from the "Letter to You" album, one song from his recent cover album of soul tunes, a cut from the Seeger Sessions album, and then plenty of tracks from the classic albums. Highlights included a lengthy version of "Kitty's Back," and a fun version of "E Street Shuffle," both utilizing the horn section. "Rosalita" emphasized the fun, with Bruce and Steve Van Zandt mugging like a '3 Stooges' routine. Jake Clemons seemed to be more involved - lot of sax solos and backup vocals, sharing the mike with Bruce the way Clarence used to.

But the emotional center of the show featured Bruce talking about the death of his old friend George Theiss, who was in Bruce's first band, the Castiles. Bruce did an acoustic version of "Last Man Standing," which he wrote after Theiss died, and then the band went into a powerful version of "Backstreets."

all in all, a great show. definitely gets an A. maybe not an A+ (there were a couple of songs that I would have dropped from the list, but that's quibbling).

now the drive home after the show - that is a separate topic. might post in the "weather" thread.

 

[Ope3]

whoa! I am one tired dude today.
Springsteen concert Sunday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

my 11th or 12th Springsteen concert - my memory can be a bit fuzzy at times.

Excellent show. I thought Bruce's voice was a little raspy on the first couple of songs, but then he just seemed to get better as the night went on and sounded great all the way to the finish. Show ran for roughly 2hrs, 45minutes with no real breaks. Not like the old marathon 3-1/2 hour shows of the 70's, but a lot of energy.

One thing that stood out to me is just how tight the E-Street Band is. with a horn section, backup singers and an extra percussionist, there are 18 people on stage at times, and they are locked in.
the 70's era shows felt a little looser and more free-wheeling at times, but this version of the band is just powerful. the sound system is fantastic - there is a physical presence when that sound hits you.

the show featured songs from every phase of his career. several songs from the "Letter to You" album, one song from his recent cover album of soul tunes, a cut from the Seeger Sessions album, and then plenty of tracks from the classic albums. Highlights included a lengthy version of "Kitty's Back," and a fun version of "E Street Shuffle," both utilizing the horn section. "Rosalita" emphasized the fun, with Bruce and Steve Van Zandt mugging like a '3 Stooges' routine. Jake Clemons seemed to be more involved - lot of sax solos and backup vocals, sharing the mike with Bruce the way Clarence used to.

But the emotional center of the show featured Bruce talking about the death of his old friend George Theiss, who was in Bruce's first band, the Castiles. Bruce did an acoustic version of "Last Man Standing," which he wrote after Theiss died, and then the band went into a powerful version of "Backstreets."

all in all, a great show. definitely gets an A. maybe not an A+ (there were a couple of songs that I would have dropped from the list, but that's quibbling).

now the drive home after the show - that is a separate topic. might post in the "weather" thread.

It was only my 3rd Springsteen (2nd with the E Street Band) and I echo your thoughts with how great it was. E Street Shuffle was really a stand out deep cut, with that horn section.

Amazing how he can get everyone into a frenzy with arena rockers, yet still transform the venue making it feel like an intimate theater with the solo acoustic tracks. 2 hrs 45 min just flew by.

I'd give it an A-. If Patti had been there, I would have graded it higher, no doubt.

 

[tikited]

Anyone else go to Yo La Tengo Sunday night? Great show. I've seen them at least a dozen times since 1993. This was top three. Ira is a guitar god.

Side note: this was sold out. Yo La Tengo rarely sells out. I've noticed a lot of shows have been selling out lately. Is it the crappy weather? Covid fatigue? What's the deal?

 

[GopherVotary]

whoa! I am one tired dude today.
Springsteen concert Sunday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

my 11th or 12th Springsteen concert - my memory can be a bit fuzzy at times.

Excellent show. I thought Bruce's voice was a little raspy on the first couple of songs, but then he just seemed to get better as the night went on and sounded great all the way to the finish. Show ran for roughly 2hrs, 45minutes with no real breaks. Not like the old marathon 3-1/2 hour shows of the 70's, but a lot of energy.

One thing that stood out to me is just how tight the E-Street Band is. with a horn section, backup singers and an extra percussionist, there are 18 people on stage at times, and they are locked in.
the 70's era shows felt a little looser and more free-wheeling at times, but this version of the band is just powerful. the sound system is fantastic - there is a physical presence when that sound hits you.

the show featured songs from every phase of his career. several songs from the "Letter to You" album, one song from his recent cover album of soul tunes, a cut from the Seeger Sessions album, and then plenty of tracks from the classic albums. Highlights included a lengthy version of "Kitty's Back," and a fun version of "E Street Shuffle," both utilizing the horn section. "Rosalita" emphasized the fun, with Bruce and Steve Van Zandt mugging like a '3 Stooges' routine. Jake Clemons seemed to be more involved - lot of sax solos and backup vocals, sharing the mike with Bruce the way Clarence used to.

But the emotional center of the show featured Bruce talking about the death of his old friend George Theiss, who was in Bruce's first band, the Castiles. Bruce did an acoustic version of "Last Man Standing," which he wrote after Theiss died, and then the band went into a powerful version of "Backstreets."

all in all, a great show. definitely gets an A. maybe not an A+ (there were a couple of songs that I would have dropped from the list, but that's quibbling).

now the drive home after the show - that is a separate topic. might post in the "weather" thread.

I saw him in Denver a couple nights before the St. Paul show - the old dude can still rock the house. I guess we’re lucky to catch him before illness in the band caused a couple of concerts to be canceled. 10th Avenue Freeze Out was a highlight of the Denver show for me.