Springsteen amazes Anaheim…again
Using the word “amazing” to describe a Bruce Springsteen show is like describing Florida as “hot”. The words essentially come hand in hand. Yet, last night’s performance in Anaheim, California, his second night in the city, was particularly amazing…
“Who was here last night?” Bruce asked at the second Anaheim show, to a huge cheer.
“Get out, there’s no way — really, who was here last night?” And an even bigger cheer. “We’re going to have to change it up!” Energy remained high, and guitars remained loud, no need to change any of that. But otherwise, Springsteen was true to his word, with not only a significant number of different songs from night one, as expected, but also a radical change to the structure, expanding the front half and breaking up the end-of-set five-pack for the first time.”
Springsteen opened the show with “Thunder Road,” the first time he has done so since the Born in the U.S.A tour in the mid-1980s. Other highlights included a redux of Tom Morello’s guest appearance on “The Ghost of Tom Joad” (see yesterday) and the band’s first performance of “Brilliant Disguise” during the 2008 tour.
Setlist:
Thunder Road
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
Gypsy Biker
Murder Incorporated
Magic
Atlantic City
Candy’s Room
Reason to Believe
Prove It All Night
Because the Night
She’s the One
Livin’ in the Future
The Promised Land
Brilliant Disguise
The Ghost of Tom Joad (w/ Tom Morello)
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
Out in the Street
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Meeting Across the River
Jungleland
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
American Land
Check Out:
“The Ghost of Tom Joad” (feat. Tom Morello) (via)
Did you notice the dancing women described here:
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My friend says at least one of them was in the same spot Monday.