Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Tacoma, Washington, USA
April 4, 2000
This was my first of many Bruce concerts, and it was really like no concert I have seen before.
This was the E Street reunion tour and they had something to prove, and as Bono would say, they were “on fire”. The Boss and co. were at a great point, they had been away for a decade but weren’t too old (Bruce was late 40’s I believe) and the brilliance of Bruce live is that he takes you on a journey. It’s part political revival, part Gospel service, part somber and reflective, and part frat party. 3 hours of passion, energy, and emotion. He has the crowd crying and dancing and everything in between. About 1/2 way through the show the house lights went on and they tore through a rendition of Badlands that felt like I drank 10 Red Bulls. When I die if the good Lord would allow me to go back to relive 1 song live that would be it.
I found this on YouTube. One of the encores, Ramrod from the River album. E Street with a song that could have come straight outta Animal House.
Set list
01 My love will not let you down
02 Prove it all night
03 Two hearts
04 Darkness on the edge of town
05 The promised land
06 My hometown
07 The river
08 Youngstown
09 Murder inc.
10 Badlands
11 Out in the street
12 10th avenue freeze-out
13 Because the night
14 The ghost of Tom Joad
15 Born in the USA (acoustic)
16 Jungleland
17 Light of day
18 Bobby Jean
19 Born to run
20 Thunder road
21 If I should fall behind
22 Land of hope and dreams
23 Ramrod