BRUCEBASE 1981
1949-1964 : 1965-1969
: 1970-71 : 1972 : 1973
: 1974 : 1975 : 1976
: 1977 : 1978 : 1979-80
: 1981 : 1982-3 : 1984
1985 : 1986-87 : 1988
: 1989-91 : 1992-95 : 1996
: 1997 : 1998 : 1999
: 2000 : 2001 : 2002
: 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007
20/01/81 - MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO, ONTARIO
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (4.35)/ TWO HEARTS (2.45)/ 10TH AVE FREEZE OUT (4.33)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (3.58)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY (7.57)/ FACTORY (2.24)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.06)/ THE PROMISED LAND (5.42)/ OUT IN THE STREET (7.57)/ RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER (5.50)/ BADLANDS (5.29)/ THUNDER ROAD (5.29)/ CADILLAC RANCH (4.44)/ SHERRY DARLIN' (4.42)/ HUNGRY HEART (4.13)/ FIRE (3.13)/ CANDY'S ROOM (3.05)/ BECAUSE THE NIGHT (5.09)/ 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) (6.10)/ FOR YOU (4.47)/ STOLEN CAR (tape warp) (4.31)/ WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY (4.30)/ POINT BLANK (7.39)/ THE TIES THAT BIND (cut) (3.14)/ RAMROD (4.13)/ BACKSTREETS (7.57)/ ROSALITA (11.33)/ I'M A ROCKER (3.18)/ JUNGLELAND (9.53)/ BORN TO RUN (4.43)/ DETROIT MEDLEY (12.00)
Audience tape with fairly clear sound although an incomplete soundboard (last
12 songs) also exists which is available on CD "I'm A Rocker" and
a new soundboard source is circulating with the last track uncut and from a
first generation copy. According to legend, the originally circulated soundboard portion from this show was dubbed off a cassette tape a Springsteen crew member had left in his car when bringing it into a garage for repair works – one of the repair men “borrowed” the tape, copied it and put it right back into the car deck afterwards before the vehicle was picked up again.Thanks to Dan for the setlist correction. 
21/01/81 - MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO, ONTARIO
NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADIILAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / GROWIN' UP / FADE AWAY / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / RAISE YOUR HAND
Audience tape
23/01/81 - THE FORUM, MONTREAL, QUEBEC
NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape - includes the only appearance of Drive All Night on this leg
of the tour. Show is filmed from the audience which now circulates on a DVD.
Setlist now updated from video and audience tape - Thanks Pete.
24/01/81 - CIVIC CENTRE, OTTOWA, ONTARIO
BADLANDS / TWO HEARTS / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / THE PRICE YOU PAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / I FOUGHT THE LAW / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape - includes a rare I Fought The Law.
26/01/81 - UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME , SOUTH BEND, IN
S/C:- HUNGRY HEART (inst as Bruce wandered to different parts of the arena to check the sound)/ HUNGRY HEART / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / BADLANDS (part)/ LOUIE LOUIE / DOUBLE SHOT OF MY BABY'S LOVE / I FOUGHT THE LAW / LOLA / I'VE HAD IT / THE LETTER
OUT IN THE STREET / TWO HEARTS / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / I FOUGHT THE LAW / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / DOUBLE SHOT OF MY BABY'S LOVE / LOUIE LOUIE / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / GROWIN' UP / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape. Show opens for the first time ever with Out In The Street,
also one off performances for Double Shot and Louie Louie. Thanks to Mike for
updating the set from local reviews, and to Mike(2) for the updated tape details.
The soundcheck had run throughs of several old tunes and full versions of I've
Had It - which was a 1959 hit for the Bell Notes & The Letter (The Box tops). Thanks for the updated s/c info to
Tim this info appears in The Observer (29/01/81), Notre Dame's student newspaper. The article also notes that Bruce re-taught the band the lyrics to “Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love)” during the intermission! Available
on CDR "Double Shot In South Bend"
28/01/81 - CHECKERDOME, ST LOUIS, MISS
NIGHT / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEART / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / FADE AWAY / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I GOT YOU
Audience tape - last River tour version of Night and Detroit Medley features
I Got You (I Feel Good). Best tape of this section of the tour. Available on
CD "Headin' South" (Doberman)
29/01/81 - IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IA
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I GOT YOU - I FEEL GOOD
Audience tape - Incomplete setlist, features the return of Jackson Cage, and
I Got You again in the Detroit Medley. A fan present writes "In the encores
the crowd started running around the upper level (completely around the COLISEUM)
and Bruce started singing "I see a train" over and over." - Thanks
to Ken for the updated set and recollections. Released on CDR "Judged And
Handed Life Down In Ames"
01/02/81 - CIVIC CENTRE, ST PAUL, MINN
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD // CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / SANDY / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDY'S ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA // I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape - features the return of Stolen Car.
02/02/81 - DANE COUNTY COLISEUM, MADISON, WISC
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / I FOUGHT THE LAW / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape - the only version of Twist And Shout on this leg.
04/02/81 - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ARENA, CARBONDALE, ILL
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN/ INDEPENDENCE DAY / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREETS /I FOUGHT THE LAW / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK.. / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDY'S ROOM / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY W/ I HEAR A TRAIN
05/02/81 - KEMPER ARENA, KANSAS CITY, MO
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / I FOUGHT THE LAW / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK... / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / KANSAS CITY / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape - features Kansas City in the encores. Released on CD "Convicted
& Sentenced : Life Without Parole" (Mystic). Thanks to Grethe for setlist corrections.
07/02/81 - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHAMPAIGN, ILL
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / I WANNA MARRY YOU / FOR YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / STOLEN CAR / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape - includes a rare outing for the Here She Comes/I Wanna Marry
You medley. Some tapes miss the final encore.
12/02/81 - MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, MOBILE, ALA
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / 10TH AVENUE FREEEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN
Audience tape - released on a well known, but fast running tape source "Stuck Inside Of Mobile". More recently circulated on a good audience tape "A Night
Of Singing, Dancing And Howling" (Ev2) which runs at the right speed - the only (and sometimes very irritating) fault is the woman next to taper screaming her head off very often - the good sound/show makes up for her screaming.
13/02/81 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, STARKVILLE, MS
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / FADE AWAY / FOR YOU / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape - includes Fade Away.
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15/02/81 - CIVIC CENTRE, LAKELAND, FLA
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape. Released on CDR "This Way To Dysneyland" Click on
the 
icon to read the review of the show. Thanks to Chris Lofback for the scan.
Thanks to Cliff for the ticket image.
16/02/81 - CIVIC CENTRE, LAKELAND, FLA
BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY (start cut)/ YOU CAN LOOK / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL - GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT
Audience tape - includes a few rarely played tracks (High School Confidential,
Good Rockin' Tonight) and features Born To Run as the show opener. Unusually, the Detroit Medley does not include "I Hear A Train". Thanks Per.
18/02/81 - CIVIC CENTRE, JACKSONVILLE, FLA
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / YOU CAN LOOK / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
Audience tape - High School Confidential again features in the Detroit Medley.
Thanks to Cathy and Cliff for the amended set.
20/02/81 - SPORTATORIUM, HOLLYWOOD, FLA
BADLANDS / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THUNDER ROAD / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / YOU CAN LOOK / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape - features The Price You Pay and Fade Away. Released on CD "Moon Over Miami" (Mystic)
Thanks to Cliff for the ticket image.
22/02/81 - CAROLINA COLISEUM, COLUMBIA, SC
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape. High School Confidential again features in the Detroit Medley. Thanks Sal.
23/02/81 - THE OMNI, ATLANTA, GA
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STRRET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FADE AWAY / YOU CAN LOOK / FOR YOU / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape.
25/02/81 - MID-SOUTH COLISEUM, MEMPHIS, TENN
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREETS / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN' / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK.... / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
No tape known - unsure as to the source for this setlist.
26/02/81 - MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, NASHVILLE, TENN
BADLANDS / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THUNDER ROAD / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FADE AWAY (start cut)/ BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK.... / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape - released on CDR "Municipal Auditorium Nashville" - but that set is not complete. Thanks to Ivan for a lot of work reconciling this setlist. Detriot Medley includes Highschool Confidental. (thanks Sal)
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28/02/81 - COLISEUM, GREENSBORO, NC
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / CANDY'S ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape - tape is incomplete. A fan present remembers "I remember he played Candy's Room, and I also remember that a small group of about 4,000 of us kept chanting and clapping loooong after the Detroit Medley was over, and Bruce and the Band came back out again, (it was obvious they had showered, and changed clothes!) and did Twist and Shout, and absolutely knocked us DEAD!!"
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02/03/81 - HAMPTON ROADS COLISEUM, HAMPTON, VA
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / RAMROD / FIRE / CANDYS ROOM / YOU CAN LOOK / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape.
04/03/81 - RUPP ARENA, LEXINGTON, KEN
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (start cut - tape warp)/ OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (tape warp)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS (edit)/ THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / FOR YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / POINT BLANK / RAMROD / TWIST AND SHOUT / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape incomplete, although a more complete tape is now circulating - Thanks to Matthew and Ivan for the setlist and details of the tape. Show was rescheduled from 10/02/81.
05/03/81 - MARKET SQUARE ARENA, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / FADE AWAY / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / RACING IN THE STREET / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY
Last known version of Fade Away - audience tape. This concert was re-scheduled
from 9th February. Released on CDR "Indianapolis 81".
07/04/81 - CONGRESS CENTRE, HAMBURG, W GERMANY
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - but only about 90 minutes - First appearence of the band in Europe since 1975. Debut of Rockin' All Over The World. Released on CDR "We're Living Through Tonight In Hamburg"
09/04/81 - I. C. C, WEST BERLIN, W GERMANY
FACTORY (1.56)/ PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (5.07)/ OUT IN THE STREETS (4.59)/ 10TH AVE FREEZE OUT (4.30)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (4.13)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY (6.39)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.15)/ TWO HEARTS (2.48)/ THE PROMISED LAND (5.43)/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (2.41)/ THE RIVER (6.32)/ BADLANDS (5.40)/ THUNDER ROAD (5.36)/ CADILLAC RANCH (4.58)/ SHERRY DARLIN' (4.50)/ HUNGRY HEART (3.29)/ FIRE (3.42)/ YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH (3.16)/ WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY (4.17)/ RACING IN THE STREET (7.41)/ BACKSTREETS (7.53)/ RAMROD (start cut slightly)(4.21)/ ROSALITA (11.46)/ BORN TO RUN (4.39)/ DETROIT MEDLEY (11.19)/ ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD (3.23)/ TWIST AND SHOUT (4.19)
Audience tape - sound is a little distant and muffled but an enjoyable show
nonetheless. First time that Factory opens the show. The show closed with Rockin
and then the background music came up with Night Train and Palisades Park. The
audience never stopped clapping and then the band came back to play T&S. Poster shows 9th as date - other confirmation from
tapes at the time also indicate the 9th - thanks Cliff.
Thanks to Carlo for the poster.
11/04/81 - HALLENSTADION, ZURICH
FACTORY / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 1OTH AVE FREEZE OUT (4.48)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (4.20)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY (7.10)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.16)/ TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND (5.34)/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (3.04)/ THE RIVER (6.23)/ BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD (5.31)/ CADILLAC RANCH (4.42)/ SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE (3.03)/ YOU CAN LOOK / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY (4.11)/ RACING IN THE STREET (7.28)/ BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA (7.11)/ BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY (11.25)/ ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD (3.14)
Audience tape. Released on CD "Hallenstadion 81" (WW) and on CDR "Rockin'
All Over The World" Thanks to Grethe for setlist correction.
14/04/81 - FESTHALLE, FRANKFURT, W GERMANY
FACTORY (1.36)/ PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (5.10)/ OUT IN THE STREETS (4.49)/ 10TH AVE FREEZE OUT (4.33)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (4.14)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY (8.03)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.16)/ TWO HEARTS (2.47)/ THE PROMISED LAND (5.37)/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER (6.29)/ BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD (5.23)/ CADILLAC RANCH (4.43)/ SHERRY DARLIN' (5.11)/ HUNGRY HEART (3.52)/ FIRE (3.39)/ YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH (3.11)/ POINT BLANK (7.37)/ RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SHAKE / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD (3.53)
Audience tape - features Point Blank replacing Wreck On The Highway and Detriot Medley features Shake as a tour premiere.
16/04/81 - OLYPMPIAHALLE, MUNICH, W GERMANY
FACTORY / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - The Ties That Bind returns for the first time since January.
18/04/81 - PALAIS DES SPORT, PARIS, FRANCE
FACTORY / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - First known performance of I Can't Help Falling In Love in
the encores, and the Europe debut of Candy's Room. Released on CDR "Parigi
81" Concert was rescheduled from 20/04/81.
19/04/81 - PALAIS DES SPORT, PARIS, FRANCE
FOLLOW THAT DREAM / BADLANDS / THE TIES THAT BIND / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THUNDER ROAD / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK / POINT BLANK / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL / SWEET SOUL MUSIC / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - Premiere of Follow That Dream. Sweet Soul Music is premiered
and is performed as a stand alone song whereas all future renditions are as
a part of Detroit Medley. European debut of Because The Night. Setlist updated, thanks Cathy & Sal. Concert was rescheduled
from 21/04/81. Released on CDR "Can't Help Falling In Love"
21/04/81 - PALAU MUNICIPAL D'ESPORTS, BARCELONA, SPAIN
FACTORY / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND (3.17)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.06)/ TWO HEARTS (2.35)/ THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH (4.40)/ SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT (4.23)/ YOU CAN LOOK / POINT BLANK / RACING IN THE STREETS / BACKSTREETS (7.47)/ RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY (11.23)/ ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD (3.36)
Audience Tape. Released on CD "El Boss
En Barcelona" (RM) 10 tracks from here circulate on a compilation DVD - all
the tracks are cut.
24/04/81 - PALAIS DES SPORT, LYON, FRANCE
FOLLOW THAT DREAM / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience Tape. A 30 minute radio broadcast includes seven tracks from an illegal audience tape of this show on Inter Radio Lyon.
26/04/81 - FOREST NATIONAL STADIUM, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
FOLLOW THAT DREAM / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK / FIRE / STOLEN CAR / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - Stolen Car makes it's Europe debut. Still some issues over finalising this setlist - thanks to Grethe for updates. Released on CD "Movin'
On To Brussels" (RAM).
Thanks to Carlo for the ticket scan
28/04/81 - AHOY STADIUM, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
FOLLOW THAT DREAM / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BALNK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape. Part of the show is filmed with no sound from the audience.
29/04/81 - AHOY STADIUM, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THUNDER ROAD / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / THE PROMISED LAND / BADLANDS / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / CANDYS ROOM / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / I'M A ROCKER / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - Premiere of Run Through The Jungle which opens the show to
good effect. KRO Radio conduct a 10 minute phone interview with Steve Van Zandt
for De Noen Show. Released on CD "Run Through The Jungle" (BSG). Thanks to Cliff
& Jyrki for updated setlist.
01/05/81 - THE FORUM, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
HUNGRY HEART
Soundboard tape - Live with Danish band Malurt, Bruce's one and only guest appearence in Europe. Available on several bootlegs; most notably E St.’s 3-CD set “Deep Down In The Vaults”.
02/05/81 - BRONDBYHALL, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
FOLLOW THAT DREAM / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK / FIRE / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / BACKSTREETS / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / I'M A ROCKER / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape.
03/05/81 - SCANDINAVIUM, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN’ / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK… / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROASALITA / CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience Tape.
05/05/81 - DRAMMENSHALLEN, DRAMMEN, NORWAY
FACTORY / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN’ / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK / FIRE / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - which has been described as the worst of the tour! - Its not
quite that - thanks to Ola for venue correction-
Thanks to Håvard for the tix scan.
07/05/81 - ICE STADIUM, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
FOLLOW THAT DREAM (3.00)/ PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (5.06)/ OUT IN THE STREET (4.07)/ 10TH AVE FREEZE OUT (4.07)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN ( )/ INDEPENDENCE DAY (9.07)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.06)/ TWO HEARTS (2.35)/ THE PROMISED LAND (5.08)/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (3.37)/ THE RIVER (CUT) (4.44)/ BADLANDS (5.32)/ THUNDER ROAD (5.32)/ CADILLAC RANCH (4.49)/ SHERRY DARLIN' (4.16)/ HUNGRY HEART (4.35)/ FIRE (3.28)/ YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH (3.16)/ STOLEN CAR (4.54)/ RACING IN THE STREET (7.27)/ BACKSTREETS (7.55)/ CANDY'S ROOM (2.43)/ RAMROD (4.16)/ ROSALITA (11.40)/ BORN TO RUN (4.16)/ DETROIT MEDLEY (12.29)/ ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD (4.19)
Audience tape - Detroit Medley includes High School Confidential. Released
on CD "Follow That Dream" (BO),(GS)
08/05/81 - ICE STADIUM, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (8/5/91) / THE TIES THAT BIND (3.24)/ 10TH AVE FREEZE OUT (4.22)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (3.18)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY (8.34)/ FACTORY (1.49)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.17)/ TWO HEARTS (2.48)/ OUT IN THE STREET (4.52)/ PRICE YOU PAY (5.46)/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (2.46)/ THE RIVER (6.35)/ THE PROMISED LAND (5.40)/ BADLANDS (5.21)/ CADILLAC RANCH (4.58)/ SHERRY DARLIN' (4.03)/ HUNGRY HEART (4.32)/ BECAUSE THE NIGHT (5.32)/ YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH (3.36)/ WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY (4.14)/ POINT BLANK (8.21)/ BACKSTREETS (8.24)/ CANDY'S ROOM (2.52)/ RAMROD (4.25)/ ROSALITA (11.39)/ BORN TO RUN (3.33)/ DETROIT MEDLEY - HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL (11.34)/ CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (2.12)/ ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD (4.54)/ TWIST AND SHOUT (3.23)
Audience tape - Detroit Medley includes High School Confidential. Last version
of Run Through The Jungle. This show is considered by many to be the best of
all the European shows. Release on CD "Teardrops On The City". A new release
of the same name, remastered from the LP version is out on Piggham Records.
11/05/81 - CITY HALL, NEWCASTLE, UK
FOLLOW THAT DREAM / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK ... / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / POINT BLANK / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - First British show since 1975. Bruce also inserts a unique
verse of his own into "This Land..." directed towards the British
Audience. Show was rescheduled from 31st March. Thanks to Matthew for the updates
and corrections.
13/05/81 - APOLLO, MANCHESTER, UK
FOLLOW THAT DREAM (3.18)/ PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (5.00)/ THE TIES THAT BIND (3.30)/ 10TH AVE FREEZE OUT (4.27)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (4.13)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY (8.13)/ FACTORY (1.40)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.12)/ TWO HEARTS (2.47)/ OUT IN THE STREET (4.41)/ JOHNNY BYE BYE (2.50)/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (3.40)/ THE RIVER (6.29)/ THE PROMISED LAND (5.51)/ BADLANDS (5.02)/ CADILLAC RANCH (4.08)/ SHERRY DARLIN' (4.42)/ HUNGRY HEART (3.28)/ BECAUSE THE NIGHT (5.01)/ FIRE (4.03)/ YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH (3.12)/ THE PRICE YOU PAY (5.55)/ RACING IN THE STREET (7.42)/ BACKSTREETS (slight edit)(7.46)/ RAMROD (4.20)/ ROSALITA (11.54)/ BORN TO RUN (4.24)/ DETROIT MEDLEY (11.35)/ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience Tape. - Debut of Johnny Bye Bye which has different lyrics to the
version released on the single B side in '85, and European debut of Price You
Pay. Show was rescheduled from 23 March.
14/05/81 - APOLLO, MANCHESTER, UK
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (5.09)/ OUT IN THE STREET (5.03)/ THE TIES THAT BIND (3.30)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (4.25)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY (7.59)/ TWO HEARTS (2.49)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.26)/ THE PROMISED LAND (5.45)/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (3.52)/ THE RIVER (5.43)/ BADLANDS (5.44)/ THUNDER ROAD (5.40)/ CADILLAC RANCH (5.12)/ SHERRY DARLIN' (4.52)/ HUNGRY HEART (4.38)/ RAMROD (4.40)/ BECAUSE THE NIGHT (5.38)/ WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY (4.27)/ POINT BLANK (8.21)/ CANDY'S ROOM (slight cut)(2.45)/ ROSALITA (slight cut)(12.21)/ BORN TO RUN (4.35)/ DETROIT MEDLEY (11.42)/ ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD (cut)(3.23)
Audience tape. - Shortest night on entire European tour as Bruce was in poor voice. Gig was rescheduled from 24 March as Bruce was ill then as well. Released on CDR "Short Short Night At The Apollo"
16/05/81 - PLAYHOUSE, EDINBURGH, UK
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK / RACING IN THE STREET / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape. Show was rescheduled from 30th March.
17/05/81 - PLAYHOUSE, EDINBURGH, UK
THE TIES THAT BIND / OUT IN THE STREETS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JOHNNY BYE BYE / THUNDER ROAD / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / BADLANDS / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN' / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape. “Rosalita” includes a snippet of the song "The Moon Was Yellow (And The Night Was Young) by Ahlert and Leslie as an introduction. Thanks to Per for the info.
20/05/81 - NEW BINGLEY HALL, STAFFORD, UK
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TOW HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / JOHNNY BYE BYE / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / YOU CAN LOOK / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - of fairly poor quality but the venue - a cattle market didn't help any.
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26/05/81 - CONFERENCE CENTRE, BRIGHTON, UK
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / JOHNNY BYE BYE / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / YOU CAN LOOK.. / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape. Show was rescheduled from 17 March.
27/05/81 - CONFERENCE CENTRE, BRIGHTON, UK
BORN TO RUN (start cut)(4.27)/ PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (4.58)/ OUT IN THE STREETS ( )/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (4.21)/ PRICE YOU PAY (6.15)/ TWO HEARTS (2.43)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY (5.01)/ THUNDER ROAD (5.19)/ THE PROMISED LAND (slight cut)(5.30)/ THE RIVER (5.50)/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (3.11)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.40)/ BADLANDS (4.46)/ YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH (3.15)/ CADILLAC RANCH (4.31)/ SHERRY DARLIN' (4.58)/ HUNGRY HEART (cut)(3.30)/ FIRE (3.27)/ STOLEN CAR (4.43)/ POINT BLANK (8.23)/ CANDY'S ROOM (2.57)/ RAMROD (4.35)/ ROSALITA (11.56)/ JUNGLELAND (9.55)/ I'M A ROCKER (3.44)/ DETROIT MEDLEY - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL (cut)(9.51)
Audience Tape - Two versions circulate and one which has better sound quality
is missing "Hungry Heart". Last "Price You Pay". Excellent
versions of "Point Blank" and "Jungleland" (the first version
of the European Tour)
29/05/81 - WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK
BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JOHNNY BYE BYE / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / TRAPPED / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN' / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / STOLEN CAR / POINT BLANK / CANDY'S ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - Debut of Trapped. Show was rescheduled from 19 March.
30/05/81 - WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JOHNNY BYE BYE / JACKSON CAGE / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH / SHERRY DARLIN' / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / POINT BLANK / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape - Europe debut of Jackson Cage and only 2nd european performance of Twist And Shout. Show was rescheduled from 20th March. Thanks to Matthew for the setlist update.
01/06/81 - WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK
TIES THAT BIND / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / JOHNNY BYE BYE / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SHAKE
Audience tape - includes Shake as part of the Detroit Medley. Show was rescheduled
from 2nd April.
02/06/81 - WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET (5.22)/ THE TIES THAT BIND (3.54)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (4.44)/ FOLLOW THAT DREAM (4.33)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS (2.58)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.50)/ THE PROMISED LAND (cut)(5.46)/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (4.22)/ THE RIVER (cut)(6.06)/ BADLANDS (cut)(5.44)/ THUNDER ROAD (cut)(3.58)/ YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH (cut)(3.17)/ CADILLAC RANCH (5.15)/ SHERRY DARLIN' (5.06)/ HUNGRY HEART (4.49)/ FIRE (3.59)/ BECAUSE THE NIGHT (5.37)/ POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / I FOUGHT THE LAW / DETROIT MEDLEY - SHAKE - SWEET SOUL MUSIC
Audience tape - Link Wray joins the band for I Fought The Law. Show was rescheduled
from 3rd April.
04/06/81 - WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TIES THAT BIND / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / JOHNNY BYE BYE / JACKSON CAGE / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SHAKE - SWEET SOUL MUSIC
Audience tape. Show was rescheduled from 4th April.
05/06/81 - WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK
BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JOHNNY BYE BYE / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / I FOUGHT THE LAW / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN' / JOLE BLON / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / I WANNA MARRY YOU / POINT BLANK / CANDY'S ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE / DETROIT MEDLEY
Audience tape - Debut of Jole Blon. Released on CD "Born To Be The Boss" (TCD)
and remastered on CDR (same title) (Piggham)
07/06/81 - NEC ARENA, BIRMINGHAM, UK
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / TRAPPED / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH / CADILLAC RANCH (EDIT) / SHERRY DARLIN' (START CUT) / JOLE BLON / FIRE / I WANNA MARRY YOU / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SHAKE - SWEET SOUL MUSIC (EDIT)
Audience tape - Last two tracks feature Pete Townshend. European debut of
Drive All Night - and the last performance known. Show was rescheduled from
27th March. Released on CD "For Those Who Where There That Night" (Doberman)
08/06/81 - NEC ARENA, BIRMINGHAM, UK
THE TIES THAT BIND / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / JOHNNY BYE BYE / JACKSON CAGE / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN' / HUNGRY HEART / JOLE BLON / FIRE / I WANNA MARRY YOU / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience tape - Features the last live performance of the Here She Comes/I
Wanna Marry You sequence. Show was rescheduled from 28th March.
14/06/81 - HOLLYWOOD BOWL, LOS ANGELES, CA
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE PROMISED LAND / JOLE BLON / HUNGRY HEART / BROTHER JOHN IS GONE
Soundboard tape of first four songs. Survival Sunday Anti Nuke benefit with
Jackson Browne and Gary US Bonds. There is video footage of several of the songs
available, most recently on DVD "Years Of Innocence"
15/06/81 - OLD WALDORF, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
JOLE BLON / THIS LITTLE GIRL / QUARTER TO THREE / SCHOOLS OUT / NEW ORLEANS
With Gary US Bonds.
Thanks to Steven www.eyecandypromo.com
for the ticket. Above right - "Bruce guests at Gary US Bond's show on June 15, 1981"
20/06/81 - MAX WEINBERG WEDDING RECEPTION, EAST ORANGE, NJ
Set details unknown. The wedding reception for Mighty Max and his bride Rebecca (“Becky”). Bruce and the entire E Street Band attended and played a lengthy set. The entire event was video and audio recorded but only a very brief snippet has surfaced. A source recalls that one of the songs Springsteen performed was “Jersey Girl” (very plausible, as Bruce premiered a cover version at his next public concert). From the clips that are available, You Can Look and Hungry Heart were played. Thanks to Casey for the additional info.
“Bruce leads the band at Max’s wedding reception”
02/07/81 - MEADOWLANDS ARENA, NJ
BORN TO RUN (4.16)/ PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (4.21)/ OUT IN THE STREET (4.22)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (3.53)/ INDEPENDENCE DAY (7.07)/ JOHNNY BYE BYE (2.40)/ TWO HEARTS (2.32)/ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.09)/ THE PROMISED LAND (start cut)(5.07)/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (3.31)/ THE RIVER (5.18)/ BADLANDS (5.18)/ THUNDER ROAD (5.01)/ YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH (3.19)/ CADILLAC RANCH (end cut)(4.09)/ SHERRY DARLIN' (4.23)/ JOLE BLON (3.07)/ HUNGRY HEART (4.08)/ WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY (3.56)/ FOLLOW THAT DREAM (3.05)/ RACING IN THE STREET (6.51)/ RAMROD (4.14)/ ROSALITA (edit)(12.01)/ I'M A ROCKER (3.14)/ JUNGLELAND (8.55)/ JERSEY GIRL (5.24)/ I DON'T WANNA GO HOME (3.19)/ DETROIT MEDLEY - SHAKE - SWEET SOUL MUSIC (14.42)/ ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Audience Tape. - Debut of Jersey Girl and I Don't Wanna Go Home, and the last
time that Born To Run opens the set. This show was the first of any event at
the Meadowlands area; Bruce opened the arena this night. Released on CDR "Bruce
Springsteen and the E Street Band, Meadowlands, NJ July 2, 1981" - this
cd misses the last track. Also available on "I Never Seen Nothing Like
This" which has all tracks and is sourced from 1st generation tape. Cadillac
Ranch is uncut on some sources. This show made the local TV news mainly due to the crass case of ticket scalping surrounding Bruce’s entire Meadowlands stand. Short footage of the opening night’s first song, “Born To Run”, was also shown during these reports (which of course are circulating on fan-made DVD’s). Thanks to Lost In The Flood for the updates.
03/07/81 - MEADOWLANDS ARENA, NJ
BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JOHNNY BYE BYE / SUMMERTIME BLUES / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / JOLE BLON / THIS LITTLE GIRL / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I DON'T WANNA GO HOME / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SHAKE - SWEET SOUL MUSIC
Audience tape - First Summertime Blues of the River tour and the premiere
of This Little Girl with Gary US Bonds guesting. Thanks to Cliff for the updated
setlist. Released on CDR "This Land Is Your Land" (Piggham) and more recently
on CDR "Time Can Wait" with slightly upgraded sound.
05/07/81 - MEADOWLANDS ARENA, NJ
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / TRAPPED / OUT IN THE STREET / BADLANDS / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / JOLE BLON / JERSEY GIRL / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SHAKE - SWEET SOUL MUSIC
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06/07/81 - MEADOWLANDS ARENA, NJ
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / JOLE BLON / JOHNNY BYE BYE / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I DON'T WANNA GO HOME / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SOCK IT TO ME BABY - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE
Audience Tape - Detroit Medley features the debut of Sock It To Me Baby. Audio
recordings of “Independence Day”, “Cadillac Ranch” and
“Racing In The Street” from this show were officially released on
the “Live/1975-85” box set.
08/07/81 - MEADOWLANDS ARENA, NJ
BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / JOLE BLON / JOHNNY BYE BYE / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SOCK IT TO ME BABY - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE
Audience tape. Released on CDR "Beyond These Walls In Front Of Me"
Audio recordings of “Two Hearts” and “Candy’s Room”
from this show were officially released on the “Live/1975-85” box
set.
Thanks to Cliff for the upper right ticket.
09/07/81 - MEADOWLANDS ARENA, NJ
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / TRAPPED / OUT IN THE STREET / BADLANDS / YOU CAN LOOK… / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN’ / HUNGRY HEART / JOLE BLON / THIS LITTLE GIRL / JOHNNY BYE BYE / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JERSEY GIRL / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SOCK IT TO ME BABY - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE
Audience tape - there is a soundboard recording of 5 songs taken from various
nights in the stand. Released on CDR "Front Row Center" - this cd
set has the last song from the opening night. Audio recording of “Jersey
Girl” (with spoken intro) from this show was first officially released
as a B-side to the “Cover Me” single in 1984, and later (minus intro)
included on the “Live/1975-85” box set as well.
11/07/81 - BIG MAN'S WEST, RED BANK, NJ
RAMROD / AROUND AND AROUND / SUMMERTIME BLUES / JOLE BLON / YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN / CADILLAC RANCH
Audience tape - Bruce joins Clarence on stage on the opening night of his
new nightclub. Show is filmed from the audience.
13/07/81 - THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / TRAPPED / OUT IN THE STREET / BADLANDS / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK… / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN’ / JOHNNY BYE BYE / RACING IN THE STREET / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I’M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SOCK IT TO ME BABY - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE
Audience Tape.
15/07/81 - THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREETS / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK... / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN' / POINT BLANK / CANDY'S ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE
Audience tape - Available on "Spectrum Night" CD - Another Crystal Cat Release.
16/07/81 - THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / JOHNNY BYE BYE / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE
Audience tape. Released on CDR "Broad And Patterson"
18/07/81 - THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JOHNNY BYE BYE / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / JOLE BLON / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE
Audience tape
19/07/81 - THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FOR YOU / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / I FOUGHT THE LAW / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / BADLANDS / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / GROWIN' UP / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE
Audience tape. Available on CDR "Philadelphia 81"
23/07/81 - ROSEMONT HORIZON, CHICAGO, IL
No set details known, in fact this and the following night are not in any lists, but we have ticket stubs. The gigs were in fact postponed to 9-11/9/81 (see below) due to Bruce being ill. Dates on 26 and 27th at the Riverfront, Cincinatti are also postponed to the end of the tour.
24/07/81 - ROSEMONT HORIZON, CHICAGO, IL
See above.
29/07/81 - COLISEUM, CLEVELAND, OH
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / BYE BYE JOHNNY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / BADLANDS / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK ... / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / FOR YOU / POINT BLANK / CANDY'S ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I DON'T WANNA GO HOME / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE
Audience tape - the show featured Southside Johnny guesting on I Don't Wanna
Go Home in the encores. Available on CDR "The Highway's Free To Cleveland"
Thanks to Per for the setlist correction.
Thanks to Mark Kuhar for the ad above left.
30/07/81 - COLISEUM, CLEVELAND, OH
ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / I FOUGHT THE LAW / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / JOLE BLON / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I DON'T WANNA GO HOME / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape - again with Southside on the encore I Don't Wanna Go Home.
04/08/81 - CAPITOL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / JOHNNY BYE BYE / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / BADLANDS / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / JOLE BLON / FOR YOU / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE
Audience tape. Available on CDR "Largo 81 First Night"
and from a master tape that surfaced a while ago - one of the hottest shows ever in great sound quality. ("Have The Faith - Landover '81", Ev2)
05/08/81 - CAPITOL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD / OUT IN THE STREET / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape.
06/08/81 - BAYOU CLUB, WASHINGTON, DC
CAROL
Audience tape - 8 minute version with Robin Thompson (ex Steel Mill).
07/08/81 - CAPITOL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
BADLANDS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / SUMMERTIME BLUES / JOHNNY BYE BYE / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THUNDER ROAD / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / 4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - NEW ORLEANS - SHAKE / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape. “Detroit Medley” includes a snippet of “New
Orleans”. Available on CDR "Largo 81 Second Night" - strange
title as this was the 3rd concert here!
11/08/81 - JOE LEWIS ARENA, DETROIT
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / SUMMERTIME BLUES / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN / BADLANDS / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK… / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN’ / FOR YOU / BYE BYE JOHNNY / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I’M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SHAKE
Audience tape. This show was originally scheduled for August 8th.
12/08/81 - JOE LEWIS ARENA, DETROIT
ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD / OUT IN THE STREET / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / JOHNNY BYE BYE / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / JOLE BLON / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA (cut)/ JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY (with Mitch Rider)/ BORN TO RUN / TWIST AND SHOUT
Full Audience tape and also Soundboard, but incomplete. “Detroit Medley”,
with Mitch Ryder guesting, is the short version without all the additional song
snippets, and does not include "I Hear A Train". The soundboard is available on CD "Summer Tour 81". This
show was originally scheduled for August 9th.
‘Mitch Ryder, the father of ‘The Detroit Medley’, in his only-ever onstage appearance with Springsteen - Aug 12, 1981’
16/08/81 - RED ROCKS STADIUM, DENVER, CO
SOUNDCHECK: HUNGRY HEART / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT
WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / JOHNNY BYE BYE / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / SEA CRUISE / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK .... / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN' / GROWIN' UP / POINT BLANK / CANDY'S ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape - First recorded performance of Sea Cruise.
17/08/81 - RED ROCKS STADIUM, DENVER, CO
S/C: - RAVE ON / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD / OUT IN THE STREET / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / SUMMERTIME BLUES / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / FOR YOU / HUNGRY HEART / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / JOLE BLON / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape. Again from Mark Persic's master recording - beautiful 'Racing In The Street'. Show includes one of the five performances of 'Summertime Blues' on the River tour. Ev2 'release' "Follow What's In Your Heart" also includes the soundchecked song 'Rave On' and many bonus tracks from the previous nights 'Red Rocks' show including the soundchecked 'Good Rockin Tonight' and the only recorded performance of 'Sea Cruise'. ("Follow What's In Your Heart", Ev2)
20/08/81 - SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA (WAR VETS)
WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (3.42)/ PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (4.55)/ THE TIES THAT BIND (3.27)/ DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (4.20)/ JOHNNY BYE BYE / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS (start cut)/ OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (cut)/ BADLANDS (cut)/ THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN' / JOLE BLON / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / CANDY'S ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BALLARD OF EASY RIDER / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape. - Only performance of Ballard Of Easy Rider. This was a benefit
for the Vietnam Veterans and features passionate versions of The River and Who'll
Stop The Rain. “Detroit Medley” includes snippets of “I Hear
A Train”, “Sweet Soul Music” and “Shake”. Released
on CD "A Night For The Vietnam Veteran" (WW), and on "Written
On The Wall" from a remastered tape. Now available as a direct master recording remaster by Ev2 which has the complete 'This Land Is Your Land' and 'Twist & Shout' from the very good sounding audience tape. (None of the previous recordings/sources had these two songs as complete from the better sounding audience tape.) This is the same source as "Written On The Wall" but from a direct master recording which results in a slightly better sound quality. Look for: "As Dreams Don't Mean Nothin' - A Night For The Vietnam Veterans" (Ev2).
LEGEND
POSTERS
21/08/81 - SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD / BADLANDS / FOR YOU / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / POINT BLANK / JOHNNY BYE BYE / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SHAKE / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape. Now available as a direct master recording remaster by Ev2 on two CD's - For You fades in on this source but the sound is a huge upgrade over previous sources. "It Took Us 30 Years" (Ev2).
23/08/81 - SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA
SUMMERTIME BLUES / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / OUT IN THE STREET / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / RAVE ON / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - SOCK IT TO ME BABY - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape - Only performance of Rave On on the tour. Now available as a direct master recording remaster by Ev2 - the sound is a big upgrade over the previous low-gen source. (Title: "Travel In Fear") (Ev2).
24/08/81 - SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA
BADLANDS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / OUT IN THE STREET / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / GROWIN' UP / POINT BLANK / JOHNNY BYE BYE / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JERSEY GIRL / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape and incomplete soundboard. Show features a guest appaerence
by Tom Waits on Jersey Girl which Bruce introduces with something like "when
I first heard this song, I couldn't believe that I didn't write it..."
Released on CD "I Don't Wanna Go Home" (E St Records). Now also available as a direct master recording remaster by Ev2 - sound is (again) very good and a big upgrade over previous audience recording of this show. (Title: "Scenery In Another Man's Play"- (Ev2). Thanks to Dari for the
additional information and Per for corrections.
27/08/81 - SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / BADLANDS / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / GROWIN' UP / JOHNNY BYE BYE / POINT BLANK / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape. Thanks to Cliff for setlist update.
28/08/81 - SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA
ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD / OUT IN THE STREET / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / DEPORTEE / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / I FOUGHT THE LAW / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK ... / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLIN' / PROUD MARY / FIRE / RACING IN THE STREET / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY / QUARTER TO THREE
Audience tape - Only performance of Deportee and debut of Proud Mary. Now available as a direct master recording remaster by Ev2 - sound is among the best of the L.A. '81 stand and is a HUGE upgrade over the previous low-gen source for this show. (Title: "Scattered Like Dry Leaves"). (Ev2).
02/09/81 - SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO, CA
Audience tape - Last known version of Jackson Cage.
05/09/81 - PERKIN'S PALACE, PASADENA, CA
HIGHER AND HIGHER
Audience tape - With The Pretenders.
Bruce onstage with Chrissie Hynd - photo courtesy of Dari.
08/09/81 - HORIZON, ROSEMONT, IL
ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK... / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / JOLE BLON / JOHNNY BYE BYE / POINT BLANK / CANDYS ROOM / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN - SWEET SOUL MUSIC - SHAKE (end cut)
Audience tape - it is reported that 4th July Asbury Park (Sandy) was also
played at this show. This and the following shows had been postponed from earlier in the year.
10/09/81 - HORIZON, ROSEMONT, ILL
OUT IN THE STREET / TIES THAT BIND / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / I FOUGHT THE LAW / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / FOR YOU / HUNGRY HEART / MONA - SHES THE ONE / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - MONY MONY / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape - Mony Mony included in the Detroit Medley for the first time.
11/09/81 - HORIZON, ROSEMONT, ILL
THUNDER ROAD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / JERSEY GIRL / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / BADLANDS / HUNGRY HEART / SAINT IN THE CITY / FOR YOU / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / I WANNA MARRY YOU / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - MONY MONY / QUARTER TO THREE
Audience tape - Saint in The City played for first time on the tour and last
ever performance of the Here She Comes/I Wanna Marry You.
13/09/81 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINATTI, OH
OUT IN THE STREET / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / 10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / YOU CAN LOOK / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / JOLE BLON / JOHNNY BYE BYE / BACKSTREETS / RAMROD / ROSALITA / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN - MONY MONY / TWIST AND SHOUT
Audience tape. Thanks to Per for updates.
14/09/81 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINATTI, OH
ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TIES THAT BIND / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOLLOW THAT DREAM / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TRAPPED / TWO HEARTS / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / SAINT IN THE CITY / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / PROUD MARY / JOHNNY BYE BYE / RACING IN THE STREET / RAMROD / ROSALITA / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - MONY MONY / QUARTER TO THREE
Audience tape - Last night of the tour - and some farewells - Saint in The
City, Ties That Bind - for a little while anyway, and the final show for Steve
Van Zandt as a member of the E St Band until the reunion shows in 1999. Available
on CDR "Riverfront Coliseum". These shows had been postponed from earlier in the tour.
24/09/81 - CLARENCE CLEMONS WEDDING RECEPTION, HONOLULU, HAWAII
No set details known. Wedding reception for the Big Man and his bride, Christina Sandgren. The entire E Street Band, key management and respective wives/girlfriends attended, as well as Bruce and his then-girlfriend Joyce Hyser. Springsteen acted as “Best Man”. As had been the case at Max Weinberg’s wedding 3 months earlier, Bruce & the ESB performed a lengthy, rollicking set at the reception, all of which was audio & video recorded – but none of which has surfaced to collectors. This event (albeit a private and unofficial one) remains the only known Springsteen performance in the state of Hawaii.
00/11/81 - POWER STATION, NEW YORK, NY
MEN WITHOUT WOMEN / ANGEL EYES / UNTIL THE GOOD IS GONE
Springsteen visits studio sessions being conducted by Steve Van Zandt for his work-in-progress debut solo album and provides harmony vocals on the three above-mentioned tracks. Van Zandt’s core backing band for the project consisted of Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg and Danny Federici. The three recordings featuring Bruce’s guest spots were included on Little Steven’s “Men Without Women” album when it was released in Oct 1982. Springsteen’s contributions are not credited in the LP’s liner notes but have been subsequently confirmed in interview by Van Zandt.
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