Things were back to normal at the first of three shows at the United Center in Chicago. Only thing of note was the inclusion of "Boom Boom" during "Light of Day". Oh, and "Crush on You" was soundchecked so who knows when we'll get that one? We have this report from David Stagl and the complete setlist. Read more

   

If somebody two months ago... heck, yesterday! had said that we would get "Incident on 57th Street" and "New York City Serenade" in the same Bruce show, they would have been rushed to the nearest mental institution with the sirens on. Nonetheless that's exactly what happened at the final show in Philadelphia last night. "Incident" opened the show after not having been played since December 1980, and "NYC Serenade" took the spot before "Light of Day". The show also featured "Streets of Philadelphia" (it had to turn up in Philly) and closed with "Raise Your Hand". Another noteworthy thing was the complete absence of songs from Born in the USA and "Hungry Heart". Complete setlist. Read more

   

Bruce did it again... knocked the socks off everybody in attendance at last night's show at the old Spectrum. No less than four tour premieres and a virtual time travel back to 1973 as both "Growin' Up", "Spirit in the Night", "Does This Bus Stop...", "Blinded by the Light" and... are you sitting down... "THE FEVER" made appearances during the 24 song set. Read the Balloon Man's final report from the Philly stand (unless someone out there has a spare ticket for him for the last show?) and check out the mother of all setlists. Read more

   

In connection with the opening of a new arena in Atlanta, Ga., the Phillips Arena, the general manager mentioned Bruce Springsteen when asked by local TV about who would be performing there in the future. Maybe it was just wishful thinking. Read more

   

Bruce's 50th birthday was celebrated by fans all over the world. On Greasy Lake people gathered in the chatroom for some serious partying. In fact, on some occassions so many people were on the chatline that the system couldn't handle it. We apologize to those of you who were disconnected on that account, but hope you will be back for more chatting soon. The victims included your very own webmaster. As for Bruce himself, according to our information, he had a private celebration at a restaurant in his hometown Rumson. No reports yet on whether or not he got on stage to sing a birthday song to himself. Read more

   

Bruce pulls out all the stops in Philadelphia. Last night's show started with "Little Queenie", a cover song which has not been performed live by Bruce since 1975, and continued with such rarities as "Janey Don't You Lose Heart", "Be True" and "She's the One". Complete setlist and Balloon Man Jack Anderson's report. Read more

   

There were no tour premieres in last night's show, but two songs that have only been performed once before on the tour: "Something in the Night" and "Back in Your Arms". The show opened with "Candy's Room", which was its third airing on the tour. Another note of interest was the extensive soundchecking of "I Wish I Were Blind". Complete setlist. Read more

   

The demand for Springsteen biographies seems boundless these days. Another new book has seen the light of day. This one is called Point Blank by Christopher Sandford. According to a post on the Luckytown Digest, this book could have been called "The Secret Sex Life of Bruce Springsteen" as it has several references to Bruce's relationships and sexual habits throughout the years. The question is if any of this can be trusted. The book is so far only available in a German translation, but will be ready in an English version soon Read more

   

In a matter of minutes all the Los Angeles shows were sold out in yesterday's ticket sale. Two shows were added during the day, on October 21 and 23, but tickets for those are gone, too. However, it may be worth trying again in the next days as more tickets are sometimes released later. Read more

   

On the second night the Philadelphia audience got both "Rendezvous" and "Meeting Across the River". The show kicked off with a short snippet of "Dancing in the Street" leading into "Don't Look Back". Here's the complete setlist, plus we got this report from Jack. Read more