Cleveland got an almost identical set to Indianapolis and Milwaukee. Only small surprise was "Spirit in the Night" as the first encore. Read the complete setlist. Read more

   

Country star Faith Hill's new album, Breathe, which was released on Nov. 9, contains a cover of the now famous E-Street song, "If I Should Fall Behind." Breathe is the follow- up to the hugely successful Faith, which propelled Hill into country stardom. Hill's husband, Tim McGraw is featured on at least one track on the new album. (No word as to whether he plays a role on the Bruce track.) Read more

   

The possibilities of an E Street Band show on New Years Eve got a severe blow when Clarence Clemons and his Band of Faith announced a gig at the American Red Cross Ball on New Years Eve at the West Palm Beach International Pavilion. We wouldn't go as far as saying that this rules out an E Street Band show, because plans can always be changed, but it's one more nail in the coffin for what would have been the show of the Century. Read more

   

The show in Indianapolis was pretty standard except for a rare omission of "Prove It All Night", which was replaced by "Adam Raised a Cain". So no need to check out the complete setlist. Instead take a look at Susan Seaton's eyewitness report from Milwaukee. Read more

   

Milwaukee got a fairly standard set for their only show on the tour. Patti was still absent, so Bruce again replaced "Mansion on the Hill" with "My Hometown". Read the setlist and David Stagl's eyewitness account. We also have a report from Fargo from Scott Wishna. Read more

   

Patti's ear damage kept her from performing at last night's show in Fargo, but Bruce said from the stage that she sent her regards. He also indicated that her perforated ear owed to an airplane trip rather than loud music. Read more details in the local newspaper. Perhaps because of Patti's absence Bruce chose not to play either "Factory" or "Mansion on the Hill", in which Patti normally plays a big part, but instead pulled out "My Hometown" for only the second time on the tour and the first time in the US. Patti's lines in "If I Should Fall Behind" were sung by Nils. See the complete setlist. Read more

   

When Microsoft releases their new operating system Windows 2000 in the new year, the promotion campaign will use "Born to Run" in the soundtrack. So goes the word in this week's issue of PC World. Our comment: Yeah right! Bruce would never agree to anything this stupid. The song will of course be "I'm Goin' Down". Read more

   

The son of famous lush tenor Julio Iglesias, aka Enrique Iglesias, has a new album ready. The album will include a cover version of Bruce's "Sad Eyes". And as if that wasn't enough, there will be a version in both English and Spanish. For those of you interested the album is called Enrique and will hit the street on November 23. Read more

   

East Coast radio stations and newspapers are quoting local promotors as saying that more tour dates can be expected in the first quarter of the new year. Specific cities mentioned are Hartford, Ct., and Pittsburgh, Pa. Read more

   

It's been popping up now and again during most of the tour: a rumor suggesting that a single-disc live album featuring songs from the 1999 tour will be released before the end of the year. No concrete information has been added to the rumors so most likely rumors is all it will ever be. Read more