The European part of the Working on a Dream Tour, which started more than two months ago and included 27 shows, was wrapped up last night in Santiago, Spain with a 29-song set that ended with a spontaneous "Born in the USA". As is usually the case with Bruce, the shows have seemed to just gain more and more intensity as city after city was conquered. Although the length has remained more or less the same (2:45 to 3 hours), the setlist has seen some major revision. Gone is the "recession pack", "Kingdom of Days" and "Hard Times Come Again No More" in favor of more good time rock 'n' roll, but also welcome revisits by old favorites such as "Murder Incorporated" and "American Skin" as well as numerous one-off rarities and cover songs.

In return, Bruce has stubbornly stuck to the two Working on a Dream cornerstone songs, the title track and "Outlaw Pete", and rightly so. "Outlaw Pete" to these eyes and ears is one of the biggest hightlighs of this tour and has really resurrected some of the romantic drama that may have been a bit missing from Bruce's live shows since the early Eighties. Bruce is so into this song it's almost impossible not to be carried away.

Other than those two songs, it has almost been the exception to hear anything from the album that named the tour. Half the album was not played in Europe, and several of the songs that were played, were only heard 2-3 times. At this point, it's highly unlikely that this will change. Only one thing is certain: by the time the next American leg is over (probably in November) we will again be looking at a very different show from the one we see now, as the living organism of a Bruce tour continues to mutate into new shapes. The best part is, the next show is only a couple of weeks away.

Thank you, Bruce and band, for another incredibly exciting summer tour.