The Rising Tour ended last night at Shea Stadium in New York City. After 120 shows (not counting numerous rehearsal shows) and 14 months, Bruce and the band wrapped up this chapter with a tour de force of a show that fully lived up to what you can expect from a "last night". 30 songs, including five songs that haven't been played on this tour before) and numerous guest stars helped give the night legendary status almost before it was over. Bob Dylan himself came on stage to sing on his own "Highway 61". This is, as far as we remember, the first time His Bobness has guested at an official Bruce Springsteen show (correct us if we're wrong). Other guest stars included Gary US Bonds, Garland Jeffreys, and Willie Nile. With the tour now over, speculation can begin as to what Bruce's next step will be. He didn't reveal anything at last night's show, possibly because even he doesn't know. One thing is certain, we will be there to cover it and to bring forth and news and rumors we hear. For now, however, we will try to catch up with the updates in our tour section. We're sorry we have been slow lately. We thank you for all your eye witness accounts and other contributions and promise that they will be posted soon.

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