By Karsten S. Andersen
Vote For Change tour kicked off
Published 2004-10-02
Bruce and the E Street Band kicked off their contribution to the Vote For Change tour with a blistering two-hour performance last night at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia. First Bruce joined Michael Stipe and REM for a duet on "Man on the Moon". After REM's set Bruce came on stage again and played a Jimi Hendrix style "Star Spangled Banner" on acoustic 12-string before the whole E Street Band entered and kicked into "Born in the USA". "Badlands", "No Surrender", "Lost in the Flood", full-band "Youngstown" and many other classics followed. John Fogerty joined Bruce for three of his own songs plus a duet on "The Promised Land". The show ended with all the artists on stage together for a version of Patti Smith's "People Have the Power". View the complete setlist.