Refugee 7 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Bruce Springsteen held something of a pre-tour "open house" for New Jersey fans this week, showcasing some possible song selections for the first leg of the tour, and unveiling new E Street Band fill-in drummer Jay Weinberg. While using much of the set during two sold-out shows at Asbury Park's Convention Hall to showcase new songs from his latest release, "Working On A Dream," Springsteen dusted off material that spoke to joblessness and financial hardship going back to the Reagan era with "Seeds," "Johnny 99" and "Darlington County" on night number two, according to published reports. Springsteen reached even farther back on the first night, pulling in Woody Guthrie's "I Ain't Got No Home" from the mid-20th century and Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More" from the mid-19th century, both adding to the "hard times" theme that Springsteen seems to be building the show on. Reports on both LiveDaily's Springsteen forum and at Backstreets.com offered mixed reviews of how Springsteen's latest material fared before a live audience, though that's no indication that the songs and setlist sequencing won't gel before Springsteen and band take the stage at the first official stop of the tour April 1 in San Jose, CA. LiveDaily will be live-Twittering the opening night setlist from the HP Pavilion as it happens and reviewing the show. Weinberg, the son of longtime E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg, will fill in for dad while Max juggles responsibilities with his day gig, fronting the Max Weinberg 7, house band for Conan O'Brien's late night show. O'Brien recently ended his stint as host of NBC's "Late Night" and is preparing to take over as host of "The Tonight Show" from current host Jay Leno on June 1, which coincides with the launch of the European leg of Springsteen's upcoming tour. Setlists as reported by Backstreets.com. Setlist for night #1: Outlaw Pete My Lucky Day Night Out in the Street Working on a Dream Johnny 99 I Ain't Got No Home Good Eye (Jay Weinberg on drums) Radio Nowhere (Jay Weinberg on drums) Candy's Room (Jay Weinberg on drums) Because the Night (Jay Weinberg on drums) Mary's Place (Jay Weinberg on drums) The Wrestler This Life Long Walk Home Surprise, Surprise Badlands No Surrender Hard Times Mustang Sally (John Eddie guest vocalist) Thunder Road Born to Run (Jay Weinberg on drums) American Land (Jay Weinberg on drums) Seven Nights to Rock Setlist for night #2: Badlands Outlaw Pete My Lucky Day No Surrender Out in the Street Working on a Dream Seeds Johnny 99 The Ghost of Tom Joad Good Eye Darlington County Waitin' on a Sunny Day The Promised Land The Wrestler Kingdom of Days Lonesome Day (Jay Weinberg on drums) Radio Nowhere (Jay Weinberg on drums) Born to Run (Jay Weinberg on drums) Hard Times Dancing in the Dark Tenth Avenue Freeze-out Land of Hope and Dreams American Land [Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.] April 2009 1 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose 3 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena 5 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center 7 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center 8 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center 10 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center 15-16 - Los Angeles, CA - LA Memorial Sports Arena 21-22 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden 24 - Hartford, CT - XL Center 26 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena 28-29 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum May 2009 2 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum 4 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Mem. Coliseum 5 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena 7 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre 8 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center 11 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center 12 - Chicago, IL - United Center 14 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center 15 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium 18 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena 21, 23 - East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center 30 - Landgraaf, Holland - Pink Pop Festival June 2009 2 - Tampere, Finland - Ratinan Stadion 4, 5, 7 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Stadium 9, 10 - Bergen, Norway - Koengen July 2009 2 - Munich, Germany - Olympiastadion 3 - Frankfurt, Germany - Commerzbank Arena 5 - Vienna, Austria - Ernst Happel Stadion 8 - Herning, Denmark - Herning MCH 11 - Dublin, Ireland - RDS 16 - Carhaix, France - Festival des Vielles Charrues 19 - Rome, Italy - Stadio Olimpico 21 - Turino, Italy - Olimpico di Torino 23 - Udine, Italy - Stadio Friuli 26 - Bilbao, Spain - San Mames Stadium 28 - Benidorm, Spain - Estadio Municipal de Foietes 30 - Sevilla, Spain - La Cartuja Olympic Stadium August 2009 1 - Valladolid, Spain - Estadio Jose Zorrilla 2 - Santiago, Spain - Monte Del Gozo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
