How many pints will he guzzle onstage in Kilkenny, Nowlan Park, Official Night One Setlist Thread

I didn't know it was yet another event...

That changes every thing. Could be another HRC night after all.

Maybe that's why the LAPD are there on Sunday...crowd control...

like that will work. They can't control crowds here in LA they think they can over there...

Looks good!

Why has he done so many events over there?

Is that normal and if so

why???

Seems he could book his own venue by himself for a show rather then share stage time with other groups.

cuts on his stage time.

     You hardly ever hear him doing events over here in the U.S.

He did that one in New Orleans last year.

And of course I don't count the benefit stuff like the Sandy relief show.

     Just strange they book him on so many over there. I know it's a way to get other fans to hear him so it does do good... just weird.

Saturday will be WIESS

Sunday will be Greetings

From last nights setlist he was supposed to do half of WIESS but changed it on stage...that's twice he's done that now. So they want to play it..Just gets a different vibe from the crowd and does a change.

I think he's going to save The River for S.America

if he plays it at all.

Walked by that shop front on Monday evening with my wife.

Get yourself down to Tynans Bridge Inn opposite side of the river from Matt The Millers,great little bar with a great landlord in Liam.

Mr Crystal Cat is in town for both evenings

It's possible.  I like WIES and GREETINGS so Bruce if you read this let's do it  If he does he can take all 20 bottles

Well mr Crystal Cat gave us a good version of both shows

Lot of shows are still missing 

Bring an umbrella...lots of rain expected.

If had the time I brought him a Erdinger umbrella

Now that's the Ireland I know.

I am deeply regretting my decision to swerve Ireland.

Much as Cardiff and Leeds were spectacular performances, great venues and amazing set lists, I didn't get a personal WTF moment (Unlike the Essex Boy Taper who sobbed through Thundercrack!)

I fear those moments are going to be at these last two shows.

If you get a full band For You, Kitty’s Back, NYC Serenade, The Fever, Stolen Car (Tracks version)  or  The Price You Pay ....Enjoy!!!!

naah, look at it this way, says another swerver

is this a way to close the most profitable tour ever? I mean, Kilkenny or Kenkilly, or whatever the place is called, a f*ckin' shithole town in the middle of nowhere...

Rain forecasted, they'll get wet to the bone in this : almost no hotels, so lots of sleeping in tents... after getting soaked on day 1, there's no more fun getting soaked on day 2 again, even if he play's WIESS backwards and If I was The Priest! And with all those local bands screaming for hours before the show, you'll need to get in very very early...

I wish all going a super weekend and I do hope it get's remembered for 2 exceptional shows and not for the rain or something else...

Mmm may I have a pint of cider?

You have identified all the reasons for the swerve,...

Those and too much money spent on project Springsteen for this year.

15 shows in little more than a year is more than enough for my wallet (I haven't 'fessed up to the Mrs. how much I’ve spent) and my back.

.. Having said that, on my death bed I won't be saying I saw too many Springsteen shows. If a Greetings/WIESS/River show was pre-announced in an Indoor Arena anywhere in the US or Europe I would so be on that plane - Can't believe I didn't make the effort in 09.

Public sevice announcement:

the rumours about people in Leeds and Cardiff getting numbers for the Kilkenny queue are reportedly without any basis.

Unbunch your knickers Fonzie. It's a Bruce Springsteen weekend. He's not headlining a well-established annual event, so I doubt there will be festival-style setlists. Nobody bought tickets on the basis of the support acts.

Kilkenny may be a backwater, but it's a nice backwater. There have been what, more than 60,000 tickets sold for these two shows? I'm quite, even extremely confident very few of them will be sleeping rough due to a lack of accommodation. Why not end the tour in Ireland? Sunday marks his 13th show here since December 2007. He has made a freaking fortune out of the country in the last 6 years and the crowds are generally pretty good.

As for the possibility of rain, well blow me sideways. I hadn't realised every other Springsteen show ever played was done in the blistering heat. That must have been sundrops falling on my head in Padova.

Don't forget to checkout Josh Ritter when you are in Kilkenny. He was awesome yesterday in the Amsterdam Paradiso. He nailed the river :

http://youtu.be/XhBVLMzz2F4

I'm reminded of the tour closer at Shea Stadium...Think it was Rising Tour.

if my memory hasn't fully gone to hell in a hand basket it was mid late October freezing windy and raining.

True NYC is a far cry from the country of Ireland lots of places to warm up and get a good night sleep in a hotel room.

But the weather didn't dampen a single persons spirits that night.

including Bruce and the Bands.

We all know Bruce does some of his best shows when the weather sucks!! look at a few of the past Philly shows. thunder lightening rain.

Did it slow them down?

HELL NO

if anything it energized them to do even better.

my point is.....

who the hell cares.so you get a little cold for a few days being an event setting with lots of other bands  and no where nice to stay at night.

it's a closeing two nights of a good leg of this awesome tour.

And he and the band are on a strong high right now....

in the end....

being there would be totally worth everything you have to endure.

he could do a show up here in the middle of Feb (our nastiest coldest rainiest month of the year) in our Football stadium (outdoors)

and I would be there with wings on my feet and fucking bells on my shoes...

While there

If you remember this one thing I promise you a kick ass time no matter what the conditions are....

An Irishman is never drunk

As long as he can hold onto a blade of grass

And not fall off the edge of the World....

That's a cool pic of them setting up the stage.

I just hope they remember to move those busses. Talk about obscuring the view of the filmers ...

filmed from truck, first row, nils side..........

The lost baggage tapes...

Some useful info re parking if anyone is driving down:

http://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng...een_Traffic_Plan.pdf

Off to Kilkenny for the Finale, my guess special guests Drop Kick Murphy's 

to duet on Peg O my Heart. Hope we have a pair of great show's, if the last two are anything to go by, they will be a blast.

Show day....

No desa today so need a poster for tonight.

He will be back for tomorrow night though.

5 hours and counting.

everyone going enjoy. These are going to be awesome shows I can feel it.couple TP's maybe even a WP

great stuff great great stuff

enjoy

hope everyone there has a cracking time

Ditto, I'm off to bed!!

And I'm off to the Yankees game. I should be back by the end of the show though.

Todd, your job to find them twitter posts and do the set list today, good luck.

Ciao, baby!

I'll trade ya...

You do the set list and I'll go to the Yankees game

Have a great time Ivan. Hope we win..

Good luck to all at the shows - hope everyone gets what they want - which would make a  bloody long show!

I'm still holding out for Take 'Em As They Come but I suspect there's going to be some real surprises tonight and tomorrow.

Weather's broken here in the UK so back on the vino for tonight's show.

Nils warming up for this weekend. From his Twitter Yesterday.

That other board says that Jake has hinted to something special for tonight.

Anyone know the link to the twitter account for the mic pics??

just follow Lef here:

https://twitter.com/Lef_iv

Good evening everyone... 

On Twitter I read some rumours from different people that Bono might join Bruce on stage tonight.... 

There's reason #1 why it's best to miss this one  ....if true.

Thanks for the link.

Glad some one else was thinking it

Do we have a poster?

nah, I'm just too frustrated!

I had convinced myself to go 2 times, but Kilkenny is just to complicated to go to...  if it was dublin, I would have been standing next to you for sure.

The weekender is just not a good way of closing the tour (no transportation, no facilities except camping, etc etc)

and euh, I was in Padova, it rained that evening no?

All of you have a great 2 shows, I'm not watching, just not to get too upset with myself!

and estreetbanfan: thx for the reminder, I was at shea 2003 too, so, get your arss from behind your screen and do 60+ shows, then you can tell me what or when I should do!

Cold or rain (I was in Dublin 09 and in Stockholm same year) DOES affect your mood, but I had a arm bed at night, in Kilkenny that's just impossible to get (only the lucky few)

hope not 

I told a couple of friends present, to NOT keep me informed!

Wasn't telling you what and or what not to do.

I was just speaking is all...

as far as getting my ass from behind the computer and go to 60+ shows...

if I were rich and able I more then likely would.

but I live pay to pay and have about 60 bucks in bank for emergency...

although with only 60 bucks it better be a real cheep one at that.

if I go to a concert a year I consider myself lucky.

but thanks for telling me what to do.

I wish I could be there... I love Ireland, and I've never been to Kilkenny...

Never been to either one.My wife would love to go.

I told her to bring me back some real Irish Stew.

Sucks not flying....

well for her I mean. I have no problems not flying.

I going to try to post the set list.

But if anyone who has done it wants to take it from me

please by all means doooooo.

I have no links to anything and I haven't done one in years.

so don't fuck up 

I start drinking right now, so I shouldn't post the setlist. But I will follow it...

All the sites aren't talking.

Maybe I should start drinking too...

Not much activity on Twitter....

Think I'll drown a few Guinnesses anyway... what a nice Emerald Isle trip it would have been...

Like my brother in law you're in seattle right? So, it's too early to drink I would say...

It's never too late to start drinking 

The Weekender looked a logistical nightmare and given that I dislike stadium shows ( and as for Festivals... ugh) it was never going to be one I was likely to attend. But,... had I  known the set lists would have been so wild by this week I might have considered going.

From a selfish point of view I don't  care if Bono joins him or  he does a few WPs or TPs but if Greetings/WIESS/ River get  done I will be distraught.

For what it's worth  he has played BTR in Ireland so that leaves two shows to play Darkness and BIUSA - but my predictions have been

pants to date

Has anyone noticed that he looked like the lead singer of the Irish combo  "The Bachelors"  on the DITD video in '84  - perhaps they are the special guests..... " are they alive" he might ask 

I think 4 hrs 5 Mins is safe. 

30 minutes away yea.

it's 11... Saturday Brunch

As I wrote the post, I expect that reply and for that I like SPL a lot.

He's in Seattle or Seattle area?

That's cool.

Hey Todd, we're all behind you I'm sure you'll do fine. I'm in and out this evening so can't help much but I'll be rooting for you.

Chucking it down with rain here (hope the roof holds out!) so the vino is flowing well.

Good luck (you could always make it up of course - now that would be funny!)

SHIT !!!

Well now I can't   

Thanks.I'll pray for the roof you pray for me. LOL

Nothing so far.

Any one see anything I don't?

maybe there is no connection - it's out of the civilization...

Nope, nothing so far.... 

to be exact, he's in renton, he's working for boeing...

I'm watching that one guy on twitter from a few nights ago...the only one that was getting it out. but so far he's got nothing too.

You might be right.

You mean the guy with the sunglasses?

Yea alcapone or some thing like that.

 https://twitter.com/MrAlcapowen

shit. I planned to hear the setlist on youtube one-to-one.... I've been to 60+ shows, and the only three songs, I wanted to hear and I missed are (in order): stolen car, price you pay, NYC serenade.

There were reports from twitter earlier today from people who are at the show....

So what is this? Do they shut connection up around showtime or is our man just late?

Just read on Twitter that show didn't start yet....

Done! Well who would know anyway - can't see anything from this end...

To be fair our man has been a tad tardy in recent shows, Cardiff was 7.45 and Leeds was almost 8pm.

from here: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/...reland-63c68a93.html

1. This Little Light of Mine

No Start time and can't vouch for reliability...

That other site (GL)

SAYS

1. This little light of mine

What the f*ck is it with this "This Little Light Of Mine" lately??? 

Yeah, well, what do they know...

start time ca. 20:37

Mind you Setlist.fm did have Because the night as  Patti Smith Cover

It IS a Patti Smith song... 

During his acceptance speech for the Musicares award, Bruce spoke to her (she was in the audience) and said "It's your song".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jxS86fRNSQ

...and they did get Cardiff and Leeds right but may have been after the fact. 

Generous pinch of salt needed...

Yes, but he started it without which she would never have had it - maybe it can be billed as a co-written piece...

In his speech he said something like "I couldn't have done it without you, it's your song". But that was probably just to be friendly.... 

Yeah, I reckon - still a cracking song whoever wrote it!

Absolutely! 

River and Darkness full albums are out already....

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC  (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

No full albums this weekend, I guess....

Too early to be saying that yet.

WIESS is only 7 songs....

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

6. Death To My Hometown

Wrecking Ball full album also out 

Tour premieres in caps please.

I know, but, if I should bet, I would say, NO albums this weekend. Our man has find his origin at the end of the tour.

Copying and pasting from SETLIST FM

didn't see their little note saying TP...but I fixed as soon as I did

sorry...

Why don't you do it then.

Be glad that someone puts up the setlist here.... if you can do it better, do it yourself ok?

Thanks for picking this up Todd, doing a great job 

Amen ReneNL!

I feel WIESS coming on...

Rocky start but we are good now.

SETLIST FM actually tells if it's a tp and sign request.

thanks have a vino for me please...

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

6. Death To My Hometown

7. Johnny 99

8. Stand On It

Yes, yes, you're all right, but I guess, Roland said that with a smile in his face, bit of ironic. Like SPL was born since....

Thanks for that.

I know they get caps. Just didn't see it in time.

He did say it with a hint of smile....

he's good people...

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

6. Death To My Hometown

7. Johnny 99

8. Stand On It

Only two TP'ers so far. little.. strange. seems like a lot more by now last few shows... no ????

Don't forget, tomorrow there's another show...

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

6. Death To My Hometown

7. Johnny 99

8. Stand On It

 True words LastBob - we're all in it together after all!

Still room for full BTR...

We shall see... I feel a huge encores shake up tonight..

Or full BITUSA

Ivan if your reading along.... are we winning???

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

6. Death To My Hometown

7. Johnny 99

8. Stand On It

nice set, great job so far Todd

Nice set...but not the feel I was expecting for the next to last show...

Thanks earl but I'm no desa.

Still wanna know who gave him the day off...

WELL HOLE LEE SHIT 

SET LIST FM REPORTS

BIUSA

agree, this was rather mediocre after the magnificent Cardiff and Leeds sets.

And there's the SNAP !!!!!

*yawn*

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

6. Death To My Hometown

7. Johnny 99

8. Stand On It

pffff, I would have just lost a fortune....

How ya feeling about it now???

Glad I chose Leeds!!!

You know what? I had a feeling it might go something like this. Penultimate nights tend to be the calm before the storm so to speak - tomorrow night may well turn out to be epic...

Of course he still has time to turn it round in the encore (Evacuation of the West, Price You Pay, Song for Orphans, Bells of San Salvador etc...)

Tomorrow night will be BTR full album I think...

Just realised I am not wearing pants!

Maybe it's a message to the promoters over there to stop giving him these event gigs.... 

yesss...

I said on the first page it felt like a HRC all over again as soon as I found out it was an event gig...

Shame...he was doing so great the past block of shows...

you should have start drinking about 11 a.m...

GL reports

Twitter said No Surrender a few of minutes ago, so I'd imagine he's up to Bobby Jean by now.

uh huh

I could feel the air rush out of the stadium from here

I was really hoping my first set list post in a long time would be cool....

I don't know if I should cry or laugh right now....

Some one just posted on GL

what is WIESS?

Before we go back to a live set list a big howdy to all our 189 visitors tonight.

Nooo you have the right channel...it just seems like a repeat because....

well

it is !!!!  

will some one please thump the needle on the record player...... thanks

Should be onto My Hometown now...

On to WOASD

Again with this shit?!?

Oh my god...

Could be a 32 / 33 set unless he doesn't do the rising and SAD which I doubt..

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

6. Death To My Hometown

7. Johnny 99

8. Stand On It

GL some one posted half the pit returned from the pub time to continue the show...

then

WOASD came and he said well back to the pub

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

6. Death To My Hometown

7. Johnny 99

8. Stand On It

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

6. Death To My Hometown

7. Johnny 99

8. Stand On It

Let's hope for an encore shake up!!!

27 songs gone and maybe 1 hour to go!

Nope, max. half hour to go I think....

Nothing closes on time in Ireland!

Except Bruce at an event show 

1. This Little Light of Mine

2. Badlands

3. Out in the Street

4. SHAKE (Sam Cooke) TP sign request

5. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Arthur Conley cover) (Sign Request) Tour Premiere

6. Death To My Hometown

7. Johnny 99

8. Stand On It

Drive all night!