The 'who the hell signed me up to Hard Rock again' setlist thread

thanks for posting

 

ba yahoo sucks i'm afraid is my opinion of that which probably means it will be released on dvd

Thanks for posting

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This show is a good candidate for a box set release. Around 3 hours long so that it will fit on one Blu-ray. Recorded in HD with professional sound. Would be a good choice for him.

last years hard rock would be better

 

(I was there)

Night

Thanks for posting as always.

what odds geneva getting bitusa for a hatrtick

werchter must be aprime candiddate for bitusa (sorry guys)

I wouldn't doubt it one bit if it does make it into a boxset.

plus with the crowd and then just the whole atmosphere of it being the HRC

Much better then the odds of them getting a full Greetings or Promise I'd say.

 

Thanks for posting again desa.

Now looking forward to Cardiff - yehayy!!!

and bitusa

       
       

I sure did, fantastic!
a fairly standard set on the whole but loads of energy and probably the best quality sound i have heard since the Tom Joad acoustic tour.
Wembley was echoey muck by comparison, it was crisp and clear where i was stood. Should bode for some decent boots.

In haste - Decent performance - but the sound sucked where we were, to right  of stage close-ish to front. Too much base and no  guitars in mix

Hard Rock Calling  was just as dreadful as previous years - drunks, constant chatter, human traffic etc

MLD was some sort of joke? Awful end.

 

Nils' Guitar was not on at the beginning of Shackled  so that will stuff up the broadcast.

 

I don't have the energy to do another rant a la 2012 HRC.... Moo.

 

I was at Paris yesterday, 9/10 as a Bruce  concert experience - today 2/10.

 

In other news ... Essex Boy Ricoh and Hampden on Dime can someone do the  honours for Jungleland?

fucking rubbish 0/10

The wind hardly helped the sound, but it still seemed better than Wembley where I was.

Horrific show, with few redeeming features. The Nebraska triple-play was good (more collective than the individual parts), and JL was spot on. But the first half was rushed, the audience was terrible, and the stale second half become even more tiresome with a weird and frankly average Lucky Day to end.

The nostalgia fest continues. Bruce and the band need a long break.

Where I was the Sound and Crowd were so  poor (one chap spent 95% of the time with his back to the stage)  that I almost left during the kiddie sing along ... after a comfort break I decided to stay, further back by the relay towers the sound was 100% improved. I hung around in hope of the encores redeeming the set, which for me they did ( Jungleland now 4 from 5 since SSB tour) 

 

I don't think I have seen such sheer enjoyment in the crowd as there was during American Land - BITUSA went down a storm ... for 95% they got everything they wanted ... we are irrelevant in the world of Bruce an annoying fly buzzing in his ear .... a few more shows like this and he'll have wiped us out 

The sound was remarkably clear where i was about half way between the sound engineers tent and the stage. I guess centre stage in front of the sound booth is a pretty good plan.

Also ... all those guys - girls wearing the 'Born to Run' T-shirts ... it's time to put your theory into practice - looking extremely wobbly around the middle these days 

Bwah!!

Probably done too may shows, but Paris & London. was maybe a bridge too far.  BITUSA two nights on the bounce did hurt a bit.  I think Bruce & the band are on auto pilot, even the back catalogue he is playing is tired, lets face it they can play all those songs standing on their head.!! How much of a treat are the albums, not much in my view, most of BITUSA gets played most nights, BTR & Darkness have formed the backbone of the set list for some time.  Having said all that, from Bruce's viewpoint whenever he says he's going to play BITUSA or BTR the crowd goes ape shit, so maybe he is giving the people what they want.? I think the tour has gone on too long & its showing in these performances.

Two kinds of people in this world, those who love to watch Bruce in concert  & those who think they are the entertainment 

For the record ... I don't want to hear you chat, I don't want your fucking smart phone in my face (those wobbly videos from fifty yards that are 90% other folks heads/arms/phone great I bet you watch them all the time), have you not realized the more you drink the more times you'll need the toilet and have to push past everybody ... please learn some respect for those who go to watch the band listen to the music 

Spot on !!  

have to say strong opening 3 - although amazed he did BITUSA - but really enjoyed it - awful sound where I was - so bad I didn't even recognise the beginning of BTR - guess the show was rushed and not the best for me -  but the Nebraska treble was excellent - all all in some fantastic moments but agree was most little bit auto-pilot and tired. whlst I like Lonesome day - totally lost most of the crowd!!

You may be right but look at Wembley. He can do it.

I thought the start of the gig was poor. The technical issues and unfamiliar Hard Rock stage made them struggle and an unrehearsed Reason To Believe flummoxed them. I was in line with Nils, towards the back of the concrete before the start of the grass. Sound was variable, Bruce's vocals and Steve's guitar were clear but the rest seemed a bit of a mush (especially on BTR and Lonesome Day). I think that because of all this and the tiny screens the crowd took a long time to get into it. Having said all this, I enjoyed still it - Jungleland was perfect (although I had to ask a drunken arsehole behind me to shut up). Lucky Day was nicely done, but I think most people would have preferred him to stick with Thunder Road as was planning. When he walked off there were a lot of people around me looking baffled and wondering why the gig was over at 10:15

Yes, even though 3 hours is certainly adequate, finishing at 1015 was a shocker, especially as it was reported in the press that he had been granted permission to play until 1100.

Stood waiting for a few minutes thinking they would come back on and finish the gigwith a flourish.

Still a good day and even tho bitusa isn't my fave by a longshot was still good to hear stuff I haven't played in over 10 years other than live at a gig,

He did play Jungleland!!!!

 

 

 

 

BITUSA was the first album i bought so lots of memories with it. He should have left a gap after I'm on fire for turning the record over...

I think its' time to cut the set list, cut out some of the Fat we could all come up with a two hour set list that would leave fans of all types happy, We don't every song song to finish-three-four times the horns don't need extended solos all the time ... the Magic show at the O2 knocked spots off most of the shows since ... it's all become too bloated ... the sets ... the bands ... the fans ... back to basics for all ... I was on the train and Robbie Williams was on at Wembley and many of the fans seemed to have a copy of that nights show on CD ... how great ... 

And I don't need my view blocked for a third of the set by your gurning bloody girlfriend on your shoulders.

yep, these festival shows sound really fantastic (eye roll)..

 

Like the guy said earlier, bloat has set in.  Seems to be a disconnect between all the glowing stuff the band & the Springsteen media machine is saying about these shows, and what the audience is actually experiencing, 

no infor available yet about Skyarts broadcast plans for this year

It's now on JL.

I'm changing BB provider on monday to unlimited download so not going to get it just yet. I'd be interested in anyone's comments on the sound quality of this boot. It sounds like a lot of people found the quality at the gig pretty poor but I was in a sweet spot. If the taper found somewhere like that the quality will be pretty good.