Reply to "New archive release for May '18: St. Rose of Lima School - Freehold, NJ - Nov 08, 1996"

The setlist was more static especially the first 2/3's of the tour but that was due more to the health of Clarence which is why the shows were much shorter then other tours.  As his hip healed, he didn't sit as much and the shows got longer and the setlists became more varied.  Say from Mid May  until the October ending.  I thought this tour was great and due to the circumstances that led to this album, The Rising brought more of his fans together at the shows then I've ever seen before or since.  Take the SPL as an example, we had well over a hundred of us tailgating at GS. You could say the same for GL or BTX.  There was more audience participation overall than any other tour I've seen.  Due to the outpouring of patriotism, I'm sure but it was there none the less.  I had as much fun at those Stadium shows from July until the October ending at Shea as any group of shows I've attended.