{"id":2254,"date":"2012-07-28T11:06:31","date_gmt":"2012-07-28T09:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=2254"},"modified":"2012-08-24T14:39:01","modified_gmt":"2012-08-24T12:39:01","slug":"girls-in-their-summer-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=2254","title":{"rendered":"Girls in their summer clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Ullevi, G\u00f6teborg; July 27th, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Night one at the legendary Ullevi brought high expectations, a great concert with a somewhat uneven setlist and the feeling Bruce and the band might be saving the best for night two. As first concerts in the same place often go, this one was fun, but somehow something seemed to be missing. Don’t get me wrong though, it was be all means an enjoyable show and lots better than Milan or Cologne in my opinion, but the song selection didn’t include so many of my favorites so overall I was just a little bit underwhelmed. The later on a tour I see a show, the harder the artist has to work to impress me, because there are already so many others to compare…<\/p>\n

When I arrived at the stadium I met some of my tour family for the first time this year – fun! Unfortunately they had gotten there earlier so we ended up in different spots in the line later on. For now though, we could chat a bit and I was especially happy to see my friend H. again – it’s been too long mate! Getting in worked well. With sheer luck I ended up in second row on the right side with a nice view of the stage. Considering I had been planning for the back of the pit, this was much better than I’d hoped for.<\/p>\n

The show was off to a good start with ‘The Promised Land’ and ‘Prove it all Night’. I had not heard ‘Cover me’, ‘Something in the Night’ or ‘My Love will not let you down’ on this tour yet so I enjoyed them, but neither of these songs is high on my list of the ones I absolutely wanted to hear. They were good, but they did not blow me off my feet as others might have.<\/p>\n

I liked ‘Spirit in the Night’ a lot this time, mostly due to Bruce joking around with Jake. ‘Girls in their summer clothes’ was a fitting tour premire for the nice weather, but again – not one of my favorites. Hearing ‘Youngstown’ again made up for that though. I really love this song.\u00a0Another memorable moment was \u2018Tenth Avenue freeze-out\u2019, because Bruce bowed together with everyone in the pit as a tribute to Danny and Clarence.<\/p>\n

Seeing Bruce up close was great too and when he walked by us, I reached out like everyone else and got to touch his hand. Boy does that man sweat. He was dripping! It got pretty crowded where we were at that time, but luckily people moved back after he was gone. At one point Bruce was lying on his back and turning around. That sure was fun to watch.<\/p>\n

I enjoyed the show, but was a bit detached somehow for parts of it. When tehy played ‘Drive all Night’ everyone freaked out and I knew this was something special, but I didn’t feel it. A great rendition for sure, but the song has never meant anything to me so it left me cold. Watching the reactions of the people around me was good though. They loved it.<\/p>\n

The encores were great fun, mostly fast paced with ‘7 Nights to rock’ and ‘Rosalita’ making an appearance. During ‘Dancing in the Dark’ Bruce picked a girl just a little to my left to dance with him. She was over the moon.<\/p>\n

The concert ended with dancing to ‘Twist and Shout’ and left me in a good mood. A solid first show in Sweden that made me look forward to the one to come.<\/p>\n

5 concerts down, 2 to go. Next stop: Gothenburg<\/p>\n

Setlist<\/span><\/p>\n

Morricone Intro
\nPromised Land (full band)
\nProve It All Night
\nCover Me
\nSomething in the Night
\nMy Love will not let you down
\nWe take care of our own
\nWrecking Ball
\nDeath to my Hometown
\nMy City of Ruins
\nSpirit in the Night
\nGIRLS IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES
\nJack of all Trades
\nYoungstown
\nMurder Incorporated
\nJohnny 99
\nWorking on the Highway
\nDarlington County
\nShackled and Drawn
\nWaiting on a Sunny Day
\nDRIVE ALL NIGHT
\nThe Rising
\nRadio Nowhere
\nBadlands<\/p>\n

Encore<\/em>
\nWe are alive
\nBorn in the USA
\nBorn to run
\nRosalita
\n7 nights to rock
\nDancing in the dark
\n10th Avenue Freeze Out
\nTwist & Shout<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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