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saw him at iow fest , stunning show if its half as good as that then it will be amazing
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Bruce in Britain the 2012 tour.
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That was my first time seeing him/them and I loved every second of it.
From the brilliant stripped back version of Thunder Road to start with, through to the greatest hits finale of Born In The USA, Born To Run, Glory Days and Dancing In The Dark, The Boss and the band sounded brilliant (although I was very close to the front which helped).....then to have McCartney at the end just iced the cake perfectly. Its clear to me that, even after all these years, they still absolutely love what they do, and that shone through in their performance.
In terms of the support, I thought Hey Monea! did their bit well, Morello was good but not really to my taste, Lady Antebellum did what they do well but weren't really playing to the right kind of crowd (from a country fan POV, either Darius Rucker or the Zac Brown Band would have worked far better) but John Fogerty was brilliant, especially his encore bit with The Boss himself.
All in all, a bloody brilliant day. Mind you, I couldn't escape the slight feeling of deja vu - spending a Saturday afternoon somewhere where I was likely to get wet, with Portakabin toilets and overpriced food.
From the brilliant stripped back version of Thunder Road to start with, through to the greatest hits finale of Born In The USA, Born To Run, Glory Days and Dancing In The Dark, The Boss and the band sounded brilliant (although I was very close to the front which helped).....then to have McCartney at the end just iced the cake perfectly. Its clear to me that, even after all these years, they still absolutely love what they do, and that shone through in their performance.
In terms of the support, I thought Hey Monea! did their bit well, Morello was good but not really to my taste, Lady Antebellum did what they do well but weren't really playing to the right kind of crowd (from a country fan POV, either Darius Rucker or the Zac Brown Band would have worked far better) but John Fogerty was brilliant, especially his encore bit with The Boss himself.
All in all, a bloody brilliant day. Mind you, I couldn't escape the slight feeling of deja vu - spending a Saturday afternoon somewhere where I was likely to get wet, with Portakabin toilets and overpriced food.
HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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- Nov 9, 2009
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f***ing Awesome.
Tom Morell did the most amazing guitar solo, with one hand, that I have ever seen during Tom Joad.
Tom Morell did the most amazing guitar solo, with one hand, that I have ever seen during Tom Joad.
That was brilliant, he's certainly a hugely talented guitar player. Did you see him playing it with his teeth during his own set?
HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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No, stayed in Wetherspoons till 4-30, only wanted Bruce and Fogerty.
That was the seventh time I'd seen him, and possibly apart from the Born in the USA show, it was the best. It had everything. Crowd interaction, monologues, guests and a general 'feel good' factor, to the point that the rain didn't really matter. Add to this songs from all across his vast catalogue AND Paul McCartney, and it will go down in history as one of the stand-out shows 
KJP
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I also went last night, hey monea were a bit boring, tom morello was brilliant, as was Gary Clark Jr, foggerty and the boss were simply amazing, sound was great where I was standing to begin with but after I went to the toilet (the clean, flushing proper ones) there was no chance of getting back to where I was so I spent an hour dancing around till settling near a bar on the side, sound was nowhere near as good there though but it was still a brilliant day
Black Dalek
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Awesome. So good I hate him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OODQKaSNz8k&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OODQKaSNz8k&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Just to be clear, and as awesome as that is, it's not from last night.
Not my video, but this is him joining John Fogerty on stage at the end of Fogerty's set to duet on "Rockin' All Over The World":
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HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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Just to be clear, and as awesome as that is, it's not from last night.
Correct, that is from 2009
Norman Potting
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Set list anyone?
the beating monkey
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Awsome night
1. Thunder Road (Bruce & Roy)
2. Badlands
3. We Take Care of Our Own
4. Wrecking Ball
5. Death to My Hometown (with Tom Morello)
6. My City of Ruins
7. Spirit In The Night
8. The Promised Land (with John Forgerty)
9. Take 'Em As They Come
10. Jack of All Trades (with Tom Morello)
11. Empty Sky (solo acoustic)
12. Because the Night
13. Johnny 99
14. Darlington County
15. Workin' on the Highway
16. Shackled & Drawn
17. Waitin' on a Sunny Day
18. Raise Your Hand
19. The River
20. The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Tom Morello)
21. The Rising
22. Land of Hope & Dreams
Encores:
23. We Are Alive
24. Born in the USA
25. Born To Run
26. Glory Days
27. Dancing in the Dark
28. I Saw Her Standing There (with Paul McCartney)
29. Twist and Shout (with Paul McCartney)
1. Thunder Road (Bruce & Roy)
2. Badlands
3. We Take Care of Our Own
4. Wrecking Ball
5. Death to My Hometown (with Tom Morello)
6. My City of Ruins
7. Spirit In The Night
8. The Promised Land (with John Forgerty)
9. Take 'Em As They Come
10. Jack of All Trades (with Tom Morello)
11. Empty Sky (solo acoustic)
12. Because the Night
13. Johnny 99
14. Darlington County
15. Workin' on the Highway
16. Shackled & Drawn
17. Waitin' on a Sunny Day
18. Raise Your Hand
19. The River
20. The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Tom Morello)
21. The Rising
22. Land of Hope & Dreams
Encores:
23. We Are Alive
24. Born in the USA
25. Born To Run
26. Glory Days
27. Dancing in the Dark
28. I Saw Her Standing There (with Paul McCartney)
29. Twist and Shout (with Paul McCartney)
It was prob because he didn't come on until nearly half seven, rather than the scheduled seven, and was worried about the time it would end...
The plug was pulled about twenty to eleven, so we still got our three and a quarter hours :guitar:
HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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- Nov 9, 2009
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Maybe so, but pull the plug because of a noise curfew, in central London at 10-45, then let off a firework display, do me a f***ing favour.
The fireworks did go off early in the last song, but they still could have given them time to end the gig
