I have been slacking at listening to most of the European shows. Not a lack of apprecation for them, but honestly some of the commentary elsewhere on the internet just has me starting to ignore this whole leg of the tour. I can't get bogged down in that. When my overenthusiastic joy at finally getting to see Bruce live after a lifetime of dreaming about is continually met with derision that "this tour sucks" or "ot's not a real E Street show", or whatever else people have said, it's hard to stay engaged.
I'm beyond excited, and I have been building that more by listening to older bootlegs, but this review reminded me that Gothenburg 2 is definitely one I should add to my "to-play" list while I impatiently count down the return to North American touring!
Ignore the nay-sayers. It's different for sure, but still the best show (x8) I'll see all year. If it is a magic trick then it's a trick worth every penny/cent I've put in his pocket.
I'm collecting the tour releases, but not avidly listening to them. One reason is with the setlist as static as it is, there's no reason to listen to each or most shows. I cruise to the tour debuts or select favorite songs to hear how they sound currently, to enjoy them, to remember. The other reason is it doesn't appear the setlist is gong to change much between now and my father-daughter date in November, so I'd like to not be sick of it by then.
I've said all that just to say that I just listened to the intro to Racing In The Street from Gothenberg simply to experience the crowd's reaction. It was as satisfying as listening to the entire song, which I'm about to do now.
We're older. We've changed. But Bruce is still out there doing what he does and so are the fans. God, we're lucky enough just to have that.
Foxborough #1 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/09/15/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-august-24th-2023-foxborough-ma-gillette-stadium/
Chicago #2 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/08/30/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-august-11th-2023-chicago-il-wrigley-field/
Chicago #1 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/08/24/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-august-9th-2023-chicago-il-wrigley-field/
Monza - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/08/21/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-july-25th-2023-monza-it-autodromo-nazionale-di-monza/
Munich - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/08/14/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-july-23rd-2023-munich-de-olympiastadion/
Hockenheim - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/08/11/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-july-21st-2023-hockenheim-de-hockenheimring/
Vienna - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/08/05/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-july-18th-2023-vienna-at-ernst-happel-stadion/
Hamburg - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/08/03/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-july-15th-2023-hamburg-de-volksparkstadion/
Copenhagen #2 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/07/31/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-july-13th-2023-copenhagen-dk-parken-stadion/
Copenhagen #1 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/07/23/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-july-11th-2023-copenhagen-dk-parken-stadion/
Hyde Park #2 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/07/21/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-july-8th-2023-london-uk-hyde-park/
Hyde Park #1 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/07/19/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-july-6th-2023-london-uk-hyde-park/
Oslo #2 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/07/15/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-july-2nd-2023-oslo-no-voldslokka-stadion/
Oslo #1 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/07/13/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-june-30th-2023-oslo-no-voldslokka-stadion/
Gothenburg #3 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/07/11/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-june-28th-2023-gothenburg-se-ullevi/
I have been slacking at listening to most of the European shows. Not a lack of apprecation for them, but honestly some of the commentary elsewhere on the internet just has me starting to ignore this whole leg of the tour. I can't get bogged down in that. When my overenthusiastic joy at finally getting to see Bruce live after a lifetime of dreaming about is continually met with derision that "this tour sucks" or "ot's not a real E Street show", or whatever else people have said, it's hard to stay engaged.
I'm beyond excited, and I have been building that more by listening to older bootlegs, but this review reminded me that Gothenburg 2 is definitely one I should add to my "to-play" list while I impatiently count down the return to North American touring!
Gothenburg #2 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/07/09/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-june-26th-2023-gothenburg-se-ullevi/
I'm collecting the tour releases, but not avidly listening to them. One reason is with the setlist as static as it is, there's no reason to listen to each or most shows. I cruise to the tour debuts or select favorite songs to hear how they sound currently, to enjoy them, to remember. The other reason is it doesn't appear the setlist is gong to change much between now and my father-daughter date in November, so I'd like to not be sick of it by then.
I've said all that just to say that I just listened to the intro to Racing In The Street from Gothenberg simply to experience the crowd's reaction. It was as satisfying as listening to the entire song, which I'm about to do now.
We're older. We've changed. But Bruce is still out there doing what he does and so are the fans. God, we're lucky enough just to have that.
Gothenburg #1 - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/07/07/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-june-24th-2023-gothenburg-se-ullevi/
Düsseldorf - https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2023/07/05/bruce-springsteen-live-downloads-review-june-21st-2023-dusseldorf-de-merkur-spiel-arena/