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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band   10/04/2003

Shea Stadium, Queens, NY
Media DVD   2 discs
J-Card Comment SCREWDEVIL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: "THE LAST DANCE"

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October 4, 2003 - Shea Stadium; New York, NY

For "the last dance," even the elements were on our side. The all-day drizzle stopped just in time for the show, and while Bruce later knocked on the wood of his acoustic, hoping the skies would hold, we'd already stopped the rain. "Code of Silence" opened the show, another Grushecky co-write last played in Pittsburgh. "Roulette," "Johnny 99," "Tunnel," and "Another Thin Line" came back; a stunning "I Wish I Were Blind" had its E Street Band debut, a beautiful full-band electric performance that we wish had appeared before the final show... other tour premieres were "Back in Your Arms" and, opening the encores, the return of the Reunion tour staple, "Light of Day." A 30-song blowout (previously, the longest Rising show had been 27 songs) that lasted nearly 3 hours and 20 minutes, this final show was one that may have had emotions running high, but Bruce seemed committed to keeping things loose and fun. "Welcome to the Last Dance," he said before "Waitin' on a Sunny Day." "I'm getting a little misty here right about now... Steve, cheer me up!" And he was chattier than usual, leading into "Back in Your Arms" with some audience banter: "Ladies, have you ever felt taken for granted?" But Bruce saved his speechifiyin' for the biggest surprise of the night, as a fellow legend came out to share the stage for "Highway 61 Revisited." Bruce told the crowd, "We have my great friend and inspiration with us tonight, Mr. Bob Dylan... we wouldn't be here tonight without him." The resulting performance was rough and ramshackle, best in theory, but it was clearly a meaningful moment for Springsteen. Introducing "Land of Hope and Dreams" a couple of songs later, he continued talking about Dylan as an artist "who was willing to stand in the fire... he made me think big thoughts... got me thinking about the world outside my little town. I don't know if great men make history or if history makes great men, but I know Bob's one of the greatest. Now and forever. I dedicate this one to him tonight, and thank him for gracing my stage... when I wrote this one I was doing my best to follow in his footsteps." And after his call for vigilance, and stressing the notion that the search for the truth is "the American Way": "And I learned that from Bob Dylan. This is 'Land of Hope and Dreams.'" After the historical summit, the show became about celebration. "Rosie, I'm home!" Willie Nile and Jon Landau returned for "Dancing," Bonds returned this time with Garland Jeffreys for the tour debut of the chestnut "Quarter to Three" along with "Twist and Shout." And that takes us to song 29. Song 30, the last song of the night? History repeats itself, with the first performance of "Blood Brothers" since Bruce and the E Streeters closed the Reunion tour with the same. All guests left the stage before this one, leaving just the E Street Band that has brought us the power, hour after hour, night after night, over the last 14 months. Springsteen seemed to be holding it together, but there were tears streaming down Clarence's face. Once again, Bruce brought bandmembers front and center to hold hands for the extra verse. It's a good night for a ride, and with that, the Rising tour rides off into the sunset. "The past four or five years have been some of the most fun and exciting of my life," Bruce told the crowd, "Thanks for sharing them with us."

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Title: The Last Dance
Location: Shea Stadium; New York, NY
Date: 2003/10/04
Discs: 2
Format: NTSC
Generation: Masters
Video: multi-cam
Audio: dubbed
Menu: authored
Chapters: songs
Size: 7.83GB

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-My Rating:
Video: 8
Audio: 6
Production: 10
Overall: 8

-BruceDVDs Rating:
Overall: 7

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DVD Description: A 30-song blowout that lasted nearly 3 hours and 20 minutes, this final show was one that may have had emotions running high, but Bruce seemed committed to keeping things loose and fun. "Welcome to the Last Dance," he said before Waitin' on a Sunny Day. The biggest surprise of the night, as a fellow legend came out to share the stage for "Highway 61 Revisited." Bruce told the crowd, "We have my great friend and inspiration with us tonight, Mr. Bob Dylan... we wouldn't be here tonight without him."
Multi-Cam mix that uses the video from the screen shot version and video of the stage. The DVD is filmed just right with enough transitions between the two cameras. The transitions between the cameras are great and the picture quality is clear and crisp. The audio on the DVD is average. This is yet another MUST have DVD from the Tour.

DVD1
01. Code of Silence
02. The Rising
03. Lonesome Day
04. Roulette
05. Night
06. I Wish I were Blind
07. Empty Sky
08. You're Missing
09. Waitin' on a Sunny Day
10. Johnny 99
11. Another Thin Line
12. Tunnel of Love
13. Because the Night
14. Badlands
15. Prove It All Night
16. Mary's Place

DVD2
01. Back in Your Arms
02. Into the Fire
03. Light of Day
04. Bobby Jean
05. Born to Run
06. Seven Nights to Rock
07. Highway 61 Revisited (with Bob Dylan)
08. My City of Ruins
09. Land of Hope and Dreams
10. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
11. Dancing in the Dark (with Willie Nile and Jon Landau)
12. Quarter to Three (with Gary U.S. Bonds)
13. Twist & Shout (with Gary U.S. Bonds)
14. Blood Brothers

Some screenshots here: http://www.brucedvds.net/DVDIndex/detail.php?detail=91

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Includes:
-Artwork
-Infofile
-Both DVDs
Trades Allowed Yes
Owned by Curtis Ensler · Last Updated May 23, 2023