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Brian Hedden's Collection

Bruce Springsteen   08/30/2003

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Source IEM/Aud
Media   3 discs
Tech Notes The IEM source has quite many skips every now and then - even more in the encores.

- Only tour performance of 'Raise Your Hand'.
- One of two tour performances of 'Pretty Flamingo' and 'Roll Of The Dice'.
- 'This Hard Land' dedicated to 'Bobby Muller' who's in the audience tonight.
- 'Thunder Road' dedicated to the memory of 'Jim Berger'.
- Mary's Place includes couple verses of 'Another Saturday Night'.

-- Thanks to tattoodad and the uber project for 'discovering' the IEM source!
-- Thanks to Neil for the audience sources.

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" In the world of Bruce Springsteen concerts, some nights seem earmarked as special before the first note is even played. Whether it's a birthday show or the last concert of a lengthy stand, sometimes you just get a hunch. There weren't many good hunches flying around after Thursday's standard set, filmed by a professional crew. So Saturday night at Giants Stadium (night 9 of 10, if you're keeping score) caught quite a few folks off guard as Springsteen raised the stakes and had the crowd raising their hands in joy, gratitude, and disbelief. As the filming continued--with still no official word as to why--Bruce and the band busted out of the gate with the ultra-rare "Janey, Don't You Lose Heart," and established new possibilities for a Rising Tour that is most likely a month away from wrapping. Eleven songs not played the night before, ten songs in the encores, two special guests, tour premieres, rarities, dedications...this one had it all. Highlights (and there were many) included "Trapped," "Roll of the Dice," "Because the Night," and the second appearance of "Pretty Flamingo" since 1978. Springsteen dedicated the main-set closer "Thunder Road" to the family and memory of Jim Berger, who was killed in the September 11 tragedy. Emmylou Harris joined Bruce for a poignant "Across the Border," and the Philadelphia-based band Marah helped out on "Raise Your Hand." A special night for many, this seemed to be the show that said, "Hang on Philly, Jersey's back in town!"" -backstreets.com
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