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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band   07/19/1988

Weissensee Velodrome, East Berlin, East Germany
Media DVD   1 disc
Notes Here's a really nice Brice Springsteen DVD that I picked up fairly recently from TapeCity. It was generously shared there by didier572000...thanks very much!

A confession: I have never been a Bruce Springsteen fan, but of course I know most of the songs featured in this show. How can a person NOT know these songs? Anyway, I decided to download it just in case any friends "needed" a good Springsteen DVD at some point in the future. Well, the funny thing is this: I really enjoyed this show/DVD. Not enough to make me a Bruce fan, mind you, but I know a good thing when I see one...and this is a good one.

Berlin is a color, pro-shot show. It has a small handful of very minor flaws, but overall the video quality is excellent and the audio quality (soundboard stereo) is very good. The only problem I noticed is that the audio occasionally becomes thin and/or muffled (and mono-sounding) during portions of some songs. Not a deal breaker by any means, but I figure it's worth pointing out.

Paris is a black-and-white show. Although it's a pro-shot, the picture is a little blurry or washed-out at times. Not bad, but certainly not great. Thankfully, the sound quality is very good on the Paris show.

I did not make any changes to the VIDEO_TS folder that I downloaded, so if any of you have this show and would like to help seed for others, I encourage you to do so. Artwork from the original torrent is also provided. The only change I made to the original torrent was to replace the original info file (which had some errors) with this updated info file. Enjoy the show!



Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Radrennbahn Weissensee
Berlin, Germany (technically East Berlin, East Germany at the time)
July 19, 1988


Pro-Shot DVD, PAL format
(filmed by German television)


**Screenshots provided (as always) in the Comments section**


Setlist:
01. Badlands
02. Out In The Street
03. Boom Boom
04. The River
05. The Promised Land
06. Spare Parts
07. War
08. Born In The U.S.A
09. Chimes of Freedom
10. Paradise By The "C"
11. I'm a Coward
12. I'm On Fire
13. Dancing in the Dark
14. Light of Day > band intros > Bony Maronie
15. Born to Run
16. Hungry Heart > interview (translated to German)
17. Glory Days
18. I Can't Help Falling In Love
19. Bobby Jean
20. Cadillac Ranch
21. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
22. Sweet Soul Music
23. Twist and Shout

Running time (Berlin only): 131:46

Note: Per the listing for the Berlin show at the etree.org database, the following songs were also played in concert but were not part of the TV broadcast (and thus not included on this DVD): Adam Raised A Cain, All That Heaven Will Allow, Cover Me, Brilliant Disguise, Who Do You Love, She's The One, You Can Look, Downbound Train, Because The Night and Havin' A Party.



Bonus program:

Chateau De Vincennes
Paris, France
June 18, 1988

Setlist:
1. The Promised Land
2. My Hometown
3. Blowin' In The Wind
4. Bad Moon Rising

Running time (Paris only): 18:18


Video properties:
Format: PAL, pro-shot
Menu: Yes
Chapters: Yes (at each track)
Resolution: 720x576
Frames/sec: 25.00
Other: mpeg2 video, 6000 kb/s

Audio properties:
Codec: ac3
Other: 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s


Some background info regarding the concert's venue & show:
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radrennbahn_Weissensee)

"Radrennbahn Weissensee is a large cycling track located in the Weissensee district of Berlin. It is north of the park containing the Weisser See. It is also popular for inline skating and skateboarding.

During the time Radrennbahn Weissensee was part of East Berlin, it was also used as a concert venue. Acts such as James Brown and ZZ Top played there, in an attempt to satisfy the musical desires of East German youth. The most known concert held there, and the biggest concert in East German history, was the July 19, 1988 performance of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on their Tunnel of Love Express."


And some more background on this historical show:
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_of_Love_Express_Tour)

"Most unusual of the European shows was one in East Berlin on July 19, 1988, some 16 months before the Berlin Wall came down. Some 160,000 people were in attendance at the Radrennbahn Weißensee, practically one percent of the German Democratic Republic's entire population. Much of the concert was broadcast live on both state television and radio, with Springsteen being extolled by the state as a working-class American who "attack[s] social misery and injustice in his native country."
Before playing Bob Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom", Springsteen stated in phoenetically recited German, "I want to tell you, I'm not here for or against any certain government, but to play rock ’n’ roll for you East Berliners ... in the hope that one day, all barriers will be torn down." GDR officials took advantage of a tape delay to delete Springsteen's words."


And lastly, regarding East Berlin:
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Berlin)
"On 3 October 1990, West and East Germany were reunited, thus formally ending the existence of East Berlin."

Wow, it's hard to believe it's been nearly two decades since they reunited!


As I mentioned above, I'm not a Springsteen fan but I thought this show was really entertaining. My favorite songs were: Paradise By The "C", I'm A Coward, and Bobby Jean. If you're so inclined, wny not let me know what YOUR favorite songs in this show are by posting a comment on the board?

And lastly, please consider posting a thank you to didier572000 for sharing this fine show with all of us.


Uploaded on DIME by TheCommish
July 2009
J-Card Comment Here's a really nice Brice Springsteen DVD that I picked up fairly recently from TapeCity. It was generously shared there by didier572000...thanks very much!

A confession: I have never been a Bruce Springsteen fan, but of course I know most of the songs featured in this show. How can a person NOT know these songs? Anyway, I decided to download it just in case any friends "needed" a good Springsteen DVD at some point in the future. Well, the funny thing is this: I really enjoyed this show/DVD. Not enough to make me a Bruce fan, mind you, but I know a good thing when I see one...and this is a good one.

Berlin is a color, pro-shot show. It has a small handful of very minor flaws, but overall the video quality is excellent and the audio quality (soundboard stereo) is very good. The only problem I noticed is that the audio occasionally becomes thin and/or muffled (and mono-sounding) during portions of some songs. Not a deal breaker by any means, but I figure it's worth pointing out.

Paris is a black-and-white show. Although it's a pro-shot, the picture is a little blurry or washed-out at times. Not bad, but certainly not great. Thankfully, the sound quality is very good on the Paris show.

I did not make any changes to the VIDEO_TS folder that I downloaded, so if any of you have this show and would like to help seed for others, I encourage you to do so. Artwork from the original torrent is also provided. The only change I made to the original torrent was to replace the original info file (which had some errors) with this updated info file. Enjoy the show!



Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Radrennbahn Weissensee
Berlin, Germany (technically East Berlin, East Germany at the time)
July 19, 1988


Pro-Shot DVD, PAL format
(filmed by German television)


**Screenshots provided (as always) in the Comments section**


Setlist:
01. Badlands
02. Out In The Street
03. Boom Boom
04. The River
05. The Promised Land
06. Spare Parts
07. War
08. Born In The U.S.A
09. Chimes of Freedom
10. Paradise By The "C"
11. I'm a Coward
12. I'm On Fire
13. Dancing in the Dark
14. Light of Day > band intros > Bony Maronie
15. Born to Run
16. Hungry Heart > interview (translated to German)
17. Glory Days
18. I Can't Help Falling In Love
19. Bobby Jean
20. Cadillac Ranch
21. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
22. Sweet Soul Music
23. Twist and Shout

Running time (Berlin only): 131:46

Note: Per the listing for the Berlin show at the etree.org database, the following songs were also played in concert but were not part of the TV broadcast (and thus not included on this DVD): Adam Raised A Cain, All That Heaven Will Allow, Cover Me, Brilliant Disguise, Who Do You Love, She's The One, You Can Look, Downbound Train, Because The Night and Havin' A Party.



Bonus program:

Chateau De Vincennes
Paris, France
June 18, 1988

Setlist:
1. The Promised Land
2. My Hometown
3. Blowin' In The Wind
4. Bad Moon Rising

Running time (Paris only): 18:18


Video properties:
Format: PAL, pro-shot
Menu: Yes
Chapters: Yes (at each track)
Resolution: 720x576
Frames/sec: 25.00
Other: mpeg2 video, 6000 kb/s

Audio properties:
Codec: ac3
Other: 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s


Some background info regarding the concert's venue & show:
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radrennbahn_Weissensee)

"Radrennbahn Weissensee is a large cycling track located in the Weissensee district of Berlin. It is north of the park containing the Weisser See. It is also popular for inline skating and skateboarding.

During the time Radrennbahn Weissensee was part of East Berlin, it was also used as a concert venue. Acts such as James Brown and ZZ Top played there, in an attempt to satisfy the musical desires of East German youth. The most known concert held there, and the biggest concert in East German history, was the July 19, 1988 performance of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on their Tunnel of Love Express."


And some more background on this historical show:
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_of_Love_Express_Tour)

"Most unusual of the European shows was one in East Berlin on July 19, 1988, some 16 months before the Berlin Wall came down. Some 160,000 people were in attendance at the Radrennbahn Weißensee, practically one percent of the German Democratic Republic's entire population. Much of the concert was broadcast live on both state television and radio, with Springsteen being extolled by the state as a working-class American who "attack[s] social misery and injustice in his native country."
Before playing Bob Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom", Springsteen stated in phoenetically recited German, "I want to tell you, I'm not here for or against any certain government, but to play rock ’n’ roll for you East Berliners ... in the hope that one day, all barriers will be torn down." GDR officials took advantage of a tape delay to delete Springsteen's words."


And lastly, regarding East Berlin:
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Berlin)
"On 3 October 1990, West and East Germany were reunited, thus formally ending the existence of East Berlin."

Wow, it's hard to believe it's been nearly two decades since they reunited!


As I mentioned above, I'm not a Springsteen fan but I thought this show was really entertaining. My favorite songs were: Paradise By The "C", I'm A Coward, and Bobby Jean. If you're so inclined, wny not let me know what YOUR favorite songs in this show are by posting a comment on the board?

And lastly, please consider posting a thank you to didier572000 for sharing this fine show with all of us.


Uploaded on DIME by TheCommish
July 2009
Trades Allowed Yes
Owned by Curtis Ensler · Last Updated May 23, 2023