Bruce Springsteen & Eddie Vedder

I'm not planning on putting up the whole Springsteen show since every show on the tour is going to be sold through his website, but I figure a few people are going to be keen to hear this. So here are the first two songs of the set, which happen to feature Eddie Vedder. Make sure to download the full show when it becomes available in a week or so.

Highway to Hell (with Eddie Vedder)
Darkness of the Edge of Town (with Eddie Vedder)

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/49cfag5zagmi5/Springsteen_%26_Vedder_-_15_Feb

A soundboard recording of this show is now available for paid download from Bruce Springsteen's website. I've downloaded it and it sounds great. On the other hand, it's looking increasingly like night 2 isn't going to be released. Given the length of that show, my recorder ran out part way through the show (despite changing cards part way through), but I'll process and make available what I got if this isn't released in the next week or two).

Bruce Springsteen - SiriusXM 10th Anniversary Show, 9 March 2012

Bruce Springsteen's shows at the start of the year were phenomenal. At the end of shows of that quality I sometimes feel a bit gutted that it'll be another four or five years till I get to see them again. But not this time! Springsteen will be back for another Melbourne show (and there are gaps in the schedule for at least one and maybe two more shows). Anyone that missed out last time should make sure to get to one of these if they possibly can.

To whet your appetite here's a recording of a show he did last year to celebrate the 10th anniversary of SiriusXM. The show was played at the famous Apollo Theater, hence the soul style introduction and the medley of soul classics. It's a short set by Springsteen standards, but maybe that's a good thing if you're only a casual fan wanting to figure out if you want to see him live.

We Take Care of Our Own
Wrecking Ball
Badlands
Death to My Hometown
My City of Ruins
The E Street Shuffle
Jack of All Trades
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
Mansion on the Hill
Apollo Medley
The Rising
We Are Alive
Thunder Road

Rocky Ground
Land of Hope and Dreams
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

https://mega.co.nz/#F!QFURSLbR!MHibunXXuX4DRXygJdjHtA

Bruce Springsteen - 26 March 2013, Rod Laver Arena

The second night of Springsteen was just as good as the first. He does a great job of mixing up his sets, while still playing enough hits to please the casual fan (it helps when you have a truckload of hits to choose from).

Sound for this one isn't quite as good as the first night. Mainly because of some annoying girls who keep screaming out 'PONY BOY'. It's only occassional and not too prominent, so doesn't kill the set.  The MP3 link will come soon hopefully.

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Bruce Springsteen - 24 March 2013, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

About two or three songs into this show I remember thinking that it was the greatest show I’ve ever seen. Having had a chance to think about it some more I’d refine that a bit – this is hardly an intimate show – but for any band aiming for a high-energy, rollicking, exhilarating show, this should be the template for what it takes.

Unfortunately for me, pretty much everything that should be said about these shows has been – Bruce’s ridiculous energy (for anyone of any age), the crowd engagement, the depth of his catalogue, the quality of the band. My only regret is that I only managed to make two shows on this tour (although the reason for that is that I’m seeing some other great band – more of that soon).

The recording quality here is really good. There were only a couple of quiet bits (in particular when a young kid was brought up to sing a bit of Waitin’ on a Sunny Day), I’ve tried to reduce static as much as possible, but what’s there is the cost of not having distortion in the rest of the show. Lastly, these shows will be the next ones I make available in MP3 and WAV. I’m hoping to get all the WAV links (including Neil Young) up this weekend).

Out in the Street

Promised Land

Something in the Night

Wrecking Ball

Death to My Hometown

Hungry Heart

Spirit in the Night

High Hopes

The River

Seeds

Johnny 99

Prove it All Night

Pay Me My Money Down

Darlington County

Shackled and Drawn

Waitin’ on a Sunny Day

The Rising

The Ghost of Tom Joad

Badlands

Land of Hope and Dreams

Born in the USA

Born to Run

Dancing in the Dark

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

MP3 Download

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