Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live in Gothenburg Sweden 6.22.03

After The Rising was released, Springsteen took the E Street Band on the road for what turned out to be a 15 month, multi-leg world tour.  I saw at least 6 shows on the tour - not including the private rehearsal I snuck into and the night I spent listening outside Fenway Park - and I personally saw the shows evolve.  Early in the tour the shows were somber but intense.  I was there when the tour pulled into New York City's Madison Square Garden for what was an emotional night - not the party you normally expect at an E Street Band show.  But as the tour went on, the shows loosened up.  Much of the Rising material was still in the set - "Into The Fire", "The Rising", "Lonesome Day", "My City Of Ruins", "Worlds Apart", etc - but more of the hits, rarities and covers were back in the set.  This was quintessential Springsteen.

By the time the band rolled into Gothenburg Sweden's Ullevi Stadium - a building the band famously nearly tore down (literally) in 1985 - they were a well-oiled machine, and the shows were 3+ hour marathons.  The second night at the 50,000+ capacity Ullevi Stadium featured a standard set, plus rarities like "Jackson Cage", "Racing In The Street", "Detroit Medley" and a 12-minute cover of "Twist & Shout".  The show was captured in the form of a pristine audience recording which has been circulating for years.  An equally pristine soundboard recording has surfaced more recently.  I took the liberty of mixing the two recordings which results in an absolutely incredible recording.  This is pretty much as close as you'll get to official-release sound quality.  Enjoy and please share!

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Ullevi Stadium - Gothenburg, Sweden
June 22, 2003

The Promised Land
The Rising
Lonesome Day
Jackson Cage
My Love Will Not Let You Down
Atlantic City
Empty Sky
The River
Waiting On A Sunny Day
Darlington County
Growing Up
Worlds Apart
Badlands
She's The One
Mary's Place (lower bitrate due to file size, download full set below for best quality)
Racing In The Street
Into The Fire
No Surrender
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Thunder Road
Hungry Heart
Ramrod
Born To Run
Detroit Medley
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My City Of Ruins
Land Of Hopes And Dreams
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Dancing In The Dark
Twist & Shout

Full set download (mp3 zip):  Part 1  |  Part 2

Comments

[Curt Shannon]

Great performances and good sound quality. Thanks for posting.

[chris]

many many thanks , good effort , nice result

[dan]

Thanks!