Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Totally Obsessed with Bruce Springsteen

In lieu of the fact that in less than two weeks, I will be back with Bruce Springsteen live and in person, I finally compiled a list of every place and every song I have ever seen Bruce perform live.

8/30/02 St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center - The Rising Tour
10/3/03 Flushing, NY - Shea Stadium - The Rising Tour
10/4/03 Flushing, NY - Shea Stadium - The Rising Tour
10/3/04 Detroit, MI - Cobo Arena - Vote for Change Tour
10/5/04 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center - Vote For Change Tour
5/10/05 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center - Devils and Dust Tour
5/11/05 Chicago, IL - Rosemont Theatre - Devils and Dust Tour
8/7/05 Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center - Devils and Dust Tour
10/12/05 Minneapolis, MN - Northrom Auditorium - Devils and Dust Tour
10/13/05 Chicago, IL - United Center - Devils and Dust Tour
10/15/05 Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center - Devils and Dust Tour
6/11/06 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center - Seeger Sessions Tour
6/13/06 Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Seeger Sessions Tour
11/2/07 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center - Magic Tour

The number next to the song indicates how many times I have seen it performed live (yep...I am a total dork.) Here we go...

A Good Man is Hard to Find 1
Across the Border 1
Ain't Got You 4
All Along the Watchtower 1 (with Neil Young)
All I'm Thinkin' About 3
All That Heaven Will Allow 2
American Land 1
Another Thin Line 2
Atlantic City 2
Back In Your Arms 3
Bad Day 2 (with REM)
Badlands 6
Because the Night 4 (twice with Michael Stipe)
Blinded By the Light 1
Blood Brothers 1
Bobby Jean 3
Book of Dreams 1
Born in the U.S.A. 4
Born to Run 6 (twice with Mike Mills and Peter Buck)
Brilliant Disguise 1
Bring Them Home 2
Buffalo Gals 2
Candy's Room 1
Centerfield 2 (both with John Fogerty)
Code of Silence 1
Countin' on a Miracle 1
Dancing in the Dark 5
Darkness on the Edge of Town 2
Deja Vu All Over Again 2 (both with John Fogerty)
Devils & Dust 6
Devils Arcade 1
Does this Bust Stop at 82nd Street? 1
Downbound Train 1
Dream Baby Dream 5
Empty Sky 5
Erie Canal 1
Eyes on the Prize 2
For You 1
Fortunate Son 2 (both with John Fogerty)
Frankie 1
Further On (Up the Road) 5
Girls in Their Summer Clothes 1
Glory Days 1
Growin' Up 3
Gypsy Biker 1
Highway 29 1
Highway 61 Revisited 1 (with Bob Dylan)
Highway Patrolman 1
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? 2
I Wanna Marry You 1
I Wish I Were Blind 2
I'm on Fire 1
Idiot's Delight 3
If I Should Fall Behind 2
Incident on 57th Street 3 (solo twice, full band once...yep, it matters)
Into the Fire 4
Jacob's Ladder 2
Janey Don't Lose Your Heart 1
Jesse James 2
Jesus Was an Only Son 6
John Henry 2
Johnny 99 7
Land of Hope and Dreams 5
Last to Die 1
Leah 3
Light of Day 1
Livin' in the Future 1
Living Proof 1
Lonesome Day 7
Long Black Veil 2
Long Time Comin' 6
Long Walk Home 1
Lost in the Flood 1
Magic 1
Man on the Moon 2 (both with REM)
Maria's Bed 2
Mary's Place 5
Metamoros Banks 6
Mrs. McGrath 2
My Beautiful Reward 2
My Best Was Never Good Enough 2
My City of Ruins 3
My Father's House 1
My Oklahoma Home 2
Nebraska 3
New York City Serenade 1
Night 2
No Surrender 3
Nothing Man 2
O Mary Don't You Weep 2
Old Dan Tucker 2
One Step Up 1
Open All Night 3
Paradise 2
Part Man, Part Monkey 2
Pay Me My Money Down 2
People Have the Power 2 (both with Bright Eyes, REM, John Fogerty, Neil and Pegi Young, once with Dixie Chicks as well)
Pink Cadillac 1
Point Blank 1
Proud Mary 1 (with John Fogerty)
Prove It All Night 3
Quarter to Three 1
Racing in the Street 2
Radio Nowhere 1
Rag Mama Rag 1
Ramrod 2
Reason to Believe 5
Rendezvous 1
Reno 6
Rockin' in the Free World 1 (with REM, John Fogerty, Neil and Pegi Young)
Rosalita 2
Roulette 2
Seven Nights to Rock 2
She's the One 1
Shut Out the Light 1
Silver Palomino 2
Souls of the Departed 2 (once with Neil Young)
State Trooper 2
The Fuse 1
The Hitter 3
The Line 1
The New Timer 3
The Promised Land 10 (twice with John Fogerty)
The Rising 12
The River 3
The Star-Spangled Banner 2
The Ties That Bind 4
This Hard Land 1
Thunder Road 3
Tougher Than the Rest 1
Travelin' Band 1 (with John Fogerty)
Tunnel of Love 1
Twist and Shout 2
Two Hearts 1
Valentine's Day 1
Waitin' on a Sunny Day 3
We Shall Overcome 2
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding 2 (both with with Bright Eyes, REM, John Fogerty, Neil and Pegi Young)
When the Saints Go Marching In 2
When You're Alone 1
Wild Billy's Circus Story 1
Working on the Highway 1
Worlds Apart 1
Wreck on the Highway 1
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) 2
You're Missing 2
Your Own Worst Enemy 1
Youngstown 2

I have seen Bruce 14 times in concert.
I have seen Bruce in 9 different cities.
I have seen Bruce sing 340 songs.
I have seen Bruce sing 148 different songs.
I have seen Bruce sing 33 covers.
I have seen Bruce play The Rising 12 times, which the song I have heard the most live.
I have seen Bruce on 5 different tours (every single tour since I had my Bruce Springsteen moment seven years ago.)
I have seen Bruce play the most on the Devils and Dust tour (6 times...which is ironic considering I didn't even like that album, except for Jesus Was An Only Son...yes, they were still absolutely beautiful shows.)
I have seen Bruce play with the E Street Band, the Seeger Sessions Band and solo.
I have seen Bruce play with special guests Al Leiter, Jon Landeau, Willie Nile, Gary U.S. Bonds, Bob Dylan, Garland Jeffreys, Bright Eyes, the Dixie Chicks, R.E.M., John Fogerty, Neil Young and Pegi Young.
I have cried at all 14 Bruce shows AT LEAST once.
I, Mary Alexandra Jones, am totally obsessed with Bruce Springsteen.

It's just astounding that these Bruce shows always seem to come when I need them the most. It's also astounding that I have seen both Silver Palimino and Part Man, Part Monkey multiple times and have NEVER SEEN JUNGLELAND! Two chances, Brucey, to make it up to me...

St. Paul and Milwaukee...Mama Jones is coming up from KC, MO for both shows and my WonderTwin is traveling to both as well. I'll get to rock out with most of the Minnesotan rock'n'roll rats, Jake and Justin (my long time Bruce brothers), downattheresevoir and her sis, windycitydarling, her husband and her 20 year old son (a Bruce virgin), Cline (an awesomely perverted I think maybe Republican)...I can't wait to be back together with my people, screaming, dancing and sobbing!

BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

You really are a geek aren't you? And I mean that in the nicest way!
Funny, I forgot about Peace, Love & Understanding at the Vote For Change shows.
I just had to officially turn down shooting the show at Xcel due to my flight getting me back from Austin 3 hours too late. Damn! Maybe I'll join y'all for the afterparty...

richellea said...

WOWOWOWOWOW!!! That list is so anal! I am impressed. Bobby and I are going to see him in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver this month!!! I can't wait. We too have seen him multiple times in multiple cities - in the front row and almost the back row and BY FAR my favourite show was on this tour - night one in Philly. AMAZING!

Anonymous said...

you are a crazy person. but i like it.

-taco

Anonymous said...

Hey, fellow Bruce geek!
You just inspired me to make my own list, here it goes:

Shows:
6/23/99 Olympic Stadium, Stockholm – Reunion Tour
6/24/99 Olympic Stadium, Stockholm – Reunion Tour

10/24/02 Globe Arena, Stockholm – The Rising Tour
6/19/03 Valle Hovin, Oslo – The Rising Tour
6/21/03 Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg – The Rising Tour
6/22/03 Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg – The Rising Tour

6/23/05 Scandinavium, Gothenburg – Devils and Dust Tour
6/25/05 Hovet, Stockholm – Devils and Dust Tour

5/21/06 Hovet, Stockholm – Seeger Sessions Tour
10/30/06 Globe Arena, Stockholm – Seeger Sessions Tour

10/17/07 Madison Square Garden, NYC – Magic Tour
10/18/07 Madison Square Garden, NYC – Magic Tour
11/02/07 Xcel Center, St Paul, MN – Magic Tour


Songs:
Across the Border 1
Adam Raised a Cain 2
All I’m Thinkin’ About 2
American Land 4
Atlantic City 2
Backstreets 2
Badlands 9
Black Cowboys 1
Blinded By the Light 1
Bring Them Home 1
Bobby Jean 6
Born in the USA 2
Born to Run 9
Brilliant Disguise 1
Buffalo Gals 1
Cadillac Ranch 1
Candy's Room 2
Countin’ on a Miracle 1
Dancing in the Dark 7
Darkness on the Edge of Town 3
Darlington County 4
Detroit Medley 1
Devil’s Arcade 3
Devils and Dust 2
Downbound Train 2
Dream Baby Dream 2
Empty Sky 5
Erie Canal 2
Eyes on the Prize 1
Factory 1
Fade Away 1
Fire 1
For You 1
Further On (Up the Road) 1
The Fuse 1
The Ghost of Tom Joad 3
Girls in Their Summer Clothes 3
Gloria 1
Growin’ Up 2
Gypsy Biker 3
Helan Går 1
Highway 29 1
Highway Patrolman 1
The Hitter 2
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? 2
Hungry Heart 3
I Wanna Be With You 1
If I Should Fall Behind 2
Incident on 57th Street 3
Into the Fire 5
Jackson Cage 2
Jacob's Ladder 2
Jesse James 2
Jesus Was an Only Son 3
John Henry 2
Johnny 99 1
Jungleland 3
Land of Hope and Dreams 6
Last To Die 3
Light of Day 2
Livin’ in the Future 3
Lonesome Day 8
Long Black Veil 1
Long Time Comin’ 3
Long Walk Home 3
Loose Ends 1
Love of the Common People 1
Lucky Town 2
Magic 3
Mansion on the Hill 1
Maria’s Bed 1
Mary’s Place 4
Matamoros Banks 2
Meeting Across the River 1
Mrs McGrath 2
Murder Incorporated 2
My City of Ruins 5
My Hometown 1
My Love Will Not Let You Down 3
My Oklahoma Home 2
Night 2
No Surrender 4
O Mary Don’t You Weep 2
Old Dan Tucker 2
Open All Night 2
Out in the Street 4
Part Man, Part Monkey 1
Pay Me My Money Down 2
Point Blank 1
The Promise 1
The Promised Land 10
Prove It All Night 2
Racing in the Street 2
Radio Nowhere 3
Ramrod 6
Real World 1
Reason to Believe 5
Reno 2
The Rising 9
The River 7
Seven Nights to Rock 2
She’s the One 5
Sherry Darling 1
Stand on It 2
State Trooper 1
Tenth Avenue Freeze Out 2
This Hard Land 2
Thundercrack 2
Thunder Road 6
The Ties That Bind 2
This Little Light of Mine 1
Tougher Than the Rest 1
Trapped 1
Twist and Shout 2
Two Hearts 2
Waitin’ on a Sunny Day 4
Walk Like a Man 1
We Shall Overcome 1
When the Saints Go Marching In 2
Where the Bands Are 2
Working on the Highway 4
Worlds Apart 4
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) 3
Youngstown 2
You’re Missing 2
Your Own Worst Enemy 1


13 shows.
9 shows with The E Street Band, 2 shows with the Seeger Sessions Band, 2 shows solo.
5 different cities.
321 songs.
126 different songs.
24 covers.
The Promised Land is the song I’ve heard the most, 10 times.
5 tours.
I saw most shows during the Rising tour (4) but that will change this tour...
I didn’t cry at all the shows, though I did several times. The song that made me cry the most was Racing in the Street in Gothenburg in 2003.

Can't come to the upcoming St Paul show unfortunately. Have tickets for the two Gothenburg shows 4th and 5th of july this summer.

You have some really cool ones on there. Lost in the flood, NYC Serenade, Valentine's day, Janey don't you lose heart... Wow!
Hope you get Jungleland. I am fortunate enough to have heard it three times, one of those in MSG with Meeting preceding... Yeah!!

Keep on rockin'!
joel

Anonymous said...

i wish i could go too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I wouldn't know where to begin to compile such a list!! Total awesomeness.

ChrisMooreMusic said...

I have to admit, as a BIG fan of recent Bruce Springsteen songs, I haven't piked up the Seeger Sessions yet. I really do like cover songs in moderation, but I wasn't sure that I could go a whole album without a Springsteen original. Maybe I'll give it a shot...

The Kid In The Front Row said...

I love how much you love Bruce Springsteen. Keep it up!

Anonymous said...

I too am obsessed. I have seen him 5 imes on his Wrecking Ball tour (alll I could afford) the last show I saw was in Phoenix. I have no way of travelling to Europe or Australia so I have my fingers crossed for some more East Coast venues. I am from Canada so it is sometimes hard on the wallet!