Springsteen's latest tour

OK, I've got tix tonight for Springsteen. This is my first Bruuuuuuce show, though I've been a fan for ages (hey, he sings about the swamps of Jersey, but rarely ventures anywhere near the swamps of south Georgia - until tonight).
From those who have seen him on this latest tour, what can a neophyte Springsteen concertgoer expect, other than him not doing those 4 hour shows he was once fabled for?

 

He'll do 3 hours and 15 minutes. You'll have a great time. You'll be exhausted when it's over.

Enjoy. He was great 2 weeks ago in NJ and I'm sure the band is going to end this tour on a high.

 

What Spnited said.
A 3-hour, 15-minute rock 'n' roll tour de force.
Besides, those legendary 4 hour shows included an intermission. This is 3+ hours straight through, no breaks.
If you've got a general admission ticket leave now, bring a sign requesting a song, and be prepared to stand for several hours before the show through the show.

 

ditto what spnited and estreet said. in those legendary shows of the past, he'd play four hours with much more talking and the intermission to kill time.

in terms of actual song count, the recent leg of the tour has bested those shows. he's doing 26-30 songs, which is incredible for a rocker of any age -- let alone 58!!

enjoy!!

 

And say Mazel Tov to the Big Man, who apparently got married yet again last week.

 

wedding No. 4 for the Big Man.

The question for later in this leg of the tour will he keep up the 28-30 song stadium sets he's been playing or will he revert back to a 24-song arena set?

 

Actually, as you noted, the summer shows have been longer (by about 4-5 songs and about 30-40 minutes) than the winter/spring arena shows earlier this year. One of the shows I went to in the spring was 2:20, the shortest Bruce concert I think I've ever seen; a couple of the stadium shows have gone past 3:30.

Incidentally, from multiple online sources, the longest Springsteen show ever, 12/31/1980 at Nassau Coliseum, clocked in at 38 songs, 4:00 playing time (with a 20-minute intermission). The legends of 4 1/2-5 hour shows are myths.

Another note, the unusually short show I saw this spring was St. Patrick's Day in Milwaukee; the next show, at Indianapolis, featured the last performance by Danny Federici, and was normal length (2:45+). I haven't heard any details, but I can't help but suspect there might have been some connection.

 

I believe that the longest show that I attended was the July 1, 2000 MSG show, which was around 3.5 hours

 

based on the bruce sites only 26 songs tonight, but what a setlist they got in Jax..

1. Out In The Street
2. Radio Nowhere
3. No Surrender
4. Lonesome Day
5. Spirit In The Night
6. You Can't Sit Down
7. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd St.
8. Candy's Room
9. Loose Ends
10. Youngstown
11. Murder Inc.
12. She's The One
13. Living In The Future
14. Mary's Place
15. Back in Your Arms
16. The Rising
17. Last To Die
18. Long Walk Home
19. Badlands

20. Tenth Ave Freezeout
21. Waitin' On A Sunny Day
22. Born To Run
23. Rosalita (Come Out Tonite)
24. Glory Days
25. American Land

26. Kitty's Back

 

He may not be a kid anymore, but he still has Mad Skillz to burn.

 

So what once was the Magic tour now includes 4 songs from the Magic album out of 26.

 

You Can't Sit Down? Wow.

I love Back In Your Arms. A great setlist.