axlslash Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says Pitsburgh is getting the whole album, and LiveNation has an ad for Hartford up on YouTube saying the same thing. Looking truer and truer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 And finally: announced on the official site. The River, in full, every night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsfanoldie Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 And finally: announced on the official site. The River, in full, every night.Congrats Bruce! You've just saved me a whole lot of money!Sorry, but that might talk me out of ANY shows. My own fault, but I already saw The River show in 09, and its so long that thats a massive part of the show to see a second or third time. Don't get me wrong, The River is my FAVORITE Bruce album. But that 09 show was also pretty legendary. Its talked very highly about and it was one of the best shows I ever saw. Without Clarence, without the mystique of it being that one time, I don't think he could top it.Ramrod is my favorite live Bruce song. I love the idea of it getting played every night. Crush On You, I'm A Rocker, Stolen Car, Drive All Night (as you mentioned) finally getting the due they deserve. I might see one show, but unfortunately that totally convinces me out of more shows. Its already an obscure album, so I have to image the encores will be packed to the brim with hits. Or nothing I can't imagine I haven't seen by this point. Sad, cause I really want to go. Maybe one show, but the price already turned me off. To see something I've already seen, in NY/NJ which was already gonna be a hard ticket, seems like it might not be worth it. Possible Pearl Jam and GNR reunion tours this year I'd rather save money for.We'll see. But I think this is an interesting, and frankly not great move. He's already done the full album thing. Touring a 35 year old DOUBLE album, EVERY night seems like a major setback to an artist that never wanted to be a nostalgia act. I would have much rather a tour that focused on rotating deep River cuts along with the outtakes just released for a live show, as opposed to the album in full. But I'm sure those that didn't see it in 09 will love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 And finally: announced on the official site. The River, in full, every night. Congrats Bruce! You've just saved me a whole lot of money!Sorry, but that might talk me out of ANY shows. My own fault, but I already saw The River show in 09, and its so long that thats a massive part of the show to see a second or third time. Don't get me wrong, The River is my FAVORITE Bruce album. But that 09 show was also pretty legendary. Its talked very highly about and it was one of the best shows I ever saw. Without Clarence, without the mystique of it being that one time, I don't think he could top it.Ramrod is my favorite live Bruce song. I love the idea of it getting played every night. Crush On You, I'm A Rocker, Stolen Car, Drive All Night (as you mentioned) finally getting the due they deserve. I might see one show, but unfortunately that totally convinces me out of more shows. Its already an obscure album, so I have to image the encores will be packed to the brim with hits. Or nothing I can't imagine I haven't seen by this point. Sad, cause I really want to go. Maybe one show, but the price already turned me off. To see something I've already seen, in NY/NJ which was already gonna be a hard ticket, seems like it might not be worth it. Possible Pearl Jam and GNR reunion tours this year I'd rather save money for.We'll see. But I think this is an interesting, and frankly not great move. He's already done the full album thing. Touring a 35 year old DOUBLE album, EVERY night seems like a major setback to an artist that never wanted to be a nostalgia act. I would have much rather a tour that focused on rotating deep River cuts along with the outtakes just released for a live show, as opposed to the album in full. But I'm sure those that didn't see it in 09 will love it.As someone on BTX pointed out: longer-than usual breaks between shows plus the reference to "4 hour shows" in the press release? Might be making room to do the River, take an intermission, then a set and encore of non-River. We shall see. Since I was only going to one show anyway, I'm not extatic but I'll enjoy this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 I am positively over the fucking moon. Got GAs for Chicago!!!!!! Hope anyone else trying for Boss tickets this morning had better luck than I did, I had to go secondary market.January 19, I'm going down to the River!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsfanoldie Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 If it were up to me, he'd play Ramrod every night. That Live In Barcelona video is a perfect example of why its my favorite live Bruce song. He just goes nuts and has so much fun with it. I love it, and I love the false endings. So happy I've caught it once as part of The River and once as an audible surprise.Glad you're so excited for your show. Congrats on getting tix! I got shut out, but I was looking for the sole NJ show so I wasn't expecting miracles. I'll constantly check BTX and hope something pops up, but luckily if not I've basically already seen this show. I am really happy though for people like you and others that love the River, since I only went in 09 cause it was right near me. I never would have flown to LA or something for it, despite it being my favorite album, so had I not seen it I would love this tour, at least for one show. Having seen it, it kind of renders the tour useless for me, but the person I went with last time wants to relive it, which is the only reason I tried for the NJ show, so it'll at least be fun to do that again. I think the fact that we have the shared experience will keep it fun for both of us.Sad to see the 4 hour sets don't look like they're happening. I didn't think they would, but based off his recent interview with E Street Radio, it sounds like it'll follow a similar format to MSG 09. The album, a few things to end the main set, then encores. I would have thought if they were planning a full second set Bruce would have said something other than "yeah we hope to play the album then some of your fan favorites". That to me doesn't sound like second set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 One week from tomorrow, I go down to the River. The more I listen to the record in sequence, the more excited I am. I love spontaneity, sure, but I am guaranteed Point Blank, Drive All Night, Wreck On The Highway, Stolen Car, Fade Away.... fuck this is gonna be good.I guess I also have to sit through Hungry Heart and Out In The Street back to back. But I'll survive.It's one week til Boss Time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrownstone531 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 One week from tomorrow, I go down to the River. The more I listen to the record in sequence, the more excited I am. I love spontaneity, sure, but I am guaranteed Point Blank, Drive All Night, Wreck On The Highway, Stolen Car, Fade Away.... fuck this is gonna be good.I guess I also have to sit through Hungry Heart and Out In The Street back to back. But I'll survive.It's one week til Boss Time.4 days for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 One week from tomorrow, I go down to the River. The more I listen to the record in sequence, the more excited I am. I love spontaneity, sure, but I am guaranteed Point Blank, Drive All Night, Wreck On The Highway, Stolen Car, Fade Away.... fuck this is gonna be good.I guess I also have to sit through Hungry Heart and Out In The Street back to back. But I'll survive.It's one week til Boss Time. 4 days for me Those days in between Pittsburgh and Chicago are gonna be tough. With how little room there is for change ups in the set, I'm going to be more vigilant than usual at not checking the set list before my show. Backstreets is the one forum I'm on as much as here, but I'll be cutting myself off to avoid spoilers. Now I know how big-time Star Wars fans felt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrownstone531 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 One week from tomorrow, I go down to the River. The more I listen to the record in sequence, the more excited I am. I love spontaneity, sure, but I am guaranteed Point Blank, Drive All Night, Wreck On The Highway, Stolen Car, Fade Away.... fuck this is gonna be good.I guess I also have to sit through Hungry Heart and Out In The Street back to back. But I'll survive.It's one week til Boss Time. 4 days for me Those days in between Pittsburgh and Chicago are gonna be tough. With how little room there is for change ups in the set, I'm going to be more vigilant than usual at not checking the set list before my show. Backstreets is the one forum I'm on as much as here, but I'll be cutting myself off to avoid spoilers. Now I know how big-time Star Wars fans felt.I won't give you any spoilers other than it was fucking incredible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 One week from tomorrow, I go down to the River. The more I listen to the record in sequence, the more excited I am. I love spontaneity, sure, but I am guaranteed Point Blank, Drive All Night, Wreck On The Highway, Stolen Car, Fade Away.... fuck this is gonna be good.I guess I also have to sit through Hungry Heart and Out In The Street back to back. But I'll survive.It's one week til Boss Time. 4 days for me Those days in between Pittsburgh and Chicago are gonna be tough. With how little room there is for change ups in the set, I'm going to be more vigilant than usual at not checking the set list before my show. Backstreets is the one forum I'm on as much as here, but I'll be cutting myself off to avoid spoilers. Now I know how big-time Star Wars fans felt.I won't give you any spoilers other than it was fucking incredible.All I know so far is he opened with Meet Me (duh), did Rebel Rebel (about as duh as one-off covers get, hoping that slot goes to 41 Shots with Morello in Chicago), and he didn't do Sunny Day. Also that it was an impressively long set list, as I'd expect on a tour with 3 nights between most shows. Just based on those things, fuckin stoked. Fingers crossed that the lottery gods show me favor Tuesday night, I wanna be in that pit!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Back home, head still spinning. This tour is a must-see. Absolutely mind blowing. It was my 7th show and is easily top two. Unreal energy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 For those of you so inclined, here is the opening of the show through the end of the River set (not my video, though you can almost see my wife and I in the GA when the camera shows Bruce at the platform behind the pit in Hungry Heart). Still the greatest rock band in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 He also had the Nassau 1980 show for sale on download, even though it's not a part of the box. Still worth having a copy of that show. And he's following this up with a new acoustic album and theater/arena tour. There's a few box sets he could do but I think Born in the USA and Nebraska would probably be a combined one, just the video he has from the Born in the USA tour probably takes up a whole wall in the vault, and the fans have talked about wanting an "Electric Nebraska" and "Acoustic BITUSA". The documentaries picked up from where the last one left off, it's hard to say whether he'd do one for Tunnel of Love, or just put out concert videos for download and streaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Out here on E Street, we’re missing our fans at The Garden tonight and wanted to send this along.Starting now, the live recording of #TheRiverTourChicago on January 19 will be available as a free MP3 download for the next two days at http://bit.ly/therivertourchicago or http://live.brucespringsteen.net/live-music/0,13586/Bruce-Springsteen---The-E-Street-Band-mp3-flac-download-1-19-2016-United-Center-Chicago-IL.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 I feel bad for the folks who planned on going down to the River at MSG tonight, but I am not sorry to have a free crack at this show. Just a few songs in, and it's every bit as good as I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 RIR Lisbon announced for May, so presumably European tour in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 RIR Lisbon announced for May, so presumably European tour in the summer....and the extended US tour is now official as well. Now to cross the fingers that the new solo record becomes a new E Street record!I was in NYC for an unplanned spell today. Hung outside the Garden for a while. None of the band's cars stopped and no one got out or signed or anything, but I was 3-4ft from everyone and they all waived, Boss included. Would have liked at least one interaction of some kind, but was still cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 If I wasn't seeing GNR in vegas I would check himy out in michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansin Humanity Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 So I checked Ticketmaster and sure enough, I pulled up a floor ticket for the ATL show tomorrow. Hooray impulse buys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Bugger, I'm in Scotland when he's playing in The Netherlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansin Humanity Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Fuck me, last night was awesome. Highlights from The River were Independence Day, I'm A Rocker, Point Blank, and Drive All Night. The "hits" section of the show after was tremendous too with Rosalita as my favorite and the show reaching near transcendent levels during Nils's Because The Night solo. Worth every penny I spent for a GA ticket, I'll post a few pictures later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 22 minutes ago, Mansin Humanity said: Fuck me, last night was awesome. Highlights from The River were Independence Day, I'm A Rocker, Point Blank, and Drive All Night. The "hits" section of the show after was tremendous too with Rosalita as my favorite and the show reaching near transcendent levels during Nils's Because The Night solo. Worth every penny I spent for a GA ticket, I'll post a few pictures later. Where on the floor did you end up? Not that it really matters. I got as fucked as fucked gets with my GA in Chicago (My group had 201-204, lucky lotto winner was 280, over 900 bands given out). We wound up about 5-6 people back of the second railing. Still far and away the most fun I've ever had at a show other than the last Spectrum show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Hopefully I'm going to Glasgow. In 2013 I lived in London and by the time I made it to a computer after tickets for Wembley went on sale it was all sold out. I saw 2 other shows though and they were superb, but I'm still a bit bummed I missed Wembley with Darkness in full. If it were a regular tour I'd go for 3 or 4 shows but on this tour a single one will do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansin Humanity Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) 37 minutes ago, axlslash said: Where on the floor did you end up? Not that it really matters. I got as fucked as fucked gets with my GA in Chicago (My group had 201-204, lucky lotto winner was 280, over 900 bands given out). We wound up about 5-6 people back of the second railing. Still far and away the most fun I've ever had at a show other than the last Spectrum show. Damn, that's a tough break. I lucked out pretty hard - had wristband #1026 and they drew somewhere in the 670s, so I was one of the last 20 or so people in the front pit section. It was great because I still had an awesome spot, but because I was towards the back of the section, didn't have to ever worry about leaving and losing the rail or anything right up front. Just an incredible time, but as you said that would've been true no matter where I watched from. Edited February 19, 2016 by Mansin Humanity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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