"Prove it All Night"

Well The Boss might not have proved it all night but he and the rest of the E Street Band (minus Patti, who was home with the kids) performed a rocking 2+ hour set on Saturday night at US Bank Arena in the 'Nasty. We didn't have floor tickets but we still had a really good view with our seat tickets in the second level. US Bank Arena is a more suitable concert venue...than say Conseco...mainly because it's not as big (hence more intimate and better sound quality).



This was the fifth time that I've seen the Boss and he continued to impress as only the Boss can. The concert rocked...it was freakin' awesome. Jenny thought it was the best rock concert that she every attended (smart move saying that).



More specifically Springsteen and the band effortlessly mixed in the new material with the staples of his catalog (one of the best of all time)* I was particularly impressed with regard to the new material in the versions of Long Walk Home and Gypsy Biker. Sadly he didn't play Girl in Their Summer Clothes. Also I really enjoyed Lonesome Day...I'm thinking that song has cracked my top ten in terms of favorite Springsteen songs. The encore really rocked (a lot of fist pumping) with Glory Days, Born to Run and Dancing in the Dark. Just can't go wrong with that trifecta.



Here's the set list:



Darlington County
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason to Believe
Candy's Room
Prove It All Night
She's the One
Livin' in the Future
The Promised Land
Be True
Lost in the Flood
Devil's Arcade
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands



Encore:
Glory Days
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
American Land



Second Encore:
Kitty's Back




*I was just thinking that if one puts The Beatles and Bob Dylan's music catalog (a balance of quality and quantity) at first and second, respectively, than number three comes down to The Rolling Stones or Bruce Springsteen. I'm going with Springsteen mainly because the Stones haven't put out a relevant album since 1989's Steel Wheels.