A return to a sacred venue and solid Boss territory, the WOAD tour has continued with back to back shows from the LA Sports Arena, probably most famous for Springsteen's legendary August 1981 performance for the Vietnam Veterans. The shows contain a wide range of cover versions, but perhaps the second night cover of John Fogerty's (Creedance Clearwater Revival) Proud Mary is the standout. The second night see's a guest appearance from Mike Ness
Night One (15/4/09)
1. Badlands
2. Darkness On The Edge Of Town
3. Outlaw Pete
4. Out In The Street
5. Working On A Dream
6. Seeds
7. Johnny 99
8. The Ghost Of Tom Joad
9. I'm Goin Down
10. Raise Your Hand
11. Spirit In The Night
12. Waiting On A Sunny Day
13. The Promised Land
14. The Wrestler
15. Racing In The Street
16. Kingdom Of Days
17. Lonesome Day
18. The Rising
19. Born To Run
20. Hard Times (Come Again No More)
21. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
22. Land Of Hope And Dreams
23. American Land
24. Rosalita
Night Two (16/4/09)
1. Badlands
2. Candy's Room
3. Outlaw Pete
4. No Surrender
5. Adam Raised A Cain
6. Working On A Dream
7. Seeds
8. Johnny 99
9. Youngstown
10. Raise Your Hand
11. Proud Mary
12. Growin' Up
13. Hungry Heart
14. The Promised Land
15. The Wrestler
16. Backstreets
17. Bad Luck (with Mike Ness)
18. Lonesome Day (with Mike Ness & Jay Weinberg)
19. The Rising (with Mike Ness & Jay Weinberg)
20. Born To Run
21. Hard Times
22. Thunder Road
23. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
24. Dancing In The Dark
25. Land Of Hope And Dreams
Press
To be sure, Springsteen and company provided plenty of deeply felt music Wednesday, but he delivered something more earthbound: a much-needed message of optimism to counter the daily doses of grim news bombarding us.
If Obama decides the time is right for an inspiration czar, Springsteen would be the logical person to step up and proclaim, "I'm your man."
Randy Lewis LA Times
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