LOCATION:
Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
Section 229, row H (side stage, 2nd level)
BANDS:
Just the man himself. No backup guys or anything.
PRICE: $95 a ticket (includes Ticketbastard charges)
DETAILS OF EVENT:
CONCESSIONS: Hamburger was $5.50, bottle of soda I think was $3.75
VIEW: Good. He had TV screens for the people in the back, so when he was at the piano and his back was to us, we could still his face via the screen. Only weird complaint I have is I could see backstage and found it distracting seeing his tech tuning his guitars during the show. And I like to get a more front-view to get the whole feel of the set. But I guess better where I was then nosebleeds opposite the stage.
PRE-SHOW VIBE: The music played beforehand was very old school blues. Like the music that influenced Elvis, the Stones, Chuck Berry, etc. People arrived well after 7:30, even though the ticket said that was start time. I should mention that due to some medicine I had taken, I was asleep till he took the stage at 8pm. I was awoken to 14,000 people screaming and when I opened my eyes, the lights had already gone down and it was pitch black. So you can imagine the near heart attack I experienced.
ATTENDANCE: Sold out
AUDIENCE: Mostly people older than me. I'd say mostly a 40-60 crowd (?)
WARDROBE: Usual Bruce- jeans and shirt.
STAGE SET: The backdrop was basically long curtains and dramatic colored lights
ARI RATING (ADRENALINE RUSH INDEX - 1-10):
Frame of reference:
1= I sat in my chair motionless and felt no emotional connection
10=I walked out bruised and high off nothing but the energy of the show
Hmm. I guess a 6. Keep in mind it's an acoustic show so it's already a given that I'm not gonna get crazy.
SETLIST:
From backstreets.com:
Idiot's Delight/Across the Border**/Devils & Dust/Lonesome Day/Long Time Comin'/For You*/You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)*/The River*/Reason to Believe/Nebraska/Part Man Part Monkey/All the Way Home/Reno/Valentine's Day*/Real World*/The Rising/Darkness on the Edge of Town/Jesus Was an Only Son*/Leah/The New Timer#/Matamoros Banks
Encore: Growin'*****/Atlantic City/Bobby Jean/The Promised Land/Dream Baby Dream**
*=piano
**=pump organ
*****=ukulele
#=autoharp
HIGHLIGHTS:
"Atlantic City." I was very excited to hear this. Also I really liked the song with the harmonica and floor drum. I THINK it's "Reason to Believe" only because I remember a lyric with "ditch" in it. I also love that "Dream Baby Dream" cover he does- it's just beautiful.
LOWLIGHTS:
I WISH I could see him do the acoustic version of "Born To Run" live. But we can't have it all.
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS SHOW? (YES/NO - EXPLAIN):
Yes, if you're a hardcore Bruce fan or can at least appreciate his talents. Don't expect him to play radio hits.
