Bruce Springsteen
09-Apr-1976 Hamilton, NY Colgate University,USA


01 Night
02 10th avenue freeze-out
03 Spirit in the night
04 It's my life
05 Thunder road
06 She's the one
07 Born to run
08 Incident on 57th street
09 Frankie
10 Backstreets
11 Growin' up
12 It's hard to be a saint in the city
13 Blinded by the light
14 Jungleland
15 Rosalita (Come out tonight)
16 Raise your hand
17 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
18 Detroit Medley
19 Quarter to three

Notes:
Last know full band version of 'Blinded' until Reunion tour

Chicken Scratch Tour

This colorfully-named tour began on March 25, 1976; the official 1984 Springsteen chronology would state of that date, "The fabled 'Chicken Scratch Tour' begins, taking Springsteen and E Streeters on an extremely meandering route through the south, midwest, and northeast United States." The name was actually given by the band's road crew, due to many of the shows being in secondary markets in the South.

After the April 29 show in Memphis' Ellis Auditorium, Springsteen decided to catch a taxi to Graceland. Upon arrivial he had noticed a light on in the house and proceeded to jump the gates and walk to the front door. Security intervened at which point Springsteen asked if Elvis Presley was home, but the King was in fact in Lake Tahoe. The guards not having any idea who this visitor was, even after Springsteen tried to explain it to them and state that he had been on the covers of Time and Newsweek, politely escorted him to the street. Years later Springsteen would tell the story in concerts and reminisce about what he would have said to Elvis had he answered the door.

April 9, 1976: Cotterell Court is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Hamilton, New York. It was built in 1959 and is home to the Colgate University Raiders basketball and volleyball teams. It hosted the 1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament final. On November 4, 1977 the Grateful Dead played here as the homecoming weekend headliners. Similarly, The Doors and Bob Marley have played here, as well as Phish, who headlined Spring Party Weekend on April 23, 1993. It is named for Wesley M. Cotterell '19, a two-time letterwinner in basketball and school trustee. It was built as the eastern half of the William A. Reid Athletic Center, which also houses Starr Rink. The complex is located on the western side of campus next to Andy Kerr Stadium. It was renovated in 2000-2001.