Title: You Never Can Tell In Bilbao
'Label': Ev2
Format: 3CD
Source: Audience
Date: July 26, 2009.
Location: Estadio San Mam�s, Bilbao, Spain.

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source:
CMC-8 > Boost Box [preamplifier] > IRiver H120
Location - Tribuna Este Alta (Puerta 5 - Fila 2 - Asiento 89)
Taper: javichun (6TG)
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Disc One:
01 Desde Santurce a Bilbao (Nils solo accordion intro)
02 The Ties That Bind
03 Badlands
04 Hungry Heart
05 Outlaw Pete
06 Working On The Highway
07 Working On A Dream
08 Murder Incorporated
09 Johnny 99
10 Because The Night
11 Factory
12 This Hard Land

Disc Two:
01 Raise Your Hand
02 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
03 Thunder Road
04 Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?
05 My Love Will Not Let You Down
06 Waitin' On A Sunny Day
07 The Promised Land
08 The River
09 Radio Nowhere
10 Lonesome Day
11 The Rising
12 Born To Run

Disc Three:
01 "Rehearsing"
02 You Never Can Tell
03 Jungleland
04 American Land
05 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
06 Dancing In The Dark
07 Twist & Shout

08 I Fought The Law
09 Be True
10 Prove It All Night
11 Janey, Don't You Lose Heart
12 Girls In Their Summer Clothes
13 If I Should Fall Behind

- D3 Tracks 08-13: July 30, 2009. Estadio Municipal de Foietes, Benidorm, Spain.

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-- editing notes:
- This was something I was asked to edit, so I had to; there's a lot of wind blowing during the show which sometimes really hurts the recording.
- Probably a lot more Spanish shows to come.
- Thanks to Javichun for sharing the show with everyone.

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"On the heels of three phenomenal shows in Italy, and a long run of creative shows across Europe, the Working on a Dream tour rolled into Spain
to finish up the European leg of the tour. With only two days off to relax and prepare for five shows for historically frenetic Spanish audiences in a
week's time, beginning with tonight's opener in Bilbao, it seemed reasonable to wonder if Bruce the band would have enough energy to continue the pace
that has built over the last month. Bruce used the two-day break to hang around nearby San Sebastian, the site of last summers Magic show still fresh in
the mind of many of the 36,000 attendees who were in Bilbao for tonight's concert. Bruce and Roy were spotted and photographed enjoying San Sebastian�s
beaches, frolicking in the Atlantic, and taking advantage of the perfect summer weather.

Just the right tonic, it seems, as there looked to be plenty of energy left to fuel the passion of the rabid Spanish audiences that have created this
love affair for El Jefe over the years. Adding to the likelihood of a special evening was Estadio San Mames (The Cathedral) itself�the old warhorse of
Spanish stadiums, originally built in 1913, renovated modestly since then but literally falling apart at the seams, broken chairs and all.
For some reason, these types of venues tend to bring out the best in Bruce, and tonight was no exception.

There was little if any resemblance between the current iteration and the shows played when the tour began; what has evolved is more of a Reunion or
late Magic tour style show, where the band reaches deep into the catalog and just tries to have fun. This was evident on many levels tonight,
right out of the gate with "The Ties That Bind" into "Badlands" into "Hungry Heart" opening trio. "Outlaw Pete" was powerful and an early highlight.
"Working on the Highway," with Bruce on acoustic guitar, was exceptional. Only "Johnny 99" remains from the original "recession" part of the show�instead,
Bilbao got "Murder Incorporated," a beautiful "Factory" (a request) and "This Hard Land" (an audible). "Because the Night" was thrown in for good measure,
with Nils' solo typically brilliant. (This replaced "Streets of Fire," which was originally on the setlist.)

After collecting no fewer than 30 signs during the intro to "Raise Your Hand," Bruce seemed perplexed about which to play and in what order.
With a Santa Claus hat collected along with the signs and hanging from his back pocket, the band broke into "Santa Claus is Coming to Town";
they followed with "Thunder Road" and a rare treat of "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?" All of this worked really well,
but the energy level kicked up several notches during "My Love Will Not Let You Down," where the side-by-side-by-side searing guitar work of Bruce,
Nils and Steve was remarkable. "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" was a crowd favorite, made particularly special when Bruce brought a young boy on stage and
handed him the mic�amazingly, the boy sang the chorus perfectly, with Bruce's arm around him. "The Promised Land" into "The River" never disappoints,
and the set closed with the fairly typical "Lonesome Day," "The Rising" and "Born to Run," preceded by a slightly off-key "Radio Nowhere,"
which seemed a bit lost and sandwiched in late in the set.

Expecting the band to go off stage after "Born to Run," I was a bit surprised when Bruce charged back into the crowd to pick up yet another sign,
which he brought back to the band, then picked up a guitar. It was tonight�s "Stump the Band" moment,
and after a few minutes of trying to get the key and chords right, the band broke into the night�s biggest highlight and surprise:
Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell." It always amazes me to see this band take a song from way outside of their repertoire and absolutely nail it.
The pumped-up crowd went into a frenzy after this one, and it was only after we went straight into "Jungleland" and "American Land"
did I realize that there wasn�t going to be a break in the show at all and this was the encore.
As if this weren't enough, Bruce brought "Rosie" out for the Spanish crowd, which danced onward to "Dancing in the Dark."
Bruce collapsed afterwards with guitar in hand, saying, "No mas! Mo mas!" But of course there was mas, and the band closed with "Twist and Shout,"
complete with La Bambas.

Three hours and 29 songs later we all filed out at 1 a.m. My friend, who was with me tonight at his first ever Bruce show,
was shaking his head in disbelief that any band is able to do what they did tonight�to have the energy and the stamina to play their hearts out for
three straight hours. Exactly how old are these guys, he asked? And how many shows do they play like this over the course of the tour?
Just four more this week, I responded, then back to the U.S. for another 25 or so. Just un otra dia en el vida."
- Josh Rose reporting