Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
The Areena - Turku, Finland
2013-05-07 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)

DPA4061 > Church Audio ST9100 (microdot) > Roland R-05
Sec G5 Row 1, front row upper level, angled PA array pointing directly at me (a great spot. . .)

So, the show started at 7 fucking 15. I was just finishing up when Big Boss Man came over the PA.
I had to run around the entire arena because the rear stage was blocked off so I didn't get to my
seat until midway through the opener. I also had to get my other rig set up and running, so
you'll hear some phasing in the first two songs, and a couple of people next to me arrived during
No Surrender.

In addition, the front row of the upper level has plexiglass and a railing in front of the seats.
So the sound on the omnidirectional DPAs is impacted by this, particularly while we were seated,
which was most of the night. Fans in the rows behind me were told to sit down by ushers until
after Pay Me My Money Down where Bruce got most of the crowd up off their asses.

My second source for this show, with my primary arena rig, AT933 mics, will be posted shortly.
That has overall better sound, but the buzzing/hum is present starting after Brilliant Disguise.
It's really only audible between songs and during quiet sections. Maybe some with sophisticated
software can figure out a way to minimize/eliminate it. . .

An excellent show, only to be outdone by night 2, but that recording unfortunately suffers from loud
buzzing from my pre-amp throughout almost the entire recording, including Wages of Sin. . . :-(

Dedicated to the wonderful friends I met during my travels on trains, buses, in queues, at the show in the pit. . .
And a special thanks for my "tour guides" in Turku and Stockholm who welcomed a stranger into their group.
You made this trip very special for me and I won't forget your generosity and friendship! Tak! Kittos!



01. We Take Care Of Our Own (incomplete, recording while running to my seat)
02. Two Hearts
03. No Surrender
04. My Lucky Day
05. Wrecking Ball
06. Death To My Hometown
07. Hungry Heart
08. Spirit In The Night
09. This Hard Land (dedicated to the This Hard Land Finnish fanclub)
10. The River
11. From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
12. Pink Cadillac
13. Brilliant Disguise
14. Because The Night
15. She's The One
16. Pay Me My Money Down (featuring a lot of audience members joining the band for a lap around the pit)
17. Darlington County
18. Shackled & Drawn
19. Waitin' On A Sunny Day
20. The Rising
21. Badlands
22. Land Of Hope And Dreams
23. Queen Of The Supermarket
24. Thunder Road
25. Born To Run
26. Dancing In The Dark
27. 10th Avenue Freeze-Out