YOUNGSTOWN [Album version]

Here in northeast Ohio, back in eighteen-o-three
James and Danny Heaton found the ore that was linin' Yellow Creek
They built a blast furnace here along the shore
And they made the cannon balls that helped the Union win the war

Here in Youngstown, here in Youngstown
My sweet Jenny I'm sinkin' down
Here darlin' in Youngstown

Well my daddy worked the furnaces, kept 'em hotter than hell
I come home from 'Nam worked my way to scarfer, a job that'd suit the devil as well
Well taconite coke and limestone fed my children and made my pay
Them smokestacks reachin' like the arms of God into a beautiful sky of soot and clay

Here in Youngstown, here in Youngstown
Sweet Jenny I'm sinkin' down
Here darlin' in Youngstown

Well my daddy come on the Ohio works when he come home from World War Two
Now the yard's just scrap and rubble, he said "Them big boys did what Hitler couldn't do."
Yeah these mills they built the tanks and bombs that won this country's wars
We sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam, now we're wondering what they were dyin' for

Here in Youngstown, here in Youngstown
My sweet Jenny I'm sinkin' down
Here darlin' in Youngstown

From the Monongahela valley to the Mesabi iron range
To the coal mines of Appalachia, the story's always the same
Seven hundred tons of metal a day, now sir you tell me the world's changed
Once I made you rich enough, rich enough to forget my name

And Youngstown, and Youngstown
My sweet Jenny I'm sinkin' down
Here darlin' in Youngstown

When I die I don't want no part of heaven, I would not do heaven's work well
I pray the devil comes and takes me to stand in the fiery furnaces of hell

Page last updated: 14 Aug 2010

Intro

Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen, YOUNGSTOWN was released in November 1995 on Springsteen's solo album The Ghost Of Tom Joad. The song is a bleak parable about the decay of industrialized America. It was played live acoustic on solo tours, and full-band on E Street Band tours.

The Story behind the Song

In 1985, author Dale Maharidge and photographer Michael Williamson published a book titled Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass. The book chronicles the new class of unemployed and dispossessed workers that had arisen in the early 80's in the US. Springsteen was one of 15,000 people who bought a copy when the book was first published. And then, he says, "I sort of put it away on the shelf."

Ten years later, on a sleepless night in his Beverly Hills home, Springsteen reached to the bookshelf and pulled Journey To Nowhere; this ultimately provided the catalyst for the completion of his new album, The Ghost Of Tom Joad. "I was downstairs one night and I pulled [Journey To Nowhere] out and started to read it," he told the Washington Post. "And I read the whole book straight through. It's very powerful and basically it was a source for me for 'Youngstown' and 'The New Timer'." He told Bob Costas in an interview that he was very frightened when he closed the book. "You never know what tomorrow brings. It strikes you straight some sort of real." He added, "What if you couldn't take care of your family? What if you had to leave them? What if you couldn't be home with your sons and your daughters? What if you couldn't pay for their health care, and couldn't provide them with the health care that they need?"

By the time Springsteen recorded The Ghost Of Tom Joad, the book had gone out of print. In an effort "to replay something that meant something to me," he talked about the book in concerts during The Ghost Of Tom Joad Solo Acoustic Tour. When the publisher Hyperion Books decided to reprint it in March 1996, Springsteen wrote a new introduction for the book. In it, he mentions that he "had completed most of the Tom Joad record when one night, unable to sleep, I pulled this book down off my shelf. I read it in one sitting and I lay awake frightened by its implications. In the next week I wrote 'Youngstown' and 'The New Timer'."

YOUNGSTOWN is a tribute to the family line of steel workers in Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley. It ponders the corporate bosses who built a steel plant in Youngstown, used up the local resources, and then walked away. The narrator's father says: "Them big boys did what Hitler couldn't do". That particular scenario is directly taken from Journey To Nowhere, in which laid off Youngstown steelworkers Joe Marshall Sr. and Jr. are poking through the rubble of the Campbell Works, whose six 10-story blast furnaces have been dynamited: "How could they shut us down?" The older man pauses. "What Hitler couldn't do, they did it for him."

People and Locations

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Endowed with large deposits of coal and iron as well as "old growth" hardwood forests needed to produce charcoal, the Youngstown area eventually developed a thriving steel industry. The area's first blast furnace, the Hopewell Furnace, was established in 1803 by James and Daniel Heaton; it was built on the banks of Yellow Creek in what is now Struthers. It was the first blast furnace in Ohio and likely the first one west of the Allegheny Mountains. The song's lyrics were sometimes misheard as James and Dan "Eaton" rather than "Heaton", but Dan did change his name to "Eaton" later in life.

The Monongahela Valley is located in north-central west Virginia and south western Pennsylvania in the United States. It is the path of the Monongahela River. The Mesabi Iron Range is a vast deposit of iron ore in the region collectively known as the Iron Range of Minnesota. Discovered in 1866, it is the chief deposit of iron ore in the United States. Appalachia is a region in the eastern United States that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. The region is rich in coal deposits.

The Jeanette Blast Furnace (nicknamed Sweet Jenny in the song) once stood along the Mahoning River at the Brier Hill Plant of the Youngstown Sheet And Tube Company (YS&T). Built in 1917-1918 and lighted on 20 Sep 1918 by its namesake, Mary Jeanette Thomas, daughter of W.A. Thomas who was the President of Brier Hill Steel. The Jeanette furnace went out of blast in September 1977 when the Brier Hill Plant was shut down. It was one of the oldest blast furnaces in the United States, and the last of its kind in Youngstown. It was demolished on 29 Jan 1997.

The Ghost Of Tom Joad

Following the Jan-Feb 1995 studio reunion with the E Street Band and the release of Greatest Hits, Bruce Springsteen writing activity increased significantly. Between March and September 1995, Springsteen wrote and recorded about two-albums worth of new songs. From the scattered comments made by Springsteen and other session participants, it would seem that over an album's worth of solo material and over an album's worth of band material were recorded during these sessions. The Ghost Of Tom Joad album consist of 7 solo tracks and 5 band tracks. The songs Bruce recorded solo may have spanned the entire session period and the band sessions appear to have been split into 2 or 3 phases during the spring and summer of 1995.

The Ghost Of Tom Joad was released on Columbia Records on 21 Nov 1995. It was produced by Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Plotkin.

Recording

YOUNGSTOWN was recorded sometime between April and June 1995 at Thrill Hill West, Springsteen's home studio in Los Angeles, CA. On this track, Springsteen handles guitar and vocals and is backed up by five musicians.

Other Official Releases

Besides it's release on The Ghost Of Tom Joad album, YOUNGSTOWN was released on two promotional CD singles in 1996. The first one is a very rare 1-track CD5 pressed in Austria for exclusive distribution in France. The single comes in a unique cardboard picture sleeve and bares catalogue # COL SAMPCD 3307.

The second promotional single is a 2-track CD5 containing YOUNGSTOWN and THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD. It's an Australia-only release that was issued in a plain black die-cut cardboard sleeve and bares catalogues # COL SAMP 720.

Both the album's version and the live 09 Dec 1995 performance of YOUNGSTOWN were included on Bruce Springsteen - Columbia Records Radio Hour, a US-only promotional release issued on cassette and reel-to-reel tape. See the live 09 Dec 1995 version for more details.

The live 29 Jun 2000 performance of YOUNGSTOWN was officially released in 2001 on Live In New York City, both the album and the DVD. See the live 29 Jun 2000 version for more details.

The live 28 Jun 2009 performance of YOUNGSTOWN was officially released in 2010 on the London Calling: Live In Hyde Park DVD. See the live 28 Jun 2009 version for more details.

Live History

Bruce Springsteen played a public warm-up show for The Ghost Of Tom Joad Solo Acoustic Tour on 21 Nov 1995 at State Theater in New Brunswick, NJ. This was the first live performance of YOUNGSTOWN.

The tour officially kicked-off the following night, and YOUNGSTOWN was performed a total of 75 times on that 128-shows long tour. The song was first performed at every single show during the tour's first five months, and then it started to be omitted on the setlist until it became more and more of a rarity as the tour progressed. In 1997 (the last 27 shows of the tour), YOUNGSTOWN appeared only 4 times. The live 09 Dec 1995 performance of YOUNGSTOWN at Tower Theater in Philadelphia, PA, was among the 10 live tracks that were used on the 14 Dec 1995 edition of the Columbia Records Radio Hour radio show. See the live 09 Dec 1995 version for more details. On 12 Jan 1996, Springsteen played to a sold-out audience at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown, OH. Evidently, YOUNGSTOWN was among the songs performed that night. Ten songs (including YOUNGSTOWN) from the 19 Apr 1996 show in Berlin, Germany, were radio broadcast in various countries.

22 Nov 1995 at Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ
26 Nov 1995 at Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA
27 Nov 1995 at Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA
29 Nov 1995 at Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA
30 Nov 1995 at Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA
03 Dec 1995 at The Rosemont, Chicago, IL
05 Dec 1995 at Constitutional Hall, Washington, DC
06 Dec 1995 at Constitutional Hall, Washington, DC
08 Dec 1995 at Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA
09 Dec 1995 at Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA
12 Dec 1995 at The Beacon Theater, New York City, NY
13 Dec 1995 at The Beacon Theater, New York City, NY
15 Dec 1995 at The Orpheum, Boston, MA
16 Dec 1995 at The Orpheum, Boston, MA
17 Dec 1995 at The Beacon Theater, New York City, NY
07 Jan 1996 at Place des Artes, Montreal, Canada
08 Jan 1996 at Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
10 Jan 1996 at Fox Theater, Detroit, MI
11 Jan 1996 at Fox Theater, Detroit, MI
12 Jan 1996 at Stambaugh Theater, Youngstown, OH
16 Jan 1996 at Music Hall, Cleveland, OH
17 Jan 1996 at Music Hall, Cleveland, OH
18 Jan 1996 at Fox Theater, St. Louis, MO
22 Jan 1996 at The Sangor Theater, New Orleans, LA
23 Jan 1996 at Jones Hall, Houston, TX
25 Jan 1996 at Music Hall, Austin, TX
26 Jan 1996 at Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX
28 Jan 1996 at Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA
12 Feb 1996 at Alte Opera, Frankfurt, Germany
14 Feb 1996 at Kulturpalst, Dresden, Germany
15 Feb 1996 at Rudi-Sedimayer-Halle, Munchen, Germany
17 Feb 1996 at CCH Halle 1, Hamburg, Germany
18 Feb 1996 at Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
21 Feb 1996 at Le Zenith, Paris, France
22 Feb 1996 at Le Zenith, Paris, France
25 Feb 1996 at De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
26 Feb 1996 at The Carre Theatre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
28 Feb 1996 at Apollo Theatre, Manchester, UK
29 Feb 1996 at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK
02 Mar 1996 at City Hall, Newcastle, UK
03 Mar 1996 at Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
13 Mar 1996 at The Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
14 Mar 1996 at The Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
16 Mar 1996 at Falkoner-Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
19 Mar 1996 at Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
20 Mar 1996 at The Point, Dublin, Ireland
10 Apr 1996 at Auditorium di S. Cecilia, Rome, Italy
11 Apr 1996 at Teatro Smeraldo, Milan, Italy
13 Apr 1996 at Teatro Carlo Felice, Genova, Italy
16 Apr 1996 at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
17 Apr 1996 at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
19 Apr 1996 at International Congress Centrum, Berlin, Germany
20 Apr 1996 at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Antwerp, Belgium
22 Apr 1996 at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
24 Apr 1996 at Brixton Academy, London, UK
01 May 1996 at Palais Van Schone Kunsten, Brussels, Belgium
02 May 1996 at Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland
06 May 1996 at Teatre Tivoli, Barcelona, Spain
08 May 1996 at Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones, Madrid, Spain
16 Sep 1996 at Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, PA
18 Sep 1996 at Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT
24 Sep 1996 at Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
25 Sep 1996 at EJ Thomas Hall, Akron, OH
03 Oct 1996 at Northrup Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
15 Oct 1996 at Abravnel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
16 Oct 1996 at Paramount Theater, Denver, CO
19 Oct 1996 at Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM
21 Oct 1996 at Gammage Auditorium, Tempe, AZ
26 Oct 1996 at San Jose Event Center, San Jose, CA
03 Dec 1996 at Sunrise Theater, Miami, FL
11 Dec 1996 at Veteran's Auditorium, Columbus, OH
31 Jan 1997 at International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
10 Feb 1997 at Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia
07 May 1997 at Austria Center, Vienna, Austria
26 May 1997 at Palais Des Congres, Paris, France

On 14 Dec 1995, Springsteen made an off-tour appearance on The David Letterman Show wher he performed YOUNGTOWN. The show which was live broadcast.

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band embarked on The Reunion Tour in April 1999. A full-band rock arrangement of YOUNGSTOWN was played during both of the tour's public warm-up rehearsal shows in March in Asbury Park, NJ.

YOUNGSTOWN was performed on each of The Reunion Tour's 132 regular dates. This new raging rocking arrangement of the song soon became one of the highlights of the tour. The 29 Jun 2000 performance of YOUNGSTOWN was officially released in 2001 on Live In New York City, both the album and the DVD. See the live 29 Jun 2000 version for more details.

09 Apr 1999 at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
11 Apr 1999 at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
13 Apr 1999 at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
15 Apr 1999 at Kolnarena, Cologne, Germany
17 Apr 1999 at Polosport, Bologna, Italy
19 Apr 1999 at Forum, Milan, Italy
20 Apr 1999 at Forum, Milan, Italy
23 Apr 1999 at Donau Arena, Regensburg, Germany
24 Apr 1999 at Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
26 Apr 1999 at Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
28 Apr 1999 at Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
01 May 1999 at Evening News Arena, Manchester, UK
02 May 1999 at Evening News Arena, Manchester, UK
16 May 1999 at NEC, Birmingham, UK
18 May 1999 at Earls Court, London, UK
19 May 1999 at Earls Court, London, UK
21 May 1999 at Earls Court, London, UK
23 May 1999 at Earls Court, London, UK
25 May 1999 at RDS, Dublin, Ireland
27 May 1999 at Flanders Expo, Gent, Belgium
29 May 1999 at Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany
30 May 1999 at Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany
02 Jun 1999 at Bercy, Paris, France
03 Jun 1999 at Bercy, Paris, France
05 Jun 1999 at Romareda Stadium, Zaragosa, Spain
07 Jun 1999 at Estadio de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain
11 Jun 1999 at Marassi Stadium, Genova, Italy
13 Jun 1999 at B. Placher Stadion, Leipzig, Germany
15 Jun 1999 at OFC Stadium Bierberer Berg, Offenbach, Germany
17 Jun 1999 at Weser Stadion, Bremen, Germany
19 Jun 1999 at Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands
20 Jun 1999 at Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands
23 Jun 1999 at Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden
24 Jun 1999 at Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden
26 Jun 1999 at Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
27 Jun 1999 at Valle Hovin, Oslo, Norway
15 Jul 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
18 Jul 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
20 Jul 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
24 Jul 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
26 Jul 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
27 Jul 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
29 Jul 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
01 Aug 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
02 Aug 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
04 Aug 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
06 Aug 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
07 Aug 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
09 Aug 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
11 Aug 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
12 Aug 1999 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
21 Aug 1999 at Fleet Center, Boston, MA
22 Aug 1999 at Fleet Center, Boston, MA
24 Aug 1999 at Fleet Center, Boston, MA
26 Aug 1999 at Fleet Center, Boston, MA
27 Aug 1999 at Fleet Center, Boston, MA
31 Aug 1999 at MCI Center, Washington, DC
01 Sep 1999 at MCI Center, Washington, DC
03 Sep 1999 at MCI Center, Washington, DC
08 Sep 1999 at The Palace, Detroit, MI
09 Sep 1999 at The Palace, Detroit, MI
13 Sep 1999 at First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
15 Sep 1999 at First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
20 Sep 1999 at First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
21 Sep 1999 at First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
24 Sep 1999 at First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
25 Sep 1999 at First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
27 Sep 1999 at United Center, Chicago, IL
28 Sep 1999 at United Center, Chicago, IL
30 Sep 1999 at United Center, Chicago, IL
15 Oct 1999 at America West, Phoenix, AZ
17 Oct 1999 at Staples Center Arena, Los Angeles, CA
18 Oct 1999 at Staples Center Arena, Los Angeles, CA
21 Oct 1999 at Staples Center Arena, Los Angeles, CA
23 Oct 1999 at Staples Center Arena, Los Angeles, CA
25 Oct 1999 at Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
26 Oct 1999 at Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
28 Oct 1999 at Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
06 Nov 1999 at Fargo Dome, Fargo, ND
09 Nov 1999 at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
10 Nov 1999 at Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
14 Nov 1999 at Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH
15 Nov 1999 at Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH
17 Nov 1999 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH.
19 Nov 1999 at Marine Midland, Buffalo, NY
21 Nov 1999 at Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
28 Nov 1999 at Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
29 Nov 1999 at Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
28 Feb 2000 at Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA
04 Mar 2000 at Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL
06 Mar 2000 at Ice Palace, Tampa, FL
09 Mar 2000 at NCR Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10 Mar 2000 at NCR Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
13 Mar 2000 at Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
14 Mar 2000 at Altel Arena, Little Rock, AR
18 Mar 2000 at Pyramid Arena, Memphis, TN
19 Mar 2000 at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
30 Mar 2000 at Pepsi Arena, Denver, CO
31 Mar 2000 at Pepsi Arena, Denver, CO
03 Apr 2000 at Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR
04 Apr 2000 at Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
08 Apr 2000 at Kiel Arena, St. Louis, MO
09 Apr 2000 at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
12 Apr 2000 at Nashville Arena, Nashville, TN
15 Apr 2000 at Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY
17 Apr 2000 at Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
18 Apr 2000 at Compaq Arena, Houston, TX
21 Apr 2000 at Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
22 Apr 2000 at Raleigh Entertainment Center, Raleigh, NC
25 Apr 2000 at Civic Center, Pittsburgh, PA
26 Apr 2000 at Civic Center, Pittsburgh, PA
30 Apr 2000 at Firstar Center, Cincinnati, OH
03 May 2000 at Air Canada Arena, Toronto, Canada
04 May 2000 at Air Canada Arena, Toronto, Canada
07 May 2000 at Civic Center, Hartford, CT
08 May 2000 at Civic Center, Hartford, CT
21 May 2000 at Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA
22 May 2000 at Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA
27 May 2000 at MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, NV
29 May 2000 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
03 Jun 2000 at Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
04 Jun 2000 at Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
12 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
15 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
17 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
20 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
22 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
23 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
26 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
27 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
29 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
01 Jul 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

During The Rising Tour, YOUNGSTOWN was performed only once, on 04 Dec 2002 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. This was an acoustic rendition on which Bruce played acoustic guitar accompanied by Soozie Tyrell on violin.

In preparation for the Vote For Change Tour, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band spent three days in closed rehearsals, from 27 to 29 Sep 2004 in Asbury Park, NJ. YOUNGSTOWN was reported to have been practiced on the first two days.

YOUNGSTOWN was performed four times on the Vote For Change Tour, most appropriately in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

YOUNGSTOWN was reported to have been practiced during the private rehearsals for the Devils & Dust Solo Acoustic Tour, on 09 and 10 Mar and 20 Apr 2005 at Paramount Theater in Asbury Park, NJ. Springsteen played two public rehearsals for the tour, on 21 and 22 Apr 2005 at the Paramount Theater and YOUNGSTOWN was played on both nights.

On-tour, YOUNGSTOWN made 11 appearances, most of which in the first couple of weeks of the tour.

On The Seeger Sessions Tour, YOUNGSTOWN was performed only once, on 14 Nov 2006 at Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, UK.

YOUNGSTOWN was played 10 times during the Magic Tour, most of them toward the end of the tour. It was played in a full-band rock arrangement. The 30 Aug 2008 performance was during Harley-Davidson's 105th Anniversary Celebration.

Springsteen performed on four election rallies for Senator Barack Obama, and YOUNGSTOWN was played on two of these four rallies.

YOUNGSTOWN appeared 16 times on the Working On A Dream Tour. It was played in a full-band rock arrangement. The 13 Jun 2009 performance in Manchester, TN, was during the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. The 28 Jun 2009 performance in London was during the Hard Rock Calling Festival. The complete 28 Jun 2009 show was officially released in 2010 on the London Calling: Live In Hyde Park DVD. See the live 28 Jun 2009 version for more details. The 26 Jul 2009 performance in Carhaix, France, was during the Vieilles Charrues Festival.

By the time this page was last updated, the 21 Sep 2009 show in Des Moines was the last time YOUNGSTOWN was performed.

Covers

Available Versions

Credits / References

Some of the above info about the studio recording and the live performances is taken from Brucebase. Scans and info for the above releases are taken from the Lost In The Flood website. Info for some of the above YOUNGSTOWN cover releases are taken from the Nebraska website.

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