Bruce Springsteen
September 25th, 1996
E.J.Thomas Performing Arts Hall
Akron, OH
Total Time: 2:15:44

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DISC ONE (69:48)
01) ‌Tom Joad (8:02)
02) Atlantic City (5:40)
03) Straight Time (6:14)
04) Highway 29 (4:48)
05) Darkness on the Edge of Town (3:48)
06) Murder Incorporated (4:43)
07) Nebraska (5:54)
08) It's the Little Things That Count (6:48)
09) Red Headed Woman (3:58)
10) Shut Out the Light (4:19)
11) Born in the USA (5:13)
12) Dry Lightning (5:45)
13) Reason to Believe (4:28)

DISC TWO (65:56)
01) Youngstown (5:48)
02) intro (4:54)
03) Sinaloa Cowboys (4:01)
04) The Line (6:18)
05) The New Timer (6:24)
06) Across the Border (11:12)
07) encore applause (0:43)
08) Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street (3:13)
09) This Hard Land (5:20)
10) No Surrender (3:32)
11) Galveston Bay (7:03)
12) The Promised Land (7:22)

Brucebase: A couple of debuts and several songs finding their way back into the set of many months. "Tom Joad" (a.k.a. The Ballad Of Tom Joad) is the Woody Guthrie song and apparently performed in preparation for the Woody Guthrie tribute show this weekend. A great performance. After "It's The Little Things That Count", Bruce said, "Speaking of tongues, here's a song about cunnilingus", and launched into an excellent "Red Headed Woman". After that, he started strumming and said, "This is a song I wrote after the Nebraska album, I think it was on the flip-side of something", and then played a wonderful "Shut Out The Light". "Murder Incorporated" returns to the set after a short break. "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" and "Balboa Park" are each dropped for the first time on the tour.

Notes: Another from the cache of tapes left with me by Bickle years ago. Tis is a very clear recording, upfront, with no issues. You may have to lower the volume a little. More than likely the same source that was used for "Tom Joad Blues"(E Street Records).

Enjoy, Ivan