TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT

Live 03 Jul 1988 version

All right, Roy! A-one, two, three, four!

Teardrops on the city
Bad Scooter searching for his groove
It's like the whole world's walking pretty
You can't find the room to move
Everybody better move over, that's all
I'm running on the bad side
Got my back up 'gainst the wall

(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Say it again!
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)

I was stranded in the jungle
Just taking all the heat they were giving
The night is dark and sidewalk bright
Lined with the light of the living
From a tenement window a transistor blasts
Turn around the corner things got real quiet real fast
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Say it again
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)

Well, I'm all alone, I'm all alone
[Clarence Clemons:] Now, kid, you better get the picture!
I'm on my own, I'm on my own
Ah, can't go home
But this is the best part, right here! Right here, right now, this is it, baby!
They made that change uptown
And the Big Man joined the band
From the coastline to the city
The little pretties raise their hands
I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh
When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half

(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Say it again
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
One more time
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Say it again
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Here we go, now!
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

Yeah, na, na!
Oh, na!
Oh, yeah
I said, oh, yeah, it's all right, now

The Tenth!
I said, it's all right!
I said, it's all right!
I said, it's all right!

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 03 Jul 1988 performance of TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT at Stockholms Stadion in Stockholm, Sweden, during the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. The song was played in a traditional full-band arrangement.

The 03 Jul 1988 Show

As part of their Tunnel Of Love Express Tour, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band performed two concerts in Stockholm, Sweden, on 02 and 03 Jul 1988. The concerts were held at Stockholms Stadion.

The first set (the first 14 songs) from the 03 Jul 1988 show was internationally broadcast on radio. The 90-minute broadcast ended with CHIMES OF FREEDOM, which Springsteen preceded by an announcement that he'll be joining Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N'Dour in the upcoming Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour.

Promotional poster for the 03 Jul 1988 show at Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
(Taken from Brucebase)

Ticket stub for the 03 Jul 1988 show at Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
(Taken from Brucebase)

In November 2017 the complete 03 Jul 1988 concert was officially released on Live.BruceSpringsteen.net (see the "Official Live Downloads" section below for more details). The show was recorded by Toby Scott and mixed by Jon Altschiller. It was mastered in November 2017 by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, ME. For this release, the complete multi-track recording was restored to full length and remixed from the master tapes.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Stockholm Stadion, Sweden 1988

The 03 Jul 1988 broadcast from Stockholms Stadion (minus CHIMES OF FREEDOM) was commercially released in Europe. Since 2005 some enterprising record labels in Europe (mostly in the UK) have been releasing Bruce Springsteen radio and TV broadcasts (and some soundboard recordings) from the seventies, eighties, and nineties. Though these releases are not authorized by Bruce Springsteen or his record company, they are lawful due to a legal loophole in Europe.

Bruce Springsteen -- Tunnel Vision

CD - Refractor Records (REFRACT15CD) - UK, 2016

This release contains the 03 Jul 1988 broadcast from Stockholms Stadion.

Bruce Springsteen -- Sweden Broadcast 1988

CD - Hobo (HB014) - Europe, 2017

This release contains the 03 Jul 1988 broadcast from Stockholms Stadion.

Bruce Springsteen -- All That Heaven Will Allow

2xLP - Bad Joker (BOSS5-2057) - Europe, 2017

This release contains the 03 Jul 1988 broadcast from Stockholms Stadion.

Bruce Springsteen -- Sweden Broadcast 1988

2xLP - Parachute Recording Company (PARA177LP) - UK, 2019

This release contains the 03 Jul 1988 broadcast from Stockholms Stadion.

Official Live Downloads

Prior to the High Hopes Tour, Bruce Springsteen's management announced a new service allowing fans to download concert recordings approximately 48 hours after each show. The initial plan required fans to purchase a special USB wristband, which could then be used to download a single High Hopes Tour show of the purchaser's choice and also functions as a regular reusable USB flash drive. The wristband, which could be purchased online or at the concert venue, was priced at $40. Following some negative response from fans over the high cost for the wristband, Springsteen's management subsequently announced a separate cheaper option for purchasing shows directly, without the need for the wristband. The shows were available for purchase and download via Live Nation, Bruce Springsteen's concert promoter, priced at $9.99 for MP3 and $14.99 for FLAC. Audio recordings for 31 of the 34 High Hopes Tour dates (all except 16 Feb 2014, 06 Apr 2014, and 03 May 2014) were released as such and they were available until 30 Jun 2014.

On 17 Nov 2014, Live.BruceSpringsteen.net was launched. It's a new addition to the official website, serving as an online store offering high-quality live concert recordings as well as high-resolution digital releases of Springsteen's album catalog. The download store is powered by Nugs.net in cooperation with Columbia Records. Audio recordings for 30 of the 34 High Hopes Tour dates (all except 16 Feb 2014, 06 Apr 2014, 03 May 2014, and 18 May 2014) were re-released on the new download store in multiple formats, including MP3, lossless CD-quality FLAC or ALAC, and 24-bit HD FLAC or ALAC or MQA, as well as audio CD-R with custom artwork. Nugs.net adopted the MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) format on 24 May 2017. From then on, all Bruce Springsteen live concert recordings, including the previously released ones, became also available in MQA.

Audio recordings for all 75 The River Tour 2016 dates were also released on Live.BruceSpringsteen.net in multiple formats, including MP3, lossless CD-quality FLAC or ALAC, and 24-bit HD FLAC or ALAC or MQA, as well as audio CD-R with custom artwork. Each show was generally released within a month after it took place.

Audio recordings for all 14 Summer '17 Tour dates were also released on Live.BruceSpringsteen.net in multiple formats, including MP3, lossless CD-quality FLAC or ALAC, and 24-bit HD FLAC or ALAC or MQA, as well as audio CD-R with custom artwork. Each show was generally released within a month after it took place.

Archival releases were periodically released on the same site, as part of the Bruce Springsteen Archive Series. These shows were also made available in multiple formats, including MP3, lossless FLAC or ALAC, 24-bit FLAC or ALAC or MQA, DSD, and audio CD-R. So far 90 shows (or sets of shows) were released from the ongoing series.

Credits

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.

Available Versions

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