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01-Jun-1974 Kent,OH Kent State University,USA

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01 New York City serenade
02 No money down
03 Kitty's back
04 Let the four winds blow
05 I'm ready

Notes:
6hr quadruple billing extravaganza, with Springsteen headlining. Support acts were MICHAEL STANLEY, THE BANKY BROTHERS BAND and 15-60-75 (a.k.a. THE NUMBERS BAND). Held in the 5,000-seat Memorial Gymnasium. A good attendance, but not a sellout. The 2nd-billed Michael Stanley (and his band) opened the festivities with a 90-minute performance, followed by the two local bands, each of which played 60-minute sets - culminating in Springsteen & The E Street Band taking the stage at 10:30PM and playing for 2hrs. The above-mentioned partial setlist is from an attendee recollection. THE IS NO CIRCULATING AUDIO FROM THIS SHOW.

02-Jun-1974 Toledo,OH University Of Toledo,USA

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01 Dance on little angel
02 Does this bus stop at 82nd street?
03 It's hard to be a saint in the city
04 Spirit in the night
05 For You
06 Let the four winds blow
07 I'm ready

Notes:
BB: ONE show, with Springsteen & The E Street Band headlining. Beginning shows with one or two acoustic numbers had been a pretty consistent hallmark of Springsteen's concerts up to this point. However this was one of the last shows of this type, as the hiring of Mark Brickman as stage lighting director in July 1974 pretty much ended the opening acoustic solo spots in shows. The above-mentioned partial setlist is taken from an audience recording of very weak quality that has been in limited circulation for many years. The material has yet to appear on any mainstream bootleg. The audio likely represents only about 30% of the evening’s total performance. All but a few opening seconds of "Spirit" is cut, as well as the opening minute or so of the evening finale, "Let The Four Winds Blow". Although this tape often circulates as undated, there are in fact several vital clues that almost certainly pinpoint the tape to this date and venue. Firstly, Bruce specifically mentions the name "The E Street Band" (which places the show no earlier than April 1974). Secondly, Bruce asks the audience how many of them have travelled from Detroit for this show (most respond yes - Toledo is only 70km from Detroit). Thirdly, this arrangement of "Let The Four Winds Blow - I'm Ready" was unique to the mid-1974 period and very similar to the following night's rendition in Cleveland. From an historical standpoint the important performance is the wonderful love song “A Night Like This” (often referred to by collectors by the title “Dance On Little Angel” or Bruce’s original working title “Angel Baby”). Springsteen, identifying it as "a new song" but not mentioning the title to the crowd, performs it acoustically (with Clarence and Danny). Fortunately the audio of this song is complete and the sound quality is somewhat better on this track than the rest of the audio. Although "A Night Like This" bears no common melody or lyrics with "Sandy", both are stylistically similar and set along the summer Jersey shoreline. A studio take of this song has never surfaced but one was recorded a few months later (at 914 Sound Studios on Oct 16, 1974). Bruce later used a few tidbits of lyric from "A Night Like This" for his early 1975 composition "Lonely Night In The Park", another uncirculating recording from the BTR sessions.

03-Jun-1974 Cleveland,OH The Agora,USA

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01 Spirit in the night
02 The 'E' street shuffle
03 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
04 You never can tell
05 Tokyo
06 Rosalita (Come out tonight)
07 Let the four winds blow
08 I'm ready

Notes:
Partial setlist. FM Broadcast - First known versions of You Never Can Tell and I'm Ready ONE show, double bill, with Springsteen & The E Street Band headlining and ORPHAN opening. Most (possibly all) of this 100-minute show was recorded by WMMS-FM in Cleveland, then edited to fit into a 60-minute time schedule and broadcast for the first time on 05/06/74 at 10PM-11PM. There was approximately 40 minutes (4-6 songs) of the performance not broadcast and none of unbroadcast material is in circulation, if indeed it ever survived the editing room. The above-mentioned setlist represents only those songs that were broadcast and these songs can be found in excellent soundboard quality on the CD "YOU NEVER CAN TELL" (Pigghan), as well as titles such as "AND THE BAND PLAYED" (Swinging Pig) plus "AND THE E STREET BAND PLAYED" (Scorpion). "Tokyo" is also found in the "ALL THOSE YEARS" compilation. WMMS-FM editors selected a good cross-section of the entire show. Highlights include a striking rendition of Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell" and the last known (and probably tightest) live performance of "Tokyo", which by mid-74 seems to be morphing into a new title with altered lyrics called "Sleepytown". NOTE: The audio from this show is often incorrectly linked to the Agora show of 18/02/74 - however this earlier show was cancelled and never happened.

Songs from this show can be found on:
ALL THOSE YEARS (Templar Records)
AND THE BAND PLAYED (Swinging Pig Records)
AND THE E STREET BAND PLAYED (Scorpio Records)
COVER'S STORY VOL.1 (Finfagel)
GENUINE TRACKS (THE) (Scorpion (Scorpio?))
LIVE AND UNRELEASED 1971/1979 (Seagull records)
SONGS FOR AN ELECTRIC MULE (Kill Seven Cats)
WHERE THE FOUR WINDS BLOW (Godfatherecords)
GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT (Great Dane Records)
AGORA CLEVELAND 1974 (U.F.O.)
ALL THOSE YEARS (Heart and Soul)
AND THE BAND PLAYED (Swinging Pig Records)
BOX O'ROCKS (HAR)
HOT COALS FROM THE FIERY FURNACE (HAR)
PRISONER OF ROCK'N'ROLL (Psycobrother Records)
RAGAMUFFIN GUNNER
RAGAMUFFIN GUNNER - JERSEY DEVIL
JUKEBOX GRADUATE
KILLER CUTS (Doberman)
YOU NEVER CAN TELL (Piggham)
AND THE BAND PLAYED (Swinging Pig Records) (copy/repress)

13-Jun-1974 Oklahoma City,OK Music Hall,USA

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Notes:
CANCELLED show, never rescheduled. Springsteen & The E Street Band had been booked as the show opener for headliner THE GUESS WHO, at the time one of the biggest selling rock acts in North America. Apparently the sudden resignation of two of the members of The Guess Who (Kurt Winter and Donnie McDougall) was the reason for the cancellation.

14-Jun-1974 Arlington,TX Texas Hall,USA

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Notes:
CANCELLED show, never rescheduled. Springsteen & The E Street Band had been booked as the show opener for headliner THE GUESS WHO, at the time one of the biggest selling rock acts in North America. Apparently the sudden resignation of two of the members of The Guess Who (Kurt Winter and Donnie McDougall) was the reason for the cancellation.

15-Jun-1974 Austin,TX Armadillo World Hq,USA

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Notes:
Springsteen & The E Street Band the sole act on the bill.

16-Jun-1974 Houston,TX Music Hall,USA

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Notes:
Cancelled. From a fan: "Contrary to many Bruce concert lists (including yours), he did not perform at the Music Hall in Houston in June 1974. There was one scheduled, with Danny O'Keefe also on the bill, but it was canceled."

19-Jun-1974 Kansas City,MO Cowtown Ballroom,USA

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21-Jun-1974 Spray Beach,NJ Le Garage,USA

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22-Jun-1974 Spray Beach,NJ Le Garage,USA

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01 Rosalita (Come out tonight)

Notes:
A BRUCEBASE reader comments: "the venue was right next to the beach and I spoke to Bruce in between the opening band and his show, while listening to the ocean waves. You paid at the door and got a folding chair to sit in. The place is now a clothing store I think". Another BRUCEBASE reader adds: "Someone asked for 'Rosalita' and Bruce said 'I don't know if I remember that one' - then launched right into it. I also remember the folding chairs"!

25-Jun-1974 Memphis,TN Lafayette's Music Room,USA

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Notes:
CANCELLED show, never rescheduled. This was to be the opening of a 6-night (6-show) residency for Springsteen & The E Street Band at this small, jazz club in Overton Square. However, for reasons uncertain, the entire 6-night residency was cancelled.

26-Jun-1974 Memphis,TN Lafayette's Music Room,USA

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CANCELLED, never rescheduled. Springsteen & The E Street Band were booked for 5 nights (as the sole act) at this small jazz club in Overton Square. However all shows were cancelled due to the extended studio sessions needed to complete the track "Born To Run".

27-Jun-1974 Memphis,TN Lafayette's Music Room,USA

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Cancelled

28-Jun-1974 Memphis,TN Lafayette's Music Room,USA

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Cancelled

29-Jun-1974 Memphis,TN Lafayette's Music Room,USA

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Cancelled

30-Jun-1974 Memphis,TN Lafayette's Music Room,USA

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Cancelled



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