Bruce Springsteen live shows detailed setlist: July 1974

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05-Jul-1974 Saint Louis,MO Ambassador Theatre,USA

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Notes:
CANCELLED Springsteen performance, probably the result of studio commitments. Originally scheduled as TWO shows, double bill, with Springsteen & The E Street Band opening for headliner FRANK ZAPPA. Springsteen pulled out well in advance, before tickets were sold or any promotion mentioning Springsteen was undertaken. The two shows went ahead anyway, with TOM WAITS substituted for Bruce.

12-Jul-1974 New York,NY Bottom Line,USA

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Bruce and The E Street Band make their debut appearance at this recently opened venue - as headliners. Opening act is singer-songwriter Jeffrey Comanor. Surprisingly the opening night is not a sellout, although there's a full house the next two nights. First of two shows

13-Jul-1974 New York,NY Bottom Line,USA

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Early show

13-Jul-1974 New York,NY Bottom Line,USA

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01 Then she kissed me
02 Spirit in the night
03 Does this bus stop at 82nd street?
04 The 'E' street shuffle
05 It's hard to be a saint in the city
06 No money down
07 Jungleland [Different words]
08 Born to run [Different words]
09 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
11 Kitty's back
12 New York City serenade
13 Rosalita (Come out tonight)

Notes:
An important show as it contains the early versions of both Jungleland (first ever) and Born to Run. Born To Run has different words. Two shows. This was probably the late one.

Songs from this show can be found on:

	ALL THOSE YEARS (Templar Records)
	BOUND FOR GLORY (Flamingo Records)
	GENUINE TRACKS (THE) (Scorpion (Scorpio?))
	LIVE AND UNRELEASED 1971/1979 (Seagull records)
	LIVE TO RUN (Fabbri Editore)
	NO MONEY DOWN (Winged Wheel)
	ALL THOSE YEARS (Heart and Soul)
	AMERICAN TUNE
	CHRISTMAS SONGS FOR ALL THE GOOD BOYS
	WHO' S BEEN COVERED BY THE BOSS (JOUR discs)
	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLLECTION VOL 1 (THE)
	KILLER CUTS (Doberman)
	THIS HEARTLAND (Sugarland Records)

14-Jul-1974 New York,NY Bottom Line,USA

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01 Kitty's back
02 Jungleland [Different words]

Notes:
First of two shows. Date is not confirmed but the tracks must come from this general time period as the development of Jungleland is very distinctive.

Songs from this show can be found on:

	PUNK MEETS THE GODFATHER (THE) (Godfatherecords)
	ROXY THEATRE NIGHT (THE) (Crystal Cat)
	WHERE THE FOUR WINDS BLOW (Godfatherecords)

14-Jul-1974 New York,NY Bottom Line,USA

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Second of two shows. See early for details.

16-Jul-1974 Newark,DE Stone Balloon,USA

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Notes:
Rescheduled and performed on 13-Aug-74 From a fan (GuyJPerrotti) "Just a note regarding the two shows he played in Newark, DE on July 16 and August 13, 1974...The site for both was (and still is) the Stone 'Balloon' (not 'Balloom'). It's a college bar at 115 East Main Street in Newark, near the University of Delaware. I've seen it mistakenly referred to before as the Stone 'Ballroom' too, but it's always been the 'Balloon.' My older brother was at one of the shows; band was very late 'cause they got lost, but the show (naturally) was incredible.

19-Jul-1974 Sedalia,MO Ozark Music Festival,USA

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Notes:
CANCELLED Springsteen performance, although the event took place as planned. This 3-day, 19-act "Woodstock-style" festival (held at the Missouri State Fairgrounds) ended up attracting over 350,000 – one of the largest music concert crowds in history. Springsteen was billed very low in the pecking order (see Poster below) and was scheduled to play early on the opening day. NOTE: The reason Springsteen didn’t play is the subject of some dispute, with some claims having Bruce’s tour bus breaking down en route to Missouri, resulting in them showing up late and being told by the promoter that they couldn’t be re-slotted into the schedule. However others claim there was no tour bus incident and Bruce was never anywhere near Missouri - rather, Mike Appel withdrew Springsteen’s services from Ozark after the west coast tour leg that began on the 25th was stitched together.

25-Jul-1974 Santa Monica,CA Santa Monica Civic Auditorium,USA

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01 Spirit in the night
02 Does this bus stop at 82nd street?
03 The 'E' street shuffle
04 Jungleland [Different words]
05 Kitty's back
06 New York City serenade
07 Rosalita (Come out tonight)

Notes:
Springsteen & The E Street Band opening for headliner DR JOHN. As the undercard Bruce's performance lasted only about 70-minutes. Attendance at this show was disappointing, however Phonograph Record Magazine's Michael Davis gave Bruce a glowing review, commenting: "from the third song on each number was followed by a standing ovation…(the venue) didn't sound half empty during Springsteen's set, that's for sure". The above-mentioned, 7-song setlist is from an attendee recollection and represents most (if not all) of the performance at this show. THERE IS NO CIRCULATING AUDIO.

26-Jul-1974 San Diego,CA Civic Theatre,USA

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CANCELLED

27-Jul-1974 Phoenix,AZ Celebrity Theatre,USA

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Notes:
First of two shows, double bill, with Springsteen & The E Street Band headlining and DANNY O’KEEFE opening. Although Bruce was struggling for recognition in western states he had a sizable following in Phoenix. This was originally scheduled as one show but ticket demand was strong so a second (Late) show was added – both shows were sellouts. It seems Mike Appel was able to negotiate a percentage of the gate with promoter Doug Clark for the second show that resulted in a combined show payday of $11,500 for Bruce and the boys, nearly triple their previous best.

28-Jul-1974 Tucson,AZ Community Centre,USA

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01 Incident on 57th street
02 Jungleland [Different words]

Notes:
Partial setlist. ONE show, double bill, with Springsteen & The E Street Band headlining and TIM WEISBERG & JOHN HAMMOND JR (performing as a duet) opening. A rare "daytime - indoor" concert, often incorrectly listed as having been played outdoors at the Tuscon Motor Speedway. The above-mentioned partial setlist details are from an attendee recollection. This was a full, 90-minute Springsteen performance.. THERE IS NO CIRCULATING AUDIO.

30-Jul-1974 Los Angeles,CA The Troubadour,USA

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01 Incident on 57th street
02 Spirit in the night
03 Kitty's back
04 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
05 Jungleland
06 Rosalita (Come out tonight)

Notes:
Springsteen & The E Street Band co-headlining with ROGER McGUINN, former leader of The Byrds. The opening act was folk duo CECILO & KAPANO. This event was billed as "Columbia Guest Artists Week" - with "mystery" artists from the CBS roster appearing each night. This 6-day event bore some conceptual similarities to CBS's Ahmanson Theatre week-long promotion the previous year (see listing). As it turned out Bruce and McGuinn were the selected performers for the first night, with specifics leaking out only 72 hours or so beforehand, as well as wildfire rumors that Bob Dylan might play as well - ensuring tickets for the opening night were at a premium and in the hands of the LA media elite. Dylan was a false rumor but this gig would be a huge publicity breakthrough for Springsteen, who up to this point was having serious problems breaking through on the USA's west coast. Cecilo & Capano opened at 9PM, Roger McGuinn (and his band) opened at 11:30PM and Springsteen & The E Street Band took the stage around 2AM and closed the evening with a rousing 90-minute performance. The above-mentioned partial setlist details are from an attendee recollection combined with a brief description of the show in the LA Times. THERE IS NO CIRCULATING AUDIO.

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