Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Los Angeles Sports Arena, California 1988 (2015)

The Tunnel of Love Express roared across the U.S. in the Spring of 1988. The E Street Band was augmented by The Horns of Love, formerly known as the Miami Horns, lead by Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg. The band took the stage in pairs, handing tickets to Terry Magovern, Bruce’s legendary right hand man, who sat at a ticket booth dressed as a carnival barker in front of a sign that read: “This is a dark ride.” Clarence strolled out solo and finally Bruce, before launching into a setlist featuring new songs from his recent LP Tunnel of Love as well as deep catalog tracks and rarely performed outtakes and covers.

The second night of a five night stand at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, 4/23/88 features 31 songs, including the debut of “Have Love Will Travel” (a garage rock classic by the Sonics, written by Richard Berry of “Louie Louie” fame) and the first appearance on the tour of “Sweet Soul Music.”

TRACKLIST

SET ONE
01 Tunnel of Love
02 Be True
03 Adam Raised a Cain
04 Two Faces
05 All That Heaven Will Allow
06 Seeds
07 Roulette
08 Cover Me
09 Brilliant Disguise
10 Spare Parts
11 War
12 Born in the USA

SET TWO
01 Tougher Than the Rest
02 Aint Got You
03 Shes the One
04 You Can Look But You Better Not Touch
05 Im A Coward
06 Im On Fire
07 One Step Up
08 Part Man Part Monke
09 Backstreets
10 Dancing in the Dark
11 Light Of Day

FIRST ENCORE
01 Happy Birthday To Roy Orbison
02 Born to Run
03 Hungry Heart
04 Glory Days
05 Rosalita Come Out Tonight

SECOND ENCORE
01 Have Love Will Travel
02 Tenth Avenue FreezeOut
03 Sweet Soul Music
04 Raise Your Hand