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bruce poked fun at Londons show last night in Dublin



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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - You don't hustle the Boss.

Bruce Springsteen may have been shut down during a key moment at his London concert last weekend, but at his show in Dublin on Tuesday, the veteran musician got in the last word.

A few last words, actually. Springsteen started his set by picking up "Twist and Shout" at the exact point where local authorities pulled the plug on his duet with Paul McCartney at Hyde Park on Saturday, according to the BBC.

As he launched into the song -- this time without the ex-Beatle joining him -- Springsteen cracked, "Before we were so rudely interrupted..."

And the jokes didn't end there. Springsteen followed "Twist and Shout" by playing a cover of "I Fought the Law," hoisting a sign that read "Only the Boss says when to pull the plug."

He then staged a fake "arrest" scene involving a man dressed as a London cop later in the show.

Message sent. But despite his defiant stance, Springsteen was ultimately compliant when it came to sticking to the rules in the Irish capital, wrapping up the his performance before the preset cut-off time of 11 p.m.

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Oslo 2nd longest show

http://www.nj.com/springsteen/index.ssf ... econd.html

Bruce Springsteen just keeps going for the Gold. Forget the Olympics, Bruce just keeps trying to outdo himself.
On Saturday at the Valle Hovin in Oslo, Norway, Bruce and the E Street Band played a 33-song, three-hour-and-47-minute show, just missing by a minute their longest show ever, 3:48 on June 17 in Madrid.

Among the 33 songs, was the premiere of "Ain't Good Enough for You" an outtake from "Darkness on the Edge of Town" which was officially released on 2010's "Promise" box set.

Bruce had played it once before, at the filming at the Casino in Asbury Park on Dec. 7, 2010.

Internet reports say it was played for a sign request, as was the tour premiere of "Streets of Fire."

Bruce again opened the show with an acoustic song, the fans in Olso got "The Promised Land." Interesting to see "Rocky Ground" being played in the middle of the set.

Also a tweet by @BobOverland said before Bruce played "We Are Alive" he said: "Where the sun never sets and no curfews. Llivenation can kiss our behind!" referring to what happened last Saturday in London.

The 33rd song of the show was "Night." I'm pretty sure that's the first time it has ever closed a show.

Show began at 7:34 p.m. local time (six hours ahead of New Jersey)

Set list:
1. The Promised Land (Acoustic)
2. No Surrender
3. Two Hearts
4. We Take Care Of Our Own
5. Badlands
6. Wrecking Ball
7. Death To My Hometown
8. My City Of Ruins
9. Spirit In The Night
10. Ain't Good Enough For You (sign request, Wrecking Ball Tour premiere)
11. Hungry Heart (sign request)
12. Streets of Fire (sign request, tour premiere)
13. Prove it All Night
14. Johnny 99
15. Working on the Highway
16. Shackled & Drawn
17. Waiting On A Sunny Day
18. Raise Your Hand
19. Rocky Ground
20. The River
21. The Promise (Solo Piano)
22. The Rising
23. Lonesome Day
24. Land of Hope and Dreams

Encores:
25. We Are Alive
26. Born in the U.S.A.
27. Born To Run
28. Glory Days
29. Seven Nights To Rock
30. Dancing in the Dark
31. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
32. Twist and Shout
33. Night

Show over at 11:21 p.m. for a 3:47 show.

Next show: Monday, the first of back-to-back shows at Bergenhus
in Bergen, Norway