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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Tour: Born to Run Date: October 2nd, 1975 Venue: Uptown Theatre City: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Audio Quality: B-/A Attendance: ca. 1,500 Bruce's first ever appearance in Wisconsin is the famous 'bomb scare show'. Just 45 minutes into the concert a bomb threat is phoned in to the theatre, and the night's MC Bob Reitman (disc jockey for WQFM) is forced to enter the stage after "Thunder Road" (which is the slow version featuring Roy on piano and Bruce on harmonica and vocals) to inform the crowd of the threat, asking them to return in three hours time. The police search the theatre and find no bomb, so the band return at midnight for another two hours on stage. Bruce and the boys passed the time during the delay in a nearby bar (according to Bruce, the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee) and as the show gets back underway it's evident that Bruce has had a few drinks - repeatedly and hilariously asking the audience "are you loose?!" during an outrageous "Little Queenie" (the first circulating version of this song with the E Street Band - see our Media tab to hear it). There is also an exceptionally long rendition of "The E Street Shuffle" that includes a 14-minute introduction and "Having A Party" in the outro. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" includes the "Come A Little Bit Closer" intro and a snippet of "Theme From Shaft" in the midsection. See our News tab to read a pair of news articles with a little more detail about the events. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - 01. Meeting Across the River 00:03:57 - 02. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 00:07:35 - 03. Spirit in the Night 00:14:31 - 04. Pretty Flamingo 00:23:48 - 05. She's the One 00:29:00 - 06. Born to Run 00:33:54 - 07. Thunder Road 00:39:47 - 08. Announcement about the Bomb Threat 00:40:48 - 09. Little Queenie 00:49:31 - 10. The E Street Shuffle / Having a Party 01:13:30 - 11. It's Hard to be a Saint in the City 01:19:07 - 12. Sha La La 01:22:32 - 13. Kitty's Back 01:40:35 - 14. Jungleland 01:50:45 - 15. Come A Little Bit Closer / Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 02:03:42 - 16. Detroit Medley 02:08:26 - 17. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 02:15:56 - 18. Quarter to Three

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performing "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI on 3-3-16.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performing "Born To Run" as part of the full-album performance of the Born To Run album at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 15, 2009

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