Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA, July 1, 1978
“My mother and father, they’re here tonight."
SETLIST: BADLANDS / NIGHT / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FOR YOU / THE PROMISED LAND / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / RACING IN THE STREET / THUNDER ROAD / JUNGLELAND / PARADISE BY THE "C" / FIRE / ADAM RAISED A CAIN / MONA - SHE'S THE ONE / GROWIN' UP / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / THE PROMISE / BORN TO RUN / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / QUARTER TO THREE
Capacity: 3,500
The E Street Band had been on the road on the tour to support Darkness on the Edge of Town for just a little over a month by the time they arrived in the Bay Area to play these shows at the BCT. This is the second of two nights, both sold out – everything was sold out. It had been a long time since Springsteen had been on the West Coast and the faithful were more than ready, they were rabid. Bruce and the band were too; while every 1978 show has its own particular mood and shading, there’s a sense of relief underpinning everything – the band didn’t break up or get jobs with other bands, the lawsuit between him and his first manager was resolved, there was a new record out, the fans were still there. But there’s still a sense that they’ve got something to prove: one, we’re as good as you remember (or heard), and two, we’re so good we can do that with ease.
