The 10 Commandments of Concert-going

Picked it off an article from a Massachusetts website. It's funny, but it's also very true. But hey, it happens all time, and there's no escaping it. I've seen fuckers who weren't into the music at all, and I've seen (and heard) those who were too much into the music.

I can clearly remember the drunk giant next to me at the Hyde Park Springsteen show singing along so loudly that it got me quite pissed off after a while. But luckily, it was only during the last 1/2 hr of the show, from Born To Run onwards. At least during the last verse of Jungleland, he kept his volume down. But he fucked up the last part, trying to keep up with Bruce in singing the final lines. Still, it was pretty amusing, and most of us around him started laughing.

Looking at this list, I also remember the comment someone made behind me, while standing in line for Dave Matthews Band at the Brixton Academy: "This is the first DMB show I've attended where I don't smell any pot."

The Ten Commandments:

1. Thou Shalt Not Get Drunk or High and Stupid Before the Show

2. Thou Shalt Not Arrive Late at a Concert and Rudely Demand People to Get Out of "My Seat!"

3. Thou Shalt Not Covet the Souvenir Tables More than the Concert

4. Thou Shalt Not Get Angry at Artists Who Fail to Play Note-by-Note Versions of their Greatest Hits in Concert

5. Thou Shalt Not Scream Out Requests

6. Thou Shalt Not Use Cell Phones to Text Your Friends During Concerts, to Talk on the Phone During Quiet Moments or to Take Countless Goofy Pictures of You and Your Date with the Performers on stage in the Background

7. Thou Shalt Not Make Out with Date During the Concert

8. Thou Shalt Not Stand and Dance at a Show When No One Else is Standing and Dancing.

9. Thou Shalt Not Walk Out of the Concert to make a Bathroom Run or a Food Run whenever the band plays something new or different

10. Thou Shalt Not Sing Louder Than the Person On Stage

Jul 14 -- Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

1. Badlands
2. Out In The Street
3. My Lucky Day
4. She's The One
5. Outlaw Pete
6. Working On The Highway
7. Working On A Dream
8. Seeds
9. Johnny 99
10. Atlantic City
11. Raise Your Hand
12. Incident On 57th Street (sign request)
13. PINK CADILLAC (sign request)
14. Cover Me (sign request)
15. Waitin' On A Sunny Day
16. The Promised Land
17. The River
18. Kingdom Of Days
19. Radio Nowhere
20. Lonesome Day
21. The Rising
22. Born To Run

23. Hard Times
24. Thunder Road
25. American Land
26. Bobby Jean
27. Dancing In The Dark
28. Twist And Shout

Jul 12 -- RDS, Dublin, Ireland

1. No Surrender
2. Badlands
3. Night
4. My Lucky Day
5. Outlaw Pete
6. Hungry Heart
7. Working On A Dream
8. Seeds
9. Johnny 99
10. Youngstown
11. Darkness On The Edge Of Town
12. Spirit In The Night (sign request)
13. Sherry Darling (sign request)
14. Proud Mary (sign request)
15. Prove It All Night
16. Trapped
17. Waitin' On A Sunny Day
18. The Promised Land
19. Radio Nowhere
20. AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS)
21. Lonesome Day
22. The Rising
23. Born To Run

24. Jungleland
25. American Land
26. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
27. Glory Days
28. Dancing In The Dark
29. Twist And Shout

London Calling @ Hyde Park, London -- Jun 28

Courtesy of brucespringsteen.net

Fucking awesome video. So glad I was there :)

Jul 11 -- RDS, Dublin, Ireland

1. Who'll Stop The Rain
2. Badlands
3. Cover Me
4. My Lucky Day
5. Outlaw Pete
6. Out In The Street
7. Working On A Dream
8. Seeds
9. Johnny 99
10. The Ghost Of Tom Joad
11. Raise Your Hand
12. The E Street Shuffle (sign request)
13. YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) (sign request)
14. Seven Nights To Rock
15. For You
16. Thunder Road
17. Because The Night
18. Waitin' On A Sunny Day
19. The Promised Land
20. The River
21. Kingdom Of Days
22. Lonesome Day
23. The Rising
24. Born To Run

25. Hard Times
26. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
27. American Land
28. Bobby Jean
29. Dancing In The Dark
30. Ramrod
31. Twist And Shout

Jul 8 -- Herning MCH, Herning, Denmark

1. Badlands
2. No Surrender
3. My Lucky Day
4. Out In The Street
5. Outlaw Pete
6. Working On A Dream
7. Candy's Room
8. Seeds
9. Johnny 99
10. Atlantic City
11. Hungry Heart (sign request)
12. Rendevous (sign request)
13. Mony Mony (sign request)
14. Thunder Road (sign request)
15. Prove It All Night
16. Waitin' On A Sunny Day
17. The Promised Land
18. The River (sign request)
19. I'm On Fire (sign request)
20. Surprise Surprise (sign request)
21. Lonesome Day
22. The Rising
23. Born To Run

24. Hard Times
25. Bobby Jean
26. American Land
27. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
28. Dancing In The Dark
29. Twist And Shout