{"id":1748,"date":"2018-04-27T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2021-12-12T06:03:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T14:03:32","slug":"where-the-band-was-los-angeles-april-27-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/27\/where-the-band-was-los-angeles-april-27-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the Band Was: Los Angeles, April 27, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every Springsteen show has at least one special moment. You never know what it will be&#8211;maybe a never-before-played song, maybe a special guest or a special request, maybe a performance that goes off-the-rails and way past curfew. You also never know exactly <em>when<\/em> it will be.<\/p>\n<p>At Night 2 of the 2012 stand at the LA Sports Arena, that moment came 90 minutes before the show even started: after the few hundred of us in the pit had been let in, we settled in for what is usually a long, boring wait for the show to start. But within minutes, a pre-wardrobe and makeup Bruce Springsteen strolled out onto the stage to give his relatives a guided tour. And then this happened&#8230; (and remember there were only hundreds of us in the arena at that time).<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I46gjoZQtws?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>It was the closest I may ever get to a private Bruce concert. I&#8217;d heard about Bruce&#8217;s rare pre-shows before, but I never expected to see one, let alone at a venue like the Sports Arena.<\/p>\n<p>When Bruce and the band opened the show with the tour premiere of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/18\/roll-of-the-dice-no-surrender\/\">No Surrender<\/a>&#8221; ninety minutes later, the crowd energy was off the charts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rh7dSUcyLpw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>On paper, the main set was unremarkable, but the intensity level was high. Tom Morello made four non-consecutive appearances throughout the show, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/03\/roll-of-the-dice-racing-in-the-street\/\">Racing in the Street<\/a>&#8221; had a rare outing, and even &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/27\/roll-of-the-dice-waitin-on-a-sunny-day\/\">Waitin&#8217; on a Sunny Day<\/a>&#8221; was special&#8211;watch Bruce fake out Kevin Buell to mark the occasion of his 1,000th show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UTtlHPJRsQU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The encores held one more special moment: the tour premiere of and Jake Clemons&#8217; first outing on <a href=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/19\/roll-of-the-dice-bobby-jean\/\">&#8220;Bobby Jean<\/a>.&#8221; I&#8217;m sure the return of &#8220;Jungleland&#8221; much later was more emotional, but this was still quite the moment&#8211;you can see the satisfaction on Bruce&#8217;s face and you can tell how much that moment meant to Jake.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1a3Np8S6wTU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been fortunate enough to have seen some fantastic shows at the L.A. Sports Arena, but (pre-)start to finish,\u00a0 this will always be one of the most memorable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IKMUqp4jzpA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A surprise pre-show sets the tone for a memorable night at the L.A. 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