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Stats and tidbits as European leg ends

It officially began on March 18, 2012 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. More than 16 months and 129 shows later, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Wrecking Ball Tour finished its European leg in Kilkenny, Ireland last Sunday.

The tour is not officially over yet. There are still a few Wrecking Ball shows scheduled for South America in September. shows in 2013.

A big question going into this tour was how Bruce was going to replace Clarence Clemons, who passed away in 2011. The answer is you don't. But what Bruce did do was bring in a five piece horn section that included Clarence's nephew Jake Clemons. The horn section and Jake were magnificent.

I was trying replica van cleef & arpels alhambra bracelet to write how this tour progressed since March of 2012 to now, but I saw something posted on the BTX fan internet board by "Luckytwn" who summed it up better than I could:

". Unlike other Springsteen tours, on an emotional level, this one peaked right around the time of Helsinki last year (July 2012). markets and Europe with the show that was so focused on loss and recovery, as we've discussed before, the tour lost something as he started to pull back on that element.

"There were some amazing shows last fall in the States and by the look of it, there were some amazing shows the last three weeks, but the show was never as emotionally connected as it was during April July of last year. That's partly understandable because obviously life goes on and you can't grieve van cleef & arpels necklace replica forever.

"Plus, I suspect they really won't be gone for that long because I think Bruce realizes at this point, that if there is a huge gap where the band does not play, it may be hard to get the engine back up to full speed again."

So let's hope we'll see Bruce back in some fashion in 2014.

But for now, let's take a look at some tour statistics.

Bruce performed an incredible 223 different songs in the 129 shows. A full list is at the end of the blog.

Songs with perfect attendance (all 129 shows):

"Tunnel of Love" missing in action

Only two songs were played from 1987's "Tunnel of Love" album: "Brilliant Disguise" was played three times and "Tougher Than the Rest"six times.

"All That Heaven Will Allow" was played at the pre show on April 29, 2013 at Telenor Arena in Olso, Norway, but that doesn't count.

"One Step Up" was soundchecked but never played.

"Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" albums well represented

It's always a treat to fake van cleef alhambra White Gold Pendant hear the E Street Band put its mark on the 1992 albums which they did not tour behind.

"Human Touch" songs played: "Human Touch," "Roll of the Dice," "Real World," "Man's Job" and "I Wish I Were Blind."

"Lucky Town" songs played: "Better Days," "Lucky Town," "Local Hero," "If I Should Fall Behind," "Leap of Faith," "My Beautiful Reward."

"Local Hero" from the July 24 show in Leeds, England. Go horns!:

"The Promise" CD gets some play

Fans were hoping that much of this album would get played regularly. That wasn't the case but the following songs from the 2010 double album were played:

"Gotta Get That Feeling," "One Way Street," "Because the Night," "Rendezvous," "Save My Love," "Ain't Good Enough for You," "Fire," "Spanish Eyes," "Talk to Me" and "The Promise."

Biggest surprises from Europe 2013

Just a few from the past few months, there were many this tour.

1. "My Kind of Town," Lilyhammer is.

Steve Van Zandt, after missing the Australian leg of the tour in March due to filming commitments for "Lilyhammer," returns for the start of the European tour at the April 30, 2013 show in Olso, Norway. Bruce opens the show with Steve, in character as Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano, singing "My kind of town, Lilymammer is."

2, "New York City Serenade" with strings in Rome

This song is not played often and, when it is, it's always special. The July 11 show in Rome featured a stunning version performed with a string section of seven violins from Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra. It was the first time "New York City Serenade" was played outside the United States.

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