Once again we can rely on Umpy for giving us his report from the road. Your's truly was there with the other Rob's and a Rod and once I recover enough to write my own review (ok, once I get my voice and wits back) it will be here.
In the meantime, here's what our intrepid road warrior had to say...we ended up sitting 2 seats apart and I watched as he was handed a setlist at the beginning of the show.
His review:
After over three months of "jonesing" for a Bruce show and suffering from post Bruce depression, we finally hit the road in order see Bruce perform in Montreal last night.
Bruce was late arriving at the arena as he showed up at the Bell Centre at 7:00 pm. As a result a sound check was not done.
The Bell Centre is one of, if not, the largest venue that Bruce has played in North America as capacity for hockey and concerts is over 21,000 fans.
There were a lot of empty seats in the arena. Most if not all of the level 200, 300 and 400 sections behind the stage were unoccupied. There were also patches of upper level seats in front of the stage that were not sold.
Prior to the show, an impatient crowd started doing a very energetic wave.
Although some of us thought the weather was awful, things heated up inside The Bell Centre once Bruce took the stage and started his set with Night.
I did not think that this was one of better shows that I have seen on the tour however there were some definite highlights. Because the Night and Jungleland were excellent. Clarence's work on Jungleland was very good.
With the exception of Racing in the Streets being replaced with The River, Bruce's choices of audibles were a welcome delight. Darkness on the dge of Town replaced Working on the Highway and the aforementioned Jungleland replaced the either/or of Bobby Jean and Thunder Road.
An unsubstantiated report on Montreal radio stated the Bruce is suffering from a bit of the stomach flu. Here's hoping that he is well for our next show...next stop Thursday in Rochester and Friday in Buffalo.
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