''Live In Barcelona'' is a full concert video

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of a performance by

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of their Rising Tour performance of October 16, 2002, at

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. The first half of the show was broadcast live at the time across

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; the broadcast concluded with Springsteen's biggest hit, " Dancing in the Dark", unusually placed in the middle of the regular set for that reason. A tape of the broadcast was later aired by

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on February 28, 2003, as well. The performance of " Waitin' on a Sunny Day" was released as a music video to promote the single. Released on November 18, 2003, after the tour's conclusion and now incorporating the complete Barcelona performance, this DVD was the first time that an entire Springsteen concert was documented with an official release in either audio or video. Unlike the prior tour's concert video '' Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live in New York City'', no equivalent audio-only album release was made.

Disc one

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Lonesome Day "Lonesome Day" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and initially performed by Springsteen and the E Street Band. It is the opening track of his 2002 album '' The Rising''. It was released as a single as the follow-up to the title track on Dec ...

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Prove It All Night "Prove It All Night" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on May 23, 1978, as the first single from his fourth studio album ''Darkness on the Edge of Town''. Content The protagonist promises to prove his love ...

" #"Darkness on the Edge of Town" #"Empty Sky" #"You're Missing" #" Waitin' on a Sunny Day" #" The Promised Land" #"Worlds Apart" #"

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" #" She's the One" #"Mary's Place" #" Dancing in the Dark" #"Countin' on a Miracle" #"

Spirit in the Night "Spirit in the Night" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen for his debut album '' Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' (1973). It was also the second single released from the album. A cover versi ...

" #" Incident on 57th Street" #"Into the Fire"

Disc two

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Born to Run ''Born to Run'' is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on August 25, 1975, by Columbia Records. Co- produced by Springsteen with his manager Mike Appel and the producer Jon Landau, its recordin ...

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My City of Ruins "My City of Ruins" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. Originally written as an elegy for Asbury Park, New Jersey, "My City of Ruins" took on new meaning as a message of hope following the September 11 attacks. The song was inc ...

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Born in the U.S.A. ''Born in the U.S.A.'' is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on June 4, 1984, by Columbia Records. Produced by Springsteen, Jon Landau, Steven Van Zandt, and Chuck Plotkin, the album was reco ...

" #" Land of Hope and Dreams" #" Thunder Road" #''Drop the Needle and Pray: The Rising on Tour'', a documentary featuring footage from shows on the Summer 2003 leg of the tour at

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, interviews with Springsteen and band members, and unpublished photographs.

Personnel

As listed on the DVD cover: ;The E Street Band *

Roy Bittan Roy J. Bittan (born July 2, 1949) is an American musician best known as a long-time member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Nicknamed "The Professor", Bittan joined the E Street Band in 1974. He plays the piano, organ, accordion and synth ...

– keyboards *

Clarence Clemons Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr. (January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011), also known as The Big Man, was an American saxophonist. From 1972 until his death in 2011, he was the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Clemons rel ...

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Danny Federici Daniel Paul Federici (January 23, 1950 – April 17, 2008) was an American musician, best known as a founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, where he was its organist, accordionist and glockenspiel player. Federici appeared on ten ...

– keyboards, accordion *

Nils Lofgren Nils Hilmer Lofgren (born June 21, 1951) is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a memb ...

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Patti Scialfa Vivienne Patricia Scialfa ( ; born July 29, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. In 2014, Scialfa was inducted into t ...

– guitar, vocals *

Garry Tallent Garry Wayne Tallent (born October 27, 1949), sometimes billed as Garry W. Tallent, is an American musician and record producer, best known for being the bass player and a founding member of the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen's primary backing ...

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Stevie Van Zandt Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin. He has appeared in ...

– guitar, vocals *

Max Weinberg Max Weinberg (born April 13, 1951) is an American drummer and television personality, most widely known as the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and as the bandleader for Conan O'Brien on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' an ...

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*with

Soozie Tyrell Soozie Tyrell (born May 4, 1957), formerly known as Soozie Kirschner, is an American violinist, guitarist, and vocalist, most known for her work with Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band and formerly the Sessions Band. Early life and educatio ...

– vocals,

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Charts

Certifications

References

DVD cover notes at official Springsteen website

External links

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Contents

Disc one

Disc two

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

References

External links