October 5 / St. Paul, MN / Xcel Energy Center
Notes: Nothing ragged about this one–just full-on guitar glory as Neil Young came out and cranked up the energy for the best VFC show yet. „Any Canadians for Kerry in the house? I thought I saw one here earlier…“ said Bruce. And yeah, Young had been out earlier for „Country Feedback“ with REM, but that didn't diminish the „holy shit“ factor as Neil faced off with Bruce for monster jam on „Souls of the Departed“ and a fierce „All Along the Watchtower.“ Even Clarence got swept away. Blow, Big Man, blow! Wail, Shakey, wail! And the wind began to howl… Neil was back in the encores trading off vocals with Bruce on „Rockin' in the Free World“ along with Fogerty, all of REM, and Neil's wife Pegi. Fogerty got a huge cheer when he announced „I got a final score for you: Minnesota Twins 2, Yankees nothin'!“ Yeah, everything seemed to go the Twin Cities' way tonight. At the end of the show, Bruce presented Conor Oberst with a commemorative jacket to mark the end of his run with the tour. Bright Eyes, we'll miss you in Orlando–that's the next stop, Friday night.
Setlist: Bad Day (with REM)/Man on the Moon (with REM)//The Star-Spangled Banner/Born in the U.S.A./Badlands/No Surrender/Lonesome Day/The River/Souls of the Departed (with Neil Young)/All Along the Watchtower (with Young)/Johnny 99/Centerfield (with Fogerty)/Deja Vu All Over Again (with Fogerty)/Fortunate Son (with Fogerty)/The Promised Land (with Fogerty)/The Rising/Because the Night (with Stipe)/Mary's Place/Born to Run (with Mills and Buck)//Proud Mary (with Fogerty)/Rockin' in the Free World (with REM, Fogerty, Neil and Pegi Young)/(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (with all)/People Have the Power (with all)
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