Bruce Springsteen
Miller Park
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 27, 2003

Source: DPA 4060 => Sony TCD-D100 DAT
Transfer: Tascam DA-20mkII DAT => Tascam DR-680

Location: Back right corner of the pit (~30 feet from stage in line with right PA)

Track listing:

CD1 (66:23):
(1)  Candy's Room (3:00)
(2)  The Rising (5:37)
(3)  Lonesome Day (4:17)
(4)  My Love Will Not Let You Down (5:06)
(5)  Brilliant Disguise (5:04)
(6)  Empty Sky (4:48)
(7)  Waitin' on a Sunny Day (6:54)
(8)  Beer Barrel Polka (2:01)
(9)  Two Hearts (2:57)
(10)  Who'll Stop The Rain (3:22)
(11)  The Fuse (5:47)
(12)  Because The Night (5:55)
(13)  Badlands (5:59)
(14)  She's The One (5:30)

CD2 (78:40):
(1)  Mary's Place (16:54)
(2)  Across The Border (6:20)
(3)  Jungleland (10:42)
(4)  Into The Fire (6:40)
(5)  Encore break (1:30)
(6)  Bobby Jean (4:29)
(7)  Kitty's Back (11:38)
(8)  Born To Run (11:31)
(9)  Banter (1:48)
(10)  My City of Ruins (7:02)

CD3 (31:27):
(1)  Banter (1:37)
(2)  Land of Hope and Dreams (9:59)
(3)  Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (8:05)
(4)  Dancing in the Dark (6:01)
(5)  Cadillac Ranch (5:44)

There are no fades applied to this recording; if you choose to burn to CD, the above splits are just a suggestion.  

Comments: This recording features Bruce at Miller Park in Milwaukee at the tail end of the 2002-03 "Rising" tour -- this was essentially a warmup show for the Shea Stadium dates that closed the tour a few days later. The setlist was a bit jumbled compared to the typical cadence of the tour (for example, I don't think he opened with "Candy's Room" too often) and though there were some relative rarities like "The Fuse" and "Across the Border," nothing jaw-droppingly unexpected. Overall, however, this captures the E Street Band in top form, loose, and in a playful mood. Of course, very few Milwaukee shows fail to feature "Cadillac Ranch" (due to the Wisconsin reference) and here it was the last song. 

In terms of sound quality, this is a very solid if not excellent capture. I've had five sources of this show (including my master) over the years and this is the best version I've heard. We were in line with the right stack so had excellent sound, and were fortunate to have courteous neighbors whose occasional chatter doesn't overpower the music (not always a given in Milwaukee -- I have had several Milwaukee masters ruined by boisterous/rude neighbors who treated the show as a backdrop for their conversation). If you're a Bruce fan and have a version of this already, this is still worth the download because it is probably an upgrade.

Check out the samples in the comments if in doubt.

Many thanks to TallTaper for taping and sharing.  I was just the helper who EQ'd and tracked it.