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Saturday was the second show, and Bruce and the band played no less than 17 different songs compared to the night before. "Radio Nowhere" was one of the victims of the setlist change -- this was the first show of the tour that the Magic album opener was skipped. After the band had taken the stage, Clarence with a scarf in the colors of a Swedish flag, the show opened with "Night."

During and after "Hungry Heart," Bruce collected a lot of request signs at the catwalks. Spying a sign for "Twist and Shout" he said, "No, they asked us not to play this one -- it's the stadium breaker!" He was referring to the 1985 shows, when after his two concerts the old Ullevi stadium needed to be demolished due to damages caused by the noise and the dancing crowds in the stands. To the sign of "Drive All Night" he said: "Maybe... we have been rehearsing." The first request played, for a big pink sign, was "Summertime Blues," with Clarence moving center stage to sing with Bruce. After "The Promised Land" Bruce took a sign from the crowd: "Bruce, you're the sexiest man alive." He showed it to the cameras and to the band. "I'll give you your Euro later," he said (though the Swedes use the Kroner and not the Euro).

"Backstreets" was also a request, "at an unusual spot in the show, but we haven't played it for a while." "Roulette" was next, which had been rehearsed along with "Drive All Night" in the soundcheck. Bruce added a long solo at the end. Before "Janey, Don't You Lose Heart," Bruce said, "This was originally a B-side for something off Born in the U.S.A". Bruce remembered the faulty solo from Clarence in Paris on this one, and he teased the Big Man as he tackled it again: "So far so good... still good... now we're talking, brother!" Clarence was spot on this time.

"Waitin' on a Sunny Day" was another request, and during the song, Bruce took a flower from the crowd and put it behind his ear. During "Working on the Highway," Garry Tallents' daughter came on stage and sang with Soozie Tyrell. Before "Livin' in the Future" Bruce asked the crowd: "Are we having fun yet?" At the end of the song, he took a sign from the crowd -- "Obama for President" -- and showed it to the camera for a long time.

In "Mary's Place," the new intro that was added yesterday was elaborated a little further, as Bruce sang with some call-and-response with Clarence: "Someday I feel so sad and lonely, I don't know what to do. I want to reach out my hand for some help, I want to reach out my hand for some love, I want to reach out my hand for some faith."

After "I'm on Fire," which Bruce sang seated on a chair on the front platform, the long-awaited 'Drive All Night' emerged, sending goosebumps all through Ullevi. A perfect rendition of this song that Bruce hasn't played with the band since 1981, with two beautiful sax solos. Bruce seemed very content after the performance.

Before the encores, Bruce spoke a little Swedish and then said that Göteborg always will be a special place for him. He said he heard that a lot of people camped outside the stadium for a good spot. "I sleep in my bed, but I appreciate your dedication," he added.

The encores seemed a little rushed, and his performance of "American Land" was a little less intense than usual. But luckily it wasn't over -- after "American Land" Bruce and Clarence acted as if the crowd couldn't handle another song. Of course that means there will be one more song, and it was no surprise it would be "Twist and Shout," although Bruce again said that people had specifically asked him not to play the stadium breaker. The new stadium survived the two great nights of Bruce and the band in Sweden.

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