The concert that locals had been waiting 10 years for Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band offered something for everyone last night. On a hot, muggy evening in a soccer stadium on the outskirts of the Swiss capital city of Bern, Nils took the stage first to deliver an accordion instrumental of a local traditional tune "Ds Vogellisi" ("Come out Tonight") that had the locals clapping and singing from the start. "Badlands" followed, which, as Steve would say later during Glory Days ("according to my precise Swiss watch") really started "Boss time." Bruce said a few words in his best Swiss Deutsch about being glad to be in Switzerland, but for the most part the pace of the evening was fast. 
Finally, in a surprise extra song for those who've been following the tour, it was John Fogerty's "Rockin' All Over the World" to close, prompted by a long sign that said something like, "Hey Marissa, go see if Bruce is still Rockin' all Over the World." Well, as everyone bore witness in Bern last night, indeed he is—and thank God for that!
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