Date: 1973-02-14
Location: Virginia Commenwealth University, Richmond, VA 

Label: -
Catalog #: -

Taper: ?
Source: Audience Tape
Transferred By: ?
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Total disc time: (41:19)

01 Mary Queen Of Arkansas (5:38)
02 For You (4:56)
03 Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street (4:54)
04 Thundercrack (12:13)
05 Rosalita - Fun Fun Fun (13:38)


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Notes:
ONE show, with Bruce and the boys opening for headliner, DAN HICKS & HIS HOT LICKS - the only time Springsteen and 
Hicks shared a billing together. Although the original poster (below) shows the venue as the "new VCU Gym", an article in 
VCU's student newspaper indicates the gig was shifted off-campus to the larger "Mosque" venue a few days prior to the 
event in order to meet strong ticket demand. The above-mentioned setlist represents Springsteen's complete 45-minute 
performance as the evening's undercard. A recently circulating, but poor quality, audience tape includes the entire 
Springsteen show. The subtle tape edit heard after "Thundercrack" (the end of the main set) and before "Rosalita" (the 
encore) merely eliminates several minutes of cheering as the audience coaxes Bruce and the band back for a final song. 
Following "Rosalita" the MC can clearly be heard announcing that Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks will follow. From a historical 
standpoint the significant performance here is "Rosalita". It's both the earliest known live performance and the only 
circulating rendition by the pre-David Sancious lineup of the band. Although marred by weak sound quality, this is a funny, 
unique arrangement. Not only does it feature a near-complete rendition of THE BEACH BOYS "Fun Fun Fun" sandwiched in 
the middle, but it also incorporates a cosmic story-rap-fantasy that finds an 8yr-old Springsteen locked in an Alabama jail 
with Dennis Wilson, James Brown and Wilson Pickett. 



Infofile updated: 2005-02-01