By Drew Olson Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Aug 30, 2008 at 5:51 AM

Bruce Springsteen always brings a sense of occasion to his legendary concerts.

Tonight, we'll find out if he has a sense of humor.

Somewhere around 8:30 p.m., Springsteen and the E Street band will take the stage at the Roadhouse at the Lakefront to begin the final show of a year-long, worldwide tour in support of the album "Magic."

The show marks the high point of Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary party. Given what happened four years ago, you wonder if Springsteen will open with an Elton John song, perhaps "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)."

Nahhhhh.

The discussion may seem frivolous, but die-hard Springsteen fans spend a lot of time obsessing about what song the band will play first. Early in this tour, the choice was "Radio Nowhere," the hard-driving first single from "Magic."

As the tour progressed, though, Springsteen slid "Radio Nowhere" into the No. 2 slot and varied his opening songs. (At a show last week in Kansas City, he opened with "Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own," an obscure song from the "Tracks" rarities box set that he had never performed live before).

With a huge catalog of songs to choose from, Springsteen keeps shows interesting by mixing up the lineup from night to night, keeping fans guessing and throwing aficionados (and the band) an occasional curveball.

Earlier this week, we did a story about the phenomenon of fans using signs to request songs at shows. With the opening number approaching (could it be "Born to Run" or "Gypsy Biker"), we thought it would be cool to look at the setlists from Springsteen's previous Wisconsin concerts.

Look at the lists and use the Talkback feature to let us know what song you are dying to hear tonight.

Oct. 2, 1975
Uptown Theater
Milwaukee
(The famous "bomb scare" show)
Meeting Across the River
10th avenue Freeze-out
Spirit in the Night
Pretty Flamingo
She's the One
Born to Run
Thunder Road
Little Queenie
The E Street Shuffle
It's Hard to be a Saint in the City
Sha La La
Jungleland
Kitty's Back
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Detroit Medley
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
Quarter to Three

Feb. 20, 1977
Dane County Coliseum
Madison

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Feb. 22, 1977
Milwaukee Auditorium

Night
Rendezvous
Spirit in the Night
It's My Life
Thunder Road
Mona
She's the One
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Action in the Street
Backstreets
Jungleland
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Born to Run
Quarter to Three

June 8, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Badlands
Night
Spirit in the Night
Something in the Night
For You
The Promised Land
Prove it all Night
Racing in the Street
Thunder Road
Jungleland
Paradise by the C
Fire
Adam raised a Cain
Mona
She's the one
Growin' up
Backstreets
Rosalita (Come out Tonight)
Born to Run
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Quarter to Three

June 9, 1978
Milwaukee Arena
Badlands
Night
Spirit in the Night
Darkness on the Edge of Town
For You
The Promised Land
Prove It all Night
Racing in the Street
Thunder Road
Jungleland
Paradise by the C
Fire
Adam Raised a Cain
Mona
She's the One
Growin' up
Backstreets
Rosalita (Come out Tonight)
Born to Run
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Quarter to Three

Nov. 27, 1978
Milwaukee Auditorium

High School Confidential
Badlands
Streets of Fire
Spirit in the Night
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Independence Day
The Promised Land
Prove it all Night
Racing in the Street
Thunder Road
Jungleland
The Ties That Bind
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
Fire
Candy's Room
Because the Night
Point Blank
Mona
I Get Mad
She's the One
Backstreets
Rosalita (Come out Tonight)
Born to Run

Nov. 28, 1978
Dane County Coliseum
Madison

Badlands
Streets of Fire
Spirit in the Night
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Independence Day
The Promised Land
Prove it all Night
Racing in the Street
Thunder Road
Jungleland
The Ties that Bind
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
Fire
Candy's Room
Because the Night
Point Blank
Mona
She's The One
I get mad
Backstreets

Oct. 14, 1980
Milwaukee Arena

Prove it all Night
Badlands
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Factory
Independence Day
Jackson Cage
The Promised Land
Out in the Street
Two Hearts
Racing in the Street
The River
Thunder Road
Jungleland
Cadillac Ranch
Fire
Sherry Darling
I Wanna Marry You
The Ties That Bind
Wreck on the Highway
Point Blank
Crush on You
In the Midnight Hour
Ramrod
You can look (But You Better Not Touch)
Stolen Car
Backstreets
Rosalita (Come out Tonight)
Born to Run
Detroit Medley

Feb. 2, 1981
Dane County Coliseum
Madison

Prove it all Night
Two Hearts
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Independence Day
Who'll stop the rain?
The Promised Land
Out in the Street
I Fought the Law
The Price You Pay
The River
Badlands
Thunder Road
Cadillac Ranch
Sherry Darling
Hungry Heart
Fire
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
For You
Wreck on the Highway
Point Blank
Candy's Room
Ramrod
Rosalita (Come out Tonight)
I'm a Rocker
Jungleland
Born to run
Detroit Medley
Twist and Shout

July 12, 1984
Alpine Valley
East Troy

Born in the USA
Prove It All Night
Out in the Street
Atlantic City
Open all Night
The River
Darlington County
Glory Days
The Promised Land
Used Cars
My Hometown
Badlands
Thunder Road
Hungry Heart
Dancing in the Dark
Cadillac Ranch
Sherry Darling
No Surrender (acoustic)
Man at the Top
Pink Cadillac
Bobby Jean
Backstreets
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Jungleland
Born to run
Street Fighting Man
Detroit Medley

July 13, 1984
Alpine Valley
East Troy

Thunder Road
Out in the Street
Prove it all Night
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Johnny 99
Nebraska
Darlington County
Glory Days
The Promised Land
Used Cars
The River
Born in the USA
Badlands
Cadillac Ranch
Hungry Heart
Dancing in the Dark
Sherry Darling
No Surrender
Pink Cadillac
Fire
Bobby Jean
Racing in the Street
Rosalita (Come out Tonight)
Jungleland
Born to Run
Street Fighting Man
Twist and Shout

Nov. 3, 1992
Bradley Center

Better Days
Local Hero
Lucky Town
Darkness on the Edge of Town
The Big Muddy
57 Channels
Trapped
Badlands
Living Proof
If I Should Fall Behind
Leap of Faith
Man's Job
Roll of the Dice
Gloria's Eyes
Cover Me
Brilliant Disguise
Soul Driver
Souls of the Departed
Born in the USA
Real World
Light of Day
Human Touch
Glory Days
Bobby Jean
Thunder Road
Born to Run
My Beautiful Reward

Oct. 2, 1996
Bradley Center

Pink Cadillac (with Melissa Etheridge)

Oct. 2, 1996
Riverside Theatre
(solo)

The Ghost of Tom Joad
Atlantic City
Straight Time
Highway 29
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Johnny 99
Highway Patrolman
Sell It and They Will Come
Redheaded Woman
Brothers Under the Bridges
Born in the USA
Dry Lightning
Spare Parts
Point Blank
Sinaloa Cowboys
The Line
Balboa Park
Across the Border
Bobby Jean
This Hard Land
No Surrender
Galveston Bay
The Promised Land

Nov. 9, 1999
Bradley Center

The Ties That Bind
Prove it all Night
Two Hearts
Darkness on the Edge of Town
The Promised Land
My Hometown
The River
Youngstown
Murder, Inc.
Badlands
Out in the Street
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Working on the Highway
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Born in the USA (acoustic)
Jungleland
Light of Day
Cadillac Ranch
Bobby Jean
Born to Run
Thunder Road
If I should Fall Behind
Land of Hope and Dreams
Ramrod

Sept. 27, 2002
Bradley Center

The Rising
Lonesome Day
No Surrender
The Fuse
Something in the Night
Empty Sky
You're Missing
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
Worlds Apart
Badlands
She's the One
Mary's Place
Countin' on a Miracle
Mary Queen of Arkansas
Into the Fire
Dancing in the Dark
Ramrod
Born to Run
My City of Ruins
Born in the USA
Land of Hope and Dreams
Little Queenie

Sept. 27, 2003
Miller Park

Candy's Room
The Rising
Lonesome Day
My Love Will Not Let You Down
Brilliant Disguise
Empty Sky
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Beer Barrel Polka
Two Hearts
Who'll Stop the Rain?
The Fuse
Because the Night
Badlands
She's the One
Mary's Place
Across the Border
Jungleland
Into the Fire
Bobby Jean
Kitty's Back
Born to Run
Seven Nights to Rock
My City of Ruins
Land of Hope and Dreams
Rosalita (Come out Tonight)
Dancing in the Dark
Cadillac Ranch

Oct. 28, 2004
West Washington Ave.
Madison

(John Kerry rally)
The Promised Land
No Surrender

Aug. 7, 2005
Bradley Center
(solo)

Shut out the Light
Reason to Believe
Devils and Dust
My Father's House
Long Time Coming
Frankie
Back in Your Arms
Ain't Got You
State Trooper
Nebraska
Reno
All That Heaven Will Allow
Point Blank
Racing in the Street
The Rising
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Jesus Was An Only Son
Leah
The Hitter
Matamoros Banks
Open All Night
Growin' Up
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
The Promised Land
Dream Baby Dream

Oct. 15, 2005
Dane County Arena
Madison

Idiot's Delight
Across the Border
Devils and Dust
Empty Sky
Long Time Coming
Highway 29
All That Heaven Will Allow
Incident on 57th street
Reason to Believe
All I'm Thinkin' about
Ain't Got You
Nebraska
Reno
Valentine's Day
Lost in the Flood
The Rising
Further On Up The Road
Jesus Was An Only Son
Land of Hope and Dreams
The new timer
Matamoros Banks
Growin' Up
Wild Billy's Circus Story
Blinded By The Light
The Promised Land
Dream Baby Dream

June 14, 2006
Bradley Center
(Seeger Sessions Band)

John Henry
O Mary Don't You Weep
Atlantic City
Old Dan Tucker
Eyes on the Prize
Jesse James
Cadillac Ranch
Erie Canal
My Oklahoma Home
Further On Up The Road
Mrs. McGrath
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
Jacob's Ladder
We Shall Overcome
Open All Night
Pay Me My Money Down
My City of Ruins
Ramrod
Rag Mama Rag
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
When The Saints Go Marching In

March 17, 2008
Bradley Center

No Surrender
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
Streets Of Fire
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason to Believe
It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
Prove It All Night
She's the One
Livin' In The Future
The Promised Land
Cadillac Ranch
My Hometown
Devil's Arcade
The Rising
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
Loose Ends
Meeting Across the River
Jungleland
Born To Run
Ramrod
American Land

Drew Olson Special to OnMilwaukee.com

Host of “The Drew Olson Show,” which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on “The Mike Heller Show,” airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder’s “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers” on Triumph Books. Co-host of “Big 12 Sports Saturday,” which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.