Here is our list of Bruce Hornsby setlists in 1997. Please feel free to e-mail Si with any additions or amendments to this list. Thanks to all those who have contributed below!
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Highlights of 1997 .. second Furthur tour.
03/23/97 Berks Jazz Festival – Reading, PA
Set 1: Stomping Grounds, Rainbow’s Cadillac > (Franklin’s Tower) > Ramblin’ > (Norwegian Wood) > Rainbow’s Cadillac, Spunky & Clorissa, The Big Blink, Why Not, My Romance > The Way It Is, Spider Fingers > Parisian Thoroughfare > Spider Fingers, Western Skyline >
Not Fade Away
Set 2: China Doll > So What, Big Country, Who’s Got Three?, White Wheeled Limousine > Nardis > White Wheeled Limousine, More Luv > No Woman No Cry > I Shot the Sheriff > Bad Boys > More Luv, Cheeseballs in Cowtown
Comments: w/ Bela Fleck and the Flecktones & Jeff Coffin
04/26/97 George Mason University – Fairfax, VA
Set 1: My Romance > The Way It Is, White Wheeled Limousine, Sugaree, Look Out Any Window, Fields of Gray > Terrapin > Under the Boardwalk, Rainbow’s Cadillac, Spider Fingers > Parisian Thoroughfare > (Popeye) ?? > ???
Set 2: Road Not Taken > Song A > Preacher in the Ring, Wharf Rat, Mandolin Rain, Country Doctor, Special Night > Down the Road Tonight > Life of the Party, Lost Soul > Love Me Still, Western Skyline > (Iko Iko), In the Wee Small Hours, Valley Road > (Get Back) > (Classical ?)
Encore: Talk of the Town > (Dark Star) >, Big Boss Man, King of the Hill > (Mtn. Jam)
04/30/97 5 Points South Music Hall – Birmingham, AL
Lover Man Jam > China Doll, Talk of the Town > Big Boss Man, White Wheeled Limo > (Secret Agent Man), Fields of Gray > Under the Boardwalk, Rainbow’s Cadillac > Franklin’s Tower, Jacob’s Ladder > Samson & Delilah (instrumental), What A Time > Happy Birthday >
Samson reprise, Walk In The Sun, I’ll Take You There > Valley Road, Mandolin Rain > That Would Be Something, Wharf Rat > (dissonant “Spacelike” jam, led by the horns) > Billie’s Bounce > Spider Fingers > (Tempus Fugit) > Tighten Up > (Mountain Jam), Every Little Kiss,
Tango King > The Way It Is Encore: Western Skyline > Masterpiece, Another Day > Lot to Laugh, Train to Cry > Mighty Quinn, Cruise Control
05/02/97 Fairgrounds – New Orleans, LA
Hot House Ball, Spider Fingers, White Wheeled Limousine, When in Rome > Scarlet Begonias, The Way It Is, Long Tall Cool One, Western Skyline > Masterpiece, Another Day > Lot to Laugh Train to Cry > Mighty Quinn
Comments: New Orleans JazzFest
06/14/97 Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA
Spider Fingers, (interview), White Wheeled Limousine, The Way It Is, Scarlet Begonias, Long Tall Cool One, The Valley Road > Another Day
06/15/97 4th & B – San Diego, CA
Set 1: White Wheeled Limousine > (The Way I Like It), On the Western Skyline > Maggie’s Farm, Mandolin Rain > That Would Be Something > Brokedown Palace, Low Spark of the High-Heeled Boys > Talk of the Town > End of the Innocence, Scarlet Begonias
Set 2: Road Not Taken > (Jack Straw/Coalmine Jam), Look Out Any Window, Across the River, Fields of Gray, Terrapin Solo > Wharf Rat > The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down, The Way It Is, Jacob’s Ladder > What A Time > Au Privave > Spider Fingers > (Bach’s 2 Part Invention #8)
Encore: The Show Goes On, Cruise Control > Mystery Train
06/20/97 Coral Sky Amphitheater – West Palm Beach, FL
(piano intro) > Mighty Quinn > Another Day > Lot to Laugh Train to Cry > Mighty Quinn, Rainbow’s Cadillac, Western Skyline > (Don’t Do It), The Way It Is, Wharf Rat > Valley Road, Spider Fingers > Tempus Fugit > Spider Fingers
06/22/97 Lakewood Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GA
Big Rumble, (Girl from Ipanema?) > Night on the Town*, Mandolin Rain > That Would Be Something, When in Rome > Scarlet Begonias, Tango King, White Wheeled Limousine, Going Down the Road Feelin’ Bad
Comments: * w/ Jorma Kaukonen
06/23/97 Blockbuster Pavilion – Charlotte, NC
Preacher in the Ring, China Doll > (Impressions?), Goin’ Down*, Franklin’s Tower > Rainbow’s Cadillac, I Shall Be Released, Defenders of the Flag, Valley Road, Cruise Control
Comments: w/ Chris Robinson
06/24/97 Walnut Creek – Raleigh, NC
?, ?, Hothouse Ball, Western Skyline > Crimson & Clover > Maggie’s Farm > Western Skyline, Sugaree, Jacob’s Ladder, Mighty Quinn
Comments: Incomplete setlist.
06/26/97 Virginia Beach Amphitheater – Virginia Beach, VA
(?)Staring Out(?) > Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad, Big Railroad Blues, Talk of the Town > Big Boss Man*, Valley Road, The Way It Is, Hot House Ball, Spider Fingers > Night in Tunisia > Spider Fingers
Comments: * with Floyd Hill.
06/27/97 Nissan Pavilion – Bristow, VA
Harbor Lights, White Wheeled Limousine, China Doll > So What, Franklins Tower > Rainbow’s Cadillac, Don’t Do It, Carry the Water, Tango King, Cruise Control
06/28/97 Entertainment Center – Camden, NJ
Big Rumble, Valley Road > (Love Supreme), Space Captain*, Black Muddy River, Night on the Town, Drunken Hiccups > Western Skyline > Masterpiece**, Jack Straw**, Mighty Quinn > Another Day > Lot to Laugh Train to Cry
Comments: *w/ Chris Robinson & Marc Ford, **w/ Bob Weir
06/30/97 Montage P.A.C. – Scranton, PA
(Mtn. Jam) > Cruise Control, Look Out Any Window, Stander on the Mountain, Wharf Rat > Talk of the Town, Spider Fingers
07/01/97 Great Woods – Mansfield, MA
Solar?, Harbour Lights, Rainbow’s Cadillac, Preacher in the Ring, Another Day > Lot To Laugh Train To Cry* > Another Day, The Way It Is, Going Down The Road Feelin’ Bad
Comments: *with Chris Robinson
07/03/97 Forest Hill Tennis Stadium – Queens, NY
Harbor Lights, White Wheeled Limousine, (Terrapin) > I Know You Rider, Night On The Town, Mandolin Rain > (That Would Be Something) > (Brokedown Palace) > Mandolin Rain > Mystery Train, Valley Road
07/04/97 Riverside Park – Springfield, MA
Across the River > Hot House Ball, When in Rome > Tennessee Jed, Preacher in the Ring, Defenders of the Flag, Rainbow’s Cadillac > (Frankin’s Tower) > (???) > Spider Fingers > Tighten Up > (Tempus Fugit) > Spider Fingers
07/06/97 Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY
(I Want Somebody to Love) > Big Rumble*, Cruise Control, Drunken Hiccups > Western Skyline > Don’t Do It > (Dark as the Night), Tango King, Jack Straw**
Comments: * w/ Jorma Kaukonen, **w/ Bob Weir
07/08/97 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center – Darien Lake, NY
China Doll > (So What) > (Lover Man), Pastures of Plenty > Footprints, Wharf Rat*, Valley Road*, Spider Fingers > Mountain Jam > Tighten Up > (Tempus Fugit) > (Spider Fingers)
Comments: *w/ Bob Weir
07/09/97 Molson Amphitheatre – Toronto, CA
Across the River, Big Rumble, Long Tall Cool One, Western Skyline > Night on the Town, Franklin’s Tower > Another Day
07/11/97 Hershey Park Stadium – Hershey, PA
White Wheeled Limousine, Stander on the Mountain > Tennessee Jed, Defenders of the Flag, The Way It Is, When in Rome > Scarlet Begonias > (St. Thomas), Rainbow’s Cadillac
07/12/97 Polaris Amphitheatre – Columbus, OH
Harbor Lights, Across the River, Another Day* > (Mr. P.C.) > Lot to Laugh Train to Cry, Black Muddy River, Hot House Ball, Valley Road
Comments: *w/ Marc Ford
07/13/97 Pine Knob Music Theater – Clarkston, MI
(??) > Spider Fingers > (Tempus Fugit) > Tighten Up > (Eyes of the World), Preacher in the Ring, Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad, Big Rumble, White Wheeled Limousine, Cruise Control, The Way It Is
07/15/97 Star Lake Ampitheater – Burgettstown, PA
Lonesome Road Blues*, Western Skyline > Stander on the Mountain, Talk of the Town > (Dark Star) > (Big Boss Man) > Wharf Rat, Look Out Any Window, Valley Road > (Spill That Wine), Mighty Quinn
Comments: *GDTRFB done bluegrass style.
07/16/97 River Bend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
What A Time > Iko Iko > Jacob’s Ladder > Fields of Gray > Under the Boardwalk, Tango King, Sugaree, Rainbow’s Cadillac, Mighty Quinn > Lot to Laugh Train to Cry > Mighty Quinn
07/18/97 Alpine Valley Music Theatre – East Troy, WI
(Intro) > White Wheeled Limousine, Defenders of the Flag, When in Rome > Scarlet Begonias > (JT Jam!) > (St. Thomas), Talk of the Town > (My Favorite Things) > Preacher in the Ring, (Mystery piano intro?) > The Way It Is > (Terrapin)
07/19/97 World Music Theater – Tinley Park, IL
Across The River, China Doll, Stranger In A Strange Land, So What, Rainbow Cadillac > Valley Road, Mighty Quinn > Lot To Laugh Train To Cry*
Comments: *w/ Chris Robinson.
07/20/97 Riverport Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
Pastures of Plenty, Western Skyline > Big Boss Man, Franklin’s Tower > Big Boss Man, Another Day, What A Time > Spider Fingers, Black Muddy River
07/22/97 Deer Creek Music Center – Noblesville, IN
China Doll > So What, Rainbow’s Cadillac, Mystery Train, When in Rome > Scarlet Begonias > Jam, Cruise Control, The Way It Is
07/25/97 River’s Edge – Sommerset, WI
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad > Mystery Train > Defenders Of The Flag, Talk of the Town > (Dark Star) > Talk of the Town, Wharf Rat >Valley Road Jam > Spider Fingers > ??? > ???
07/27/97 Fiddler’s Green – Denver, CO
The Mighty Quinn, Franklin’s Tower, The Way It Is
Comments: Incomplete
07/31/97 Portland Meadows – Portland, OR
China Doll ->So What, White Wheeled Limousine > Secret Agent Man, Lot to Laugh Train to Cry, Lonesome Road Blues, I Shall Be Released > Another Day > When in Rome > Scarlet Begonias* > Valley Road
Comments: *with Dave Garibaldi
08/02/97 Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
Across the River, Jacob’s Ladder, The Way It Is, Wharf Rat* > Valley Road*, Rainbow’s Cadillac**, Jack Straw***
Comments: *w/ Phil Lesh, **w/ Bonnie Raitt, **w/ Phil, Bonnie, Bob Weir, & Mickey Hart
08/03/97 Irvine Meadows – Irvine, CA
White Wheeled Limousine, Across the River, Rainbow’s Cadillac, Talk of the Town > Big Boss Man, ??, ??, Spider Fingers
Comments: Incomplete
09/26/97 Britt Pavilion – Jacksonville, OR
Set 1: Extended Solo > Across the River > Jam > Let It Bleed, Long Tall Cool One > Defenders of the Flag, Cruise Control, The Weight, (Theme from The Munsters), Mandolin Rain > Girl from t he North Country, White Wheeled Limo
Set 2: Big Rumble > China Doll > (So What) > End of the Innocence, I Can’t Make You Love Me, (In a Gadda-da-Vida), Valley Road, Western Skyline
Comments: Incomplete second set
10/07/97 Carpenter Center – Richmond, VA
Set 1: Intro Jam > The Way It Is, The Road Not Taken, Sugaree, Look Out Any Window, Fields of Gray > Terrapin Jam > Fields of Gray, My Foolish Heart, Valley Road
Set 2: Rainbow’s Cadillac, Mandolin Rain > Black Muddy River > Mandolin Rain, China Doll > Night On The Town > Not Fade Away, River Runs Low Tonight, White Wheeled Limo > Play That Funky Music > White Wheeled Limousine, Spider Fingers > Night In Tunisia
Encore: (Don Beyer Speaks), End Of The Innocence
10/09/97 Salem Civic Center – Salem, VA
Set 1: Roanoke Symphony: Glinka: Overture to Russlan & Ludmilla, Rossini: Allegro From William Tell Overture, Bruce, Band, & Symphony: Across The River, Long Tall Cool One, White Wheeled Limousine, Valley Road, Mandolin Rain > Brokedown Palace, The Way It Is, The Red Plains, China Doll
Set 2: Harbor Lights, End Of The Innocence, The Road Not Taken > (Working in a Coalmine), Look Out Any Window
Encore: Night on the Town
10/10/97 Washington & Lee – Lexington, VA
Across The River, Rainbow’s Cadillac, Carry The Water > (Franklin’s Tower), Sugaree > (Do-Re-Mi), The Way It Is, Defenders of the Flag, Mandolin Rain > That Would Be Something > Brokedown Palace, Long Tall Cool One, Valley Road, Scarlet Begonias, Hot House Ball, Terrapin > I Know You Rider, White Wheeled Limousine Encore: Girl From The North Country, Cruise Control > The Letter, Another Day > Lot to Laugh Train To Cry > Another Day
10/10/97 Washington & Lee – Lexington, VA
My Foolish Heart, Tango King, Barren Ground, Hot House Ball, Valley Road, Bass & Piano Improv
Comments: Soundcheck for above show
10/17/97 Black Mountain Music Festival – Flat Rock, NC
Road Not Taken > (Working in a Coalmine), Long Tall Cool One, Wharf Rat > Talk of the Town > Footprints, (Uncle Pen) > Rainbow’s Cadillac, Stranger in a Strange Land > Another Day > Lot to Laugh Train to Cry > (Boom Boom), Mandolin Rain > (That Would Be Something) > (Brokedown Palace), White Wheeled Limousine, Spider Fingers > Tighten Up > (Dance to the Music)
Encore: Jacob’s Ladder > Tempus Fugit > (I Wish) > The Way It Is
10/17/97 Mountain Stage Radio – Flat Rock, NC
Valley Road, Big Rumble, Evangeline*, Across the River, Going Down the Road Feelin’ Bad**
Comments: *w/ Rowan, **w/ Rowan & guests from Zero (Steve Kimock, Judge Murphy, Martin Feirro)
11/06/97 Temple Buell Theater – Denver, CO
The Way It Is, Look Out Any Window, Wharf Rat > (Terrapin), Rainbow’s Cadillac Encore: Spider Fingers
Comments: Radio Broadcast on KBCO FM, Denver. Omits Country Doctor between LOAW and WR.
12/06/97 Paramount Northwest Theater – Seattle, WA
Night on the Town > (Jingle Bells) > Night on the Town, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas > The Way It Is, Sneakin’ Up on Boo Radley, End of the Innocence > Little Drummer Boy > End of the Innocence/Little Drummer Boy (played together), Rainbows Cadillac (w/ Aiko theme),
Every Little Kiss > Koln concert excerpt > Every Little Kiss, China Doll, Spider Fingers > (Santa Claus is Coming to Town) > Spider Fingers > (Jingle Bells) > Spider Fingers > (Little Drummer Boy) > Spider Fingers
Encore: Leon Russell Christmas Tune (?) > Valley Road > (Get Back) > The Christmas Song
Comments: KMTT’s Winter Warmth Concert with Bruce, Beth Orton, and Freedy Johnson.
12/08/97 Flint Center – Cupertino, CA
King of the Hill > (Maria?) > (Mtn. Jam), Imagine, Country Doctor, (Sixty Years On), Girl From the North Country > Road Not Taken > (Coalmine Jam) > (Little Drummer Boy), Valley Road, My Romance > The Way It Is, Rainbow’s Cadillac > (Bennie and the Jets), Sneakin’ Up on Boo Radley, Spider Fingers > (Jingle Bells) > (We Wish You A Merry Christmas) > (???) > (Joy to the World)
Encore: Black Muddy River > Mandolin Rain > (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
12/08/97 Flint Center – Cupertino, CA
Black Muddy River > Mandolin Rain > (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), Spider Fingers > (Jingle Bells) > (We Wish You A Merry Christmas) > (???) > (Joy to the World), Rainbow’s Cadillac > (Bennie and the Jets), My Romance > The Way It Is, Imagine
Comments: KFOG Radio Broadcast