The King Benefit - 1998-01-31 - Red Bank, NJ (SBD/FLAC)

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Bon Jovi,Bruce Springsteen & Friends

"The King Benefit"

Count Basie Theatre

Red Bank,New Jersey

January 31,1998

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Jon Bon Jovi

Richie Sambora

Bobby Bandiera

Bruce Springsteen

Patty Scialfa

Clarence Clemons

Danny Federici

Little Steven

Max Weinberg

Southside Johnny

MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Danny Devito

CD1

01 - Intro: Danny Devito

02 - This Time It'S For Real

03 - Two Hearts

04 - Bad Medicine

05 - Until The Good Is Gone

06 - 10Th Avenue Freeze Out

07 - Broke Down Piece Of Man

08 - Hard Times Come Easy

09 - Love'S Glory

10 - There Goes My Baby

11 - This Time Baby'S Gone For Good

12 - You Give Love A Bad Name

CD2

01 - The Promised Land

02 - All I Needed Is You

03 - Someday I'Ll Be Saturday Night

04 - Bobby Jean

05 - Blood On Blood

06 - The Fever

07 - Working Too Hard

08 - I Don'T Wanna Go Home

09 - It'S Been A Long Time

10 - Wanted Dead Or Alive

CD3

01 - Backstreets

02 - Forever

03 - Livin' On A Prayer

04 - Badlands

05 - I Played The Fool

06 - Keep The Faith

07 - Born To Run

08 - Rockin' All Over The World

09 - Treat Her Right

10 - Thunder Road

NOTES:

The "Come Together: Jon Bon Jovi & Friends" benefit concert was organized by the Long Branch Police Department, The Asbury Park Press, and FPI Concerts, along with Jon Bon Jovi. The concert was to honor slain Long Branch police officer Sgt. Patrick King and raise money for the Sgt. Patrick King Memorial Fund to provide for his family.

King, 45-year-old father of two young boys, was fatally shot on 20 Nov 1997 by a fugitive who had vowed to kill himself and a police officer rather than be captured and returned to jail.

20 musicians with ties to the Jersey shore music scene answered Jon Bon Jovi's call, including Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa and several members of the then-disbanded E Street Band (Clarence Clemons, Danni Frederici, Patti Scialfa, Little Steven, and Max Weinberg), Southside Johnny, Bobby Bandiera, and Richie Sambora among others.

Actor Danny DeVito was the event's MC.

This was a near-reunion of the fabled E Street Band and Bruce's first full-length electric gig following the acoustic: The Ghost Of Tom Joad Solo Acoustic Tour. Springsteen spent much of (or maybe all) the night onstage, singing or playing guitar only.