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1981-07-29 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, RICHFIELD, OH
1981-08-04 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
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1981-08-11 - JOE LOUIS ARENA, DETROIT, MI
1981-08-12 - JOE LOUIS ARENA, DETROIT, MI
1981-08-16 - RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, MORRISON, CO
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1981-09-08 - ROSEMONT HORIZON, ROSEMONT, IL
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1981-09-13 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OH
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1984-07-24 - CNE GRANDSTAND, TORONTO, ON
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1984-08-26 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
1984-08-29 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
1984-09-04 - CENTRUM IN WORCESTER, WORCESTER, MA
1984-09-05 - CENTRUM IN WORCESTER, WORCESTER, MA
1984-09-07 - HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT
1984-09-08 - HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT
1984-09-11 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA
1984-09-12 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA
1984-09-15 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA
1984-09-17 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA
1984-09-21 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH
1984-09-22 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH
1984-09-24 - BUFFALO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, BUFFALO, NY
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1984-10-15 - PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER, BC
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1984-12-14 - MID-SOUTH COLISEUM, MEMPHIS, TN
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1985-04-04 - MELBOURNE SHOWGROUNDS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
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1985-06-04 - ST JAMES' PARK, NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND
1985-06-05 - ST JAMES' PARK, NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND
1985-06-08 - ULLEVI, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
1985-06-12 - STADION FEYENOORD, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
1985-06-13 - STADION FEYENOORD, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
1985-06-15 - WALDSTADION, FRANKFURT, WEST GERMANY
1985-06-18 - OLYMPIASTADION, MUNICH, WEST GERMANY
1985-06-21 - STADIO GIUSEPPE MEAZZA, MILAN, ITALY
1985-06-23 - STADE RICHTER, MONTPELLIER, FRANCE
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1985-06-29 - PARC DE LA COURNEUVE, PARIS, FRANCE
1985-06-30 - PARC DE LA COURNEUVE, PARIS, FRANCE
1985-07-03 - WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON, ENGLAND
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1985-07-07 - ROUNDHAY PARK, LEEDS, ENGLAND
1985-08-05 - RFK STADIUM, WASHINGTON, DC
1985-08-07 - CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL STADIUM, CLEVELAND, OH
1985-08-09 - SOLDIER FIELD, CHICAGO, IL
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1985-08-14 - VETERANS STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA
1985-08-15 - VETERANS STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA
1985-08-18 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
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1985-08-21 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
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1985-08-26 - CNE STADIUM, TORONTO, ON
1985-08-27 - CNE STADIUM, TORONTO, ON
1985-08-31 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
1985-09-01 - GIANTS STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD
1985-09-04 - PONTIAC SILVERDOME, PONTIAC, MI
1985-09-06 - HOOSIER DOME, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
1985-09-09 - ORANGE BOWL STADIUM, MIAMI, FL
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1985-09-13 - COTTON BOWL, DALLAS, TX
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1985-09-23 - MILE HIGH STADIUM, DENVER, CO
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1985-09-27 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM, LA
1985-09-29 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM, LA
1985-09-30 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM, LA
1992-07-28 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-07-30 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-07-31 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-02 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-04 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-06 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-07 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-10 - BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD
1992-08-13 - CENTRUM IN WORCESTER, WORCESTER, MA
1992-08-14 - CENTRUM IN WORCESTER, WORCESTER, MA
1992-08-17 - THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, AUBURN HILLS, MI
1992-08-18 - THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, AUBURN HILLS, MI
1992-08-21 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, RICHFIELD, OH
1992-08-25 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD
1992-08-28 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
1992-09-02 - WORLD MUSIC THEATRE, TINLEY PARK, IL
1992-09-25 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LA
1992-09-28 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LA
1992-09-29 - SAN DIEGO SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO, CA
1992-10-02 - AMERICA WEST ARENA, PHOENIX, AZ
1992-10-06 - ARCO ARENA, SACRAMENTO, CA
1992-10-13 - TACOMA DOME, TACOMA, WA
1992-10-15 - PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER, BC
1992-10-17 - OLYMPIC SADDLEDOME, CALGARY, AB
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1992-10-21 - SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
1992-10-26 - McNICHOLS SPORTS ARENA, DENVER, CO
1992-10-30 - HILTON COLISEUM, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IA
1992-10-31 - TARGET CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
1992-11-03 - BRADLEY CENTER, MILWAUKEE, WI
1992-11-05 - SKYDOME, TORONTO, ON
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1992-11-13 - CARRIER DOME, SYRACUSE, NY
1992-11-15 - HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT
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1993-04-07 - HALLENSTADION, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
1993-04-13 - HALLE TONY GARNIER, LYON, FRANCE
1993-04-16 - SHEFFIELD ARENA, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND
1993-04-19 - SPORTPALEIS AHOY, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
1993-04-23 - FLANDERS EXPO, GHENT, BELGIUM
1993-05-01 - ESTÁDIO JOSÉ ALVALADE, LISBON, PORTUGAL
1993-05-05 - ESTADIO VICENTE CALDERÓN, MADRID, SPAIN
1993-05-11 - ESTADI OLÍMPIC DE MONTJUIC, BARCELONA, SPAIN
1999-06-24 - STOCKHOLMS STADION, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
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2008-06-16 - LTU ARENA, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
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2008-06-29 - PARKEN STADIUM, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
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Bruce on the song : 

 

23.08.81 Los Angeles, CA, intro to "Trapped":

 

"I remember when I was growing up...I was in high school, all the...everybody couldn’t wait to get out, all the guys were quitting school to get a job and get some money in their pockets...and we had this glass...there was this glass factory on the outside of town ...a lot of guys used to go out and try to find a job there...and...I remember...when I got older, I tried to think back...and I realized that my dad, he worked in a factory and that his dad did...and if I hadn’t been lucky, it would’ve been the same thing...for me ‘cause there’s a circle that just keeps going on and on and on...it’s real easy when...you come from a certain place to end up...you end up a victim of something that you don’t even know what it is, you know...and...when I was in high school, I remember...I never, I never...liked history, I hated history class, you know (crowd cheers) but about six months ago I bought this book when we were over...I guess we were over in Europe and it was called The History of the United States...and if you read that book...from cover to cover, you can see that there’s some very strange writing on the wall...and...unless you get a chance to understand the, the forces and the things that are gonna shape your life...you’re gonna be... you’re gonna end up, you’re gonna end up trapped..." 

 

According to Dave Marsh's 1987 book Glory Days: Bruce Springsteen In The 1980s, while on the European leg of The River Tour, Springsteen purchased a cassette tape of Jimmy Cliff music in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in late April 1981. He discovered 'trapped' on it and decided to incorporate it into his act, making an arrangement for the E Street Band that replaced the reggae rhythm with a straight rock one. Springsteen's take on the song was first performed on 29 May 1981 in London, UK. It would then be performed during most of the remaining dates of The River Tour, as well as much of the Born In The U.S.A. Tour and World Tour 1992-1993 dates. The song was also occasionally played on later tours with The E Street Band.

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce plays sufferin' in the land during his second 'From His Home to Yours': For the next hour or so, I will be your DJ for your dancing and listening pleasure. I hope you've all been … staying home, because outside the world is roiling.
"I've known Jimmy Cliff for, I don't know, 20, 25 years at least. And he was always one of my favorite, favorite musicians. And this was on one of the early, early records. It's just a great song about tough times and hardship."

 

And it seems the game I played has made you strong

Because I'm trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah

I'm trapped