Bruce used this traditional 7 times during the vote for change tour and 102 times as a snippet: 

 

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is played on a 12-string acoustic guitar.  

 

 

2004-10-13 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
2004-10-11 MCI Center, Washington, DC
2004-10-08 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, FL
2004-10-05 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
2004-10-03 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
2004-10-02 Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH

2004-10-01 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA 

 

 

 

 

during BORN IN THE USA

 

102 times during the 1992 - 1993 tour as an intro to Born In The U.S.A.

 

1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1993-06-01 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
1993-05-30 Gentofte Stadion, Gentofte, Denmark
1993-05-28 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1993-05-25 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
1993-05-22 National Bowl (The), Milton Keynes, England
1993-05-20 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
1993-05-17 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany
1993-05-16 Alter Flughafen-Riem, Munich, Germany
1993-05-14 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
1993-05-11 Estadi Olímpic De Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
1993-05-09 Auditorio Monte Do Gozo, Santiago De Compostela, Spain
1993-05-07 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain
1993-05-05 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
1993-05-01 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal
1993-04-24 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium
1993-04-23 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium
1993-04-20 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1993-04-19 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1993-04-16 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
1993-04-13 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
1993-04-11 Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy
1993-04-08 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
1993-04-07 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
1993-04-04 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
1993-04-03 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
1993-03-31 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland
1992-12-17 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
1992-12-16 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
1992-12-14 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
1992-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1992-12-07 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1992-12-05 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN
1992-12-03 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO
1992-12-02 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
1992-11-30 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
1992-11-24 Miami Arena, Miami, FL
1992-11-23 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL
1992-11-18 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
1992-11-17 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC
1992-11-15 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
1992-11-13 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
1992-11-10 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
1992-11-09 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
1992-11-06 SkyDome, Toronto, ON
1992-11-05 SkyDome, Toronto, ON
1992-11-03 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
1992-10-31 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
1992-10-30 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
1992-10-26 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
1992-10-22 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
1992-10-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
1992-10-18 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB
1992-10-17 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, AB
1992-10-15 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
1992-10-13 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
1992-10-06 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
1992-10-03 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ
1992-10-02 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ
1992-09-29 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
1992-09-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1992-09-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1992-09-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1992-09-03 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL
1992-09-02 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL
1992-08-29 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1992-08-28 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1992-08-26 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1992-08-25 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1992-08-22 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1992-08-21 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1992-08-18 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
1992-08-17 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
1992-08-14 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
1992-08-13 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
1992-08-10 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-08-07 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-08-04 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-08-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-07-31 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-07-30 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-07-28 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-07-26 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-07-23 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-07-12 Wembley Arena, London, England
1992-07-10 Wembley Arena, London, England
1992-07-09 Wembley Arena, London, England
1992-07-06 Wembley Arena, London, England
1992-07-04 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain
1992-07-03 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain
1992-06-30 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
1992-06-29 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
1992-06-26 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
1992-06-25 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
1992-06-21 Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy
1992-06-20 Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy
1992-06-17 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
1992-06-15 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
1992-06-05 Hollywood Center Studios, Studio #4, Los Angeles, CA 

 

"Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the Defence of Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by the then 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the U.S. victory. The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men's social club in London. "To Anacreon in Heaven" (or "The Anacreontic Song"), with various lyrics, was already popular in the United States. Set to Key's poem and renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner", it soon became a well-known U.S. patriotic song. With a range of 19 semitones, it is known for being very difficult to sing. Although the poem has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today. "The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889, and by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1508, codified at 36 U.S.C. § 301), which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.