Concert Length
Huge fan, first saw them in Boston at the Road Runner warm up shows before TTSOOSN tour. I was blown away and have seen them 6 times since. Always excellent. I recently saw them at Red Rocks and it struck me what a relatively short show it is. Sometimes they don’t even play for 2 hours. Coming from the Springsteen tree where 3 hour shows are the norm. I’m also a big Billy Strings and Sturgill Simpson fan and both of them play 3 hour shows. I’ll admit that 3 hours can be a bit excessive sometimes but Bleachers shows just feel very short in comparison. Has Jack ever talked about the length of Bleachers shows or his philosophy behind how the set is structured?
**Edit : I am aware of Jack’s opinion of encores and I totally agree that they are a lame tradition. This has nothing to do with encores, only the actual length of the show. They have the material to easily play over 2 hrs. I left Red Rocks feeling like they could’ve played 3-4 more songs.