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Bruce Springsteen turned the "Streets of Philadelphia" into "Streets of Fire" at Saturday's "Vote for Change" rally on the Ben Franklin Parkway, drawing a massive crowd and a few political heavyweights, delivering a rousing speech in support of the Obama-Biden campaign (read it right here), and strumming through a kick-ass setlist that looked a little something like this [via Backstreets.com]:

The Promised Land
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Thunder Road
No Surrender
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
The Rising
This Land Is Your Land

That crowd even broke out into chants of "Yes we can!" shortly before Bruce's closing Woody Guthrie cover, prompting him to tap out an accompanying rhythm on his guitar. As he said in closing, "It's up to you now."

As previously reported, Bruce has a few more benefits to play in the coming weeks: another Obama rally today (October 6) in Michigan, a "Change Rocks" event on October 16, and a "Stand Up for Heroes" gathering in support of U.S. soldiers on November 5.

Bruce Springsteen with Gov. Ed Rendell and Sen. Bob Casey


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Bruce:

10-06 Ypsilanti, MI - Oestrike Stadium at Eastern Michigan University
10-16 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom ("Change Rocks" benefit) *
11-05 New York, NY - Town Hall ("Stand Up for Heroes" benefit) #

* with Billy Joel
# with Patti Scialfa