 Stretched to eight or more minutes, with several false endings, 'Lohad' represented the culmination of the show's message of rock and roll revival.Springsteen celebrated his 50th birthday with a sold-out show on September 24, 1999 at Philadelphia's Wachovia Spectrum, opening the show with praise for his strong Philadelphia fan base, then playing a voice-mail recording that a friend of his mother left on her answering machine, singing to him "The Big 50".Springsteen then quoted W. C. Fields, saying that "All things being equal, I'd rather be in Philadelphia", and broke into his early favorite "Growin' Up".