Bruce Springsteen to play in Sligo???

Cool Running

Ok it's not just a mad dream I had. About a month ago a friend of mine who is a Sprinsgsteen fanatic like myself told me about this rumour and said he heard from a very reliable source. The reasons he gave was

Bruce is very good friends with Leonard Cohen and was talking to him about his Lissadell House gig and was very impressed with it

He probably wont be touring with the E Street band but more than likely a solo tour or something like the Seeger sessions tour that he did in the Point in 2006 to 8000 people so the Lissadell venue would suit this perfect.


Anyways didn't hear anything else about it till yesterday when I seen someone set up a Facebook page for it
http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Bruce-Springsteen-To-Play-Lissadell-House-Co-Sligo-in-Summer-2011/103159816419327

If this happened it would be amazing. I will probably be out of the country but I would nearly come back to see The Boss play in Sligo.

To say tickets for something like this would be gold dust would be an understatement

Any more rumours or info post on this thread

UrbanSea

Let's hope it isn't just a rumour.

sligono1

Herd talk of this the days after Leonard Cohen gigs,there was talk that Sprinsgsteen's people were in Lissadell checking it out that weekend

darealtulip

And am I bothered??;)

Let hope it's just a rumour

buckfasterer

David Bowie was also mentioned to be "lined up" for next year.....was working at the gigs and it was someone in the know who told me :cool:

gustavo

darealtulip wrote: »

And am I bothered??;)

Let hope it's just a rumour

Yea one of the most successful recording artists in the world coming to Sligo would be terrible for the place alright

magnumlady

buckfasterer wrote: »

David Bowie was also mentioned to be "lined up" for next year.....was working at the gigs and it was someone in the know who told me :cool:

Now that would be good.:D

Holybejaysus

The Facebook link is just a petition. Does anybody in the know have solid evidence that The Boss is serious about playing in Sligo? I always thought Brucey would be fantastic for the Other Voices thing in Dingle. Brucey, if you read this, play Dingle.

Cool Running

Holybejaysus wrote: »

The Facebook link is just a petition. Does anybody in the know have solid evidence that The Boss is serious about playing in Sligo? I always thought Brucey would be fantastic for the Other Voices thing in Dingle. Brucey, if you read this, play Dingle.

Ya I know the facebook link is just a petition but honestly about a month or two ago I heard from my friend who's source is someone high up in event promotion in Ireland.

We all know

Unconfirmed Rumours + Facebook petitions = It's definitely happening:D


Bruce come to Sligo not Dingle please:)

darealtulip

gustavo wrote: »

one of the most successful recording artists in the world

That's debatable.

fillefatale

darealtulip wrote: »

That's debatable.

Wow, sour grapes. If you're not interested in Bruce why are you hanging around this thread telling his fans he's crap. They're not interested in that either.

Cool Running

darealtulip wrote: »

That's debatable.

120 million albums sold worldwide

20 Grammy Awards

2 Golden Globes

1 Oscar Award

8 albums in Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums

I could go on


It's not really debatable

darealtulip

fillefatale wrote: »

Wow, sour grapes. If you're not interested in Bruce why are you hanging around this thread telling his fans he's crap. They're not interested in that either.

I never stated he was crap, that is a very personal judgement made by each person him/her self.

I stated that I was not bothered and that it was debatable that he is one of the best.

Nothing more nothing less.

And my excusses I didn't realise this was the "we love bruce corner" nobody else is allowed. I must have mistaken boards.ie for a public forum?

darealtulip

Cool Running wrote: »

120 million albums sold worldwide

20 Grammy Awards

2 Golden Globes

1 Oscar Award

8 albums in Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums

I could go on


It's not really debatable

I know he sold a lot of records, that makes him a very populair artist not necessarily one of the best.

There are a lot of bad musicians who sold a lot of records, there are very good musician who sell very little and were never awarded a thing.

gustavo

I never said best I said successful - there's a difference

darealtulip

gustavo wrote: »

I never said best I said successful - there's a difference

fair point, there is indeed a big difference.