Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

monkey9

I swear some people go these events just so they can have an oul whine and talk to Joe.

I had a great time myself. Was in the pit, had a few drinks, sound was great and Bruce was brilliant. Cracking day all round.

Tsipras

ManOfMystery wrote: »

Eventually someone with bigger balls than the rest of us shouted sit down you f**king gorilla, and lo and behold he complied. That got a laugh.

No need for the name calling :O

It would have been funnier if the "gorilla" asked whatever clown shouted abuse at him to say it to his face

ManOfMystery

Well I think people were just exasperated at not being able to see past him, his partner/wife had asked him a couple of times over the course of 30-40 mins to sit down and he wouldn't, she had turned round and apologised a few times.

mattser

Tsipras wrote: »

No need for the name calling :O

It would have been funnier if the "gorilla" asked whatever clown shouted abuse at him to say it to his face

So clown is acceptable, and gorilla is not.

This standing up in the stand s**** goes on at soccer matches here and across the water. Very annoying.

Pinkman

I see he sold 154,000 tickets grossing just under $19M over the two nights, almost as much as the previous 4 stadium gigs in Europe combined. Very impressive figures. I would say Friday was more packed than Sunday.

paulie21

Two of my favourite songs which weren't played in Dublin either night but both get played in Glasgow tonight haha

Wooderson

Pinkman wrote: »

I see he sold 154,000 tickets grossing just under $19M over the two nights, almost as much as the previous 4 stadium gigs in Europe combined. Very impressive figures. I would say Friday was more packed than Sunday.

Where did you see that total mate?

dixiefly

paulie21 wrote: »

Two of my favourite songs which weren't played in Dublin either night but both get played in Glasgow tonight haha

Rosie & Sandy?

dixiefly

Pinkman wrote: »

I see he sold 154,000 tickets grossing just under $19M over the two nights, almost as much as the previous 4 stadium gigs in Europe combined. Very impressive figures. I would say Friday was more packed than Sunday.

Not surprised as Friday went on sale originally and pit was seemingly more packed due to people being moved after they had complained about the sound.

dixiefly

Well, for anyone suffering withdrawal symptoms check this out, released today:

http://live.brucespringsteen.net/live-music/0,14250/Bruce-Springsteen-mp3-flac-download-11-16-1990-The-Christic-Shows-at-The-Shrine-Los-Angeles-CA.html,

CiaranK

Did anybody buy the bomber jacket that was for sale there? I was going to but the merch stand when i was going out didn't have one and I couldn't get back into one that did so have to buy online, just wondering what the sizes were like?

bodhrandude

CiaranK wrote: »

Did anybody buy the bomber jacket that was for sale there? I was going to but the merch stand when i was going out didn't have one and I couldn't get back into one that did so have to buy online, just wondering what the sizes were like?

Is that the one. http://brucespringsteen.fanfire.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Store.woa/wa/product?sourceCode=BSPWEBWWEUR&sku=BSP67318

CiaranK

bodhrandude wrote: »

Is that the one. http://brucespringsteen.fanfire.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Store.woa/wa/product?sourceCode=BSPWEBWWEUR&sku=BSP67318

The very one! Just unsure about the american sizes. Assuming a large be the same as a large here. Also its interesting that its €30 cheaper on the website than it was at the show

paulie21

dixiefly wrote:

Rosie & Sandy?

American Skin and Lonesome Day

liz lemoncello

dixiefly wrote: »

Well, for anyone suffering withdrawal symptoms check this out, released today:

http://live.brucespringsteen.net/live-music/0,14250/Bruce-Springsteen-mp3-flac-download-11-16-1990-The-Christic-Shows-at-The-Shrine-Los-Angeles-CA.html,

Downloading as soon as I get home from work..

cowboyBuilder

liz lemoncello wrote: »

Downloading as soon as I get home from work..

Let us know the quality ..

another thing, I see the european concerts will be available too - but will it be bootleg quality ?

cowboyBuilder

Newstalk talking about Garth Brooks coming back to croke park - because of the success of the Springsteen gigs

Also Garth is really competitive with Springsteen ??

What ?

why are these guys even being compared ?

dixiefly

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

Newstalk talking about Garth Brooks coming back to croke park - because of the success of the Springsteen gigs

Also Garth is really competitive with Springsteen ??

What ?

why are these guys even being compared ?

I suppose we should define "success". Success in the commercial sense - Yes, success in the artistc sense - yes as they were great gigs. But success in the fans experience sense - very much mixed result with many people having an unhappy experience regarding the sound.

There are very few artists that I would go back to a gig in Croke Park for - and I would need pitch tickets.

dixiefly

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

Let us know the quality ..

another thing, I see the european concerts will be available too - but will it be bootleg quality ?

I downloaded & listened to a couple of songs & it seems very good.

rubadub

Tsipras wrote: »

No need for the name calling :O

It would have been funnier if the "gorilla" asked whatever clown shouted abuse at him to say it to his face

anyone who uses the phrase "say it to my face" is declaring themselves as an openly aggressive cunt looking for a physical fight, making themselves out to be far worse than any word they could have been called.

leakyboots

Anyone know/have is there a bootleg of the Thomond Park gig from a couple of years ago? Would love to hear it back

2RockMountain

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

Let us know the quality ..

another thing, I see the european concerts will be available too - but will it be bootleg quality ?

I'd kill to get my hands on a quality copy of Thunder Road from Sunday night.

The Nal

2RockMountain wrote: »

I'd kill to get my hands on a quality copy of Thunder Road from Sunday night.

You can pre order it here

2RockMountain

The Nal wrote: »

You can pre order it here

I said I'd kill for it. I didn't say I'd pay for it, sheesh.

But seriously, thanks....

liz lemoncello

dixiefly wrote: »

I downloaded & listened to a couple of songs & it seems very good.

I haven't listened to the whole thing yet, but, yes, it sounds very good to me.

eoinfitzokk

Been following this thread for a few days now. Many of you seem to have had a bad experience at the Weekend gigs. I have to say that I saw no real drunk people around us up on the '45 as they say in football.

As for fans not paying attention, you will get that when less fanatical fans go to a three hour gig.... They will be less attanetive than you. Don't give out about these people as some of them will become die hard fans after going to the very same concert that people are criticising them for.

The overall crowd adds to the atmosphere, not all of them are Bruce fanatics and some of them rarely get a day out.... Give it a break with the big generalisations about "hat wearing country folk".

Ol' Donie

Now, listen here Garth. I'm happy enough for you to come back. Not that pushed either way, but whatever, go for it.

But don't - and I mean DON'T - let me catch either you or anyone else putting you in the same conversation as Bruce. I don't care. Stop it right now.

I swear to Jesus...

2RockMountain

2RockMountain wrote: »

I'd kill to get my hands on a quality copy of Thunder Road from Sunday night.

Nice video version of it here, but I'd really like better audio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ8m7meQW5I

Tsipras

rubadub wrote: »

Tsipras wrote: »

No need for the name calling :O

It would have been funnier if the "gorilla" asked whatever clown shouted abuse at him to say it to his face

anyone who uses the phrase "say it to my face" is declaring themselves as an openly aggressive cunt looking for a physical fight, making themselves out to be far worse than any word they could have been called.

Oh yeah? Do want to say that to my face?

PTH2009

pre ordered the mp3 of the first Dublin show

when will i be able to download them does anyone know ???