Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

Was at the Paris gig. Bruce and E Street absolutely knocked it out of the park. The La Defense Arena is some venue. Sound quality for this was probably the best I've heard of any of Bruce's shows. Probably helps that it is an indoor venue. Top class stuff. One for the ages.

Yeah. I'm happy enough with my decision of Dublin x 3 and Hamburg if this remains the case. If he does start mixing it up (and I doubt it at this stage) I might consider one more.

Did they make use of the darkness for lighting earlier in the show ?

Its a real flaw of his Irish shows that its bright for two thirds of the show.

Thats Bruce, he does it in every show. I've no idea why.

No comparison yeah. Taken at 9.08pm Google tells me so probably No Surrender. 2nd song.

Pit tickets in Barcelona were pretty much the same price as general admission tickets in the RDS. this seems to be the case for a lot of the European shows. I must say I like the idea of pit tickets... I like knowing I'm not gonna be stuck beside someone screaming about rockshore etc over I'll see you in my dreams. I suppose there are pros and cons to it.

The Barcelona gigs kicked off just as it was getting dark. Made for a great atmosphere. I think Bruce likes the floodlights on for the encore, because it's simply epic to watch 50,000 or so people going nuts and enjoying themselves. It a pretty epic spectacle for us punters too.

Why do you feel Bruce is sticking to a pretty much standard set these days?... Seems to becoming more and more common among touring acts. People like Dylan and Bruce used to mix it up on a dime night after night. I guess at their age now they can't be expected to rehearse 100+ songs for a tour. Maybe memorizing them all is becoming a challenge too.

I must say I think the set is pretty great, and I seem to be in the minority in really enjoying Kitty's Back. I don't get the storytelling aspect as a whole, I mean there are songs there where it's clear to see a naritive and then there is others which just seem random. It's funny how a setlist we all would have probably gone nuts over at one time can become stagnant for some people when repeated over and over. What message are bands sending out, don't come to multiple shows?! Or is it yeah I'll play hits that hardcore fans are sick of, because there are first timers here that'll loose their minds if I don't play them?! For me I'd gladly see that same show again! It's a pretty epic setlist. The one omission for me might be the E Street Shuffle, I think Bruce generally struggles with the vocals on that one from what I've seen.

The gigs are cracking. All Dublin shows were 9/10 for me. Had he played the setlist on night 3 we're looking at the best show he's done here in 20 years.

Yeah. Night three of Magic in the RDS is the one for me too. Rosalita and Ramrod in the encore. Glorious.

Actually stumbled on this yesterday by chance.

No idea but he supported Queen a few weeks later in Slane so was defo in town.

He was one of those artists like David Gray that everyone in Ireland "took to their heart" when he couldn't get arrested anywhere else. Allegedly.

Yep, there's a little blue bar that goes back and forth when the QR code is active, you might be able to contact Ticketmaster and get your tickets changed to physical ones you collect.

They haven’t updated for website for new ticketing method