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Was he just sitting at home and went f**k this I'm going to chance my arm and see if I can bonk into this gig even though I don't know any of the songs? or what was his thought process around this.
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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Young lad who works with me hopped over a wall and got in. Knows nothing about Springsteen and only knows Born in the USA. Was absolutely blown away by the whole show,reckons it was the best gig he was ever atLOL

seen a fella get in over a wall onto the old terrace stand in rds last night wonder of it the same fella LOL

Bruce puts on a fantastic show doesn't stop from the minute he comes on stage to the minute he finishes must play for close to 3 hours each night 
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Was he just sitting at home and went f**k this I'm going to chance my arm and see if I can bonk into this gig even though I don't know any of the songs? or what was his thought process around this.
Him and his mate were in Ranelagh getting grub and wondered what all the traffic was about. Had f**k all else to be doing. I told him it was great gig on Friday so he gave it a bash!
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Is it that easy to get into the RDS just climb over a wall? If he did it how many more did it you might wonder..
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He rolled into a pub in Rathangan last week for a lock in ,Mate of mine sent me on a video of the Boss having a scoop and belting out a few tunes.

He has relatives in Rathangan and supposedly Tom Hanks does too ...Rathangan has a vast talent pool that also includes Brian Dowling and Jedward LOL
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Was at the gig myself last night. What a show.

Didn't play thunder road or the river (and some others) bit didn't matter in the slightest. An unbelievable energetic set with belter after belter. 

The sound was superb and the band were absolutely on point as always.
That's the sixth time I've seen him. My absolute favourite.

Im convinced that the Letter to You album would be considered an all time great album if it was released by someone else.
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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Young lad who works with me hopped over a wall and got in. Knows nothing about Springsteen and only knows Born in the USA. Was absolutely blown away by the whole show,reckons it was the best gig he was ever atLOL

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He just gets better and better and better. Amazing gig last night, probably my favourite of anytime I have seen him.
Just constant song after song no breaks. Was about 50mins into gig before he said a word.
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Was he just sitting at home and went f**k this I'm going to chance my arm and see if I can bonk into this gig even though I don't know any of the songs? or what was his thought process around this.

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I fear this might be the last time we'll get to see him and the band do a stadium tour. I wish they could go on forever because seeing them live is such a life affirming thing (great to see the young lad in the story above thought the same 😂😂😂). 

Tickets were €130 but they were worth every cent. The man never dials it in.

I'd say Bruce on his own might have a fee solo tours tours left in the bag
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Darkness on The Edge of Town is 45 years old today! Strong argument to be made that it is, pound for pound, his best album. Not a weak song on it.

So many bangers on there; Darkness, Racing in The Streets, Prove it All Night, Badlands, The Promise Land


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Originally posted by zizu Kilbane zizu Kilbane wrote:

Darkness on The Edge of Town is 45 years old today! String argument to be made that it is, pound for pound, his best album. Not a weak song on it.

So many bangers on there; Darkness, Racing in The Streets, Prove it All Night, Badlands, The Promise Land
Hard to argue. Born in the USA has its fair share of great tracks also
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Originally posted by zizu Kilbane zizu Kilbane wrote:

Darkness on The Edge of Town is 45 years old today! String argument to be made that it is, pound for pound, his best album. Not a weak song on it.

So many bangers on there; Darkness, Racing in The Streets, Prove it All Night, Badlands, The Promise Land

My favourite album of the Boss is Darkness.

There's a great documentary about the making of it.
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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Originally posted by zizu Kilbane zizu Kilbane wrote:

Darkness on The Edge of Town is 45 years old today! String argument to be made that it is, pound for pound, his best album. Not a weak song on it.

So many bangers on there; Darkness, Racing in The Streets, Prove it All Night, Badlands, The Promise Land
Hard to argue. Born in the USA has its fair share of great tracks also

Born in the USA is a phenomenal album in its own right, but for me those first 4 Springsteen albums are the backbone to everything he's done. Born in the USA is very '80s'...lots of synthesisers etc. (Not a bad thing!) But those first 4 albums are so raw. 
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Tunnel Of Love is Bruce's best album.  Sparce production compared to Born In The USA of reflective songs which, with the benefit of hindsight, chronicle the collapse of his first marriage.
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The Boss is coming back in May 2024. 4 Irish dates announced! 

Belfast, Kilkenny, Cork and Dublin
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Bruce Springsteen has confirmed a return to Ireland for a series of gigs in May 2024, with tickets on sale this coming Monday.

Springsteen will play at Kilkenny’s Nowlan Park, Cork’s Páirc Uí Caoimh and Dublin’s Croke Park on May 12, 16 and 19 respectively.

He will play in Belfast on May 9.
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