Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

Seems like they got their info from Wikipedia, which contradicts itself.....

38,000 was the capacity when Bruce last played the RDS. With health and safety getting more and more restrictive I wouldn’t be surprised if it reduces from that but still should be around the 30 k mark. 18k is capacity for rugby games.

Aiming to get tickets for my brothers 40th on Friday. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed than multiple devices and a bit of luck come my way.

I got free tickets to him on the River tour in Croke Park and apart from the 3 or 4 massive hits I wasn't a fan. Loved seeing how into him all his die hard fans were and he played a really long set though.

Have prices been announced?

I couldn't see anything on ticketmaster

That's not the point. There are many people who would love to go but cannot because of the high cost. I completely understand that gig prices need to increase for musicians to maintain a living, considering that their music has become so freely available nowadays. i.e. spotify, streaming sites etc. But those prices are just pure greed. When deciding ticket prices, he could have sat down with promotors and whoever else is involved and concluded that, ya, €100 would be a good price. It's top of the range for almost every gig these days, so there must be a decent pot left over for the musician based on €100 a pop. But no, Brucie and/or advisors that €100 wouldn't do. "Hell no, lets fleece the working man". Shure they know well that the vulnerable fools will lap it up. I know it's economics - supply, demand etc. But it still doesn't take away from the fact that it's greed.

Or maybe I'm incorrect in some of my assertions. Would Bruce have significantly more costs than other well know bands? I don't know.

You could apply that to any luxury item, which is what a concert ticket is. Air max were cheaper 12 years ago as well.

The E street band are 10 world class musicians, that's if he doesn't bring the Miami horns, or the backing singers, so yeah a little different to your average band.

Bruce doesn't set the price, promoters do, and when you factor in the rising fuel costs to get everything shipped in here from Europe, the strength of the dollar and the fact that venues have had no revenue for 2 years, there was always going to be a price bump, Bruce is just the first act to announce a show (for comparison Bieber in the 3 arena is 100).

Can we stop romanticising the working man garbage, if you've been in your field for 50 years, 40 of them at the top, and you aren't cashing in, you're a sap.

Considering you can get all of your music for free these days rising ticket prices are no surprise. Well, surprised it hasnt happened sooner.

I'm torn between Rome and Barcelona, anyone familiar with the venues..wonder which would be best?

Probably get slaughtered for saying this and you can guess which poster will aid it to it but

With the hassle of travelling etc you'd want a ticket in good location. Buy cheap tickets then spend 3/4 hours on a bus/train to be stuck behind a pillar or something or worse a group of drunken yups screaming 'play this, ole ole ole)

Definitely avoid the Barcelona gig if you hate the "Ole ole" 🤣

If it was a garth brooks show I would

Friday secured on work computer, Sunday on phone, boom.