Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

Yes they are unhinged.

This is my xxth Bruce Springsteen concert thats the line they usually open with. Seriously who keeps count ??

Reckon theyd all turn on each other pretty quickly to get ahead

U2 as well as other acts have a similar die hard fan base who que for days

Each to there own but that type of fandon is def up there with addiction etc

Bruce and Patti down with the rona'. best possible timing I suppose, just finished the US leg of the tour.

Wishing them a fast recovery

Covid was in the camp already on the tour

It is in its arse supported by the promoter. It's a bunch of die-hards who think that their continued attendance grants them some god given right of pit and queue management. It's a load of nonsense and the whole "true fan" böllocks is embarrassing.

Agree entirely with you. It's not about being on the railing for these people like it might be for other fans of other bands who want to get close to their favorite artists, it's a delusion of grandeur for these "true fans".

Whilst there's not exactly hundreds of them, there's enough of them that other fans who arrive in singles, pairs or small groups won't stand up to them or get intimidated so they get their way.

Promoters don't go with it, they just don't care about it. They state no queuing is the policy and after that it's the Gardai and/or venues problem. The nutters just think that the promoters indifference to it all is support.

These fans get hard-ons by playing top trumps with each other and ordinary Joe-soaps about how many gigs they've been to. It's the same sort of thing a child does when he claims he's "Man Utd's biggest fan" because he watches all the games and has the full kit. Except these people are grown adults who live in a very sad and pathetic little bubble where they think that Bruce is their best mate because they've spent many many thousands attending gigs.

For reference, I used to date a girl who's parents were these types of people. They were utterly insufferable when it came to Bruce.

Bruce has played pre-show sets just for the fans involved in the queue. Facilitated and supported by the promoter and not just here in Ireland. The usual negativity towards the process casually ignores this.

In Limerick in '13 the 1000 or so who queued got a wonderful extra bonus experience for a couple hours standing around.

The RDS show queues will be supported by the promoter again.

You may not like it, but accept it.

Nope, Aiken and Bruce's management are both aware of and support the system, In 2009 at least, the queue was organised in the church car park next door, in Belfast, they let the number queuers in then held everybody else for 15 minutes. In the US where it's a lottery system, a member of Bruce's team will oversee it.

And yes, being close to one of your favourite artists when they sing your favourite song is infinitely better than being in the gods.

Why would you stand up to them, the last roll call is usually 10 hours before doors, and if you show up then, you'll be right up the front, if somebody tries to cut they'll be called out.

That 13 tour he played for anyone who was there when he came on stage, wasn't just the scribblers.

I'm not the biggest fan of the number system, but the reality is that without it, the same people would be on the barrier, they'd just camp out for 2 days.

I was only at Belfast and Limerick in '13. In Belfast it seemed v open, but for Limerick im not so sure. Were you there? Once the list got to 1000 they stopped counting and we were moved around to another side of Thomond at 1pm. At 3.30 we were let in and he came out at 5 bells for 25 mins. Barely anyone in the stadium outside of the 1000 evil queue-ers.

Yeah, cork was the only one I missed on that tour, Limerick was fairly sparse until just before showtime, but it was a Tuesday, so I just put it down to that, But I watched him play does this bus..... By himself and I didn't have a number on my hand.

The best example of this was in 2003 when ticket holders in the pubs of Ballsbridge were sent into a panic by the roar of the crowd at 7:30 when Bruce walked on stage.

If the ticket for a show says 7.30pm sharp and you're still in a pub at 7.20pm then you're a moron.

If the ticket for a show says 7.30pm sharp and you're in the queue at 7.20am two days before then you're a moron.

That comment gave me a smile. It is funny, but so very true. There is the obvious logical course of action which most people follow whereby they look forward to the gig, get ready for it, go for a few drinks (if they wish) and attend the concert in timely manner (whilst being aware of the start time, and giving themselves plenty of time to do so).

Like you say, there are morons who will get carried away drinking beforehand and the concert becomes a side-issue for them. They will usually have an element of regret the day after (I've been there many times myself).

And then morons who waste their time and queue for many hours so that they can get within 3 yards from the front - when realistically someone who is just a few feet back from them can get the same view and the same sound.

Fair dues. I've no idea what time the general gates opened. You got lucky as there was no one in the stands/from what i can remember outside the pit. The fact he played for nearly 30 minutes before the show came as a surprise to people who turned up later.

Has it been said what show time is? Normally on ticket but obviously no tickets on app yet