Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

I swore I'd never go to a gig in Croker again after the terrible sound quality for Bruce's last gigs there. I was on the pitch and the echo was bouncing all around.

Having said that, I've heard good feedback from those who went to the Stones at Croker.

I've never had poor sound on the pitch at the RDS.

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The only standing queue that we were told was the Anglesey road one but we approached from that direction, maybe less queues other sides

I plan on bringing my 2 U16 kids tomorrow night and just saw on the ticket it says 16+ only for standing (completely missed it and didn't think it'd be a problem)... anyone see any young kids standing last night?

Yip, seen children well under 10 years old in the pit. Was disgusted as would’ve loved to take my 14 and 11 year olds.

I've seen Bruce enough to know that last night was far, far, far from the peak of his powers. I've seen an awful lotta gigs and performers over the years, Bruce and the E Street Band on their night are among the greatest in my opinion. They have understandably slowed a little over the years, but are more than capable of putting on a phenomenal show. Ie last week in Barcelona. My main gripe last night was the sound. The mix was hideous, the sound was tinny, weaving in and out all night. Bruce was buried down in the mix. At times it Was Gary and Max' snare and kick that was all that could be heard. It completely killed the gig! There were no elements to contend with last night, no wind or rain. Why the front of house sound crew were that poor is unbeknownst to me. The show only caught momentum for the last quarter, and that is because the set was heavy on some of the greatest feel good rock and roll ever written. The crowd got going and engaged and sang along.... And were almost louder than the band. Other than that it was a pretty flat and dull affair throughout.

R. D. S - Really Diabolical Sound!

R. D. S - Really Dissapointing Show!

Where were you in the RDS?

The Stones sound in Croker was decent, a little on the low side imo. The performance was pretty lackluster, such is the Stones in this day and age.

The Police and U2 on the Joshua Tree tour were two rare exceptions when I heard Croker sounding good. Bruce is 2016 was pretty awful, I had amazing seats for night two and couldn't make a word out... What a painful way to miss Incident on 57th!!!

Some people seem to want different things out of a show, some seem like they wanna be there for a night out... Oh the lights were amazing and Bruce ripped his shirt open.. Best gig ever!.... Pfft

At the end of the day it boils down to the music. That's why I was there, and that's why the band were too.... Last night did not deliver. A beautiful sentiment to dedicate Land of Hope and Dreams to Charlie Bird... That performance was one of the few highlights of the night.

Did people think the sound was bad on the pitch or just in the stands?

Cheers Dr. Nick, if temptation takes hold tomorrow, I'll do my damedest to get a wristband! From past experience at least your surrounded by people who wanna listen to the gig!

Anyone have any advice for the best place to nab a wristband?

This reminds me of the Neil Young controversy, RDS always had a bad reputation for sound

Exactly. No iinane chit-chat during songs. We all take photos/short videos but it's minimal up the front and unobtrusive. Also you can ask someone to lower their phone and they generally do without question (I did once last night).

Wristbands are given out after ticket scan, I got one at 4.57p yesterday, I heard they were available up to 6pm. I'd go for 3pm to be safe tomorrow

Really hopeful to get the pit. Does anyone know if numbers are a possibility tmoro? Don’t mind getting up there early but wouldn’t like to be hanging around alllll day if the numbers aren’t a goer…

Aiken probably hired some guy for minimum wage, probably tone deaf.

A good sound engineer can make a huge difference.

I find it hard to believe someone of Bruce's caliber would put his trust in different sound engineers from city to city. That's crazy! The sound in the RDS has been very patchy for previous tours.

All I can think of is that there must be a decibel limiter capping the volumn. Then again Friday wasn't just low it was mixed horribly and weaved in and out. Gary should be underpinning the songs, instead he was the main driving force for a lot of them. Prove it All Night was particularly bad... The sound was woeful to the point it was hard to listen to. Hopefully they get their act together for tomorrow... Mind you the rain and wind is on the way, so if they couldn't manage a calm suny day.... Good luck with that!