Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

Ignore yer man willyiz folks. Gawd he'd depress a saint.

Aiken is involved and will ensure the queue is managed properly. I'll be there around 11.30 in the morning and note details on 'ere if you wish.

Whatever. Yer histrionics are meaningless. Gawd the craic about One Direction!!!!??? Take a holiday chief.

The queue tomorrow will go off without a hitch. Fans will be ultra respectful as they always are. Belfast will be superb event just like 2013. Whisht now.

Aiken have posted saying no early queuing.
Aiken priority is to abide by council rules and no annoy local residents as they want to use that venue for years to come.
die hard fans making up own rules and showing up early against the request of the council and promoters are selfish individuals. Showing up at gate time will still get people into the pit.

Aiken always say this. Genuinely mate, have a lie down will you? Your need to be right all the time is berzerk.

PR material from last year's RDS which had a well staffed, ran and successful queueing system for the guts of an entire week.

https://www.aikenpr.com/whats-new/2023/04/bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-come

The numbers process in place, working, supported by promoter for years. The whining is a waste of time.

Enjoy the gigs everyone! Don't sweat too much about being close to the stage, the sound will most likely be better the further back you go!

It must be odd for Bruce seeing the same faces on the rail night after night! He must find it tough to find a new kid to give his harmonica to! Has anyone here been on the rail before, what is the sound and experience like from there?

I follow this thread for information about the gigs, and I felt compelled to write a comment about this number system thing.

From my experience, this thing with people writing numbers on their hands has most definitely NOT worked in the past.

Every single time I've seen Bruce (in Ireland, US, Spain, Canada, UK) the number system has led to arguments. The most common cause for discontent is when some concert goer shows up at 2pm or whatever to get in the queue for the pit and they are delighted to find themselves top of the queue, only for the number people to arrive along and inform the person that they are in front of them. Their explanation: they started queuing here five days ago and come back for a count every few hours.

I always see the exact same people organising this number system. I just don't get it. Surely Bruce must hate seeing the same faces every night. And a lot of them don't even sing along. They just stand and watch like they are at an art gallery.

The only people who say this system works are the people who benefit from it. It's an unfair system and defies all definition of queuing.

This year, I have decided to go with seated tickets for the first time ever in my 30 plus years of seeing Bruce live, and that is solely down to the fact that I cannot put up with this number system charade. I used to always moan about it, but in the end, I'd begrudgingly go along with it and get a number written on my hand.

But no more. I'll give the seats a go and not have to worry about my blood pressure.

Just realised our tickets are in the premium section, no idea if we paid more for that luxury... :/

I presume the premium area, drinks and toilets, etc., are for premium ticket holders only?

Yeah they definitely have a chip on there shoulder and could see them turning nasty if they don't get there way.

Think they're the same price as normal Cat 1 tickets. Yeah you get indoor bars, food, merch stands and bathrooms.

Do you have Croke Park or PUC ?

You'll enjoy it, here's a few pics from Garth Brooks there a few years back

I'm reading back through the thread at the moment, but can anyone recommend somewhere to park for the Belfast gig? Any of the nearby retail parks that don't lock up too early?

Enjoy Belfast everyone that's going

Tell the 'numbers crew' to do one if they start any ****