Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

Remember reading before they have about 6 or 7 stages, or parts of stages based in Europe. Between mainland Europe, Spain and Sweden I think.

What a gig, absolutely shattered today

Brilliant buzz around the place, great start with a tribute to Shane McGowan and then 'Lonsome Day' was good. Could definitely see the crowds intrest wane a bit for the 'lesser know songs' but really picked up for the 'hits'. Don't know why 'Thunder Road' hit me so hard and was my stand out song of the night. Tbh would of took 'BITU' over 'Because The Night' and 'This Hard Land' over 'I'll See You In My Dreams'. Bruce is just a fantastic showman and Stevie is just a cool cat. Was great to finally hear a good live version of 'Ghosts'

Ques for food and drink were pretty slow moving at times, Rockshore is horrid stuff. Who's bright idea was it to close the toilets at 21.45 ?

Hopefully won't be my last time seeing Bruce but think it may be the last time in Kilkenny

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agree, its an appalling monopoly, 2 players are fully controlling every single major event, and major venue.

Heineken also have EP sown up for years.

There must be some sizeable payouts/incentives for this “exclusive pouring rights” setup, as its called.

Rockshore lager is a shamefully bad product from Diageo.

Anyone know if the pit queue for Croke park will be the same as 2016? Thinking of heading in on Saturday afternoon to check it out.

Re the numbers, those people who queue days before want numbers on their hands to get front rows of the pit, up at the barrier in front of the stage. That still leaves the pit available to thousands of normal punters who turn up a couple of hours before the gig, when gates open, and even just before the gig starts in some instances. Croke Park pitch standing is a different experience entirely if you get into the (massive) pit versus 'normal' standing. The latter is the worst standing experience I've ever had, crap view and sound, lots of the crowd around you are only there for 'the hits', and you've miles to go to get to toilets/bar while waiting for the concert to start. Get in early and get into the pit is my advice.

Hoefully the case for Sunday. Ive no interest in this numbers/standing around all day in a carpark bollix.

where do people go to sell tickets these days. I’ve two upper hogan that I had on adverts and just got removed and warned so this disgrace of a monopoly that TM has is getting so out of hand. The resale admin fees are 20 quid. How are we as a country standing for this. Coldplay the same. It’s gone crazy.

Don’t want to break any boards rules but really don’t want these tickets going to waste when I could sell them for 120 quid each or something.

Yes, it seems like some monopolies can be questioned and others not. I'm sure the EU and Ireland Inc will do something about this.

If they are digital tickets you can only sell via ticketmaster. It would have to move from your account to buyer digitally via ticketmaster.

you can transfer the digital tickets on ticket master which I did for a few others. Just think it’s gone bonkers tbh. Saw Coldplay last time in croker. I’d say was half the price then and they were just as big back then too.

This is why the resale legislation introduced in Ireland is deeply flawed, its anti consumer.

It was a mistake to introduce it.

Aiken could pull resale at any minute to help sell off his remaining primary stock.

Yes you are right, it pays to wait.

168 euro for restricted view seats in Cork, some cowboy Aiken is.

it’s just entrenched ticketmaster as the one shop for tickets and resales but it was going that way with digital tickets anyhow.
To be people complaining that resale price is in €15/20 etc is cause reselling is a vat activity and ticketmaster have to charge 13.5% on the resale.
revenue are making bank on resale tickets

legislation makes it illegal to sell over cost and probably too much hassle for adverts to moderate prices so just blanket bans