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Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,917 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    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.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,771 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Its usually 2 stage rigs, i.e the metal or carbon fibre frames but only 1 video and audio setup.

    Bruces stage is pretty basic, its the old square box metal frame and 2 screens either side so its generic enough.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,543 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    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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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭fafy


    On the Rockshore, I thought this was common knowledge, Aiken Promotions are locked in exclusively to Diageo only products, so at any Aikens outdoor event, including their Vicar Street venue, its only Diageo products. Its the exact opposite for MCD, only Heineken products at their Olympia venue and all of their outdoor events.

    These big gigs always attract the FOMO brigade, who just want to be there, and have a passive interest at best, in the music, and usually go to just 1 or two big events per year, and are there to mainly drink as priority #1, rather than to watch live music, you can reduce the chances of being around them by heading in early, and getting into the pit, and move around accordingly, to control your own experience, for people who can’t stand that long, options at back for leaning on the barrier.

    As for seats, ya they are never great, a risk of a sub par atmosphere, higher risk of constant talking over songs they don’t know, particularly the deeper cuts, and even worse than that, you could be stuck with a crowd of assholes, then there is the constant bar trips, followed by toilet trips, no thanks !



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,865 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,956 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    the exclusivity of Diageo/Heineken is always causing headaches. No Guinness in 3 arena, Olympia or the academy etc.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭fafy


    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.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,956 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    Heineken have had the biggest music festival here locked up since 2003 with Oxegen then with EP.
    Yeah rebates/payouts in the 7 figures from Heineken/Diageo respectively. Paying for bar renovations etc as well.

    between EP/malahide/marlay/3 arena/Olympia you are talking about at least a few million pints of Heineken products being sold.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Wooderson


    Rockshore lager is a shamefully bad product from Diageo.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,917 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Found it

    In Europe, we have 4 main systems based out of Belgium, 2 Spanish systems and 3 different systems for our Nordic region. 

    https://brucespringsteen.net/news/2012/wrecking-ball-tour-by-the-numbers/



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,482 ✭✭✭McGrath5


    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.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,917 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    They started queuing for numbers on Sunday when the Kilkenny gig was still on…..

    Yes really



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭TenPicnics


    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.



  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    In 2016 they were giving out pit passes before getting ticket scanned, was able to get wristband early then head off to the pub before heading back into the gig at a normal time :)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,917 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Wooderson


    Yes it was a treat. I've been to the 5 shows since. Not happened again sadly.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 711 ✭✭✭battser


    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.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭Ninap




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,789 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    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.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭Ninap


    Seems to be lots of Bruce

    tickets available



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 711 ✭✭✭battser


    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.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,956 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    sure the cost of all parts of touring a massive show like that have skyrocketed.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,771 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


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

    It was a mistake to introduce it.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭TenPicnics


    There are so many Bruce tickets up for resale on Ticketmaster for Croke Park people will have to drop prices to offload them. Very likely to happen again with any other big act where tickets were bought at full or premium prices months ago. As predicted at the time of Bruce, Taylor and Coldplay going on sale back then. Waiting and picking up resale tickets is always a realistic possibility with such a big venue and 10s of thousands of people panic buying the minute tickets go on sale.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,771 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    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.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭flasher0030


    And yet when they go on resale again in few months, the frenzy will start all over again. Like as if a couple of golden tickets have become available, and people will almost kill for them. Then in August, people will look back and think what was all that fuss about.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,956 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭flasher0030


    Why can't you sell on Adverts for this gig? I don't ever recall it being an issue before.

    I just had a look there, and zero ads for tickets for sale. Yet plenty on Toutless.com.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,956 ✭✭✭Fanirish


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



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,771 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Which is anti consumer.

    Ticketmaster can decide whether or not to open resale, and if the promoter has extra stock to sell resale might not be opened.

    So where does that leave the average person to resell their ticket ?

    Thats not even going into dynamic pricing and platinum and fraud on social media and all that other nonsense.



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