Bruce Springsteen - Classic or Dud ?

Not actually a derail since The Boss is in there. Not the very start of the thread either but I will leave that be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK-lSq3vVZ0

https://rockinsights.com/assets/images/Artist%20Images/Bruce%20Springsteen/Screenshot_2015-10-26-10-07-22~2.png

Who's that guy with Joe Walsh's brother-in-law?

If I'm Garry Tallent and I'm watching that "Glory Days" clip, my mind is blown because I'm thinking, "When I was a teenager I played Paul's bass lines...and now HE'S playing one of MY bass lines."

good point!

I thought this was weirdly amusing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nFjXv1MpAk

Reminds me of an old Conan sketch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0XnP_1TaAo

lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR8J4_Q74RM

Lol! Bonus points for Percussion Poobah Joe Levy JudgeCam content.

And you know that tilt-a-whirl down on the south beach drag
I got on it last night and my shirt got caught
And they kept me spinning, babe, didn't think I'd ever get off

xpost reminds me that a member of the E Street Band said when Max was writing the book about drummers, his playing would get influenced by each one, and that when he got to the Ringo chapter, he sounded a lot better.

Just learned a few minutes ago that Joe Strummer was one of those performers whose lives were changed by seeing Bruce Springsteen. He saw the first of the two 1975 Hammersmith Odeon shows, and apparently immediately changed how he performed on stage, right down to getting an extra long cord for his guitar so he could wander at will like Bruce.

Did he start telling stories from his life?

Lol

Seriously, might have been good!

Maybe he would still be called Woody.

Though what if every young performer inspired by young Bruce did that? What the heck, sometimes performers' intros are better than their songs

I think what I was reading actually did delve into that a bit, about how Springsteen's songs (and banter) focused on street life (mundane and colorful alike) in a way that no one had really been doing, and that struck a chord with Strummer, too. Though I don't think the Clash were ever much for banter.

Rumors a US (and UK?) tour date announcement is imminent and/or Tuesday.

Yep, US dates just announced. Basically February to April 2023. (And, um, no Chicago date ... )

Maybe Chicago will be Wrigley Field in the next leg.

(I guess it would be August, since Europe is June-July.)

I think that's a good guess. Maybe I'll try to go see him in Milwaukee first.

can't believe he would do Josh in Chicago like this

(probably the requisite Canadian stop or two to come as well?)

I've already got a ticket to see him in Hamburg next summer, but I'll try to get one for Seattle. It will be interesting to see how the setlist changes, because the Seattle date is pretty early in the tour.

No California dates but i’m guessing there will be another leg :/

I wish I had been able to do this, but the first time I saw him was in 2009 during a run of shows at Giants Stadium (right before it was demolished - "Wrecking Ball" was written for the occasion and unveiled at those shows). After I bought a GA ticket, it was announced that he would dedicate each show to a different album, his first time doing that, and Born to Run was scheduled for mine. I was a diehard fan who had traded and downloaded a ton of shows but I had never seen him live until now, so not surprisingly it was mindblowing - it really felt like the best show I had ever seen, and even though I had to get permission to leave work early, wasn't making that much money, and had to limp out of the stadium after standing over four hours (I got there early to get in the front), when Bruce said "I'll see you tomorrow for Born in the USA!" I immediately thought, "can I find a ticket? Can I afford it? Can I get time off from work again??" Like there was no question I wanted to, but I ultimately decided against it for "responsible" reasons. URGH.

These US dates are in indoor arenas, right? That makes them sound like comparatively intimate shows for him, if they're around the 20,000-capacity mark. In Europe it's stadiums all the way.

He doesn't play stadiums in the US anymore, though I'm sure he could; for some reason he only plays in a Europe. If he goes outdoors he plays baseball fields.

Coming to the ATL Feb. 3. State Farm Arena, naturally. Not a bad venue as long as you get up fairly close.

it's got to be weird being one of these guys who has played arenas for decades, and not only do they change names every few years, but now they are all name brands.

They're all banks and financial institutions around here - he's playing five NY area shows (!), two are at UBS Arena, one at Barclays, one at Prudential, and one at good old Madison Square Garden.

Yeah, the one in Seattle is in the Seattle Center. I don't think I've actually been there, but it can't be very big.

Tix on sale next week or so, depending on the market, but as of right now no one has any idea what ticket prices actually are. I'm hoping they're in line with the last tour, somewhere between $65-$150 for most tix. That's generally what they are for the European leg. Then again, there are rumors they might be more in line with the Broadway shows, which ... geez, I hope not.

If he can't override Ticketmaster's bullshit "dynamic" pricing, this could very well be ridiculously expensive.

I got my "verified fan" invite for Milwaukee, where I know he will at least play "Cadillac Ranch," because it mentions Wisconsin.

Actually does anyone know if listing more than one preference for the verified fan registration actually hurts your first choice? Like, would they give someone's only choice more weight than a first pick with three or four backups?

That's a good question. I do know it was possible to get an invite to buy tickets to multiple shows, but I have no idea who gets how many shots and why.

I listed four choices and got an invite for three of them, including my top choice.

We just got tickets for Edinburgh via the Live Nation pre-sale, managing to avoid Ticket Master's dynamic pricing horror show. A bit sad that the front standing area is now allocated via a higher ticket price rather than the system of it going to those who arrived early enough to the gigs and was previously managed by the dedicated fans. We went for rear standing this time as the front area was just a bit too painfully expensive.

Live Nation and Ticketmaster being one and the same, of course.

oof

Tampa mid-floor for $4,400 each, anyone? #catchandrelease

“Ticketmaster's Official Platinum seat program enables market-based pricing (adjusting prices according to supply and demand) for live event tickets, similar to how airline tickets and hotel rooms are sold.” pic.twitter.com/8qyanN0OQA

— Backstreets Magazine (@backstreetsmag) July 20, 2022

Supposedly the *cheapest* seats were going for $165.

Holy crap, I thought the Broadway shows were expensive...

It's the Ticketmaster "dynamic pricing" system at work. Fuck that. And frankly fuck Springsteen for allowing it to happen, fuck him double if he can't fix it. At least the Broadway shows were in a tiny venue. These are in soulless arenas.

I have nothing whatsoever to do with the price of tickets. Nothing. Nada. Niente. Bubkis. Dick. https://t.co/NsDJvoLMWu

— 🕉Stevie Van Zandt☮️ (@StevieVanZandt) July 20, 2022

Dud.

Christ, it used to be, “Hey, I know scalping sucks, but as a performer, there’s not a lot I can do about it.” Now it’s, “I don’t have any control over my ticket prices.” Waiting for, “They told us the venue was ours tonight, but looks like an arena football team called dibs. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “

"It's beyond my control."