Anyone going? I like that he's going to play an entire album. I know I'll hear songs like Point Blank and Fade Away that I've never seen before. It will make it an even 10 times I've seen him.
Springsteen tonight at YUM Center
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I heard he was doing the entire concert in a giant, adult-sized baby stroller.
Wonder if he'll play all three of his songs, or just a couple of them?
Still plays with more energy and passion than singers/bands 40 years younger. Incredible performer.
Duke in the Yum yesterday, Springsteen today, that place is the mecca of suckage.
He may be a "good performer ", but the guy is horrible to listen to...have never understood how he got so big.
yea, I saw 105, but it was uppers. Curious what it would be like in those areas? I have a couple hours till I decide, I just seen everything low was 300+
I'll preface this by saying that I just heard in on E Street radio on XM a few years back and I have no idea how anyone would have known in the days before cell phones and it wasn't an interview with him. He was playing a concert the night that John Lennon was killed. When the buzz started going around that he had been killed the song he was playing was Point Blank. If you listen to the lyrics of that song you'd understand.
I guess it's one of those things where if I have to explain it to you that you wouldn't understand but I was another incredible show.
Anyone making fun of his age are pretty clueless to what kind of shape this guy is in at age 66.
Guy played 3.5 hrs without much more than a 30 second break. 35 songs and I was exhausted just watching him.
And I'm not even a big Springsteen fan either. My wife loves him and I went knowing full well that I only know a handful of the songs he'd play. Didn't matter. It was still the best concert I've ever attended.
Guy played 3.5 hrs without much more than a 30 second break. 35 songs and I was exhausted just watching him.
And I'm not even a big Springsteen fan either. My wife loves him and I went knowing full well that I only know a handful of the songs he'd play. Didn't matter. It was still the best concert I've ever attended.
I saw Springsteen in 1978 and again as recently as last year. The man hasn't lost one bit of energy. He looks to be in better physical shape now than he was 38 years ago.
13th time I have seen him last night....one of the best ever. Epic performance. And yes, a lot of clueless people love to comment without knowing a damn thing about his music.
He played the entire River album (yes, I know album is way outdated) last night. Do people today even listen to an entire "album" anymore?
I saw him about 5 years ago in cleveland; amazing performer.
Played the entire born to run album as part of a 3.5 hour set.
Played the entire born to run album as part of a 3.5 hour set.
Several things come to mind in this thread:
1. Springsteen was (maybe still is) a very enthusiastic and energetic performer. Even if you don't like his music, his performance is something to see.
2. If you like his music (and I do), you definitely wouldn't feel ripped off going to a concert as he plays for hours and really looks like he's enjoying himself. Except, of course, the ticket prices are just ridiculously outrageous. My favorite group of all time is the Stones and, imo, the first tour I'd want to go see if I could see them on any tour would be 1972. I wouldn't pay $350 to see them in their prime in 1972. It's just too damn much money for a few hours' entertainment, imo.
3. What in the world has happened to music nowadays when, with very few exceptions, the only acts capable of generating enough buzz to 'justify' insane ticket prices are those who've been around a LONG *** time and are decades past their creative prime?
4. The one knock I have against Bruce is the whole 'blue collar, working man' shtick that expired about 35 years ago. Hell, the guy's worth hundreds of millions of dollars. If he's REALLY one of us as he purports to be, why not sell tickets at $40/seat? He certainly doesn't need the dough and I've heard him say multiple times he'd 'play for free' he loves it so much. So.......why charge $300+ for a seat? And, if your answer is 'Because he can' then you've just confirmed the hypocrisy of his 'working man' act now that he's a mega-rich.
1. Springsteen was (maybe still is) a very enthusiastic and energetic performer. Even if you don't like his music, his performance is something to see.
2. If you like his music (and I do), you definitely wouldn't feel ripped off going to a concert as he plays for hours and really looks like he's enjoying himself. Except, of course, the ticket prices are just ridiculously outrageous. My favorite group of all time is the Stones and, imo, the first tour I'd want to go see if I could see them on any tour would be 1972. I wouldn't pay $350 to see them in their prime in 1972. It's just too damn much money for a few hours' entertainment, imo.
3. What in the world has happened to music nowadays when, with very few exceptions, the only acts capable of generating enough buzz to 'justify' insane ticket prices are those who've been around a LONG *** time and are decades past their creative prime?
4. The one knock I have against Bruce is the whole 'blue collar, working man' shtick that expired about 35 years ago. Hell, the guy's worth hundreds of millions of dollars. If he's REALLY one of us as he purports to be, why not sell tickets at $40/seat? He certainly doesn't need the dough and I've heard him say multiple times he'd 'play for free' he loves it so much. So.......why charge $300+ for a seat? And, if your answer is 'Because he can' then you've just confirmed the hypocrisy of his 'working man' act now that he's a mega-rich.
Well, he doesn’t charge $300 a seat. His avg. prices compared to what the other “top artists” are asking is right in line, or even slightly lower, especially when you factor in 30-35 songs and 3 ½ hours of music.
Is there a “working man” dollar figure calculator that dictates what a ticket should cost? I bust my *** for 50 hours a week and classify myself as working man/middle class, and I paid $135 for tix last night…..or are you just directing your anger at some hypothetical cost?
I guess I beg to disagree. The artist definitely can dictate how much tickets cost (Pearl Jam did it several years ago, Garth Brooks tickets on his current tour top out at about $100 - at least in Houston they did). I saw that floor tickets were $300+ last night face value - if that's incorrect then I received bad information.
I'm not angry one iota. Since I'm not paying the cost, I don't care what he charges. Other 'top artists' are also overcharging (imo, of course) ESPECIALLY when compared to the amount of time and effort Bruce puts into his performance. No argument there. Again, my problem is that Bruce's very calculated public persona is that of an Everyman, Working Man, Blue Collar, Slogging-in-the-Factory, Boy Who Made Good. He hasn't been that since Darkness on the Edge of Town made him a worldwide superstar and multimillionaire. For a guy who works a $15/hour job, asking him to fork over 60-70% of his weekly take-home pay for a ticket to hear a multimillionaire sing about factories closing, driving all night, construction jobs, etc. seems exorbitant and contradictory. Sort of like the rabid environmentalist who flies private jets all over the country to speak at conferences denouncing the burning of fossil fuels. It just seems hypocritical to me.
I like Bruce's music. I've seen him a couple of times in concert and it was awesome. There seems to me to be a pretty huge disconnect between his public image and the real life guy. If he was really in sync with his ' working-class peers', I don't think he'd charge what I read the tickets cost. That's just my opinion. Obviously, there are thousands of fans every night who have no problem forking over $100+ dollars per ticket to watch him perform. I'm just not one of them.
It's been a while since I've seen Springsteen. I saw him at Rupp when "The Rising" came out and tickets were $75.
Then I heard wrong. $150 for top ticket price is actually more palatable. That means side view seats were $100-ish. Not cheap but not outrageous.
He has never brought up politics in the 10 times I've seen him. He usually has people there collecting for a food bank and he takes about 30 seconds to mention it. That's it.
I saw him a couple times recently in Charlotte, my biggest complaint is that he plays way to many covers. I get that he plays a long set but when you play a cover of Louie Louie and Mustang Sally and don't play songs your own songs like Thunder Road, Prove it all Night, and My Hometown, that's when I got an issue.
Because you've never seen him live. I can say I was never the biggest Springsteen fan until a buddy of mine asked me to go to a show about 20 yrs ago. Best concert experience ever. My wife was the same way until I finally was able to talk her into going to a show about 5 yrs ago. Was there Sunday night and he didn't disappoint.
You had bad info because I was on the floor and the ticket with fees was $153.
I definitely don't think people should be paid what their worth especially because I don't make as much as they do. That's basically what you're saying. If he charged $40 the tickets would still cost $300 it would just be a bunch of scalpers making the money instead of him. The only way possible to charge cheap prices is to have a line outside and take money at the door. Any other way and someone besides the star would make the money and IMO he deserves it cause he created it and busts his tail delivering it.
Way too many covers? In a 35 song set like he did Sunday night there was 1 cover. His Chicago show he covered Take it Easy because Glen Frey had just died and Shout which he has been doing all this tour. Good Lord...the dude plays for three and a half hours and might cover 1 or 2 songs which are often requested by the audience. Hard to please everyone.
Setlist: Meet Me in the City
The Ties That Bind
Sherry Darling
Jackson Cage
Two Hearts
Independence Day
Hungry Heart
Out in the Street
Crush On You
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
I Wanna Marry You
The River
Point Blank
Cadillac Ranch
I'm a Rocker
Fade Away
Stolen Car
Ramrod
The Price You Pay
Drive All Night
Wreck on the Highway
Badlands
No Surrender
Lonesome Day
Because the Night
She's the One
Human Touch
The Rising
Thunder Road
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Born in the U.S.A.
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Shout
Bobby Jean
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