new Springsteen 'rumour'

[Petewasbristol]

Talking about the setlist, I read an interview with one of the E street members and he said this about the last tour:

Someone told me, "Yeah, you played over 160 songs." I don't even keep track. I'm so busy trying to keep my head above water day by day. And it was fun! It was challenging and you learn a lot of tracks, how to make that work in a 10-piece band like that because at some pint you just can't be prepared for audibles. When he calls a song you haven't done in 13 years and you're trying to... Forget how it goes, it's "What instrument do I play?" It makes for a very challenging night for us, in addition to the audience.

[Homer]

Cheers everyone for the recommendations, I've got about 25 odd from the recommendations (plus Born in the USA - obviosuly) so that should be enough to digest for now. My taste doesn't usually extend to the rockier side of things but I like a Pyramid based singalong as much as the next man so all good!

[parsonjack]

I believe that they're due to be announced next week.

However it's very possible that Glastonbury won't be included in what's announced.

[TrevK]

there's going to be some very worried posts on this thread if that's the case....

[HastingsBoy]

there's going to be some very worried posts on this thread if that's the case....

[Limpet]

I think (hope) we are misunderstanding Neil's (E-Festivals) message. What I think he saying is the Glastonbury won't be announced YET as part of the UK Tour not that it won't happen at all. Any comment Neil?

[benisright]

Yeah the major nightmare would be if he played a date in scotland, a date in wales and hyde park. But no glasto...that would be very annoying. As hyde park would clash with glastonbury and id have no chance.

[eFestivals]

I think (hope) we are misunderstanding Neil's (E-Festivals) message. What I think he saying is the Glastonbury won't be announced YET as part of the UK Tour not that it won't happen at all. Any comment Neil?

yep, that's what I was saying.

[eFestivals]

Bruce has other UK dates to sell. Bruce will be doing Glasto on the cheap. Therefore the other dates are very likely to have priority.

It's very often the case that, in these circumstances, the promoter of the "full paying" dates has an amount of time to sell those dates before a Glasto date is announced.

(It was different with Jay-Z last year. He'd originally agreed to play just Glasto. The other dates got booked in long after, off the back of him being in the UK for just Glasto))

I'm pretty sure that the coming announcement of Bruce's UK dates will be made by the promoter of those dates and not "Bruce's people". And so what will be announced will be the dates that promoter promoting which of course doesn't include Glasto.

I'd expect those dates to have at least a week's exclusivity in most circumstances, tho I guess it's possible because Glasto is near enough sold out that Glasto might get announced at the same time.

[De Coverley]

A friend of mine told me that a certain bearded person associated with the Glastonbury festival is a client of his company and he was in their office this week. When he spoke to him apparently he said (in a West Country accent) Springsteen was a definite and Blur were a probable.

Obviously there's no real evidence for this but it is scientfic fact. Don't lynch me if it's not true please.

[parsonjack]

I think (hope) we are misunderstanding Neil's (E-Festivals) message. What I think he saying is the Glastonbury won't be announced YET as part of the UK Tour not that it won't happen at all. Any comment Neil?

[HastingsBoy]

no misunderstanding...i just meant that if the uk dates are announced with no mention of Glasto the paranoia is going to go stratospheric....

[Johan cruyff]

I've just got my ticket for Dublin I don't mean to show off but I just got the urge to tell as many people as possible. Got my flight tickets last Tuesday, arrive in Dublin on Friday so fingers crossed he'll play the friday as well? Gonna have to rob a bank if the uk dates are announced this month.

[ferraristu]

Think I posted before that we have cancelled a weekend at Silverstone for Glastonbury. Huge Bruce fan!!!!!!!. Booked tickets on the back of the rumours

But my attitude is genuinely - If he plays - f***ing ace. If he doesn't - I will have a f***ing ace weekend anyway but will have to pay over the odds on Ebay to get to RDS Arena tickets

[alframsey]

He will be at Glastonbury!!! If he isn't i shall break down and cry.........uncontrollably i might add!!! He will be there! He HAS TO BE THERE!!!!!

[ferraristu]

I think that he is doing Superbowl is a good sign

According to Nils Lofgren "Bruce has turned down this gig since '75"

[alframsey]

I thought id add this, i have just listened to Streets of Philalephia again, and isnt it a wonderfully beautiful song?! It is amazingly emotional!!! I love this song soo much!

Edited January 30, 2009 by alframsey

[parsonjack]

He will be at Glastonbury!!! If he isn't i shall break down and cry.........uncontrollably i might add!!! He will be there! He HAS TO BE THERE!!!!!

[alframsey]

i'm about as confident as i can be without a confirmation...if it wasn't going to happen i think we would have had a denial by now...

anything you can add to ease the pain Neil?

[5co77ie]

Bruce is on Tv tonight BTW part of the excellent Folk America series:

19:30 Transatlantic Sessions - Karen Matheson, Emmylou Harris

20:00 BBC Four Sessions - Springsteen Seeger Sessions from St Luke's

21:00 Folk America - Part 2 This Land Is Your Land (LAST WEEK'S WAS EXCELLENT BTW!!!)

22:00 Later... Folk America - compilation of performances

23:00 Arena - Documentary on the Life of Woody Guthrie

[504329lt]

Well he'll definitely play american land

And he definitely wont play "this land is our land"....glastonbury is in ENGLAND. He can talk about america, but talk about america as if hes in america, aint going to happen.

[ferraristu]

And a stunningly beautiful song & his intro is very relevant

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuc4BI5NWU

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=m2tvcsbWVjY&...feature=related

I reckon he will sing it

Edited January 31, 2009 by ferraristu

[irons]

Bruce is on Tv tonight BTW part of the excellent Folk America series:

19:30 Transatlantic Sessions - Karen Matheson, Emmylou Harris

20:00 BBC Four Sessions - Springsteen Seeger Sessions from St Luke's

21:00 Folk America - Part 2 This Land Is Your Land (LAST WEEK'S WAS EXCELLENT BTW!!!)

22:00 Later... Folk America - compilation of performances

23:00 Arena - Documentary on the Life of Woody Guthrie

[ferraristu]

The best part is when he messed the start of Jacobs Ladder - how many artist would let that go to air !!

LEGEND

Edited January 31, 2009 by ferraristu

[irons]

The best part is when he messed the start of Jacobs Ladder - how many artist would let that go to air !!

LEGEND