Starts on Wednesday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa. I know there was a big thread on here when the tickets went on sale and the subsequent aftermath of the dynamic pricing fiasco.
Saw today that now that some of the staging is set, there are new lower level tickets currently dropping for Tampa.
Who is going to what shows? I'm still holding out for Greensboro as long as I can until the prices come down more. I think this weekend with three shows in 6 nights we might see how quick overinflated $1000+ tickets that are still sitting drop in price, and how that sets up for future shows coming up the next 2.5 months.
I have a feeling the popularity of Bruce & the E Street Band might not be what it was. It has been seven years since they toured the US, They are all 70+, Bruce is still in fine shape, so is Max, SVZ dropped a ton of weight and looks the thinnest he has since probably the 80's. But the ridiculous pricing coupled with them (and majority of fans) being older, it will be interesting to see how shows sell, especially outside of NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA.
I have seen him at his very best and not so sure he can replicate the awesome shows I have seen over the decades. So I will sit this one out and watch some YouTube videos. I am not buying into his greed.
Among many of his most devoted fans it he has definitely taken a big hit because of the tickets. On Springsteen boards it's the "Daniel Jones" of issues. It permeates every discussion.
Among many of his most devoted fans it he has definitely taken a big hit because of the tickets. On Springsteen boards it's the "Daniel Jones" of issues. It permeates every discussion.
I agree. Might be that basically 2007-2009 and 2012-2014 were the last of their peak. 2012-2014 Wrecking Ball/High Hopes they were a machine. The River tour redux was an awful idea, that ballooned into an accidental world tour that was basically a greatest hits show with poor setlist variety.
This tour is ambitious, there's alot of shows, but they gouged the fans and on message boards no one has forgotten what has happened. If the goal was to maximize dollars while not filling arenas, then they achieved their goal, which is antithetical to their live shows because Bruce has always thrived off of crowd energy.
I've seen him four times at the Coliseum, it's an old school arena that has very good sound.
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First time seeing Bruce live. Just hate going to concerts generally because of bad acoustics, but Bruce is one artist I would make an exception for.
I've seen him four times at the Coliseum, it's an old school arena that has very good sound.
I've recently moved here after living 24 years in Indianapolis. Indianapolis doesn't have a decent-sounding large indoor concert venue.
But, I thought the River tour was awesome. I have seen him a lot of times, no count, but a lot.
small venues, large arenas, stadiums, surprise shows, all over the country.
Went in 2019, had a blast, and would love to go back one day.
Tons of fun to be had in Dublin. Guinness Storehouse, pubs in Temple Bar District, Brazen Head, etc. There's so much to do there and the show will add to the fun of being there. Might be a bit cold though.
I have seen him at his very best and not so sure he can replicate the awesome shows I have seen over the decades. So I will sit this one out and watch some YouTube videos. I am not buying into his greed.
Wow, it’s like we’re twin sons of different mothers and you pretty much captured my exact same thoughts and experiences in your post.
I came in to post these same sentiments but you beat me to it and I can’t add a single thing. Well said and here’s hoping things look better for the 2nd US leg this summer/fall.
Isn't his new album all cover songs?
Yes that was more of a solo project when he was sitting around during COVID. He wrote and recorded an E Street record - "Letter to You" - just before COVID that does sound like more of a pop album in the vein of "The River" from 1980. I thought it was excellent.
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Agree, the covers project was not something that fans would care about. I don’t. Letter to You has a lot of songs that will translate well when played im a live show. Bruce said in the Stern interview he couldn’t wait to play LTY songs in concert.
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and I am a huge Springsteen fan. I have seen 70 or more live shows (and I know that is a low number to others that are 100 + or more). The dynamic pricing pissed me off and his comments on the pricing controversy convinced me he does not care anymore. It is all about the $$$ and I guess the $500 Million he received for selling hios catelogue was not enough. Now he has to rape his fans.
I have seen him at his very best and not so sure he can replicate the awesome shows I have seen over the decades. So I will sit this one out and watch some YouTube videos. I am not buying into his greed.
Wow, it’s like we’re twin sons of different mothers and you pretty much captured my exact same thoughts and experiences in your post.
I came in to post these same sentiments but you beat me to it and I can’t add a single thing. Well said and here’s hoping things look better for the 2nd US leg this summer/fall.
A summer stadium tour can be a good opportunity for cheaper seats. I live twenty minutes from MetLife so maybe an opportunity.
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Always wanted to go to Ireland. After the US dynamic pricing fiasco (they didn't do that in Ireland), it's basically going to be the same price. It's frustrating, but I guess he's got one last E Street band tour.
Went in 2019, had a blast, and would love to go back one day.
Tons of fun to be had in Dublin. Guinness Storehouse, pubs in Temple Bar District, Brazen Head, etc. There's so much to do there and the show will add to the fun of being there. Might be a bit cold though.
Yeah, it could be a little cold. Our hotel is near the Temple Bar District. for the weekend of the show. We are renting a car and road tripping, starting in the Galway area and making our way around back to the final weekend in Dublin where the show is the capstone event of the trip. Its outdoors on a Rugby pitch. We will be bringing gear in case it rains. The thunder road could be looking pretty muddy.
I have seen him at his very best and not so sure he can replicate the awesome shows I have seen over the decades. So I will sit this one out and watch some YouTube videos. I am not buying into his greed.
+1. Well summarized for me.
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and I am a huge Springsteen fan. I have seen 70 or more live shows (and I know that is a low number to others that are 100 + or more). The dynamic pricing pissed me off and his comments on the pricing controversy convinced me he does not care anymore. It is all about the $$$ and I guess the $500 Million he received for selling hios catelogue was not enough. Now he has to rape his fans.
I have seen him at his very best and not so sure he can replicate the awesome shows I have seen over the decades. So I will sit this one out and watch some YouTube videos. I am not buying into his greed.
+1. Well summarized for me.
Bruce has written many songs pointing out the evils of greedy bankers and such. Paradoxically those are the only people who can afford to buy his tickets.
And there was that fabled Clearwater Swim Club melee, where they played past the curfew. The Middletown Cops pulled the plug on them....but soundman Tinker tapped into the Swim Club lighting system and the band played on. Supposedly, the Amp stack 'fell' on one of the policemen. There was trouble for Steel Mill in Middletown after that one.
When Bruce returned from California with the E Street Band now fully formed, they played a Homecoming Concert in the Carlton Theater in Red Bank. That show was a blast.
One of our friends famously made a comment after one of these early shows. He said, "Someday you'll pay big bucks to see this guy play." That friend still reminds us about his comment to this day. I tell him you didn't need any special skills to spot Bruce's talent, even back then.
I've made my contributions to the Boss. I'll wait for the DVD of this tour to come out.
I feel the exact same way. No long-time Springsteen fan has been cheated out of anything - he's toured consistently for 50 years at mostly reasonable prices, and he gives you 3-4 hour shows when most other artists are off the stage in half that time.
I like Bruce because the songs sound good and he has a great variety of music. I don't take his songwriting, which many people acclaim, that seriously. Thus, it makes no difference to me what he charges; if I want to pay it and can--I will. If I can't I won't.
Just because he entertained us for 50 years does not mean people can't feel cheated by his constant messaging for those years and that he does not seem to live up to it. If you want to be the "tribune of the working class" than I think it is not unrealistic for some to ask you to act like it in your life.
I like Bruce because the songs sound good and he has a great variety of music. I don't take his songwriting, which many people acclaim, that seriously. Thus, it makes no difference to me what he charges; if I want to pay it and can--I will. If I can't I won't.
Just because he entertained us for 50 years does not mean people can't feel cheated by his constant messaging for those years and that he does not seem to live up to it. If you want to be the "tribune of the working class" than I think it is not unrealistic for some to ask you to act like it in your life.
I am as big a fan as there is but I refuse to get caught up in this dynamic pricing bull shit. There are plenty out there that will pay whatever it takes to see him. I can afford to do what I want, same as Bruce can afford to do what he wants. I choose to sit this one out and Bruce chooses to patronize Ticketmanster. As I said in a previous comment, I have seen him at his best so no need to pay stupid prices to see him again. Stadium tour will bring with it lower prices so I will wait and see.
For those that are going, enjoy! He is the best live performer ever.
Some of Bruce's early writings were about growing up and his dad's life. But albums such as Nebraska, The Ghost of Tom Joad, Devils in Dust, Magic go way beyond his dad's experiences.
bruce said in his Broadway Play he never stepped foot in a factory yet wrote many songs about a 'working life'. He said he was a fraud but that's how good I am. Pretty funny. And true.
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Always wanted to go to Ireland. After the US dynamic pricing fiasco (they didn't do that in Ireland), it's basically going to be the same price. It's frustrating, but I guess he's got one last E Street band tour.
Went in 2019, had a blast, and would love to go back one day.
Tons of fun to be had in Dublin. Guinness Storehouse, pubs in Temple Bar District, Brazen Head, etc. There's so much to do there and the show will add to the fun of being there. Might be a bit cold though.
Yeah, it could be a little cold. Our hotel is near the Temple Bar District. for the weekend of the show. We are renting a car and road tripping, starting in the Galway area and making our way around back to the final weekend in Dublin where the show is the capstone event of the trip. Its outdoors on a Rugby pitch. We will be bringing gear in case it rains. The thunder road could be looking pretty muddy.
That sounds like a great trip. He's playing at RDS, which he has played numerous times in the past.
When we went in 2019 we flew into Dublin, stayed two nights and then embarked on a week long country-wide bus tour that bookended back in Dublin. We basically did a circle up from Dublin to Belfast, over the northern coastline of Londonderry, Derry, Letterkenny, down to Galway, out to the countryside and then Killarney and back over to Dublin. Galway was my second favorite city, some great pubs and restaurants in the town, its like a mini-Dublin.
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has ever described himself as a working class hero - he's been pretty clear that his songs about the blue collar folks were really just songs about his father, with whom he had a difficult relationship. Sly Stallone was never the heavyweight champion of the world either - some people are just good storytellers.
bruce said in his Broadway Play he never stepped foot in a factory yet wrote many songs about a 'working life'. He said he was a fraud but that's how good I am. Pretty funny. And true.
The Broadway show opened the door for this dynamic pricing. I understand it's Broadway, but the prices for that show were absolutely asinine. And for him to discuss his autobiography and play songs, I wouldn't pay that much. I know people who went and said the show was phenomenal. I saw Bruce in 2005 during the Devils & Dust tour and the way he can recreate a rock song into an acoustic stripped down version is remarkable. The pricing really pushed people away this time and his comments about it were completely tone deaf, and I think that is what has resonated most. "You can get your money back on the way out the door"...is basically saying "tough shit" if you don't like it.
Remember When The Music - ( New Window )
This is a guy who sued a dude over a $600K horse. Not exactly a blue collar working man.
Go enjoy the music, its fun. But remember, he is authentic as a Disney ride. I'll take Southside any day of the week.
This is a guy who sued a dude over a $600K horse. Not exactly a blue collar working man.
Go enjoy the music, its fun. But remember, he is authentic as a Disney ride. I'll take Southside any day of the week.
I don't get it with the tickets. Why shit all over your legacy now? He certainly doesn't need the money.
I don't blame him for wanting to get what people will pay rather than have the scalpers get rich off of him.
I don't blame him for wanting to get what people will pay rather than have the scalpers get rich off of him.
Taylor Swift ran into the same fiasco. My friend paid $750 a piece for her and her daughter to go see her in Atlanta in April. That show is also in Mercedes Benz Stadium, it's not even an arena. I saw tickets for tonight in Tampa that are still well over $1,000.
The caveat with this dynamic pricing is that instead of tickets getting into hands of scalpers, Ticketmaster became their own scalper and just drove up the prices internally with Platinum seating, etc. They fed off of the initial rush to get tickets, when what will likely pay off is waiting right up until the day of the show to get tickets to force the hand of those who bought tickets day of show and tried to upsell them for 2x-3x their value and now they cant move them.
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has ever described himself as a working class hero - he's been pretty clear that his songs about the blue collar folks were really just songs about his father, with whom he had a difficult relationship. Sly Stallone was never the heavyweight champion of the world either - some people are just good storytellers.
bruce said in his Broadway Play he never stepped foot in a factory yet wrote many songs about a 'working life'. He said he was a fraud but that's how good I am. Pretty funny. And true.
The Broadway show opened the door for this dynamic pricing. I understand it's Broadway, but the prices for that show were absolutely asinine. And for him to discuss his autobiography and play songs, I wouldn't pay that much. I know people who went and said the show was phenomenal. I saw Bruce in 2005 during the Devils & Dust tour and the way he can recreate a rock song into an acoustic stripped down version is remarkable. The pricing really pushed people away this time and his comments about it were completely tone deaf, and I think that is what has resonated most. "You can get your money back on the way out the door"...is basically saying "tough shit" if you don't like it. Remember When The Music - ( New Window )
I feel guilty admitting it, but I lucked into the lottery for tickets to see him on Broadway and wound up selling. I just could not justify going when there was an easy $5K profit to make. I'm part of the problem, I know.
I spent ridiculous money on Taylor Swift for the daughter's birthday and we paid face for that one too. Not that I would sell them but they are going now for almost the same profit as the Springsteen show.
But it was inevitable that the ticket sellers would get their grubby hands on that sweet, sweet secondary market markup. Same thing NFL teams do with PSLs. Oh, you want to sell your tickets when the team is good? First pay this upfront fee to be able to buy the tix in the first place.