Bruce Springsteen

[RussellEbertHandball]

ABC News twitter last night picked this up off some other twitter feed that I saw 24 hours earlier

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

And the ABC had a story about it and linked this You Tube video
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-...mother-shows-off-dance-moves-new-york/7283886
Bruce Springsteen has shown that his famous stamina runs in the family, with his 90-year-old mother delighting fans at one of his shows by showing off her dance moves. Springsteen was playing a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden on Monday night when he pointed out his mother Adele dancing in a nearby section.

Videos posted online by fans showed the rockstar, still rocking out to an extended jam of Ramrod from his classic 1980 album The River, walking through the crowd while playing his guitar to find her. Springsteen danced face-to-face with his mother, then the pair turned around to shake their rear's for the cameras. "She's still got the moves!" Springsteen shouted, after kissing her and running back on stage. Springsteen, 66, is known to have a close relationship with his mother even though he had strained ties with his father as he grew up in New Jersey.

Springsteen has said that his mother, who worked as a secretary, took out a loan for his 16th birthday so he could buy the $60 Kent guitar on which he launched his career. "The Boss," known for his tales of working-class life in America, is legendary for his energy in concerts which often run for hours without a letup in his enthusiasm.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-...mother-shows-off-dance-moves-new-york/7283886


Look from 3.50 in the video

 

[ManWithNoName]

Well done Bruce.

 

[Cruyff14]

A lot of people unhappy, but sometimes the music isn't important.

 

[Cruyff14]

Purple Rain has been sound checked.

 

[ManWithNoName]

And they just opened with it.

 

[ManWithNoName]

 

[Cruyff14]

Periscope ManWithNoName?

 

[ManWithNoName]

Periscope ManWithNoName?

Grabbed it off Twitter. Someone could be periscoping it.

 

[ManWithNoName]

 

[Cruyff14]

VERY interesting. Might get to see some variety again in the European shows. Hooray!

 

[ManWithNoName]

VERY interesting. Might get to see some variety again in the European shows. Hooray!

I wonder how soon into the tour he got bored doing it?

 

[Cruyff14]

Also,

 

[Cruyff14]

I wonder how soon into the tour he got bored doing it?

Yeah, unsure. It definitely wasn't a tour aimed at the hardcore fans (but then again, what tour is?).

But odd to play 30 odd shows and play it EVERY night. I get he is promoting the boxset etc, but a bizarre choice IMO. A show heavily featuring River songs mixed with the regulars/rarities etc would have done the job even better IMO.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Yeah, unsure. It definitely wasn't a tour aimed at the hardcore fans (but then again, what tour is?).

But odd to play 30 odd shows and play it EVERY night. I get he is promoting the boxset etc, but a bizarre choice IMO. A show heavily featuring River songs mixed with the regulars/rarities etc would have done the job even better IMO.

My guess is they got bored of it early on but felt committed to doing it for the shows they said they would.

 

[Cruyff14]

Yep. The European shows are going to be ****ing nuts if he plays whatever he wants, with lots of River stuff.

Hopefully FINALLY see some variety in the encores.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Purple Rain available as a free mp3 download on his website.

 

[Kirby]

He's all class that Bruce.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Purple Rain being played again.

 

[Cruyff14]

Ripped out Boom Boom, Trapped and Blinded By The Light - all tour debuts.

 

[Cruyff14]

Long show tonight

Start Time: 8:18

Setlist
1. Meet Me In The City
2. The Ties That Bind
3. Sherry Darling
4. Jackson Cage
5. Two Hearts
6. Independence Day
7. Hungry Heart
8. Out In The Street
9. Crush On You
10. You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
11. I Wanna Marry You
12. The River
13. Point Blank
14. Cadillac Ranch
15. I’m A Rocker
16. Fade Away
17. Stolen Car
18. Ramrod
19. The Price You Pay
20. Drive All Night
21. Wreck On The Highway

22. BOOM BOOM
23. Loose Ends
24. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT (sung by a 10 year old) (see pics below)
25. TRAPPED
26. Badlands
27. My Love Will Not Let You Down
28. Prove It All Night
30. Thunder Road
31. Purple Rain
32. Born To Run
33. Dancing In The Dark
34. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
35. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
36. Shout


http://springsteen.wickedlocal.com/2016/04/25/springsteenbrooklyn-2/#axzz46ttQ0VlO

 

[pjcrows]

Wouldn't mind a tour.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

I see Frontier Touring are agitating on FB re Bruce. I wouldn't mind the River concept being brought out here, but I doubt I'd go to multiple shows.

 

[pjcrows]

I see Frontier Touring are agitating on FB re Bruce.

Really?

 

[Cruyff14]

I see Frontier Touring are agitating on FB re Bruce. I wouldn't mind the River concept being brought out here, but I doubt I'd go to multiple shows.

I think it was someone just having a bit of fun.