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Springsteen at Hyde Park
Posted by woodface on 29 June 2009 - 6:57pm.
I went to see 'the boss' for the first time on Sunday at Hyde Park - wow. What a performer, 2hs 45mins straight through, played plenty of old and a good mix of the obvious and obscure. He seemed to have a mike problem in the first song (London's Calling) but still held the crowd. I sincerely hope I am in such good shape at 60! The overall event was really well organised, easy to get served at the various bars and the prices were even reasonable. As an aside, the Dave Mathews Band were really very poor, how did they ever get a deal? I have seen better pub bands. Anyone else from the word massive in attendance?
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Didn't see the Boss
Unfortunately! Could only make the Neil Young show. I thought he was great though, contrary to opinions on the Glasto performance.
I certainly agree about the organisation. 45000 people and I didn't queue for a beer (or a pee) for any longer than 30 seconds all day. It was a far cry from T in the Park 1996!
As someone who only owns one Springsteen album..
...and that being Tunnel of Love, I thought it was one of the most amazing shows I've ever seen. Nice touch for Bruce to pop up with the Gaslight Anthem early on, The Pretty Things were on remarkably fine form, The Low Anthem were a marvellous, but I have to say that The Dave Matthews Band looked like a bunch of people who both weren't used to, and didn't enjoy, playing in daylight as support to someone else. Should have liked them, they were a mixture of everything I like, but it just didn't happen for me.
Bruce and The E street Band, on the other hand, lived up to and exceeded every bit of what I'd previously considered, from the safety and sanctuary of my armchair, to be hyperbole. I'm truly happy that there are still things out there to do such as hearing Racing In The Streets for the first time. Call it showbiz, call it cornball, call it whatever you like, but I really felt like I'd seen rock n' roll future.
Oh, and the '75-'85 live triple CD is going for a fiver on HMV at the mo'.
Very eloquently put, I
Very eloquently put, I actually only went to see Bruce so was completely unfamiliar with the other acts on the main stage. I thought James Morrison was pretty good, nothing particularly original but a fine voice. The way Springsteen manages to reach out to the back of a massive venue is quite incredible, he always knows where the camera is pointing and strikes dramatic poses at will. Despite his huge wealth and the fact he has not done a proper days work for nearly forty years, he somehow still manages to be credibly 'of the people'.