I've just seen....

[Biggles]

The heart stopping

Earth Shocking

Earth Quaking

Heart Breaking

Air-conditioner shaking

Viagra taking

History Making

Legendary

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STREET


BAND


(featuring Bruce Springsteen) :D


Sorry about all that ^^ Just thought I'd make an exciting opener to this thread. I looked around and I couldn't find anything like this, so I thought lets start a thread about the things you've just seen or been to. Concerts, festivals, operas, movies, what have you.

I personally got home after spending a couple of days in Gothenburg, Sweden, to watch Bruce Springsteen and ESB on Friday and Saturday night.

The verdict? Well, the Friday show: Fantastic! Great fun, was right up there at the front, managed to snap this horrid quality pic with my phone:
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/396906_10151129764633115_1199327529_n.jpg
Played loads of great songs that I've always wanted to hear live, including Rosalita! :D

What about the Saturday show? Well it was just about the best thing I've ever seen in my entire life. A great example of just how intense and well played everything was, is the fact that I broke down in tears just a couple of seconds into the great song "Backstreets". I've never ever found myself in tears after listening to music, but this night I couldn't hold it in for some reason...and it happened again, right at the end, when they brought up...Jungleland. I never thought they'd play it ever again since Clarence is gone. But Jake Clemons did good. Hell I'd say he did great.

Both shows were aprox. 3 hours and 40 minutes long (not bad for a bunch of sixty year olds!) and contained about 31 songs! The more I think about it, the more bizarre does it get. It really is incredible the way Bruce runs around on stage, jumping, climbing, howling, dancing and not the least, ROCKING! :D

If you get the chance to see them in the near future, I strongly recommend that you take it. A former classmate of mine was there yesterday, she's not really a fan of the Boss, but she had to admit that the concert was pretty damn awesome. These were the fith and sixth concerts I've seen with the Boss, and I don't think he and the band has been in better shape during the last 8 years or so. I very much doubt that there are any better live performers alive today. 10/10 without a doubt.

Here's a vid. for you all! :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWUat7TsKrI

Feel free to share your own reviews or stories from recent shows or screenings! :yeah:

[Sailor Steve]

Pretty cool! :rock:

Nothing to post. I haven't been to anything new in years.

[Egan]

I once spent an evening in an underground bar in Oostende in Belgium consoling a young American lady who's boyfriend had dumped her - within a few hours of them arriving in Europe for a three month trip - so he could follow Springsteen around the continent. Turned out the next day she also got her rucksack stolen out of her hostel room that same night, but I don't suppose you can blame Bruce for that.

Never really been into him, although I did meet him once. I met him about an hour after my friend and I met the rock band The Quire Boys by mistake. It was a strange evening, that one. Springsteen was nice, though, and he's always seemed a decent guy as well.

Sounds like your gig was pretty good, though! :up:

[Jimbuna]

He was in concert at a football stadium a few miles from here last mont and did a three hour non stop performance...one of the best entertainers around.