Springsteen In Ireland: November 2012

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Springsteen to play three shows in Ireland in 2013

Aiken Promotions has announced that Bruce Springsteen

& The E Street Band will play three shows in Ireland in 2013.

They will be at:

Limerick, Thomond Park, 16 July 2013.

Cork, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 18 July 2013.

Belfast, Kings Hall Arena, 20 July 2013.

In a press release, Aiken Promotions stated:

"Following their sell out Shows in Dublin this summer, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have confirmed they will return to these shores in July 2013 for 3 special nights around the country in Limerick, Cork and Belfast. Tickets go on sale Thursday 6 December at 9am.

"The announcement that the Wrecking Ball Tour is extending into 2013 comes as the tour is awarded ‘Top Draw’ by Billboard Magazine for having the top attendance out of any other tour in 2012.

"The Album Wrecking Ball released earlier this year became Springsteen’s tenth No.1 Album in the US as well as topping the charts all across Europe including the UK and Ireland."

Tickets go on sale Thursday 6 December at 9.00am and will be available from:

All Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide

24hr Credit Card Bookings:-

0818 719300 (ROI)

0844 277 4455 (NI)

Book on line www.ticketmaster.ie

Tickets for:

LIMERICK, Thomond Park - 16 July 2013

CORK, Páirc Uí Chaoimh - 18 July 2013

€90 General Admission / €100 Seated

Monday, 26 November 2012

Springsteen's 'Perfect mastery of the beat'

While writing 'Land of Hope and Dreams' we collected dozens and dozens of press cuttings to add to our already bursting Springsteen collection.
Here are a few of them.

The Times, London July 3, 1985

A front page par and inside page lead from The Times, London June 10, 1985

And Steve Van Zandt's call for a "total blockade" on Apartheid South Africa.

The Times, London November 11, 1985

SPRINGSTEEN BOOK ON SALE!

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Here's FOUR reasons why this is the perfect Christmas present for the Springsteen fan in your life:

1) It features more than a hundred unpublished photographs of The Boss.

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Glory Days

"LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS"
www.springsteeninireland.com

The book about Bruce which Bruce himself has bought!!!

"*****[This book] is part biography, part reviews, part story telling and part photo journal. The sum total is a wonderful souvenior of 25 years worth of great days and nights in Ireland, thanks to the greatest live performer in Rock 'n' Roll history.
Crafted with care, to be enjoyed wholeheartedly to anyone who has The Boss in his second home."
Brendan Mulgrew, Belfast

"*****It looks fabulous. Great, great photos and a glorious look and feel to the whole thing.
There are a lot of quality Springsteen books to choose from, but this is different, and possibly unique in its approach. The pictures of Bruce and the band with fans really reinforce and complement the personal stories, a constant reminder that this is a fans' book, truly a fresh perspective as it claims.
While ostensibly the title might make some think 'this is for his Irish fans', and while it does of course focus on Bruce's appeal to Ireland (including his fascinating family connection), it's actually a global story to which any member of the worldwide E Street nation can relate. If you're a fan - anywhere - this is for you.
I can't recommend it highly enough."
Dan French, editor Point Blank fanzine

"*****This is a book for everyone who loves Ireland - and who additionally loves Bruce Springsteen. Land of Hope and Dreams was written with love for both, that's for sure.
There's a special bond between Ireland and Springsteen for years now. You can find 2 pages inside showing Bruce's ancestors on his father's side originating from the Emerald Isle.
But aside this, it's a soul connection between Irish fans and Bruce Springsteen - and you can read about this ( and enjoy reading!) on 208 pages.
Very well written, informative, exact, knowledgable, humorous - and great photos too."
B Rossbach, Germany

"This is a sumptuous, beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated production, summoning up vivid memories of gigs which have lighted the way through our imaginative lives for a quarter of a century and more, offering a distinctively Irish perspective on Springsteen and on Ireland as seen through the prism of his music. It's the best fanzine ever."

Eamonn McCann, Derry Journal

"Humorous, moving and informative, the authors have created something which is both a tribute to their musical hero and a love-song to Ireland... This is a fantastic souvenir of a quarter of a century of incredible concerts and some of the best live performances in rock and roll.
"Books on Springsteen are ten a penny, but this one's got soul - it's much more personal than anything I've read about him. It's truly from the fans' perspective, which makes it fresh and new. It's about the fans connecting with their idol; and how one man's music can change lives.
"This is much more than a 208-page nostalgia trip for Irish music lovers this is a story that will touch anyone who's ever admired the E-Street kid."
Shelly Marsden, Irish World

Springsteen In Ireland

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