24hoursfromtulsehill Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I got comps for last night. I wasn't a massive Bruce fan before - through ignorance more than anything else - but I am now. It was totally fantastic. A true legend. I feel like I've been missing out through all these years of Bruce indifference. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I know it's crazy. Some selfish singer potentially ruining a venue for musical events due to his own selfish egotistical opinion of himself. 65000 people trying to get the last Tube and piling over the roads, recipe for disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 For once I agree with the so-called Mayor. You're not locked in the venue - you're free to :censored: off and get the tube whenever you want. Park Lane was closed from about 10.15 anyway. It's not as if the Tube is the only way home anyway. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 For once I agree with the so-called Mayor. You're not locked in the venue - you're free to :censored: off and get the tube whenever you want. Park Lane was closed from about 10.15 anyway. It's not as if the Tube is the only way home anyway. - True, there are lots of buses you can get from Park Lane. Oh. It's a large volume of people leaving at about the same time (and most would stay till the end) hitting a couple of stations when the network would be heaving already with people leaving the West End. A couple of minutes might not make a huge difference but they might have gone on for another hour of encores for all the organisers knew, there has to be a line somewhere. Also, you have to consider that they will have been planning to reopen the road at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejh45 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 True, there are lots of buses you can get from Park Lane. Oh. It's a large volume of people leaving at about the same time (and most would stay till the end) hitting a couple of stations when the network would be heaving already with people leaving the West End. A couple of minutes might not make a huge difference but they might have gone on for another hour of encores for all the organisers knew, there has to be a line somewhere. Also, you have to consider that they will have been planning to reopen the road at some point. It really wasn't an issue, does it make a massive difference if the gig finished at 10.20, 10.30 0r 10.40 and should it be a massive surprise to the organisers to know that Bruce NEVER finishes on time and allow a contingency plan such as start him at 6.30 .......for some strange reason, Hyde Park Corner station was closed and the police told people to walk to Knightsbridge.......it wasted all of 10 mins. of my life. Hellfire ........I'm onside with Mr. THill here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 It really wasn't an issue, does it make a massive difference if the gig finished at 10.20, 10.30 0r 10.40 and should it be a massive surprise to the organisers to know that Bruce NEVER finishes on time and allow a contingency plan such as start him at 6.30 .......for some strange reason, Hyde Park Corner station was closed and the police told people to walk to Knightsbridge.......it wasted all of 10 mins. of my life. Hellfire ........I'm onside with Mr. THill here. Then what time do you think they should have picked to switch an act off after they overrun? Thereby giving a green light to the next lot to use that as the benchmark. You can't imagine how much all of the authorities are :censored:ting bricks over anything going tits up in the run up to the Olympics, 10.30 leaves room for things to go wrong (tube line down for example) and still give people a fair chance of getting home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Since when was rock n roll about "a fair chance of getting home"? Kinnell. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejh45 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Then what time do you think they should have picked to switch an act off after they overrun? Thereby giving a green light to the next lot to use that as the benchmark. You can't imagine how much all of the authorities are :censored:ting bricks over anything going tits up in the run up to the Olympics, 10.30 leaves room for things to go wrong (tube line down for example) and still give people a fair chance of getting home. Hang on, Springsteen regularly does a gig between 3.20 and 3.40 long, not exactly unknown territory.......is it beyond the wit of the organisers and the authorities to accomodate the expected concert length into the great scheme at planning stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hang on, Springsteen regularly does a gig between 3.20 and 3.40 long, not exactly unknown territory.......is it beyond the wit of the organisers and the authorities to accomodate the expected concert length into the great scheme at planning stage? So they could have started 15 minutes earlier, and he might have tried to play on for half an hour extra. I just don't see what they are crying about, it's an open air concert in the middle of a city, they were allowed to do it so long as they stopped at a certain time. And McCartney is a prick. Not especially relevant, but I wanted to say it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Quite funny really. Licence ran out at 10.15pm? Bit short sighted really. The man is exceptional and if London can't cope with a concert over-running by 20 minutes or so why the hell has some dick awarded them the Olympics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejh45 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 And McCartney is a prick. Not especially relevant, but I wanted to say it anyway. Now, that I wholeheartedly agree with.........he is most definately not relevant today but he is still a legend and deserves his place in modern musical history and walk on parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) Now, that I wholeheartedly agree with.........he is most definately not relevant today but he is still a legend and deserves his place in modern musical history and walk on parts. Funnily enough I disagree. He might not be the most "current" but if you read is lyrics, he could not be more relevant, even the things he wrote about 20+ years ago History has a tendency to repeat itself or go full circle. Agree with the legend bit!!!! Edited July 16, 2012 by singe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Since when was rock n roll about "a fair chance of getting home"? Kinnell. - Most sensbile post for years! and not just your most sensible, all the others on OWTB too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Great, I'll come and play a some crap in your back garden then whilst the kids are sleeping (don't worry I only play drums and the harp). Then everyone can rush off and reinact the Duisburg Love Parade afterwards. That is proper rock n' roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 But this is crazy! Mayfair and Knightsbridge are hardly high population density areas. And who's really that fussed about noise at 11pm in a city with a massive, massive nighttime economy? - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Since when was rock n roll about "a fair chance of getting home"? Kinnell. - This. The man is exceptional and if London can't cope with a concert over-running by 20 minutes or so why the hell has some dick awarded them the Olympics? And this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 But this is crazy! Mayfair and Knightsbridge are hardly high population density areas. But they are filthy rich, and therefore their feelings are more important. It's all part of the great Banker's conspiracy. Actually, I think it really is concern for everyone getting away on time and safely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 They know where the gates are. No one was leaving - The Boss being The Boss. Why is London so prudish? That gig should've started at 10 and gone on till 1. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Or even 2. The Boss respects London... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2KglcQAric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The Boss Not many men have an electronic timestamp of the moment they entered middle age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Most importantly, did he play the electrified version of The Ghost of Tom Joad with the Rage Against The Machine blokey on geetar? That is :censored: hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 You can picture it now. East London. It's a bit rough. The timetable has been pushed back half an hour and the 100 metres final is about to start. Bang. The starting pistol goes. Click. Some tosser turns off the lights. "Time for bed" said Zebedee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Not many men have an electronic timestamp of the moment they entered middle age! True dat. No one was more surprised than me. I was expecting to stand in the pissing rain for five hours listening to songs I mostly didn't much like. Bruce got me, big time. Most importantly, did he play the electrified version of The Ghost of Tom Joad with the Rage Against The Machine blokey on geetar? That is :censored: hot! He did. It was brilliant. Born to Run was my favourite, closely followed by Because the Night. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Stick this review up your jumper... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9401465/Bruce-Springsteen-and-The-E-Street-Band-Hard-Rock-Calling-review.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Stick this review up your jumper... http://www.telegraph...ing-review.html So you are standing 4-square besides a middle aged middle class music correspondant - from The Daily Telegraph. What next - Chris Rea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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