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 Jul 16 2012, 06:09 AM
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The Boss and Beatle Paul unplugged in full flow during UK gig  Bruce Springsteen and Steve Van Zandt of the E Street Band performing at Hyde Park on Saturday night BRUCE Springsteen's Irish fans will be crossing their fingers that the star's two Dublin concerts don't suffer the same fate as his gig in London at the weekend. Westminster Council pulled the plug on the Boss's Hyde Park concert as he belted out Beatles' tunes with Paul McCartney, after the concert already ran past its 10.30pm curfew. Fans from around the world are already queuing outside Dublin's RDS for his shows tomorrow and Wednesday night. With a similar curfew in place, they will be hoping for a more measured approach from the authorities here. An estimated €50,000 in fines were racked up by Springsteen and the E Street band the last time they played in the RDS in July 2009, when they breached the curfew by 15 minutes with their first concert and 19 minutes at their second gig. On that occasion, the singer joked to the crowd that the band had to go as they "had a curfew" to which the band's guitarist Steve Van Zandt said: "We don't care about the curfew, this is the curfew-breaking Boss and E Street Band." However, Van Zandt, who starred in the drama series 'The Sopranos', was taking matters more seriously over the weekend as he said: "English cops may be the only individuals left on Earth that wouldn't want to hear one more from Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney! "On a Saturday night! Who were we disturbing?" McCartney had joined Springsteen (62) and his band on stage at the Hard Rock Calling Festival following a performance by the American star that had lasted more than three hours. The New jersey-born singer greeted the former Beatle (70) by saying: "I've been waiting for this for 50 years." Westminster Council said turning off the sound was necessary to "comply with the licence" that permits the performing of live music at Hyde Park -- but many criticised the move as over the top. Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, said: "It sounds to me like an excessively efficacious decision. If they'd have called me, my answer would have been for them to jam in the name of the Lord." The plug was pulled after the E-Street Band was joined on stage by McCartney and they launched into a series of Beatles hits including 'I Saw Her Standing There' and 'Twist and Shout'. In a series of tweets, Van Zandt criticised the authorities and organisers, writing: "One of the great gigs ever, in my opinion. But seriously, when did England become a police state? "We break curfews in every country but only English cops need to 'punish us' by not letting us leave until the entire crowd goes. I'm sorry but I have to be honest I'm p*****. Like I said, it didn't ruin the great night. But when I'm jamming with McCartney don't bug me!" Springsteen and McCartney's microphones were turned off before they could thank the crowd, forcing them to leave the stage in silence. A statement from concert organiser Live Nation said it was unfortunate that the performance was stopped "right at the very end" but it said that the curfew had been laid down by the authorities "in the interest of the public's health and safety". A similar curfew will be in place for Springsteen's two Dublin concerts this week. Last night, an employee of concert organisers Aiken Promotions declined to comment on whether a similar move could be employed if this week's gigs go over their allotted time. A large number of the 66 fans who had already begun queuing outside the RDS yesterday were present at the London concert, and agreed that the curfews in Dublin are likely to be broken. "He breaks curfews all the time because he likes to play three-hour shows or more," said New Yorker Heidi Peterson, who was in Hyde Park and is a veteran of more than 100 Springsteen gigs. At the head of the queue was Carla Carbonell and her friend Jordi Sole, who have travelled from Catalonia in Spain for the Dublin concerts. As the first person in the queue, Ms Carbonell is in charge of administering the list of those present and their place in the line, she explained to the Irish Independent. She has tickets for both of this week's shows and has seen the Boss play a total of 22 times already. "Every concert is different, it's like seeing him for the first time you get to be part of the show." She missed the London gig on Saturday evening as at that stage she had already been queuing for a full day outside the RDS. "I would be very, very angry if that happened here," she said. Irish Independent |
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Jul 17 2012, 06:28 PM
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Oh dear
 I shouldn't laugh but I would really love to of been the one to of pulled the plug on Paul McCartney. Madonna is playing Hyde Park tonight, she's never on time for her concerts, likes to make her fans wait. |
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Jul 17 2012, 09:31 PM
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Bruce! How very dare they!!!!
  I agree about Macca though. I'd have pulled said plug myself. 
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Aug 6 2012, 07:27 PM
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 Jagger Beds Bowie The breathless “Mick” by Christopher Andersen is a tale of scandal, money, drugs and more than 4,000 sexual conquests, including Angelina Jolie, Carla Bruni, Jerry Hall’s nanny and Natasha Terry, who calls Jagger a “sex vampire.” Brian Jones, David Bowie and Rudolf Nureyev were also bedded by the singer, Andersen says, with witnesses purporting to back up these claims. Angie Bowie is quoted saying she found her husband with Jagger in a state of post-coital exhaustion.  She brought them breakfast in bed: how very English.The Rolling Stone, blinking awake, said nothing, she reported. Similarly, we get none of Jagger’s thoughts on this book’s racy gossip. He did comment on a previous Andersen bio by simply saying, “My reputation has remained unsullied.” Given his carefully cultivated bad-boy image, this might even be a compliment from the least respectable of rock knights. “Obviously,” Sir Mick is quoted as saying, “I’m no paragon of virtue.” The official “Rolling Stones 50” is full of photos that chart the transformation of Jagger and Keith Richards’s innocently fresh faces into craggy caricatures -- both turn 70 next year. Charlie Watts keeps his metronomic drumming, banker suits and trademark scowl throughout. He dryly notes in one picture caption that the band had an uphill battle to break America, “but the audience grew every time we went back.” The Stones’ anniversary party in October will come with a raft of books including one by Philip Norman, author of an acclaimed biography of John Lennon, which may give a better idea of what drives Jagger and why he still can’t get satisfaction. sfgate.com |
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Aug 8 2012, 06:20 PM
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BTW Elton has a new album out & Lady Gaga Gaga has a new album coming next year so this Elton/Madonna fued suits Elton down to the ground...
 Elton John Calls Madonna a 'Fairground Stripper,' Says 'Her Career Is Over' Elton John, who has been feuding with Madonna for years, went even further with his jabs -- going so far as criticizing her physical appearance. "If Madonna had any common sense, she would have made a record like Ray of Light, stayed away from the dance stuff and just been a great pop singer and made great pop records, which she does brilliantly," said John, who praised Rihanna and Katy Perry. "But no, she had to prove that she was like ...," he continued, not specifying. "And she looks like a f---ing fairground stripper." PHOTOS: Madonna: Iconic Career and Life in Pictures John also said that Madonna, who called Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" "reductive" earlier this year in an ABC News interview, has "been so horrible to Gaga." Lady Gaga is godmother to one of John's sons. This isn't the first time John has let his criticisms of Madonna known. Following this year's Golden Globes when Madonna won for best original song, John and partner David Furnish took to Facebook to slam the win. "Madonna winning Best Original Song truly shows how these awards have nothing to do with merit. Her acceptance speech was embarrassing in its narcissism," Furnish wrote at the time. He later backtracked on his statements. Hollywoodreporter.com This post has been edited by Jasmena: Aug 8 2012, 06:22 PM |
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Aug 8 2012, 10:13 PM
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Oh Auntie Elton.
You have such a bitchy nature. Sometimes you are kind of correct though 
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Aug 9 2012, 06:11 AM
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QUOTE(Jupiter9 @ Aug 8 2012, 11:13 PM)  Oh Auntie Elton. You have such a bitchy nature. Sometimes you are kind of correct though he's just seeking attention as usual ...
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Aug 9 2012, 09:15 PM
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Hush. Don't upset him. He'll throw another tantrum.
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Aug 10 2012, 05:51 AM
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Aug 12 2012, 08:38 PM
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Oh goody....
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Aug 12 2012, 08:41 PM
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awwwwww Jups, not a Spice Girl fan then? 
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Aug 12 2012, 08:41 PM
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Girl Power
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Aug 14 2012, 09:24 PM
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I thought Ginger Spice looked quite good at the Limpic ceremony. I still hit the mute button, mind.
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Aug 14 2012, 10:33 PM
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Madonna from Dublin July 24th...did I say I was there
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Aug 28 2012, 09:04 PM
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Hurricane Isaac is heading towards New Orleans!
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Aug 29 2012, 05:48 AM
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I went for a walk last night with my friend & her doggie, we got caught in a cloudburst, I came home with water slopping out of my runners, my leggings stuck to me but my jacket turns out to be actually waterproof which I did not know ...where has the Summer gone. I have not had my holidays yet, did I say I am going to Spain in October
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Aug 31 2012, 10:25 PM
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Maybe the fires will be extinguished by then....
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Sep 1 2012, 08:39 PM
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QUOTE(Jupiter9 @ Aug 31 2012, 11:25 PM) Maybe the fires will be extinguished by then.... Whereabouts are you going? Torrevieja in the Costa Blanca , it is in the south east coast. I am more worried about flying with Ryanair than getting burnt in a fire in Spain 
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Sep 9 2012, 09:53 PM
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I don't blame you.
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Sep 10 2012, 08:19 PM
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Flying is scary at the best of times no matter which airline you fly
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