I really do wonder why I wasn't a Springsteen fan earlier.

Was it your first time seeing him, Mel? Looked like an epic show from (unfortunately) here! :cool:

I'm so jealous! ;)

Epic is the right word

Time for work

I hate jetlag.

@melon: I almost forgot- welcome to the club! ;)

Because back then you didn't know what all the fuss was about

I still don't get what the fuss is about but each to their own. ;)

Glad you had a good time at the show Mel.

From the pictures you've posted on Instagram, it looks like you were a long way up. Did you get used to it eventually?

Yup, completely with you on that one, did try but other than a few songs my mind soon wandered

The live shows. You can't compare Meat and Bruce they're too different. Meat is still number 1 for me, but Bruce is amazing. I could never see what the fuss was about until I saw him live.

The fuss is Bruce live. I rarely listen to Springsteen albums as they don't even come close to what he does on stage, I sometimes feel that his albums are just a formality he has to go through so he can get back out on the road!

Even his big 3 classic albums don't compare to when he does them live.

Yes first time - he'd never been to Perth before now, so 3 sold out shows ha ha

I found that with the albums before I went to the show, but the show was completely something else, and now I find the songs a bit easier to listen to.


Probably an artist I prefer to see and hear live stuff from.

Ha ha, wrote my previous reply before I even read this lol

Yes I was second to last row in the top tier (4th tier!), I got used to it but being so high, even the rigging was slightly in the way lol

Aqua fitness today courtesy of a complimentary ticket. Wow....legs ache.

I was second row from the very back of the LG Arena in Birmingham when I went to see Neil Diamond but thankfully it wasn't quite as high and steep as it looked from your photos.

Were the tickets back there much cheaper than the ones slightly nearer?

I always tell people that if they even like him on record, they will love him live. I agree with what Lucy said- he just loves to play. :-)

This explains why we love the live bootlegs so much. I listen to probably about half live vs. studio, skewed more towards live.


That's OK- some people get it, some people don't. But when you do get it, it's pretty great. ;)

Well as far as a back row seat goes it was quite expensive, $132, where most of the time for a back seat you'd pay around $99. Most of the big bands seem to be around $132 for the "cheap" seats out here. I'm not sure what the people at the front and in the standing section were paying, but it was quite pricey.


The Rolling Stones are coming soon and their tickets were way too expensive for me to even consider.


I actually remember watching the people way down at the front getting excited and jumping around during the show and all my memories of how I felt at the front for Meat's shows in the UK.

The 50th Anniversary of the Beatles at 6:30 EST USA. Can be watched on line it says at site.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/category...0-years-later/

they're really really insistant on the minis being motd, taxed and insured for the hopkirk gala event... which has given me a problem, as i was gonna just trailer it down to titanic

so, tomorrow afternoon, my little mini is up for its first mot in a decade... and i expect a long list of fail points :(

but ya got start somewhere

wish me and it luck :)

first alcohol since last sunday

its great to be back lol

Good luck!

thank you!

I don't know what the ticket pricing was like in Australia, but in the U.S., the best seats and GA standing costs about the same as it does for higher up in the arena. It takes a bit of work to get those front spots, though; in Europe, people start lining up literally days before the concert. The arenas in the U.S. don't want to be responsible for people on the premises for days, so in the U.S. they use a lottery system, which still requires several hours of your time, and you still might not make the pit.

I did the European-style lineup one time, and each method has it's advantages. Both are totally worth it, IMO. :-)

Bruce's top ticket price in the U.S. is around $100.

The Stones prices were ridiculous here as well, but I totally lucked out with a pair of $85 "mystery seats" that ended me up in the pit. :D

It happened here that they adjusted prices closer to the show dates, as I assume tickets didn't sell at the higher price points- kind of a good strategy, actually, IMO. That's not to say they weren't still pretty expensive, but less so. Decent seats could be had for $125 or so. Maybe they will do something similar Down Under.

I shall keep an eye out

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Just saw this- they are doing what they call a "Lucky Dip" for $99:

http://www.rollingstones.com/tickets/

Your show looks sold out, but keep checking back closer to the show date, because they released more $85 tix here, too.

Even if you end up with the worst seat in the house, it's still cheaper than the next cheapest option.

Cheers :)

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Last round tomorrow. At last.

Go Mr Richardson

Only failed on rear brake balance

Shame the tester has ~~~~ed the gearbox :(

But it was an absolute hoot to drive :)

Even overtook a new bus for London on the motorway

Smarties cookies are yummy

Brr it's cold tonight.
Tomorrow will be a whole week since my beloved gran passed away, love and miss her dearly :heart: xx

(( Hugs )) :heart: My Dad's been gone 5 years now (October) and I still think about him all the time.

That was an anti-climatic interview.

Been called into work to cover for sickness. :(

Cleaning and tidying

ff tour t shirts

have you been arrested?

Nah just casually got into the RAF.

Just seen the cutest advert ever.

You won't get out half as easily.

There was so much I could have got done today. :evil:

sorry for your loss emma

It's like Hotel California

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legs day

Yuck. Beach session here.

Triceps and biceps here.

What job would I like to do

Hand?

Why doesn't Meat come here anymore?

it's only a few months since he visited, he'll be back don't worry

The guy is pretty busy right now

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playlist for life

its not like he has a 2 month Vegas show or anything :)

I want snow

I hope so - it's not the same without him! :(

I'm working a six day straight as I am working tomorrow as well now. :(

Poland :)

Hitting the IMAX tomoz night

have you followed up now you have to pay for it? :lol:

I'd be happy to send you some of ours.

sweet :D

4 new tyres wanted... i think i'll try yokohama this time

the flooding across england is shocking looking

alcohol, i think i love you

Where are the posts past 13|02?

glad to see the forum back

i missed this place :)

Thank you R for your repair work

run tomoz, monday is cv day,

Have another extra shift this week although I'm thinking the extra money might come in handy. ;)

7.30 am inductions are hard

Feeling every one of those 67 from yesterday

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So who wants to come see the Australian Pink Floyd?

Me

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already got your ticket :)

Good stuff

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Not been able to stop eating since I got home, why so hungry?

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Bloody mind reader me lol

bit drunk i be :)

its 2 for tue duke

As much as it's annoying that the kids are on half term this week and I still have Uni, it'll be really satisfying when they have to go to school next week and I'm on Reading Week!!!

Vegas poster being framed tomoz

Not a ~~~~in things gone right all day...

Rear brakes sorted, system fully bled, and now no n/s front brake... Wheel cylinder failed, brake fluid everywhere :(

I gave it my best shot, but times running out

Watching video about RAF Halton. Really can't wait.

3 weeks!

Using this time to get some work done. So far I've done some Open University work AND some work on a shopping cart.

I want to see Bruce again. He did the full born in the usa album in Melbourne twice and played nearly 4 hours.

He's doing the full darkness on the edge of town album in sydney right now.

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i got darkness at wembley and born in the usa at the olyimpic park . very good

Jealous of Darkness. Racing in the Street is one of my favourites.

Drilled holes, hung stuff up

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During one show? :shock:

All I've done today is watch Coach Trip.

Brendan is my hero.


Thank God I'm joining the RAF.

Why do you think it took four hours? ;)

No, seriously, he did all of Born in the U.S.A. the first night, and Born to Run the second night, which is a good thing, because I think some people's heads might have exploded if he'd played BITUSA two shows in a row. :mrgreen:

I'd love to get Darkness, it's my favorite album of his. :cool: I've seen Born to Run twice, as well as The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle, the only time (so far) he's played that one. You can't beat hearing New York City Serenade in New York City! :-)

Yes

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best 6 quid i've spent... i now know the date my mini was built

:)

He did Born in the USA twice in a row last year. Once in Paris the next in London. People were maaaaaaad.

And that was in different countries- can you imagine back-to-back nights in the same city?! Like I said, heads exploded. :twisted: :lol:

I read about about people leaving the London gig as soon as he made the announcement...:roll:

Don't like it when it's the other way around do you?

Sorry...who are you referring to?

(If not me, then nevermind)

No, you're ok. ;)