'I’m telling you, they’re going to pull the f***ing plug again...'
The American music legend last performed in Hyde Park back in 2012, and fell foul of the rules when his set ran over time, prompting organisers to pull the plug – right in the middle of a Beatles cover featuringIt’s fair to say that Bruce and his bandmates were less than impressed by the move, with his long-time guitarist Steve Van Zandt questioning “when did England become a police state?”A few days later, at his next gig in Dublin, the singer picked things up exactly where he left off,...
When he and his band returned to Hyde Park on 6 July for the first of two headline shows, Bruce arrived on stage at around 7pm, ensuring that he would have enough time to play his mammoth three-hour set in full.Advertisement Around 15 minutes before the end of the show, though, he jokingly alluded to his previous appearance there, tapping his watch and telling his guitarist “I think it’s time to go home”, according toFortunately, his worries were unfounded, and he managed to play the entire set, including an encore, without any interruptions.
Bruce will return to the Hyde Park stage on Saturday night, before Lana Del Rey closes the festival on 9 July. Over the years, the New Jersey-born star has become renowned for his commitment to super-long sets, which usually span nearly 30 songs.“Now people will do three or four hours,” he told Conan O’Brien during an appearance on the Needs A Friend podcast, comparing modern gigs to the shorter shows he would play with The Beatles back in the 60s.“I blame Bruce Springsteen – I’ve told him so, I said, ‘It’s your fault, man.’ You can’t now do an hour, we used to do a half hour.
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