The rare band that's worn fewer hats the older they get.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 February 2023 17:01 (one year ago) link
just in case some people consider this type of thing spoilerish:
Last night’s Springsteen tour opener set list with the “Candy’s Room”/“Kitty’s Back”/“Brilliant Disguise” trifecta giving me a contact buzz. pic.twitter.com/6xQvfrVVJx
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 2 February 2023 17:03 (one year ago) link
Well that didn't work!
Sorry!
xpost, weird, I wonder why Backstreets is not up to date? But yeah, setlist looks good, considering. Sounds OK, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol7Q1YCQhGk
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 February 2023 17:03 (one year ago) link
xps
Well, quite a few of them already had thinning hair even in their heyday - Danny, Garry, Roy, and I think Bruce supposedly had a visible bald spot by the mid or late '80s. They were always a mature-looking band, not a bunch of boys.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 2 February 2023 17:05 (one year ago) link
Just saying, the peak of their hat wearing was also the peak of their hair-having.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 February 2023 17:06 (one year ago) link
Steel Mill aside:
https://www.prlog.org/12573552-early-press-photo-of-the-steel-mill-band.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 February 2023 17:07 (one year ago) link
That trifecta is otm.
― And Your Borad Can Zing (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 2 February 2023 17:13 (one year ago) link
yeah that’s killer
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 2 February 2023 18:22 (one year ago) link
glanced at Stubhub and Springsteen tickets are still insanely high in most places ($200 and up up up), but in Tulsa, Ok there are obstructed view seats for $20 and nose-bleed seats on the side for like $75.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 3 February 2023 20:26 (one year ago) link
is it the hidden text thing in jon's post that crashes the android app?
― StanM, Friday, 3 February 2023 20:31 (one year ago) link
Yeah, it's weird. There were $80 behind the stage (which is still unobstructed) in Milwaukee until a few weeks ago, now everything there is $300+. But Tulsa has remained affordable for months. Of course, getting to Tulsa ...
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 3 February 2023 20:33 (one year ago) link
MSG is still ridiculous at $500 and up. A lot of tickets though so I imagine they'll come down when we get closer to April.
― birdistheword, Friday, 3 February 2023 20:36 (one year ago) link
Behind The Stage nosebleeds in Houston (on Valentine's Day!) start at $12 on StubHub
In front of the stage nosebleeds look to start at $55.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 3 February 2023 21:25 (one year ago) link
Backstreets Magazine is closing down.
― birdistheword, Friday, 3 February 2023 22:24 (one year ago) link
DId something happen to Terry?
― And Your Borad Can Zing (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 3 February 2023 22:34 (one year ago) link
Wow. Ticket situation so fucked up they broke the spirit of Backstreets.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 3 February 2023 22:37 (one year ago) link
43 years!
― StanM, Friday, 10 February 2023 10:18 (one year ago) link
wow. I hope Bruce notices.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 10 February 2023 13:09 (one year ago) link
My mom went through a heavy Springsteen phase when I was a kid and she had a Backstreets subscription for years. It was an excellent fan produced mag with an eye for granular detail and the writing quality was very good.
I'm sure there are other factors in them deciding to shut down, but it's a real bummer.
― Cow_Art, Friday, 10 February 2023 13:34 (one year ago) link
Inevitably, a couple of band members tested positive for covid (so far), Steven and Suzie. I guess they played the Dallas show without them, which is one advantage of touring with an army of musicians.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 11 February 2023 22:53 (one year ago) link
Went to the Dallas show, it was pretty fucking great... there were still like fifteen people on stage even with three missing! Never seen him before and when I got invited I felt like I couldn't pass it up.
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Sunday, 12 February 2023 05:43 (one year ago) link
Josh called it - he just added fall shows, including August 9 at Wrigley Field.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 15:46 (one year ago) link
Really big venues, so hopefully that translates to plentiful, affordable tickets (though could be nosebleeds):
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/bruce-springsteen-the-e-street-band-add-more-fall-tour-dates-including-metlife-stadium/
Once again, there is registration for verified fan presale.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 15:53 (one year ago) link
Got tickets behind the stage for the Houston show for $9 each (including fees) so it's time for round two!
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 15:59 (one year ago) link
holy crap $9??? where, stubhub?
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:04 (one year ago) link
yep... still plenty available behind the stage for $5-7 (plus fees, which makes it more like $8-10 per ticket)
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:05 (one year ago) link
Hell, getting a Pepsi at MSG will cost more than that.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:07 (one year ago) link
same seats behind the stage at the Austin show are going for $200+, this town is so fucked up
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:27 (one year ago) link
Well, at least Wrigley doesn't use Ticketmaster, iirc.
Tix for Milwaukee still hovering (lol) around $300 for the nosebleeds. I'll probably make a call that morning if they drop down to something reasonable. I do get to see him in Brooklyn this April, thanks to a buddy.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:43 (one year ago) link
Curious what the Houston prices were two weeks ago. Or rather, how long have they been single digit?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:45 (one year ago) link
Is anyone going to the Carrier Dome, sorry I mean JMA Dome?
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:50 (one year ago) link
I bought the cheap Houston tickets last Friday, so they've been available for at least 5 days (there are plenty of front-of-stage view seats available between $25-40 as well)
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 17:04 (one year ago) link
sounds like Nils Lofgren has COVID now and might be out... fingers crossed for a Nebraska-heavy set!
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 17:33 (one year ago) link
Ha. Well, keep in mind, up until 1975/Born to Run tour, it was only Bruce on guitar up there!
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 17:38 (one year ago) link
Or everyone but Jake gets COVID and we're treated to two and a half hours of free form jazz!
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 17:46 (one year ago) link
"Well, sir, we hope you enjoy our new direction."
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:03 (one year ago) link
Don't forget, two members of the E Street Band left after recording "Born to Run" to form their own fusion band. Give us a glimpse of what might have been!
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:10 (one year ago) link
Ugh, just realized this means Tom Morello is probably getting the call-up ...
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:18 (one year ago) link
Gary Clark Jr. was practicing with them in Dallas, apparently, so
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:19 (one year ago) link
ooooh
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:22 (one year ago) link
Oh, he's good, I'm ok with that. Just none of Morello's tomfoolery.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:22 (one year ago) link
As I posted upthread, the Houston behind the stage tix were starting @ $12 at the start of the month. I think the drop is down to few factors: the show is Valentine's night, so it's competing with a lot of other stuff; as of last week, the weather today was supposed to be shitty (it ended up not bad); and Toyota Center (the venue) is a pretty big place--capacity 18,000+--and aftermarket prices on good nosebleeds there aren't too bad, so loads of behind the stage tix are getting dumped.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 20:24 (one year ago) link
Gary Clark Jr. is a very fine player, whom I admire, but I am not sure how he fits into the E Street Band zeitgeist
― serif don't like it (rock the typeface) (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:01 (one year ago) link
I mean, Nils didn't fit the E Street Band, either! But he worked out ok. Even Morello, who sucks and doesn't fit at all, wasn't a disaster.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:06 (one year ago) link
Now if it, was, Eric Johnson? Yeah, bad fit.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:07 (one year ago) link
Maybe Tad Kubler would be a good sub?
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:09 (one year ago) link
Eh, I think Lofgren and Stevie fit fine - both can roll with the acoustic setting, playing mandolin or whatever. Morello Absolutely not. No. Clark? Remains to be seen.
― serif don't like it (rock the typeface) (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:11 (one year ago) link
This is the E Street Band, when one person leaves they need to replace them with two or three people.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:12 (one year ago) link
And up the scarf rider, too.