Bruce Springsteen in Ireland FAQ: Tickets, setlist, gig times... all you need to know
Bruce Springsteen on stage recently with the The E Street Band, part of the tour that's coming to Belfast, Kilkenny, Cork and Dublin. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band will kick off the Irish leg of their world tour at Boucher Fields in Belfast on Thursday, May 9.
This gig will be followed by Nowlan Park in Kilkenny on Sunday, May 12 and Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Thursday, May 16 before heading east to Dublin Croke Park’s on Sunday, May 19.
Tickets for the Cork gig have sold out and fans have been warned about the possibility of scams with organisers reminding the public that Ticketmaster is the only official ticket seller for the event.
For any questions about your tickets, you can contact Ticketmaster via the My Account help section on their website.
The rock star changes up his set lists, but fans can expect to hear the hits. A recent gig in Ohio saw songs such as ‘Lonesome Day’, ‘No Surrender’, ‘Letter to You’, ‘Born to Run’’ and Dancing in the Dark’, as well as a new addition in the form of ‘Youngstown’, which was played live for the first time since 2017.
In Cardiff recently, Springsteen played five songs from Born In The USA and five from Born to Run, with the rest of the set drawn from eight other albums. He also performed three cover versions - Because the Night (Patti Smith), Nightshift (Commodores), Twist and Shout (The Top Notes).
After a hit-laden encore, concerts on the tour have featured The Boss returning to the stage to perform a solo acoustic version of ‘I'll See You in My Dreams’, from 2019’s Letter to You album.
The concerts are expected to start soon after 7pm and be finished by 10.30pm. Bruce and the E Street band are known to play for three hours.
As is the case with most Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band gigs, there will be no support act.
It’s very much the lineup who came to Cork in 2013 with Springsteen: Garry Tallent, Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg, Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, and Patti Scialfa; supplemented by longstanding associates Soozie Tyrell, Charles Giordano, and Jake Clemons (nephew of Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist who died in 2011).
Since there is no support act, Springsteen and co will be on stage from 7pm. Those attending the Páirc Uí Chaoimh gig are asked to arrive at the venue at 5pm and ensure they are in their seats or in position on the pitch by 7pm, depending on whether they are standing or sitting.
The stadium is open at 5pm so queuing earlier in the day is not permitted.
No. You must download your ticket from your Ticketmaster account and save them to your iPhone wallet or Google Pay account. It’s important to note that screenshots and printouts of digital tickets will not be accepted so download your ticket ahead of time and be sure to have your phone fully charged and ready to present at the gate.
Fans for all the concerts are asked to plan their journey ahead of time. For those heading to the Cork gig, your ticket should tell you which route to enter the stadium at: yellow, red or blue.
The yellow route will bring you along Centre Park Road for the pitch and North Stand access while the red route is on Monahan Road and is specifically for South Stand access.
The blue route is also located on Monahan Road and will provide access for the pitch and South Stand.
There will be no shuttle buses or parking at the stadium. Attendees are encouraged to arrive by foot where possible and to utilise public transport links.
According to gardaí, traffic will be “very limited” in the areas of Centre Park Road, the Marina, Maryville and the Monahan Road and there will be traffic management plan in place for the evening.
Organisers do not expect the current construction works outside the stadium to have much impact on the day but have asked concertgoers to be aware that work is ongoing.
Concert-goers are asked to leave bags at home where possible. If you need to bring a bag, it must be no larger than A4 size. Any bags bigger than this will not be permitted and there will be no storage facilities at the venue. Umbrellas will also not be allowed into the venue so be sure to bring a poncho or rain jacket if there is rain.
About 40,000 people will attend the Cork gig and it is expected that many will be planning to see Bruce elsewhere in the country too. With that in mind, organisers have asked fans to double check the date and venue on their tickets in order to avoid arriving at the wrong location or on the wrong date.
It’s also important to note that under 14s are not allowed to enter the standing/pitch area and must be accompanied by an adult elsewhere.
