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Bruuuuuuce: Quick thoughts about seeing Springsteen in Portland

Travis Hay 5

The Boss preaching to his people in Portland.

I attended my first Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band concert last night and it was possibly the best concert I’ve ever attended. Highlights included, well, just about every second of the three-hour and 15 minute concert. Seriously, it was that good.

But I’m not going to spend a lot of time writing about the show right now (but I might later) so instead of a big ol’ gushing review or analytical think piece, I’m simply going to embed some of my tweets from the show. But first, a word from my good friend and colleague, Chris Burlingame:

 

 And now, a selection from the flurry of tweets I composed during the concert:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Travis Hay

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Travis Hay is a former music journalist who has spent the past 25 years documenting and enjoying Seattle's music scene. He's written for various outlets including MSN Music, the Seattle-Post Intelligencer, Seattle Weekly, Pearl Jam's Ten Club, Crosscut.com and others.

5 comments
Mike

Saw him in the 80’s. One of the best concerts I had ever seen. Saw him last night in Portland. One of the worst concerts I have ever been to. He was 45 minutes late to the stage. Arrived on stage to boos. I must not be the fan I thought I was, because I didn’t know half of the first 12 songs. I left halfway through the concert.

    Squeezy

    often he starts late because there is something slowing the audience entering. has enough class to wait to play for the people who bought the tickets and are held up at no fault of their own. A lot more maturity and class than someone who is that impatient and irritated that a rock show starts late. Get real,

    Jen

    Ha. You must not be a fan. Especially if you can’t tell the difference between “Boo” and “Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce”

    Steven

    Gosh, do us all a favor and don’t pay to go to anymore Springsteen shows. Someone else would have enjoyed the concert way more than you, obviously… leaving half-way through? jeez

Dan

@ Mike Boos? Really? Are you new? Unlike Bruce, Mike, I think you got old.

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