Tag: springsteen

U2 and Springsteen Have Top Grossing US Tours of 09

Dubliners U2 have grossed over $123 million during their 2009 tour of North America beating Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ($94.5m) to the number two spot.

U2’s ‘360°’ stadium tour was not able to touch the Rolling Stones record set back in 2005 when Jagger and Co. raked …

Glastonbury Prices Up For 2010

Glastonbury Festival

Details for next year’s Glastonbury festival have been released today, and reveal a £10 increase on prices from last year.

The tickets will be on sale from 9am on Sunday, October 4th. The new price will be £185, with a £5 booking fee and £4.95 postage charge on …

Springsteen Lights up Glastonbury – Day Two Recap

Singer VV Brown got Saturday underway on the Pyramid Stage, playing her second show of the festival after appearing on the John Peel Stage on Friday. ‘Fictional’ rock band Spinal Tap played a crowd pleasing set in the afternoon. During ‘Stonehenge’ an inflatable model of Stonehenge was brought on to …

Sean Lennon Attacks Glastonbury Springsteen Booking

Sean Lennon has criticised Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis’ decision to book Bruce Springsteen for the Saturday night headline slot at this year’s festival. Speaking to The Sun newspaper, Lennon said “It’s shocking. I’ve been to a few Glastos in my time, I’ve even played a few, and it just didn’t …