The Boss is back in town next Tuesday, on his first Dublin visit since his 1996 Ghost Of Tom Joad solo tour. This time, however, Bruce is not alone: in true Blues Brothers fashion, Springsteen put the E Street band back together, so the RDS stage will once again be graced by the presence of Clarence Clemons on saxophone, Nils Lofgren and "Little" Stevie Van Zandt on guitar, Patti Scialfa on backing vocals, Roy Bittan and Danny Frederici on keyboards, Garry Tallent on bass, and the mighty Max Weinberg on drums. Having witnessed the band in action at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona last month, this writer can attest to the undiminished power of these rock 'n' roll veterans. Bruce and the band kicked the proverbial ass, and drove the mostly teenage and twenty-something Spanish audience into a football-fan frenzy. Let's see if he can score once more in Dublin.
