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Rolling Stone says Bruce isn't playing in Croke Park this summer

Reports today said his gigs will be announced later this week but Rolling Stone’s Associate Editor said someone in the know told them it isn’t true.

DESPITE REPORTS TODAY suggesting Bruce Springsteen will be playing two concerts in Croke Park this summer, Rolling Stone magazine seems pretty certain won’t.

This morning The Herald said an insider confirmed The Boss’ two gigs will be announced at the end of this week.

However Rolling Stone’s Associate Editor has heard something different:

He said “someone deep in the know in the Bruce world” told him The Boss will not be thrilling a crowded Croke Park stadium this summer.

Dublin’s Lord Mayor Christy Burke said he had not been told by Croke Park officials whether Springsteen would be playing at the sports arena. However he said he is working with them to appoint a “neutral, impartial chair” to ensure residents are not imposed on in the future.

Fans will be devastated, not least some of the city’s councillors, who had themselves been looking forward to it.

Earlier today, The Green Party’s Ciaran Cuffe said he thought it would be great to have The Boss back in town, and looked forward to the GAA “consulting honestly and transparently with residents”.

Councillor Éilis Ryan, who confessed to being a big Bruce fan, told TheJournal.ie she was “surprised they’re announcing the concerts before talking to residents”.

According to reports, the concerts would have followed The Script gig in late June. The Boss’ gigs would have fallen within the limitations agreed with local residents and would not have been likely to cause a stir like the Garth Brooks debacle last year.

Read: 6 spine tingling Irish Springsteen experiences to get you in the mood>

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    Mute Danny O Mahony
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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:33 PM

    Subject to license . . .

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    Mute Paul Roche
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    Feb 4th 2015, 9:33 PM

    Unless the Dubs need the pitch…

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:27 PM

    Get the cowboy fella over instead

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:52 PM

    Been there done that have the 10,000 t shirts.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 6:30 PM

    Get yourself over to Pittsburgh Tony,he’s playing 4 nights on the bounce this week

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    Feb 4th 2015, 8:23 PM

    Is there a Croke Park in Pittsburg too?..

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:32 PM

    The travellers love a bit of Bruce, howya boss

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:48 PM

    Guess you never gone to a Springsteen gig and enough of the racist diatribe

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    Feb 4th 2015, 6:32 PM

    How’s that racist dingleberry

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    Feb 4th 2015, 6:37 PM

    hmm tricky how is that racist .. you are the ***** making racist comments about travelers
    Seen Springsteen live 32 times ,, glad I never met a trickytrixster like you

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    Feb 4th 2015, 6:45 PM

    dingleberry – American Slang
    A delinquent partial turd which grasps anal shrubery causing brownish crust to accumulate in ones boxers.
    Hmm I am Irish God knows what you are .. oh yeah you have a thing about travelers

    “They declared me unfit to live said into that great void my soul’d be hurled
    They wanted to know why I did what I did
    Well sir I guess there’s just a meanness in this world. ”
    Bruce Springsteen

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    Feb 4th 2015, 7:16 PM

    He puts on a hell of a show but 32 times????? Ah, come on.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 7:46 PM

    Your a partial turd,your argument is invalid

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    Feb 4th 2015, 8:51 PM

    Serious … Ireland and the USA ..
    E street band indoors and lucky enough to get close to the stage is heaven ..

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:39 PM

    Very poor journalism from the Indo etc …
    Hot Press Mag got caught up in the loop as well

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:29 PM

    It’s sure to be a sell out if he decides to play.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:52 PM

    most Springsteen fans in the know knew this was bull. Goes to show…don’t trust the media folks.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:57 PM

    Indeed do not trust the Herald or the Indo …
    Try to contact the journalist who ‘broke’ this story … got no response :)

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    Feb 4th 2015, 8:49 PM

    Saw the boss here in 2012, absolutely nobody could beat him, superb, E Street band were brilliant, everyone could actually sing and play their instruments like on cd…three full hours of absolute magic….a fan since teens (Im around his age)!

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    Feb 4th 2015, 6:02 PM

    Damn – after I bought all those pre-ripped Levis & bandanas.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 6:29 PM

    FFS here we go again. I see Christy bleedin Bourke is quick off the mark seeking attention.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 8:34 PM

    He doesn’t need the Herald or Indo for publicity Joey Bleedin’ Dempsy, RTE’s Nationwide tonight was all about Christie! A big love in it was, bet you’re peed off.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:32 PM

    Who cares about what Rolling Stone says?

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    Feb 4th 2015, 6:29 PM

    Would love to see the boss again he’s the real deal!!!!! was so great when he came to cork in 2013, only down the road!!!!

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:30 PM

    Bring back Garth

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:51 PM

    Never let the Truth get in the way of a good Story!

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:53 PM

    Here we go again. Anyone got President Obama’s number.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 7:18 PM

    Saw The Boss in Chile with 6,000 people. Best. Concert. Ever.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 7:53 PM

    Must have been some big stage

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:44 PM

    ED sherrin is doing it

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:50 PM

    Never heard of him

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    Feb 4th 2015, 8:43 PM

    Not missing anything…he’s shite!

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:36 PM

    He is playing in the Aviva instead..

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:48 PM

    Nah he’s playing fibbers.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 7:14 PM

    I hope it’s not the little red bollix

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    Feb 4th 2015, 5:31 PM

    Thank God, we’ve enough commies to be worrying about as it is.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 6:16 PM

    ttl for that . Had enough of Brucegate to last a lifetime.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 9:55 PM

    Just play the Avila a few times nothing going on there anyways and atmosphere would be better

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