It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for music icon and shore resident Bruce Springsteen. “The Boss” drew rave reviews for his Super Bowl halftime show but sandwiched in between are a couple of controversies he
and his E Street Band could have done without. First was the Wal-Mart exclusive release last month of a Greatest Hits record which resulted in much criticism. Springsteen has always been known as the working man’s
star while the retailer has often come under fire for the way they treat the so-called working man. In truth Wal-Mart has been the top retailer for Springsteen music in recent years and it was Sony who negotiated the exclusive deal. However the 59-year old rocker did later admit it was probably not the right thing to do and he should have gotten involved.
But now he’s in the news again although this latest fiasco is one that he’s very unhappy with….just like many of his fans. Many of those who wanted to buy tickets on line for Springsteen concerts at the Meadowlands this spring got duped pretty good by Ticketmaster. They first got an error message on their computer screen and were linked to another site where concert tickets were being sold for as much as 300% more then the face value. What’s worse was that site….TicketsNow is also owned by Ticketmaster which falls under the category of “something smells fishy.”
This is not the first time things like this have happened. It seems when there are high-demand concerts it’s not unusual for tickets to be sold out in minutes to the general public only to find that many of them are available through these so-called resellers for hundreds of dollars more. New Jersey officials have an obligation to get involved on behalf of all residents as this goes way beyond accepted business practices. Meanwhile if you have extra tickets to see Springsteen and want to sell them at face value…give me a call.
On an unrelated note, Monsignor Donovan hosts Point Boro in a key divisional basketball game tonight which we’ll broadcast on the Shore Sports Network, including 1160AM. Tipoff is at 6:30 from Gepp Gym.
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Saw The Boss for the first time out here in Cali last spring, and it was well worth the wait. Super high energy, and great set list. When I closed my eyes, I could've sworn I smelled the Atlantic ocean, and sausage sando's cookin' up on the boardwalk.
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