Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa @ Paris Eiffel Jumping, 02 Juillet 2017

Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa @ Paris Eiffel Jumping, 02 Juillet 2017

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 Jessica Springsteen riding

 JoneOne with sunglasses & the Boss with his Secret Service baseball cap (far right)

We went back to the Paris Eiffel Jumping on this sunny sunday

Bruce seemed more relax than yesterday, so we went to ask him & Patti to sign our book ( we had a table nearby). They were both really cool, had a quick chat.

As it was the end of the competition, when they were about to leave, people started gathering around their table to get something sign or to get a picture which didn't happened at all the previous days.

they were both nice to everyone but Patti made sure they made a quick exit

 The Boss & Patti enjoying their afternoon / posing with Girl

 JoneOne artwork in the VIP Area

 

Bruce Springsteen @ Paris Eiffel Jumping, 01 Juillet 2017

Bruce Springsteen @ Paris Eiffel Jumping, 01 Juillet 2017

 Guillaume Canet ( gauche) Patti & Bruce ( droite)

 Toujours la grande classe le boss

 Jessica Springsteen et son papa de dos eu premier rang ( extrême droite)

 Le Boss

Jessica & Bruce Springsteen @ Paris Eiffel Jumping, Paris July 06-07 2014

Jessica & Bruce Springsteen @ Paris Eiffel Jumping, Paris July 06-07 2014

 June 06 with Elliott Murphy & Gaspard

After attending the Grand Prix de Diane last month in Chantilly, we're back to see some  Horse racing this time just around the corner @ Champ de Mars next to the Eiffel Tower for some Jumping.
We went there on saturday just after seeing Argentina defeat Belgium for the World cup.
Bruce was already there on friday to see his daughter ride but we couldn't miss France- Germany quarter-finals.
On this saturday evening we're seating in the "riders lounge", lots of -people- in the "vip lounge" mainly French actors & actresses ( Guillaume Canet , who's riding, with his missus Marion Cotillard , Marina Hands, who's also a rider and a few others).
Bruce Springsteen is here with Patti supporting his daughter Jessica who's part of the American Team and is one of the best rider. Bruce's friend Elliott Murphy and longtime Paris resident is here as well with his wife and son Gaspard.

 Rachida Dati mayor of Paris' 7th district is also there...

 Maréchal Joffre looking over...

 

JUNE 07:  Bruce, Patti & Jessica and Charlotte Casiraghi

Sunday afternoon we're back @ the Paris Eiffel Jumping, Jessica is riding and has done a pretty good run, being among the 7 finalists ( on more than 40 riders) unfortunately not winning and always supported by his parents.
The weather is awful the whole day with showers but we're once again in the "riders lounge" protected from the rain but still it's cold. Hard to believe it's july.
This time we went to say hello to Bruce and had a quick chat with him,

 Jessica didn't win but was in the final

 Bruce/Rockerparis facing the Eiffel Tower
 

 

Bruce Springsteen's "High Hopes" listening Party @ Deezer France HQ, Paris Jan 07 2014

Bruce Springsteen's "High Hopes" listening Party @ Deezer France HQ, Paris Jan 07 2014 7:00pm

Just back from the listening party @ DEEZER HQ in Paris. Maybe 100+ people from the press and Deezer business partners. Everyone is quietly sitting down in a room in front of a screen that will play the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's new album "High Hopes" as the audience is listening to it.

I was expecting Bruce to turn up unexpectedly as a friend of mine told me he was in Paris this saturday. No way.

Different atmospheres, different sounds. Tom Morello 's presence can seem ode on some songs, it is ; it's working good on others. It's the strangest album in Bruce discography. 

Hard to consider this as a REAL new album it's more a compilation of unreleased and pre-released tracks re-worked. Overall good album.

You can now stream the album in France on Télérama ,  in England via The guardian , in the USA via CBS.

ARCHIVES:
 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN @ Stade de France June 29
2 shows @ Paris Bercy on July 04th (Part 2) and July 5th (Part 2) [click for review with lots of Pics & videos]

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band @ Stade de France, Paris June 29 2013

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band @ Stade de France, Paris June 29 2013

Once again Bruce Springsteen proved that he's The Boss: it started very early, as the Stade de France is half empty, with a 3 song solo acoustic set around 6:00pm.

Last year BRUCE played two shows @ Paris Bercy on July 04th (Part 2) and July 5th (Part 2) [click for review with lots of Pics & videos] that were the highlights of the year.

Very long intermission with nothing to do, we're in the golden pit, until 7:45 when Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are getting on the stage to play the first song "Badlands" of this 3hour+ show.

What to say ? Tight band, whatever the song played, we had a request " Lucille" first played on this Tour. Great showmanship by Bruce. Fantastic songs...all is said.
He might be playing a stadium it feels as if we were attending a show in a club thanks to great communication not only with the band but also with the audience. Lots of interaction, he's coming down the front very often, shaking hands, even signing a kid's arm and as always at his shows getting several people on stage to dance , sing or play the guitar.(see video below).
At everyshow on this tour he's playing an album in its entirety: tonight we have "Born in The Usa", great choice.
For "Born to Run" Elliott Murphy (and son) are joining in.
Show ended with "American Land" before Bruce came back on his own on acoustic guitar for "Thunder Road".

 

SETLIST:

Pre-show acoustic solo:
This Hard Land
Burning Love (Elvis)
Growin' Up
MAIN SET:
        Badlands
        Out in the Street
        Lucille (Little Richard )
        Wrecking Ball
        Death to My Hometown
        Cadillac Ranch
        Spirit in the Night
        ---------------Born in the U.S.A.---------------
        Born in the U.S.A.
        Cover Me
        Darlington County
        Working on the Highway
        Downbound Train
        I'm on Fire
        No Surrender
        Bobby Jean
        I'm Goin' Down
        Glory Days
        Dancing in the Dark
        My Hometown
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        Pay Me My Money Down
        Shackled and Drawn
        Waitin' on a Sunny Day
        The Rising
        Land of Hope and Dreams
        Encore:
        We Are Alive
        Born to Run (with Elliott Murphy & Gaspard ?)
        Ramrod
        Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
        American Land
        Encore 2:
        Thunder Road (Solo acoustic)

Check BRUCE TAPE for everything about this show (links to articles in the press, videos of each song...)

 

 

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