That's right, rock icon Bruce Springsteen is back in town for a trio of shows with The E Street Band at Dublin's RDS.
Ireland's love affair with New Jersey's favorite son has been documented by RTÉ on many occasions over a five-decade career that is still reaching new heights.
Because Bruce is - and always will be - The Boss.
What's more, he's already been spotted out and about paying his respects to some local legends...
What an amazing honour and a beautiful experience to get a visit from The Boss!!! @springsteen @ShaneMacGowan Such a truly wonderful man and a total genius! pic.twitter.com/waXwmWOHTZ
— @victoriamary (@Victoriamary) May 3, 2023
To celebrate this momentous occasion, we've selected some choice moments from the RTÉ Archives...
In 1985, Bruce played to what was then the biggest audience of his career - 65,000 punters (and a few rock icons) turned out for his concert at Slaine Castle. Watch a classic RTÉ News report, via RTÉ Archives:
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Below, listen to Bruce fan Marty Whelan discuss his 1975 classic Born To Run on a highly entertaining episode of RTÉ Gold's Classic Albums series:
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Now watch him make a glorious live return to Ireland in 1988, on the Tunnel Of Love tour:
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When legends chat - listen to a fascinating conversation between Bruce and Dave Fanning:
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In 2016, Ryan Tubridy traveled to London - a first for the Late Late Show - to talk to Bruce about his autobiography:
Let's wrap things up in the finest imaginable fashion - with a playlist of the Top 30 Springsteen songs of all time, courtesy of RTÉ Gold. Those with tickets to see The Boss in the RDS next week are in for a treat...
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