Bruce Springsteen warmed up for his weekend Croke Park concerts with a workout in a Dublin gym on Thursday.
The music legend paid a visit to FLYEfit on Baggot Street and was photographed with gym manager Lee Dennis.
The boss is back in town @flyefit in Baggot looking sharp and fit as ever with our Lee ! pic.twitter.com/P18Z7oNiSW
— FLYEfit (@flyefit) May 26, 2016
Fans will be keeping an eye out for 'The Boss' all over Dublin this weekend. On previous visits to the capital he has made his way to the Long Hall on South Great George's Street for a pint and Burdock's on Werburgh Street for fish and chips. Springsteen and the E Street Band play Croke Park on Friday and Sunday.
Springsteen's saxophonist, Jake Clemons, has been seen out and about in town, while guitarist Nils Lofgren thanked fans for the warm Irish welcome on Twitter.
Welcome to Ireland ☘@jakeclemons Enjoy Dublin y'all Bruce @springsteen & the EStreet Band. 🎤🎸🎼 pic.twitter.com/9AN9EZTGIZ
— David Lynch (@gribers) May 26, 2016
Happy to be back. Last time I was @Vicar_Street . One of the great music venues in the world. #Dublin https://t.co/ynmDIdmtTS
— Nils Lofgren (@nilslofgren) May 26, 2016
Springsteen and co are due onstage in Croke Park both nights at 7pm. There is no support act and with the curfew set at 11pm, organisers are hoping that the early start time will allow Springsteen to play his famously lengthy set without disturbing residents.
Those heading along to tonight's gigs are being asked to get there early.
Get there early!
"We always plan to live within curfew but we equally acknowledge that Bruce Springsteen does a long show. So that reinforces the message - get here early and plan your journey and use public transport. That is the most efficient way of getting to Croke Park on both show days," Aiken Promotions' event controller Jim Clarke told TEN earlier this week.
Why Ireland was born to run with Bruce
Croke Park's Head of Operations, Alan Gallagher, echoed his sentiments and optimistically said: "Hopefully, when 11 o'clock comes the show will be over - that's our plan, and we'll keep it to 11 o'clock."
Meanwhile, while the great man may have been Born in the USA, new research from the Irish Family History Centre shows that The Boss does indeed have very deep Irish roots. We'll take that!
