10 things we learned as Bruce Springsteen rocked the RDS in Dublin

From the Charlie Bird shout-out to the eclectic crowd - 10 takeaways from the first of his three shows at the venue

Bruce Springsteen on the first of three sold out nights at the RDS. Picture: Andres Poveda

He came, he saw, he played the hits. But before he got to Born In The USA, Glory Days and Dancing in the Dark, Bruce Springsteen treated the RDS in Dublin to nearly three hours of fervour and old-school bar-band swagger — with some late-hours melancholy mixed in too. 

Here are 10 takeaways from the first of his three shows at the venue.