Tom Dunne: Springsteen, the mosh pit, and a difference of opinion with my wife

When my wife declined the opportunity to accompany me to Bruce Springsteen, the gig turned out to be quite a different experience than I'd planned

Bruce Springsteen at Croke Park, Dublin. Picture: Collins

Sat, 25 May, 2024 - 21:00

Tom Dunne

Tom Dunne is a music-lover extraordinaire who, as well as presenting radio and TV shows, can also be seen in the wild as the lead singer with Something Happens.

I had assumed my attendance as one half of a married couple at the gig of a man who needs no further mention in the press was a Dunne deal, so to speak. I was wrong. I should have suspected something at the Bob Dylan gig in 3Arena, but I missed the signs.

Looks like Mrs Dunne was not lost in quiet contemplation after all. Turn outs she hadn’t closed her eyes to better appreciate just how far Bob’s songs have travelled to be the utterly unrecognisable things they are now. No. She was actually asleep.