Glory Days continue as Boss wows Thomond

The sporting temple of Thomond Park last night fell under the spell of The Boss in a near-religious celebration of the music icon.

And in a typical gesture to his legion of fans, early arrivals saw rock saviour Bruce Springsteen take to the stage nearly two hours ahead of schedule for a little warm-up.

Flicking through fans’ posters for a request, he laughed and joked, before performing ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ from his Tunnel of Love album. Standing alone on the stage, he said: “This is the first time I did this acoustically, you know.”