Bruce Springsteen criticised for not cancelling Italy gig after deadly floods

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performing on the first of 3 sold out nights at the RDS Dublin.

US rock legend Bruce Springsteen came under criticism in Italy for going ahead with a concert in Ferrara on Thursday evening after the northern Emilia-Romagna region was battered by floods that left at least nine people dead.

Fans of "The Boss" took to social networks to urge him and its staff to reconsider in a sign of respect for the eleven dead and the thousands evacuated from their homes after torrential rains caused landslides and made rivers break their banks.