Bruce Springsteen performs with the E Street Band during his Wrecking Ball Tour at Brisbane Entertainment Centre. Pic: Getty Source: The Courier-Mail
WHO can top the Boss? No one, probably.
Bruce Springsteen has just carved a swath through the country with 10 of the most exciting concerts ever seen here, shows that will be talked about for years to come by the 130,000 fans who witnessed them.
One Brisbane show in particular, the second night, even left people in his entourage impressed at the power of the music that night.
His 2003 tour was a disappointment by Springsteen standards.
Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant performs on stage with his band The Sensational Space Shifters at Bluesfest Byron Bay 2013. Picture: Matt Roberts
But this tour was on another plane. The 63-year-old performed three-hour-plus sets, all delivered with an energy that would put most 25-year-olds to shame.
Springsteen's tour was the icing on a cake during the extended summer touring season that included Mumford & Sons, Radiohead and Coldplay, through to Bluesfest stars Robert Plant and Paul Simon.
HIGH NOTE: Paul Simon plays the Mojo Stage on Monday, Day Five of the Byron Bay Bluesfest, held at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, northern New South Wales. Picture: Brendan Radke
The question remains, who's left for next year?
With live performance now the prime source of revenue for musicians, there is no letup even during what is usually a quieter time as the major international acts tour America and UK during the northern summer. The Script, Bryan Adams, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Tool and The Boomtown Rats all play the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in the next two months.
Also booked there are seven shows for Pink in July and August, one for Rihanna in September and three for One Direction in October.
Neil Finn and Paul Kelly.
The festival season begins again with Splendour in the Grass at its new home at North Byron Parklands from July 26-28. Artists will be announced later this month, but Bernard Fanning must be at short odds given his links with the festival and a second solo album out in June.
Who else could fill the summer tour schedule? Paul McCartney is touring in the northern summer. He hasn't played Australia for 20 years or been to Brisbane for 37 years, so promoters are champing at the bit to get him here. The Rolling Stones, who this week announced an American tour in May and June, are also contenders.
Others appearing on the northern festival circuit this year include Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age, Eminem and The Cure. If they are rehearsed and ready, you can be sure Australian promoters are circling.
Noel's pick of summer
Radiohead, Brisbane Entertainment Centre ****1/2
Coldplay, Suncorp Stadium ****
Richard Hawley, Old Museum, Brisbane ****
Barry Gibb, Brisbane Entertainment Centre ****
Neil Finn and Paul Kelly, Brisbane Convention Centre ****
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Brisbane Riverstage ****
Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Brisbane Entertainment Centre ****
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Thursday ****1/2, Saturday *****
Wilco, Byron Bay Bluesfest ****
Robert Plant, Byron Bay Bluesfest, ****
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