The Boss and his E Street Band kick off their three-day spate of sold-out RDS shows tonight but some lucky punters in a small Kildare pub were lucky enough to catch an exclusive performance from Bruce Springsteen on Thursday night.
The New Jersey rocker made a surprise visit to the county the day before his concerts kick off to pay homage to his ancestral home, just as US President Joe Biden did in Mayo when he visited Ireland recently.
As with many other celebrities who lay claim to Irish roots, Bruce has a close connection to the Emerald Isle. The 73-year-old’s great-great-grandmother Anne Garrity left Rathangan during the Famine, settling in New Jersey where Springsteen was born.
