The Boss took a good-natured jab this week at officials who had cut short his performance a few days earlier in London when he and guest Paul McCartney kept playing past the 10:30 p.m. curfew time on concerts in Hyde Park.
On Tuesday at Springsteen's gig in Dublin with the E Street Band, fans were greeted by the sight of a giant prop electrical power switch onstage. Springsteen opened the show by announcing, 'Before we were so rudely interrupted',' guitarist Steve Van Zandt flipped the switch to 'ON' and the band launched into the final minute of 'Twist and Shout,' the song that had been cut short three nights earlier. From there the group went into its version of the Bobby Fuller Four's 'I Fought the Law.'
The show also included the appearance of a man dressed as a police officer who waved a contract as he attempted to arrest Springsteen, who took the contract out of the officer's hands and tore it up. At one point, Springsteen held up a sign that said, 'Only the Boss says when to pull the plug,' according to the BBC.
But Springsteen and the band ended the performance before the 11 p.m. curfew at the Dublin venue. He had been fined 50,000 euros (about $61,000) after a 2009 performance in the city ran overtime.
Live Nation Europe's chief subsequently defended Hard Rock Calling Festival officials' decision to pull the plug on Springsteen and McCartney before they'd gotten a chance to thank fans and say good night.
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