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15th Oct 2019

Bruce Springsteen’s brand new documentary to be screened in Irish cinemas for one night only

Paul Moore

Bruce Springsteen tour

If you love The Boss, you won’t want to miss this.

With news that Bruce Springsteen plans on touring very soon, it appears that fans of The Boss are going to be up close and personal with the rock ‘n roll icon before too long.

However, if you can’t wait until next year to be dancing in the dark, you might want to head down to your local cinema because Springsteen’s new documentary/concert film, Western Stars, is being released on 28 October.

Omniplex cinemas around the country will be be amongst the venues showing Springsteen’s directorial debut, which has already been earning some extremely impressive reviews – it currently has 84% on Metacritic and 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

At present, the film is scheduled for release for one night only, so get those tickets while you can.

Much like the album of the same name, the documentary will touch on themes of love and loss, loneliness, family and the inexorable passage of time

“The documentary film evokes the American West—both the mythic and the hardscrabble—weaving archival footage and Springsteen’s personal narration with song to tell the story of Western Stars,” the synopsis reads.

“It offers fans the world over their only opportunity to see Springsteen perform all 13 songs on the album, backed up by a band and a full orchestra, under the cathedral ceiling of his historic nearly 100-year-old barn.”

Keep your eye on JOE over the coming days because our own Rory Cashin was chatting with the co-director of Western Stars, Thom Zimny, in London at the weekend and we’ve got plenty more Springsteen news to come.

As for the film, here’s a look at what’s in store.

Clip via Warner Bros. Pictures