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Croke Park bosses say Bruce Springsteen backlog was ‘unacceptable’ as concert promoter apologies to fans

‘I’m very disappointed. I’m the promoter. I am responsible. That’s it,’ said Peter Aiken of Aiken Promotions

Heavy queues outside Croke Park as people wait to watch The Boss in action on Sunday
Heavy queues outside Croke Park as people wait to watch The Boss in action on

Bruce Springsteen’s concert promoter Peter Aiken has said he is “disappointed” for music fans who were stuck outside Croke Park when The Boss went on stage – as Croke Park bosses say the situation was “unacceptable”.

Mr Aiken, of Aiken Promotions, has apologised to music fans after they were left fuming on social media about the backlog trying to get into the venue on Sunday night. A significant portion of the 80,000 Springsteen fans were left on the street outside the GAA stadium on Sunday in queues waiting to get into the sold-out gig.

Mr Aiken apologised for what happened and said he was “disappointed” personally that people had that experience. He told the Irish Mirror: “I’m very disappointed. I’m the promoter. I am responsible. That’s it. “People are disappointed. When he went on, there were still 10,000 people to come in,” he said.

The problem arose after stewards had to check every ticket coming into the venue, which added to the long queues that formed along Clonliffe Road leading towards the stadium. There were also delays when it came to scanning of the electronic tickets, with bright sunshine shining on phone screens significantly slowing down the process.

On a normal day, a ticket can be scanned in a couple of seconds but because of the glare, the process was taking in excess of 15 seconds, which added to the delays, Mr Aiken said.

He said: “I know everybody got in but they missed one or two songs. It is just, you know, you want it to be brilliant. You want it to work. It’s just unfortunate.”