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Bruce Springsteen to headline to Hard Rock Calling after 2012 curfew shambles

Rocker to headline at Olympic Park

 

Bruce Springsteen to headline to Hard Rock Calling after 2012 curfew shambles

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Bruce Springsteen will top the bill once again at London's Hard Rock Calling, despite having the plugged pulled on his show in 2012 in Hyde Park.

Springsteen will headline the 2013 show along with UK indie-rockers Kasabian, which will this year take place at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London, having been moved from its former Hyde Park venue.

Other bands confirmed for Hard Rock Calling 2013 are Paul Weller, Klaxons, The Cribs and Tribes, Miles Kane and The Black Crowes.

When Springsteen headlined Hard Rock Calling in 2012 he fell foul of the tough sound restrictions on Hyde Park, with the sound being turned off in the middle of his duet with Paul McCartney - leaving the US icon unable to even thank fans for their attendence.

Hyde Park had a strict (and not very rock and roll) curfew of 10:30pm, and Springsteen and McCartney had the plug pulled shortly before 11pm.


Bruce Springsteen will hopefully be allowed to finish his set this year

Hard Rock Calling takes place on the same weekend as Glastonbury and gives music fans an alternative to spending the weekend in a Somerset field, as it offers some of the biggest names in rock in a city setting.

Below: Bruce and Paul McCartney at Hyde Park - before the plug was pulled

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