Springsteen, Joel To Hold Joint Concert For Obama

The Boss and the Piano Man are officially hitting the campaign trail.

On Tuesday, Obama donors were informed that Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel will join the Democratic nominee for his "last event in the Tri-State region before the election," at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

Please join us the evening of Thursday, October 16th for a very special concert with Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and other exciting guests! This is the first time that Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen will play the same concert!

Even in an election year with some historic "firsts," that's pretty notable. And pretty expensive: balcony tickets go for $500, "premiere" seats cost $2,500 per person, and lounge tickets go for $10,000.

UPDATE: Turns out the Obama release was wrong, Springsteen and Joel have played together at least once before:

Comments

[gretcheno]

Oops I hope the McCain/palin faithfuls don't start complaining and whining about this.

[DieHardObamaSupporter]

Wow, the boss and Billy Joel performing on the same stage. How awesome. Those complaining about the ticket prices, stop hatin' because your money is funny. H3ll mine is too. It's a fundraiser for O and the DNC. I can't wait to see the highlights on youtube.


THEBOSS/BILLY 08........­In Concert


OBAMA/BIDEN 08........­...In the White House

[gretcheno]

Rock on dude that is cool!!

[Siryn]

Oh wow, I wish I had the money to go.

[SCVADem]

They should really consider doing a Pay-Per-View with a portion to go to the campaign.

[Deni]

My two favorite acts on Pay Per View - I'd be there!!!

[Freesia2]

What a great idea.

[KGinSanFrancisco]

Great idea!

[Housewife]

Excellent idea. They could also pre-sell the CD and DVD and raise a ton of dough or offer it as a donation incentive like PBS does. For a $50 donation you get the CD. For $100 you get both. I'd buy them immediately.

[JJ30]

What an excellent idea! Can you write Obama and suggest that?

[biffer]

Music for McCain Benefit just announced in Branson, Mo.:

Live performances by Minnie Pearl, Boxcar Willie, & Bobby Vinton

Special Bow hunting kill of a grizzly bear by governor Sarah Palin

[1Smartchik]

You forgot Pat Boone

[Jamchinadian]

Sam Cooke would be most fitting:
To the tune of ...
"Don't know much about History,
Don't know much Biology,
Don't know much about the science book, ...

Updated for the two "winners"
"Don't know much about economy,
Don't know much about ecology,
Don't care much about Polar Bears,

But I once was a POW,
And in my case a governor ...

Anyone who knows this old Sam Cooke song care to flesh this out?

[jingles32]

LOL!!! Should be quite a night, albeit it an early one. Johnny's bedtime being 9pm, or so he says!

(Aren't Minnie Pearl and Boxcar Willie among the dear departed?") :D

[raiatea]

Lmao !!

[patianneb]

I wish they'd broadcast it....you know, for us Main Street folk and all.

[gretcheno]

ROTFL wouldn't that be nice!!

[Freesia2]

Too rich for my pocketbook right now. We just made another donation and that will have to do for a bit.

But the idea of broadcasting is great. They wouldn't have to do it live. Just show it even in a video cast after the fact as a treat for his supporters. (Are you reading Axelrod and Plouffe? :-) )

[Myrell002]

I think I can come up with $500 to sit in the balcony...­i think I just might do that.

[Sparty1]

I wish I could see that concert. I mean $500 for the cheap seats is comparable to what Billy Joel charges anyway, less $350...... I'd still go if I lived in the tri-state area.

[thecanadian]

It's a fundraiser! Lets go Obama go! Did you donate today? It is September 30th & here is a Obama message.
Urgent. Voting has started!!! Send in your $$$$ if you are going https://donate.barackobama.com/om/

Election Day isn't ahead of us -- it's already here.

Early voting has begun in eight states -- including the key battleground of Ohio, where voting begins today -- and it will be starting in a dozen more over the next two weeks.

Tonight is also the most important financial reporting deadline of the campaign. The resources we have on hand heading into October will decide the size of our voter registration and Get Out The Vote operations.

The need for your support today is more urgent than it will ever be.

https://donate.barackobama.com/
With voting already under way, we're racing to register voters and get the high turnout we'll need to win.

What we do -- or don't do -- in these next 34 days will determine whether America gets the change we need or four more years of the same.

Let's Go guys - Lets see what we can all raise TODAY - SEND message to all your friends and lets get rid of these guys once and for all!

[Puzzles]

Wow! $500 for the cheap seats. And me living all unemployed as are 80% of those in my industry here in Florida. I'm hoping my unemployment payments of $234 come through. Two weeks worth and I might be able hustle a ticket! I hope the change we get with an Obama win is more than just an expensive show.

[Sparty1]

I hate to hear about your situation, but I'm almost certain that it'll get better in an Obama administration. The Democrats always worry about the people, not like the Republicans. My prayers and thoughts are with you.

[CeciliaBertrand]

Whoa, this is great. Let's rally 'round our candidate folks - we are about to take our country back-WAHOO!

[smokehouse10]

Rave on matress back rave on

[deecee22]

If only i had that $2500 premiere seat, I could stave off a foreclosure.

[HalR]

The whole idea is to raise money for the candidates, maybe they can scalp some of the fat cat repub's an do a local drawing for some free access. Why not wait an see, certainly your not against helping out Obama/Biden against the unqualified and more of the same ticket.

[TheJibreelaMonsters]

this looks like a bad ass show i might try and attend.
Oh I support McCain btw
Wait I fought the market was tanking
How can we afford this?

[Sparty1]

Everyone's not broke, but the Repubs are trying to make it that way.

[DaOne]

Pithy!

Now Pith off!

[ralph10]

What are you fighting the market for?

[wkitwizard]

Republicans to hold a counter-concert with shriveled-up performers from "Hee Haw".

[Sparty1]

hahahahahaha!

[CatfishJohn]

..Yeah, i heard McCain is gonna serenade with a creaky Grandpa Jones medley with new lyrics a la "bomb bomb iran" and then jr. sample and george "goober" lindsay are gonna take on and thrash sarah palin in a round of celebrity Jeopardy..­..the whole show ends with Roy Clark playing background banjo as Palin "talks in tongues" with Pat Robertson.­....

[PlantGod72]

MC'd by Chuck Norris! Hee hee hee, haw haw!

[ralph10]

How come he's not in that new conservative movie "An AmericanCarol?.

[sherbug]

ROFLMAO

[CatfishJohn]

... indeed- wall st bankers and assorted "liberal for a night"corporate predators paying for these tix with the stipend main st will give 'em..and then declaring the tix as business expenses, including the $125 dinners beforehand and ther $250 limo rides home to long island or north jersey...a­in't modern capitalism grand?????

[ralph10]

Hey. Isn't McCain holding a fundraiser in Hollywood nest week?

[alady]

Don't complain if you know your cash limitations. If you can't afford it, watch the Youtube highlights. Remember, they are RAISING money for Obama''s cause. This is no time to feel left out. So if you cannot afford a ticket, don't complain.