Petition: Bruce Springsteen vs. George Bush on TV?

From projo.com in Rhode Island. It's the Providence Journal.

Bruce Springsteen vs. George Bush on TV?

Would you like to see Bruce Springsteen play at Giants Stadium -- and on TV -- the night George Bush is nominated? There's a petition to make that happen.

Draft Bruce

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If this were coming from a kid with a bedroom computer, it wouldn't matter much. But it's from Andrew Rasiej, who founded or cofounded Digital Club Network, New York City¹s Irving Plaza concert venue and MOUSE (Making Opportunities for Upgrading Schools and Education). He was also chairman of Howard Dean's Tech Advisory Committee.

I just interviewed Rasiej by email:

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What did it take to reserve Giants stadium?

Putting Giants Stadium on hold is not that big a deal as long as you are a credible customer to rent it. I founded Irving Plaza, a well known concert venue in NY, so I have strong music industry experience and lots of professional support.

How would it be televised? On cable? Live?

If it comes together and Bruce and/or other major act agrees to perform, I believe other artists will want to come and play too. Once some momentum takes hold, then finding a cable/satellite broadcast partner will need to happen. Clearly the major networks will be covering the RNC, but MTV, VH1, and others will want to get involved in this project. I bet the BBC might even be interested which would make the concert something that will be broadcast INTO the US as opposed to from . . . which politically helps as well.

There's more there.

i think that any other choice for the undecided to see instead of a Repub love fest would be potentially in Kerry's favor. The more bands or interesting groups the better (maybe Barb Streisand and the Clinton family could be there?)

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

I wouldn't be surprised if Springsteen isn't in on this effort.

Since I'm sure the Bush Administration has something planned for the DNC.

though I have to add that I, for one, would gladly watch the cheesiest infomercial or Brady Bunch rerun if the alternative was to watch a second of the repuke convention. But the Boss? Hell yes, bring him on!

A few weeks ago, Bruce was talking about doing a free concert in New York. Haven't heard anything since.

My guess is he couldn't get a venue. I tend to dount Mayor Bloomberg wasn't open to giving him, say, Central Park, when they'd already turned down the protest.

Since this would be a paying affair, who's going to get the proceeds?