Here’s a novel idea:
Bruce Springsteen is going to record each of his first 31 new shows starting in February. At the conclusion of each show, you can get recording of the latest show.
But it’s a subscription. You get all 31 shows on the first leg of the tour. A set of CDs costs $600, CDs plus MP3 is $700.
There are other options, too, like regular MP3 only, $300.
The concerts will be be official multi-track audio recordings. They won’t sound like bootlegs. Some of the shows will be three to four hours long. Five of the shows toward the end of this leg will be in the New York area, so you know that will heighten the drama.
This seems to be created as a merch deal, so Sony Music/Columbia Records won’t be participating. And you know these sets will become overnight collectables. Also you have to put your money down now for pre-orders. Prices go up on January 1st.
This whole idea of offering recorded concerts at the end of the night is not exactly new. Back in 2008, Michael Lippman and his son Nick of Lippman Entertainment tried it at the end matchbox twenty shows. The concerts came on rubber bracelets with the old fashioned USB ports. It was a great idea, just a little ahead of its time.
