'One of the greatest moments in music of all time'

OUR REPORTER REVIEWS A BOSS NIGHT AT ANFIELD WHERE SPRINGSTEEN AND A VERY SPECIAL GUEST EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS

- By RYAN PATON ECHO Correspondent

ANFIELD is blessed to have played witness to some of the great partnerships of all time across its 133 year history. Keegan and Toshack; Dalglish and Rush; van Dijk and whoever plays next to him.

But, even by its own lofty standards, L4 was graced by the greatest twosome of all time at the weekend. In any other example, such language would seem like superfluous hyperbole, but this is the only appropriate way to communicate the magnitude and magic of what happened on a Saturday night in June in Liverpool.

Bruce Springsteen coming to Liverpool for his first ever shows in the region was already a huge deal.

The power of the Boss's music has inspired a legion of fans from all over the globe and a festival atmosphere has swept across Merseyside for the past week.

I have been lucky enough to spend the last few days soaking in the atmosphere of the Springsteen fandom and trying to understand just what it is that makes them tick.

One of my best friends is a Springsteen super-fan and I always understood the passion the Boss's music elicited, but, I must admit, the cult of Springsteen was even more powerful than even I had anticipated.

Saturday night at Anfield marked the first time I had ever watched the Boss live and it didn't take long to see why people worship at the altar of Springsteen.

The musician arrived on stage to rapturous applause, but his mood illustrated how this was a very different gig than usual.