BOSSING it!

How a new documentary celebrates rock superstar Bruce Springsteen's lifelong love affair with Britain

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WHEN BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CAME TO BRITAIN
NEW SATURDAY, 9.30PM, BBC2 FACTUAL

On a chilly day in November 1975, a piece of rock history was made when a flight from the US touched down at London's Heathrow Airport.

Aboard the plane was a 26-year-old American by the name of Bruce Springsteen. It was his first time on UK soil - and the fulfilment of a long-held dream for the New Jersey singer and guitarist, who had been inspired to take to the stage by his love of British bands in the 1960s, such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

Now, new documentary When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain looks back at the musician's sold-out gig at London's Hammersmith Odeon (now the Eventim Apollo) alongside the E Street Band, and also charts his follow-up UK concerts, including dates on his The River Tour in 1981 and his Born in the U.S.A. Tour in 1985, plus performances at Wembley Stadium last year.