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Bruce Springsteen won't have to pay his British parking tickets

by Tyler Munro

via Gigwise

Leeds city council is apologizing for an incident this past Wednesday that saw a fleet of Bruce Springsteen’s tour buses and vans issued parking tickets by the as-yet-unopened venue’s parking attendants.

Springsteen had asked for and was granted permission to play the brand new Leeds Arena before it officially opens in September, making the incident all the more embarrassing.

“We accept this is a little embarrassing but the attendant was doing his job – if a little too efficiently,” said a council spokesman. “When you prepare a city to open and host a huge, state-of-the-art new venue, you’re bound to get the odd teething trouble … Having considered the special circumstances, [Bruce’s] tickets were quickly cancelled.”

After his performance, Springsteen called the venue a “beautiful building, and a great place to play.” With his tickets cancelled, we guess there’s no hard feelings. [via the Guardian]