I think the curfew for Central Park and Brooklyn's Prospect Park is the same - 10 or 10:30 - and enforced. And that's a city where indoor concerts often don't even start until 10. It's pretty standard for outdoor concerts in residential areas. While it's likely that Springsteen wasn't watching the clock and was just doing his thing, martha is right - the promoter knew and should have reigned him in and let him know not to wait until hour three to bring out McCartney. While I, too, would have been disappointed as I fan, I just think an artist should be more respectful of the local curfews. Rock & roll royalty to you and me might be a hellish, stressful nightmare for someone else who has to endure these concerts in the summer. Residents have complained, that's why they have the curfews and are cutting back on the number of shows. As someone who gets totally stressed out by noise around my house, to the point where it can make me physically sick (that's what stress does), I completely empathize with the residents.
