Springsteen, McCartney silenced by London curfew

Sir Paul Mccartney and Bruce Springsteen performing at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London's Hyde Park, July 14, 2012. / Giovanni Canitano/Rex Features via AP Images
(AP) LONDON - Concert organizers pulled the plug on rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney after the pair defied the sound curfew at London's Hyde Park.
McCartney joined Springsteen at the end of the singer's headline gig Saturday night, but both stars had their microphones silenced before they could address the crowds.
Springsteen had already exceeded the 10:30 p.m. curfew by half an hour when he welcomed McCartney on stage and the pair sang the Beatles hits "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist and Shout." But neither performer had the chance to thank the crowd, leaving the stage in silence.
Steven Van Zandt, who plays guitar in Springsteen's E-Street Band, criticized the decision as heavy-handed.
"On a Saturday night! Who were we disturbing?" he said on Twitter.
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Bravo, London!! At least they care for their citizens' quality of life in some places.
Molly,
Ever lived in London? Ever been around the neighborhoods of London? The jets fly down LOW until 11 or slightly after. The cabs honk their horns. The traffic still moves. The drunks pour out of the pubs after 11pm and then the night clubs empty during all of the morning hours. The area of London is loud. The only place that is quite is the old City of London which is the banking district which shuts down at 7 and empties out by 8. No one lives in the City. London is loud.
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actually ... the plug was pulled on the 80,000 or so attendees to the concert in hyde park ... all to satisfy the complaints of a hundred or so.
if the complainers had their way ... there wouldn't be any concerts in the park at all.
it is a city after all ... and it is a 'public' park ... meant to be utilized by the broader population ... for many different things.
should it be a small number of people that cry the loudest that define what limits are placed on everyone else?
Personally, I think Springsteen and Sir Paul were being total inconsiderate *****.