The controversy does not stop Bruce Springsteen's concert, the Boss live in Ferrara

The polemical tam tam on social media marked the eve, marked by the fury of bad weather that brought nearby Romagna to its knees, causing victims, evacuations, damage for billions. But in the end Bruce Springsteen takes the stage of the Giorgio Bassani Urban Park in Ferrara, in front of about 50 thousand fans who have bought the ticket for months and who come from all over Europe to attend the first of the three Italian dates of the Boss with his E Street Band. Cancel the concert, postpone it, was the appeal launched by many users, for logistical difficulties but also as a sign of solidarity with the territory battered by the flood. Some have chosen to put the ticket back on sale, giving up the concert, others in recent hours have asked for at least a signal of support for the most affected areas, such as the launch of a fundraiser for the displaced.

But the complex organizational machine has not stopped: the Ferrara area - explained Springsteen's historic promoter, Claudio Trotta of Barley Arts - is not a red zone, the trains made available by Trenitalia have been confirmed and everything has gone on "in maximum safety and with the utmost respect for everyone's needs". Even the mayor of the city, Alan Fabbri, specified that the concert, "given the enormous complexity", could not "foresee postponements or cancellations after involving thousands of workers" and "thousands of tourists from all over the world, who bought a plane ticket, a hotel room for several days". "As a former mayor of Bondeno who experienced the 2012 earthquake on the front line, I never asked that Italy or the Region stop championships, events and production of companies in solidarity with us. First because it solves nothing, if not create other economic damage to territories, workers and companies that have invested large sums for the realization of the event, second because it is a level of demagogy that does not belong to me", added the mayor, aware of the controversy, underlining that the city has adopted "the municipality of #Faenza, one of the most affected, to actively demonstrate all our solidarity", donating 10 thousand euros and activating a fundraiser.

With more than five hours of delay, to allow the Supervisory Commission to check the usability of the park, after the rains of recent days, the gates opened around lunchtime to allow the influx of fans. Everything went smoothly, also thanks to the good weather. To supervise, over 900 security personnel, including 200 of the police forces including Police, Guardia di Finanza and traffic police, 150 volunteers of civil protection and 62 health workers of 118, Ausl of Ferrara and Red Cross. The wait is all for the Boss: and it is not excluded that he knows how to be ideally close to people in difficulty, addressing the issue of emergency on stage. The legend of world rock and the E Street Band are then expected on May 21 at the Circus Maximus in Rome and on July 25 at the Prato della Gerascia inside the Autodromo di Monza, an event that will close Springsteen's European tour.