"For one night only, The Late Late Show is making a small detour to London for a very special guest," said Tubridy, speaking for RTE.

"This is very unusual, and not something we do very often, but when The Boss comes calling, you just can't say no. It is a first in my time as host of The Late Late Show and we hope that people will roll with it because we felt he was someone worth chasing.

"The Irish people have a particular love of Bruce Springsteen, and him for us, and people will see that in the interview."

Springsteen, who played a stunning show in Croke Park back in May, published his autobiography, Born to Run, back in September.

Here's some classic Bruce to get you in the mood for Friday: