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Aug 25: Glasgow show on BBC Radio2 Monday
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UK radio station BBC Radio2 will be broadcasting a recording
of the Glasgow gig tonight on Monday August 28 at 8pm UK time,
i.e. 9pm Central European Time.
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Aug 24: European Tour next summer
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Spanish press is today stating that El Ejido, Almeria,
Spain has got a new show date by the Stones for the
summer of 2007. This is confirming other rumours of
up to 40 shows being planned for Europe next summer.
See
elmundo.es.
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Aug 15: El Ejido concert cancelled
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Spanish press as well as the mayor of El Ejido announed today
at 1pm the cancellation of the Rolling Stones show in El Ejido Almeria Spain.
The cancellation is confirmed officially by the Stones as per this afternoon.
See report by
lne.es,
and details by IORR about the cancellations of
Valladolid and El Ejido.
Normally it takes 3-4 days for Mick to heal his laryngitis,
from past experiences, meaning he should be fine
for the shows at Twickenham London.
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Aug 14: Valladolid concert cancelled
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The Rolling Stones announced today at 2:30pm
the cancellation of their show in Valladolid Spain,
due to Mick Jagger having laryngitis - sore throat,
being unable to sing. See all the details and
reports from
Valladolid.
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Aug 10: Charity gig at the Beacon Theatre?
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The Rolling Stones are rumoured to be performing at a
charity gig at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Oct. 29.
The gig is part of the Bill Clinton 60's birthday
celebration and fundraising for his charitable foundation,
and will be filmed by Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese.
See report by
IOL.
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Aug 8: New Ronnie Wood compilation
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The 2CD Ronnie Wood compilation album "The Essential Crossexion"
is due to be released on Sept. 26 by Virgin/EMI,
and has already got a June 26 release in Europe due to the tour.
Disc One contains 17 solo recordings, including a never-before
released 2005 duet with Rod Stewart, “You Strum and I’ll Sing,”
while Disc Two presents 20 of Wood’s best collaborative recordings,
including the Stones tracks
"Everything Is Turning To Gold" and "Black Limousine".
See cover art picture on
Reuters.
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Aug 7: Mick, Keith, Ronnie on Jerry Lee Lewis album
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The long-delayed Jerry Lee Lewis album, whose guest stars include Mick,
Keith and Ronnie, will finally come out in the United States on Sept. 26.
“Last Man Standing” (previously called “Redemption’) features Mick and
Ronnie on “Evening Gown,” while Keith duets on “That Kind of Fool.”
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Aug 7: Louisville Kentucky show confirmed
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The Rolling Stones are confirmed today for a show at the
50,000 capacity Louisville Kentucky racetrack Churchill Downs on Sep. 29.
See
The Courier-Journal,
and the IORR
Fall Tour dates.
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Aug 6: Louisville Kentucky show may be announced tomorrow
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Churchill Downs Race Track in Louisville, Kentucky will be
holding a press conference tomorrow Monday, where they will announce a show
with the Rolling Stones, according to
The Courier-Journal.
"Dead Flowers" would be a safe bet for the set list,
"Making bets on Kentucky Derby Day".
See the IORR
Fall Tour dates.
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Aug 2: Regina getting another show
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The first show in Regina Saskatchewan Canada sold out fast,
and another show has been added for Friday Oct. 6.
The dates of the shows in Wichita and Missoula have been changed
in order to make the 2nd Regina show possible.
See
Rolling Stones.com
and the IORR
Fall Tour dates.
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July 28: The Stones live on your phone
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The Rolling Stones live shows are now available for listening
on your telephone, at a charge, as from the show this evening in
Paris.
See
Listen Live Now
and
Reuters.
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July 25: South America tour dates in December
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There are rumours of Stones shows in Sao Paulo Brazil
and Santiago de Chile in addition to the already rumoured
shows in Argentina.
See the
IORR Fall Tour dates.
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July 25: Fall Tour in North America confirmed today
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The Rolling Stones confirmed their return to USA and Canada
this fall in a press conference at 4pm CET Europe i.e. 10am EST NYC-time.
There will be mainly stadium shows with lower ticket prices.
See RollingStones.com for the
press release
and
tour dates.
Pre-sales of tickets start tomorrow - public sales on Monday.
For a complete list of confirmed and rumoured shows see the
IORR Fall Tour dates.
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July 21: Sway in Berlin
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The Stones performed "Sway" for the first time in Europe
at the show in Berlin tonigh.
It was a unique version but the crowd was more into
the greatest hits like "Angie" and "Paint It Black".
See set list and reviews from the show in
Berlin.
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July 19: Fall tour start in Boston?
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The Stones may be "back up to Boston" to start up the
last part of the Bigger Bang tour this fall,
according to
Boston Herald.
In Saskatchewan
Z99 is going to start you up...
with more info on Monday July 24.
And Argentina promoter Daniel Grinbank had a meeting with
the Stones management in Vienna last week,
to may be finish the tour in Argentina.
See an updated list of rumoured shows for the upcoming
Fall Tour 2006.
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July 17: A Bigger Bang tour moves into Germany
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The Rolling Stones European Tour 2006 moved into Germany last night
with their first show in
Munich,
adding "All Down The Line" and "Angie"
to the set list in Europe.
Four more shows are to be performed in Germany, with
Hannover due on Wednesday,
then
Berlin
and
Cologne
for the week-end, and
Stuttgart
on Aug. 3.
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July 16: Tim Ries Rolling Stones project in Europe
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Tim Ries and his Rolling Stones project with guests
Bernard Fowler and Michael Davies among others will be performing
in selected cities in Europe this summer, during evenings
they are not on stage with the Stones. Following the
performance in Vienna this week they can be seen this summer in
Munich,
Berlin,
Amsterdam,
Stuttgart,
Porto and
London.
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July 15: European travel pages updated
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The European Tour travel pages have been updated.
All cities visited this summer are now listed.
See the city links in the
travel guide
and the list of
European Tour Dates.
Please supply updates and details by e-mail to
[email protected].
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July 14: Rain Fall Down in Vienna
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The Stones performed five songs from their new album
A Bigger Bang in Vienna tonight, including "Rain Fall Down".
There were some rain after the warmup act,
but it was clear sky as the Stones took the stage.
The sound was perfect, the band was in a great mood,
and the band seemed to have great fun on stage as always.
See reports from the show in
Vienna and the
European Tour.
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July 11: Con Le Mie Lacrime in Milan tonight
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The Rolling Stones opened their European Tour in Milan Italy
tonight, performing "Streets Of Love" with a great reaction
from the crowd singing along. Then they did a unique performance
of "Con Le Mie Lacrime" - "As Tears Go By" with Italian lyrics.
With the world cup championship won two days ago and the
players Materazzi and Del Piero on stage for the final bow,
the Milan show tonight was a great success.
See
set list and reviews from Milan.
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July 10: Press Conference in Milan today
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|
The Rolling Stones held a press conference in Milan today,
the day before the European Tour start.
See press conference reports and pictures as well as
other important information about
The Rolling Stones in Milan 2006.
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July 8: Keith guest guitarist on new spirituals album
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Keith Richards is guest playing on the album "My Soul Is a Witness" —
a collection of spirituals released last month.
The book and compact-disc project is the brainchild of Keith’s sister-in-law Marsha Hansen.
About half of it was recorded at Keith's home in 2001.
See
The Columbus Dispatch.
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July 7: The Who and Aerosmith rumoured for Halifax show
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The Who and Aerosmith are among the warmup acts mentioned
for the rumoured Stones show in Halifax Canada in
September.
As part of the funding of the show,
the city council formally agreed to a $100,000 commitment
in a 17-4 vote with minimal debate on Tuesday.
See the
Halifax Chronicle-Herald
and
HalifaxLive.com.
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July 6: Rolling Stones rehearsals in Milan today
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The Rolling Stones are now in Milan, rehearsing for the upcoming
European Tour start on Tuesday. They have been reheasing songs
including "Ain't Too Proud To Beg", "Love Is Strong",
"It's Only Rock'n Roll", "Heartbreaker", Beast Of Burden" and
"Oh No Not You Again". See pictures and details on
RollingStonesItalia.com.
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July 6: American Express with special Stones web-sites
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The European Tour sponsor American Express have launched
microsites in Europe dedicated to A Bigger Bang.
The sites are featuring video clips, a lottery of free tickets etc.
See The VIP Room by American Express in
UK,
France,
Germany,
Italy and
Netherlands.
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July 4: Stage constructions at San Siro Milan
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The "A Bigger Bang" stage is currently being built at
the San Siro stadium in Milan Italy,
and should be ready by the end of the week,
for rehearsals and the European Tour start on Tuesday July 11.
See
RollingStonesItalia.com.
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July 1: Mick in Gelsenkirchen
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Mick Jagger went to Gelsenkirchen Germany today to watch the
World Cup game England vs. Porugal.
See the IORR report with pictures and details about
Mick in Gelsenkirchen.
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June 30: Keith in Connecticut
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Keith Richards is in great shape at home in Connecticut,
preparing to go to Europe any day now for the
European tour start
in Milan Italy on Tuesday July 11.
See the IORR report
Dining with Keith.
Also, check out the video message from Keith on
KeithRichards.com.
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June 27: Delayed shows in Europe cancelled
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The promoters in Europe have been cancelling delayed shows today,
originally said to be performed next summer.
Tickets are being refunded.
Check with local ticket agencies for details.
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June 17: Ronnie in rehab but ok for the tour
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|
Ronnie Wood checked into a one week rehab stay in UK
this week for his problems with alcohol,
but he is said to be fine and ready for the tour
start in Milan July 11,
according to
official Stones sources.
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June 17: Postponed shows may be performed summer 2007
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Stones fans in Europe have been told to hold on to their tickets
for possible rescheduled shows next year.
The posponed shows in Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels, Gothenburg,
St Petersburg, Brno, Warsaw, Athens, Zagreb, Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam
may be performed during the summer of 2007.
Also, there is a possibility for one or more shows at the new Wembley Stadium,
if it is getting ready eventually.
See the new list of rumoured shows in
Europe 2007.
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June 11: Canadian shows rumoured
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The Rolling Stones are looking into four shows in Canada for
their tour later this year, with rumours of shows in
Halifax Nova Scotia,
Regina Saskatchewan,
Windsor Ontario and Vancouver British Columbia.
See the updated
IORR tour dates
and
The Leader-Post.
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June 6: Billy Preston dies at age 59
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|
Billy Preston died in Arizona USA today after a long illness. He was 59.
Billy Preston worked with the Beatles as well as the Stones,
recording such tracks as "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"
and "Heartbreaker," and playing on several tours.
Quote by Mick Jagger today:
"Billy was a fantastic and gifted musician.
A superb singer in both recording sessions and onstage.
He was great fun to be with onstage when touring with
us and I will miss him a lot."
Quote by Keith Richards today:
"One For Billy, a Genius with all the baggage!
Too soon, so great!
Miss you."
See
Reuters.
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June 2: Keith is well - Tour start Milan July 11
|
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The good news are Keith is well!
And the European Tour is now set to start in Milan Italy
Tuesday July 11. Some shows are cancelled, others are rescheduled.
See the updated IORR list of
European Tour Dates
and the
official press release.
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June 1: Starbucks to issue special DVD/CD of "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll"
|
|
Starbucks-owned stores in the United States will sell an exclusive
DVD/CD version of the Keith Richards-orchestrated documentary
“Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll” on June 27, the same day that the
standard two- and four-disc DVD versions will go on sale at
conventional retailers. The Starbucks version, priced at $19.95,
includes 40 minutes of bonus footage selected and edited by director
Taylor Hackford and an exclusive 14-track CD compilation of Chuck Berry hits.
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May 26: Bill Wyman on tour this year
|
|
Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings have announced a total
of 36 shows for the rest of the year in Europe,
mainly in UK through the autumn/winter.
See
BillWyman.com
tour dates.
|
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May 24: First 15 shows of the European Tour postponed
|
|
The first 15 shows of the Rolling Stones
European Tour 2006 from Barcelona Spain May 27 through
to Zagreb Croatia July 5 have been postponed.
Updated information about the postponed shows
is expected during the next few days.
See updated list of the
European Tour dates.
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May 24: Saitama show on Japanese TV May 27
|
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The Rolling Stones performance at
Saitama, Japan April 2 this year
will be aired, in part, on
Saturday, May 27 at 10:00 p.m. Japan time, on the WOWOW network.
It will be broadcast in regular and high-vision.
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May 22: Keith is back home in USA
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Keith Richards is now back home in USA,
according to
RollingStones.com.
A new and revised list of dates for the
European Tour will be announced shortly.
See the IORR list of the
European Tour
for updates on postponed and/or cancelled shows.
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May 17: Keith has got the IORR greetings
|
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Keith Richards got the
Get well greetings from IORR fans hand delivered
earlier this week, and he really enjoyed them and
was grateful.
Keith is still in Auckland, even if the
organizers of the show in
Horsens, Denmark
are saying he is flying to USA.
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May 11: Keith discharged from hospital
|
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Keith Richards was discharged from the
Ascot Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand this morning.
He will be an outpatient for some time,
returning for observations,
and he may stay in Auckland for some time,
his publicist says.
See report by the
New Zealand Herald.
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May 9: Get well Keith!
|
|
Fans all over the world are sending their best wishes
to Keith - currently at the hospital in Auckland New Zealand -
through this message:
Get well Keith!
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May 9: Keith getting his guitars
|
|
New Zealand television is today showing Keith's wife
and two daughters carrying guitars into the Auckland
hospital, whick is a very good sign of recovery.
|
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May 9: Possible new dates rumoured
|
|
The first Paris show may be rescheduled to June 30,
according to unconfirmed rumours.
Other shows during the first week of June might
be rescheduled too. Barcelona and Madrid is cancelled
right now, but new dates may be set up later in the summer.
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May 8: European Tour delayed
|
|
The Rolling Stones European tour start will be postponed
until June, following Keith having an operation in
New Zealand this morning.
See
RollingStones.com news.
The list of tour dates in Europe will be updates as soon
as new dates are available.
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May 4: Guns N'Roses warmup in Nürnberg and Leipzig
|
|
Guns N'Roses will be warming up for the Rolling Stones in
Nürnberg and Leipzig, Germany this summer.
See
RollingStones.com news.
|
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May 2: IORR travel guide summer 2006 ready
|
|
The first version of the
European Travel Guide 2006
is now ready.
The travel guide will be updated as more info
and feedback is available.
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May 1: The Rolling Stones interviews in Tokyo
|
|
Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie did TV interviews in
Tokyo last month.
See the great videos with many interesting details on
ZDF.
|
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Apr. 29: Keith Richards hurt when falling from tree
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Keith Richards has been taken to hospital in New Zealand after
injuring himself while on holiday in Fiji.
Keith hurt his head when he fell out of a palm tree,
suffering a "mild concussion", and was taken to hospital as a precaution.
See
BBC
and
Reuters.
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Apr. 17: Wellington final stop down under
|
|
The Rolling Stones are arriving into Wellington New Zealand
for the final show of the down under tour tomorrow,
before they take a five weeks break touring.
See reports from
Wellington.
|
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Apr. 15: The Stones in New Zealand
|
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The Rolling Stones are coming to New Zealand for
their fifth tour visit, following tours in
1965, 1966, 1973 and 1995.
The show in Auckland tomorrow will be the third one
at the same site, following shows in 1973 and 1995.
See reports from the
Western Springs
show in Auckland.
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Apr. 12: Arena set list in Melbourne tonight
|
|
Following the stadium show in
Sydney, Australia two days ago,
the Stones did their 2nd show in Australia tonight
at the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.
The show tonight was a fully
packed all sold out arena set list show,
with songs such as "Sway", "Worried About You" and
"Ain't Too Proud To Beg".
See complete set list and reports from the
Melbourne
show tonight.
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Apr. 10: A Bigger Bang until December
|
|
The Rolling Stones just left Asia and six successful shows there,
but fans in Asia who feel left out may rest assured the
Stones will return to do unfinished business later this year.
A Bigger Bang is expected to go on until December this year,
with a number of shows in North America Sept-Nov,
followed by India, Thailand and Hawaii shows.
See the IORR
A Bigger Bang tour pages.
|
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Apr. 8: Shanghai with guest Cui Jian on Wild Horses
|
|
The Rolling Stones performed for the first time ever in
mainland China tonight in Shanghai.
A crowd of 8,000 fans with a western majority got a great Stones
show at the theatre style venue Grand Stage.
Chinese rock star
Cui Jian
was doing a guest spot with vocals and
acoustic guitar on "Wild Horses".
The regular songs
"Rough Justice",
"Honky Tonk Women" and
"Brown Sugar" were not performed,
but the Honky Tonk inflatables
were present for a change.
See reports and reviews from the show in
Shanghai.
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Apr. 7: Guest spot and TV broadcast in Shanghai
|
|
The Rolling Stones show tomorrow in Shanghai China
will be broadcasted on Chinese TV by CCTV. In a press conference
in Shanghai today Mick said they would have a guest
spot on one of the songs with a famous Chinese performer.
Also, he confirmed there are a number of songs they
can not perform - they even added one - but they have
400 others to choose from.
See the IORR
China pages.
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Apr. 6: Biggest Mistake next single in Europe
|
|
The Rolling Stones will soon open their European Tour 2006 in Barcelona,
and for this there are plans to release Biggest Mistake in Europe
as their next single, probably coming with rarities bonus tracks.
|
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Apr. 6: The Rolling Stones arriving into mainland China
|
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The Rolling Stones flew in from
Nagoya Japan
to Shanghai China this afternoon, for their first
ever performance in mainland China on Saturday.
See the special IORR pages dedicated to
The Rolling Stones in China.
|
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Mar. 31: Wembley shows replaced by Twickenham
|
|
The two Stones shows planned for Wembley Stadium this summer
have been replaced by shows on the very same dates
at the Twickenham Rugby Ground, London.
See the
Rugby Fooball Union
and the IORR
European Tour Dates.
|
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Mar. 30: Wembley shows off according to BBC
|
|
BBC are stating that the new Wembley Stadium will
not be finished until 2007, following a series of delays
and problems with the building process.
All shows this summer will have to be cancelled,
according to BBC. It is yet to be seen what alternatives
the Stones will use for their shows in London this summer.
See
BBC news.
|
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Mar. 28: IORR magazine no. 55 out now
|
|
The new It's Only Rock'n Roll magazine issue
IORR 55
was mailed out more than a week ago, and should have arrived
to all subscribers by now, with exclusive photos and reports
from the Stones shows this year etc.
|
|
Mar. 28: Dublin show off
|
|
The confirmed Stones show in Dublin this summer
has been taken off the list, due to information
supplied at a court hearing in Dublin,
where the promoter involved have stated this show
will not happen.
See
RTE.ie.
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Mar. 25: Swedish TV documentary on SVT2
|
|
Swedish Television channel SVT2 will be showing the
documentary "Rolling Like a Stone" at 8pm tomorrow Sunday,
then also on Mar 30 and Apr. 1. The documentary is featuring
recently discovered film showing
Mick, Keith and Brian partying with fans
at the club Bongo in Malmö, Sweden 1965.
See
SVT.se.
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Mar. 24: Seven new songs in Tokyo tonight
|
|
The Rolling Stones performed seven new songs at their
second show in Tokyo tonight
vs.
the first show on Wednesday.
More than a million fans have seen the 24 shows at
the Tokyo Dome - the most visited venue
of them all.
And Keith brough on his classic style white guitar both for
"Ain't Too Proud To Beg" as well as for "Satisfaction".
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Mar. 24: Carlo Little charity gig in London on Sunday
|
|
The charity gig "Carlo Little - A Night of Honour & Celebration"
will be held Sunday 26th 7.30pm at York House,
Twickenham, London.
The guest list is including
Dick Taylor & Phil May from The Pretty Things,
Rick Parfitt from Status Quo,
Dave Berry, Matchbox, Art Wood, Mick Avory (Kinks)
and John Hawken (Nashville Teens/Strawbs) among others.
See
CarloLittle.com for details.
|
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Mar. 24: Brian Jones movie "Stoned" opens in America today
|
|
British filmmaker Stephen Woolley’s portrait of Brian Jones,
"Stoned", opens in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco
today, and will reach other major U.S. cities in subsequent weeks.
See
stonedthemovie.com
for details.
|
|
Mar. 22: Saitama Arena Japan show to be broadcasted
|
|
The Rolling Stones show at the 16,000 capacity Saitama Arena
on April 2 will be the only arena show in Japan,
and this show will be recorded for a broadcast by WOWOW on May 27,
same day as the European tour starts in Barcelona, Spain.
|
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Mar. 22: Onstage in Tokyo with Sway
|
|
The Rolling Stones brought back their OnStage stadium stage
for the show in Tokyo tonight.
This stage was last time used at the shows in
San Francisco USA last year.
They did another great version of "Sway",
followed by the very popular "As Tears Go By".
See complete set list and reviews from the
show in
Tokyo tonight.
|
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Mar. 17: The Rolling Stones press conference in Tokyo today
|
|
The Rolling Stones did a press conference in Tokyo Japan
today announcing their five shows in Tokyo (2), Sapporo,
Saitama and Nagoya.
See slide show with pictures by
AP
and report by
News24.
|
|
Mar. 17: The Rolling Stones in Japan
|
|
The Rolling Stones arrived to Tokyo yesterday
for their shows in Japan.
See slide show with pictures by
Reuters.
|
|
Mar. 13: Shanghai China show on sale today
|
|
The Stones show in Shanghai China on April 8 is now confirmed officially
and on sale as of today.
For tickets see
Emma China
and
RollingStones.com.
|
|
Mar. 9: El Ejido, Almeria may get Zaragoza show
|
|
The Spanish city El Ejido, Almería is now a strong
alternative to the rumoured show in Zaragoza, Spain on Aug 16.
See
el Periodico Zaragoza
and
el Periodico de Aragon.
|
|
Mar. 8: Melbourne show sold out in 15 minutes
|
|
All 13,000 tickets for the Stones' Rod Laver Arena show
in Melbourne Australia sold out in 15 minutes yesterday.
Also, 40,000 out of the 60,000 tickets for the
Telstra Olympic Stadium in Sydney were gone at the
first day of sales yesterday.
See
The Sydney Morning Herald.
|
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Mar. 7: "Far Away Eyes" at The LA Forum
|
|
The Stones performed their 4th show in the
Los Angeles area for this tour last night,
so it was only natural to add something new
to the set list, and the fans got
"Far Away Eyes" among others.
See reports and set list from the show
last night at the
LA Forum.
Last time they played "Far Away Eyes" live was
Sept 10, 2002 United Center, Chicago.
|
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Mar. 2: Superbowl performance available on DVD
|
|
The Rolling Stones performance at the
Superbowl is now available on the
official NFL Super Bowl XL DVD.
See
Amazon
|
|
Mar. 1: The Rolling Stones in Monterrey Mexico
|
|
The Rolling Stones arrived into Monterrey last night
for their first time ever show in the Mexican city tonight.
See reports from the Mexico shows in
Mexico City
and
Monterrey.
|
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Feb. 28: The Rolling Stones confirming show in China
|
|
The Rolling Stones will finally play mainland China as they
are confirmed for a show in Shanghai on April 8.
See
AP/Yahoo and the IORR
Spring Tour Dates.
For tickets and venue map see
Emma China.
|
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Feb. 27: Australia, New Zealand and Greece pre-sales announced
|
|
RollingStones.com have announced pre-sales of tickets
for the Stones shows in Athens Greece for March 1,
with public sales to follow on March 7,
while the shows in Australia and New Zealand will
have pre-sales on March 2/3, and public sales starting March 8.
See
RollingStones.com.
The Melburne show will be a hard ticket, so make sure
you use the pre-sales option for the Rod Laver Arena
if you really must have it!
|
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Feb. 26: Australia shows confirmed
|
|
The Rolling Stones will perform one stadium show
in Sydney Australia on Tuesday April 11
and then one arena show in Melbourne on Thursday April 13.
No more shows are expected in Australia.
The stage at the Stadium shows in Australia
and New Zealand is said to be the "On Stage" design used
in North America, with 300 tonnes of equipment,
transported in four jumbo jets and 38 shipped
containers of steel.
See updated list of the
Spring Tour Dates
and story in
The Age.
|
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Feb. 26: New Zealand rumoured shows confirmed
|
|
The Rolling Stones shows rumoured here on IORR for
New Zealand's Auckland and Wellington are confimed
for April 16 and 18. Tickets go on sale to Visa cardholders
only this coming Friday at 9am.
Also Sydney and Melbourne will get their shows.
More info to follow soon.
See updated list of the
Spring Tour Dates.
|
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Feb. 26: Switzerland show sold out in 5 hours
|
|
The Stones show in Switzerland sold out within 6 hours
yesterday, compared to 48 hours for the Licks tour.
A total of 48,000 public tickets were sold,
while another 10,000 tickets will be made available
to people living in the communities surrounding the airfield,
and made available to the public if there are any left.
See
Bluewin,
Tages-Anzeiger,
Neue Züricher Zeitung and
20 Minuten.
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Feb. 23: Switzerland show on sale today
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The Stones show in Switzerland on Aug. 5 has been confirmed
for the Dubendorf Airfield outside Zurich.
Pre-sales of tickets start today on
RollingStones.com,
and public ticket sales start Saturday.
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Feb. 22: Buenos Aires singing for the Stones
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It was a night of magic as the Stones returned
to River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires Argentina last night.
The stage had the same design as in
Copacabana Rio last week, but in smaller scale.
T-shirts were flying and the fans were singing
and jumping like
you only experience in Buenos Aires.
See reviews and pictures from the concert at
River Plate Stadium last night.
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Feb. 22: The Stones are ready for Shanghai China
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The Rolling Stones are planning to perform at the
Shanghai Grand Stage Theater in China on April 8.
This will be the only show in China.
Tickets are expected to go on sale next week.
See the IORR
Spring Tour Dates.
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Feb. 22: Saitama Japan confirmed
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The fifth Stones show in Japan is now confirmed
for Saitama Super Arena on April 2 as previously listed here.
Tickets go on sale soon.
See the IORR
Spring Tour Dates.
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Feb. 21: Athens show expected for June 25
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The Athens Greece show is expected to be set for
Sunday June 25. Ticket prices vary from 78 to 297 Euro.
Ticket sales for fan club members from March 1 and for public from March 7.
See the IORR
European Tour Dates,
TA NEA Online news report
and
venue map with prices.
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Feb. 20: Hundreds of fans waiting for the Stones in BA
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Hundreds of fans were waiting for the Stones this evening
as Mick arrived late from Rio de Janeiro. The excitement
from previous Stones visits to Buenos Aires seems to go on
to new generations and fans, as many fans are new since their
previous visit to Argentina eight years ago.
See reports and details about fan meetings in the
Buenos Aires
pages.
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Feb. 18: Biggest Stones show ever in Rio
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More than one million fans attended the
Copacabana beach show by the Rolling Stones
in Rio de Janeriro tonight.
The final count of people will be available
by tomorrow. For reports and pictures seee the
IORR pages with
setlist and reviews
and the
pre-show reports and pictures.
Next stop for the Stones is
Buenos Aires.
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Feb. 14: Rio is getting ready for the Stones
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Rio de Janeiro is getting ready for one of the world's
biggest rock shows ever on Feb 18, right on the famous
Copacabana beach.
Crowd estimates vary between one and
two million people. The steel work of the special stage is
now finished, and the decorations have just started today.
The stage will be a backdrop for the Rio show as well
as the TV broadcast and DVD production.
See the new pages
iorr.org/rio - dedicated to this historic event,
including day by day reports, where to meet other fans etc.
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Feb. 12: Sapporo show date change and on sale now
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The Stones show in Sapporo Japan has been changed
to March 29 and is on sale as from yesterday.
See IORR tour dates for
Spring 2006.
For tickets see
JEC.
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Feb. 7: Radio City Music Hall tickets available now
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The Rolling Stones charity show reported by the IORR News
on Jan 14, due to be held at Radio City Music Hall,
New York City on March 14,
is now available to charity donors.
By donating a minimum of $100 through the
Robin Hood Auction
you will get a passcode and a phone number to
purchase up to 6 tickets between $250 and $7500.
See
IORR Tell Me
for discussions on details and procedures.
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Feb. 5: The Stones edited twice at Superbowl show
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The Stones performed "Start Me Up",
"Rough Justice" and "Satisfaction" at
Superbowl halftime in Detroit, MI, USA tonight.
Broadcasting network ABC had a a five-second tape delay
to avoid offending events, and they used the delay well to
edit Mick's "offending" words on two occations.
See reports and from the Stones performance at
Superbowl halftime.
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Feb. 3: The Stones ready for Detroit Superbowl
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The Rolling Stones arrived into Detroit yesterday
for a press conference about their
Superbowl
halftime appearance on Sunday. They will be on stage performing
for 12 minutes sharp. Around 90 million TV viewers will
be able to see the game as well as the Stones performing.
Expect the 5,800-square foot stage - built from 35 pieces
in 5 minutes - to be real classic!
See report by
AP.
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Jan. 26: Mötley Crüe support act for the Stones in Europe
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Mötley Crüe will be supporting the Rolling Stones during
some shows in Europe this summer. See the IORR list of
European Tour warm-up acts.
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Jan. 26: "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" set for DVD release in June
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DVD distributor Image Entertainment will release two-disc
and four-disc editions of “Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll,”
the Chuck Berry celebration masterminded by Keith Richards,
on June 27. The four-disc version will contain more than seven
hours of new material, including jam sessions, extended interviews,
and a conversation between Berry and Robbie Robertson in which
Berry talks about his prison experiences for the first time.
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Jan. 20: Sway in New York tonight
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The Rolling Stones performed "Sway" for the second time ever
at the Madison Square Garden New York tonight, to please all those
fans who made the
IORR Wish list.
Also they did "Ain't Too Proud To Beg",
and the closing words of "Satisfaction were changed
into "Mustang Sally" in tribute to
Wilson Pickett
See reports and set lists from the two NYC MSG shows on
Wednesday and
tonight.
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Jan. 19: Japan shows on sale Saturday
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The shows in Sapporo and Nagoya has been confirmed,
in addition to the already confirmed Tokyo shows.
Tickets for Japan go on sale Saturday Jan 21 at 10am through
JEC International.
See the IORR list of the
Spring Tour Dates 2006.
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Jan. 19: Two more shows for France this summer
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France may get two more shows this summer,
including a show in Lyon, plus a 2nd show at Stade de France,
Paris. These shows are rumoured for the dates originally
planned for Athens and Belgrade.
See the IORR list of the
European Tour Dates 2006.
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Jan. 19: IORR magazine no. 54 out now
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The new It's Only Rock'n Roll magazine issue
IORR 54
was mailed out one week ago, and should have arrived
to all subscribers by now, with exclusive photos and reports.
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Jan. 18: Love Is Strong in New York
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The Rolling Stones keep adding two more new
songs to the set list at every show they do now.
Tonight in New York Mick said they had to change
a few numbers, as everybody had been to the
previous show at MSG last year.
So they did "Love Is Strong",
as well as an outstanding version of
"Worried About You", Mick on falsetto.
"Sway" was rehearsed twice today and might end up
as a choice for the next show at MSG on Friday.
See set list and reviews from the show at
Madison Square Garden tonight.
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Jan. 15: Memory Motel in Boston
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The Rolling Stones brought back another song
with references to Boston as they performed
"Memory Motel" for the first time on this tour tonight.
Another tour debut for tonight was "Gimme Shelter".
See setlist and reviews from the
2nd Boston show
at the TD Banknorth Garden.
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Jan. 14: The Stones for Robin Hood NYC charity?
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There is a rumour that the Stones might do a charity
show for the
Robin Hood Foundation in New York City on Mar. 14,
before they leave USA for shows in Japan.
The Robin Hood Foundation target powerty in New York City,
like at the
Javits Center.
The venue might be Radio City Music Hall or another location.
Ticket prices would be very high, several thousand dollars each.
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Jan. 13: Let's Spend The Night Together in Boston
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The Rolling Stones returned to Boston tonight -
the tour start city - for the first of two
shows at the TD Banknorth Garden.
They rehearsed four songs before the show of which
"Let's Spend The Night Together" and "Respectable"
were performed at the show tonight as well.
See
setlist and reviews.
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Jan. 11: Keith does "This Place Is Empty" in Montreal
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The Rolling Stones did their first show of the
"A Bigger Bang" tour for 2006 in Montreal last night.
Keith made the debut of the new song
"This Place Is Empty", and then he did "Happy" as well.
See the
Montreal
set list and reviews.
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Jan. 9: IORR travel guides for Boston and New York
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Check out the IORR travel guides for
Boston
and
New York,
to get information about meeting places
and local activities for Stones fans.
There will be travel guides for most cities
the Stones will visit this year.
Please use the city links in the IORR
tour dates lists for
spring
and
summer
tour dates lists,
and please send your feedback and updates!
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Jan. 4: Rolling Stones show rumoured for Venezuela
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Venezuela press is bringing reports of a rumoured
Rolling Stones show in Caracas during the spring of 2006.
It is unclear if and when this show may happen,
but Venezuela is on the direct route between
Puerto Rico and Brazil.
See the IORR list of confirmed and rumoured
Spring Tour Dates.
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Dec. 29: Rolling Stones record ticket sales for 2005
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The Rolling Stones performed in front of 1.2 million fans
this year, with an average ticket price of US $134, making
record ticket sales of 162 million US dollars.
U2 generated the second most gross receipts, $139 million,
with an average ticket price of $97 and 1.4 million tickets,
according to
Pollstar.
See reports by
Reuters
and
AP.
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Dec. 28: Tokyo Dome shows advertised in Japan
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Japanese media are as of today running
advertisements for the shows in Tokyo Dome
on March 22 and 24, with ticket prices listed
at Yen 9,000 - 18,000, equivalent to US $75-$150.
Tickets are said to go on sale early Jan. 2006.
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Dec. 28: Atlanta show confirmed for Feb 8
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The Rolling Stones are returning to the
Philips Arena
in Atlanta for anoter show on Feb. 8.
See the updated list of
tour dates.
Pre-sales of tickets through
RollingStones.com
is starting tomorrow Dec. 29,
while public ticket sales start Jan. 9.
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