The Rolling Stones days
July 12, 2002
Today July 12, 2002 it is 40 years since The Rolling Stones
did their first concert at the Marquee Club in London on
Thursday
July 12, 1962.
The following is a list of events and celebrations these days.
Have fun and enjoy the celebrations!
Iceland
Thursday July 11: This evening there will be a tribute concert in Restaurant NASA in Reykjavik to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Rolling Stones. The Ivy
Legue of Icelandic rockers will be performing the early Stones songs among them Runar Juliusson from Hljomar, Ottar Hauksson of Pops and
Bjorgvin Halldorsson one of the most popular Icelandic singers.
Norway
Friday July 12 - Saturday July 13:
The 40th anniversary of the Rolling Stones will be celebrated in Oslo, Norway on June 12 and 13 at
Smuget. The cover bands "Sticky
Fingers", "Little Boy Blue and The Blue Boys", "Wazoo" and "Midnight Ramblers" will perform live, and Stones live videos will be shown
during the breaks.
Austria
Friday July 12:
The Dolezal-Rossacher Production "Let It Bleed - 40 Jahre Rolling Stones"
will be shown as world premier in Vienna, Austria
at the Summer Stage (outside location)
on Friday July 12 at 20:30.
The
premiere is in
presence of producers Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher
and Stones photographer Gered Mankowitz. One of his
legendary Primrose Hill group photos (which led to
the Between the Buttons cover) is on the small
billboards announcing the events around Vienna.
Austrian Radio
has specials all day.
Germany
Sunday July 14: The Dolezal-Rossacher Production Let It Bleed - 40 Jahre Rolling Stones will be broadcasted by German TV channel ARTE on Sunday July
14th at 20:40 - 23:15.
Argentina
The new local edition of
Rolling Stone (Argentina) has got Mick & Keith on the
cover. It contains 40 pages dedicated to The Rolling Stones:
all Rolling Stone Magazine covers (from the first to the last), great
articles and photographs, and complete discography.
The Newspaper
Clarin
July 7, 2002 (Sunday) edition is showing an article written
specially for the 40 years of The Rolling Stones. It's an article from the
"birth" of the band. Two pages with photos.
Friday July 12:
"Con La Lengua Afuera":
Weekly radio show dedicated to the Rolling Stones.
Fridays 14,30 to 15 hs. Rock & Pop Net 97.3 FM
Rosario - Argentina - all day today!
Radio station tribute
to The Rolling Stones 40 anniversary.
All night long playing Stones music. Later THE
STREET FIGHTING BAND will play Stones' covers.
See the great Argentina
River Plate Stones pages.
Italy
The monthly magazine
Jam - Viaggio nella musica
dedicates nine
pages of their July-August issue to the Stones celebration. In detail,
it contains:
- A glance on 1962 Stones, interviews with Andrew Loog Oldham and
Carlo Little
- A deep look on what the upcoming tour will be (2002 Stones)
- Dominique Tarle's recalling the Exile days
- The list of the 10 "unmissable" Stones items
- A portrait of Brian Jones, along with the "Ode to Brian Jones" by Jim
Morrison
- Interviews with two fans having attended Iitalian 1967 shows with the
Stones
- The "live adventures" of The Rolling Stones, with an overview of what
Stones shows became in time
Italian Rolling Stones cover band with special
celebration pages!
... more events we should know about?
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