directly from rs.com, maybe already posted:


08.09.05 A Bigger Bang On Stage Box Tickets
On Sale To Fans This Friday!
The Rolling Stones, "A Bigger Bang" World Tour will give concert goers a-once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the concert and become a part of the show.

Setting a new standard for concert effects, The Rolling Stones, "A Bigger Bang" is the first major rock concert to include the audience as part of the set design. Fans purchasing on-stage tickets will have an intimate and extraordinary view of the Rolling Stones & their view of the audience while becoming part of the backdrop and set. Dancing and arm-waving will definitely be encouraged!

On Stage Tickets will be made available to the public in a number of ways.

Friday, August 5th at 10am, a limited number of single "On Stage" tickets will go on sale to the public. On stage tickets are available for stadium performances only including the opening night performances in Boston at Fenway Park, August 21st and 23rd. Additional stadium shows with on-stage tickets are: Hartford; Ottawa; Detroit; Moncton; Chicago, E. Rutherford; Toronto; Pittsburgh, Hershey; Charlottesville, Durham, Anaheim, San Diego and the San Francisco performances November 13th and 15th. Tickets will be $75.00 - $250.00 each (plus applicable service fee) and will be limited to 2 tickets per person. Tickets will be available online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling the local Ticketmaster charge by phone numbers for each city. The number of tickets available per show will vary.

In addition fans will be able to win these special on-stage tickets through promotional contests on the band's fan club site www.rollingstones.com.

And lastly, through a text messaging program, fans who have already purchased tickets to the concert will have the incredible chance to have their ticket exchanged for one on stage. Details on this program will be forthcoming.

"A Bigger Bang" World Tour kicks off at Fenway Park, in Boston on August 21st. The Rolling Stones will once again bring fans electrifying performances and state-of-the art stage production they have come to expect. Ticket sales have reached record highs, with fans already purchasing 97% of all tickets currently available for sale.

The Rolling Stones hold the record for the top 2 most-attended North American tours of all time. The U.S. leg of the "A Bigger Bang" World Tour is presented by Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Rolling Stones World tour 2005/2006 will be presented by Concert Productions International and produced by WPC Piecemeal Inc.