With the European Stones tour imminent, it’s time for a good old
Stones Fan meeting.
6 days before the Stones land on Dutch soil to play the legendary Pinkpop festival, there will be a huge pre party in probably the biggest rock café in the Netherlands;
Stairway to Heaven in Utrecht 11AM – 5PM.
Promo You TubeThere will be two live acts playing, both doing two sets.
First on stage will be
Spider & the Fly. From their website: “This semi-acoustic blues duo brings the Stones' repertoire of the world's Greatest Rock & Roll Band back to basics with two guitars and two voices.
During their shows mega-hits such as Satisfaction, Honky Tonk Women and Brown Sugar are mixed with less well-known gems and blues songs of the past five decades.
Like the Rolling Stones, both musicians have a blues background. Therefore their duo is logically named after a bluesy Jagger and Richards composition.
Singer-guitarist Cleanhead John is Stonesfan with heart and soul, when 16 years of age traveled to London to meet Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. At a later age he toured from Amsterdam to Athens with various blues bands.
Guitarist-singer Arjan de Bruijn also plays in McAnthony's Blues Gang and with this band has been a support act for the Mick Taylor Band.
Spider & The Fly released their Tribute-cd "In A Stoney Web" in 2012, with 16 Stones covers and an Ode For Brian Jones, the Stones guitarist who tragically drowned in his swimming pool in 1969.
A performance by the duo The Spider & The Fly is a feast of recognition.
Besides music, the audience is also treated to a musical Stones-quiz.
Vocal support during the performance is appreciated, with their motto: It's Only Rock & Roll, But We Like It!” Visit the
website Spider & The FlyAfter the Spider & the Fly the stage will be occupied by
Undercover, the renowned Rolling Stones tribute band. These guys really know how to throw in a party! A few lines from their website: “Undercover is a real live band. As pure and raw as the Stones themselves. Undercover has a singer performing as energetic as Mick Jagger, without wanting to be an exact copy, Keith’s legendary riffs are being played in authentic tuning. Undercover sounds as the Stones in their best years and plays the songs as passionate and recognizable.” Enough said, really take a peek at their website & listen
website UndercoverBecause of the current European tour, there will be a
physical bulletin board for the Rolling Stones 14 On Fire Tour. This is a place where fans can put up messages during the day offering or looking for concert tickets, sharing cars to concerts, want to share a hotel room, or want to meet before one of the European shows etc. The bulletin board is for fans only, so no profit making (!) and it is only meant for items related to the Rolling Stones 14 on Fire tour (both Europe and Australia/New Zealand).
There will be a big
Stones merchandise shop and during the day there will be
live footage from various Stones shows on a big screen.
facebook eventAdmission 10 Euro, no pre sale.
June 1, 2014 11AM – 5PM
Stairway to Heaven
MariaPlaats 11/12 (this is a few minutes walk from the Central railway station)
Utrecht
Netherlands