Howdy. As I may have mentioned before I am putting together a Stones tribute band and the first show I want to present is the Brussels show,( arguably the best) as it was presented, in its entirety. Now from that era I can go on to present Get Yer Ya Ya's Out and of course the Ladies & Gentlemen show. Many of you of course regard the Brussels performances as perhaps one of the best the boys have ever done. Now, unfortunately, I guess , for my next shows I have to get into the Ronnie Woods era. Would you mind giving me some suggestions as to which shows are very highly thought of which are available on DVD or CD, which I could consider learning and performing.
Thank you.
B.P.

Texas 1978, Hampton 1981 or Leeds 1982.

Cheers Cristiano I'll check those out

That's it? 3 suggestions from only one Stones fan? Those 3 are the best of the best?
BP

If you're going into such detail as to learn the subtle differences between shows of the same general era and actually going to try to reproduce them note for note, you're going to lose the very thing that makes Stones music entertaining. My suggestion would be to learn the songs, try to get the sound and instrumentation close and then make 'em your own. But hey, I'm not much of a tribute band fan.....just seems like musical masturbation to replicate specific shows. peace

Detroit 1978, Atlantic City 1989, 7th Of July 1990, Paradisio 1995, Brixton 1995, Olympia 1995, O2 I 2012, MSG 2003, Toronto 1975, NYC (Hold On Tight) 1975 and El Mocambo 1977 should get you started.

IMO, Texas 1978 is every bit as good as the MTaylor shows, but MUCH more enjoyable to watch as there is good camera coverage all around and a great, fun, engaged vibe from the band, rather than the detached, Gods on Mt Olympus vibes of 72 & 73.

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That's it? 3 suggestions from only one Stones fan? Those 3 are the best of the best?
BP

25 September 1981 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania John F. Kennedy Stadium
26 September 1981
27 September 1981 Buffalo, New York Rich Stadium
1 October 1981 Rockford, Illinois Metro Center
3 October 1981 Boulder, Colorado Folsom Field
4 October 1981
7 October 1981 San Diego, California Jack Murphy Stadium
9 October 1981 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
11 October 1981
14 October 1981 Seattle, Washington The Kingdome
15 October 1981
17 October 1981 San Francisco, California Candlestick Park
18 October 1981
24 October 1981 Orlando, Florida Tangerine Bowl
25 October 1981
26 October 1981 Atlanta, Georgia Fox Theater
28 October 1981 Houston, Texas Astrodome
29 October 1981
31 October 1981 Dallas, Texas Cotton Bowl
1 November 1981
3 November 1981 Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall
5 November 1981 East Rutherford, New Jersey Brendan Byrne Arena
6 November 1981
7 November 1981
9 November 1981 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center
10 November 1981
12 November 1981 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden
13 November 1981
16 November 1981 Cleveland, Ohio Richfield Coliseum
17 November 1981
19 November 1981 St. Louis, Missouri Checkerdome
20 November 1981 Cedar Falls, Iowa Unidome
21 November 1981 Saint Paul, Minnesota Civic Center
23 November 1981 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon
24 November 1981
25 November 1981
27 November 1981 Syracuse, New York Carrier Dome
28 November 1981
30 November 1981 Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome
1 December 1981
5 December 1981 New Orleans, Louisiana Louisiana Superdome
7 December 1981 Largo, Maryland Capital Center
8 December 1981
9 December 1981
11 December 1981 Lexington, Kentucky Rupp Arena
13 December 1981 Tempe, Arizona Sun Devil Stadium
14 December 1981 Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena
15 December 1981
18 December 1981 Hampton, Virginia Hampton Coliseum
19 December 1981


26 May 1982 Aberdeen Scotland Capitol Theatre
27 May 1982 Glasgow Apollo Theatre
28 May 1982 Edinburgh Playhouse
31 May 1982 London England 100 Club
Europe 1982
2 June 1982 Rotterdam Netherlands Feyenoord Stadion
4 June 1982
5 June 1982
6 June 1982 Hannover Germany Niedersachsenstadion
7 June 1982
8 June 1982 Berlin Waldbühne
10 June 1982 Munich Olympiastadion
11 June 1982
13 June 1982 Paris France Hippodrome d'Auteuil
14 June 1982
16 June 1982 Lyon Stade Gerland
19 June 1982 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi Stadium
20 June 1982
23 June 1982 Newcastle upon Tyne England St James' Park
25 June 1982 London Wembley Stadium
26 June 1982
27 June 1982 Bristol Ashton Gate stadium
29 June 1982 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
30 June 1982
1 July 1982
3 July 1982 Vienna Austria Praterstadion
4 July 1982 Cologne Germany Müngersdorfer Stadion
5 July 1982
7 July 1982 Madrid Spain Estadio Vincente Calderon
8 July 1982
11 July 1982 Turin Italy Stadio Comunale
12 July 1982
15 July 1982 Basel Switzerland St. Jakob Stadion
17 July 1982 Naples Italy Stadio San Paolo
20 July 1982 Nice France Parc Des Sports De L’Ouest
24 July 1982 Slane Ireland Slane Castle Festival
25 July 1982 Leeds England Roundhay Park

What do you mean by this:
"Now, unfortunately, I guess , for my next shows I have to get into the Ronnie Woods era."

If you want to be in a tribute band, then just play the @#$%& songs and get used to the really old, tired and used-up groupies reliving their past. Hope you have the energy for the long haul.

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Kurt
What do you mean by this:
"Now, unfortunately, I guess , for my next shows I have to get into the Ronnie Woods era."

If you want to be in a tribute band, then just play the @#$%& songs and get used to the really old, tired and used-up groupies reliving their past. Hope you have the energy for the long haul.

yeah, I scratched my head at that as well. why disparage Ronnie, or is that what you were trying to do? no one has a gun to your head, if you don't like that era, then just don't do the songs.

Maybe he is the Chuck in the group and suddenly realised that he would be buried in work with songs from the Ronnie era...

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Maybe he is the Chuck in the group and suddenly realised that he would be buried in work with songs from the Ronnie era...

Wonder if he has the plink plonk down?!

To Naturalust
Who said anything about note for note?I know what I'm doing. Yes I'll be enjoying myself but you know what ? I think the audience will be too.
And if we can get to 80% of the crescendo of JJF and SFM which ends the Brussels show then the audience will be going mad.
So thanks for your mean spirited advice but I for one don't want it or need it.
Thanks for nothing.

To Kurt. What I mean by that is as a Stones fan and guitarist I much prefer the Stones pre Ronnie Woods. That's all.
Kurt...not being a musician yourself you prolly won't understand but it's about playing & presenting the music you love and I don't mean on an Ipod.
So thanks for your mean spirited advice but I for one don't want it or need it.
Thanks for nothing.

Well some of those tours didn't vary the song list too much so multable dates like the one's posted by TooYough just means he like that tour. I liked the rundown for the Some Girls tour:

"Let It Rock"
"All Down the Line"
"Honky Tonk Women"
"Star Star"
"When the Whip Comes Down"
"Beast of Burden"
"Lies"
"Miss You"
"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
"Shattered"
"Respectable"
"Far Away Eyes"
"Love in Vain"
"Tumbling Dice"
"Happy"
"Sweet Little Sixteen"
"Brown Sugar"
"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
Encore: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Street Fighting Man"
"Hound Dog" (Played Only In Lexington & Memphis)



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Hey you guys are a barrel of laughs but don't quit your days...if you're employed at all.
Thank you DP for your first post. Not so much for the second.
Thank you Too Tough but too many wise guys spoil the broth.
Thank you Shawn.
TTYL

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To Naturalust
Who said anything about note for note?I know what I'm doing. Yes I'll be enjoying myself but you know what ? I think the audience will be too.
And if we can get to 80% of the crescendo of JJF and SFM which ends the Brussels show then the audience will be going mad.
So thanks for your mean spirited advice but I for one don't want it or need it.
Thanks for nothing.

I think you misunderstood his post completely. And your own post about the current lineup, that made the best-selling album in the band's history, baffled me a bit. You don't like playing Ronnie era-songs like Miss You, Beast Of Burden, She's So Cold and Start Me Up?

You asked so it's a bit out of line to be ribbing people for their opinions and comments. If you knew what you were doing, you likely wouldn't have had to ask. You want other people's opinions on which entire shows you are going to learn to play?

Well you complained when you only got 3, now you have over 100, I guess you'll have to decide for yourself which ones to learn. Sorry you might have to venture into the Ronnie area. Good luck...post a video if you want some real feedback.
peace

What happened to the Brian era with the stench of young girls
urine ...getting chased and losin' large chucks of ya hair....YEAH that's the real stuff and ya only gotta play for like 25 mins...
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Rockman
What happened to the Brian era with the stench of young girls
urine ...getting chased and losin' large chucks of ya hair....YEAH that's the real stuff and ya only gotta play for like 25 mins...
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Yeah, let the audience play their parts as well!

YEAH that's it Dandeee get dem gals involved



ROCKMAN

Something from 1978 and 1981

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banditpanda
To Naturalust
Who said anything about note for note?I know what I'm doing. Yes I'll be enjoying myself but you know what ? I think the audience will be too.
And if we can get to 80% of the crescendo of JJF and SFM which ends the Brussels show then the audience will be going mad.
So thanks for your mean spirited advice but I for one don't want it or need it.
Thanks for nothing.

I think you misunderstood his post completely. And your own post about the current lineup, that made the best-selling album in the band's history, baffled me a bit. You don't like playing Ronnie era-songs like Miss You, Beast Of Burden, She's So Cold and Start Me Up?

To my mind there is a difference between the song writing of Jagger/Richards and Ronnie Wood as a Rolling Stone. There are many many many Jagger/Richards songs that I love and want to play. I am trying to avoid a mish mash of Stones numbers and so am I hopeful about being able to present specific concerts in their entirety. I may not be able to avoid presenting a greatest hits segment.
The band lost so much with the departure of MT. Keef & Ronnie had to invent " guitar weaving " in order to cover up the fact that neither one of them could impact a song like MT did.
Again thanks for the contribution.

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banditpanda
To Naturalust
Who said anything about note for note?I know what I'm doing. Yes I'll be enjoying myself but you know what ? I think the audience will be too.
And if we can get to 80% of the crescendo of JJF and SFM which ends the Brussels show then the audience will be going mad.
So thanks for your mean spirited advice but I for one don't want it or need it.
Thanks for nothing.

I think you misunderstood his post completely. And your own post about the current lineup, that made the best-selling album in the band's history, baffled me a bit. You don't like playing Ronnie era-songs like Miss You, Beast Of Burden, She's So Cold and Start Me Up?

To my mind there is a difference between the song writing of Jagger/Richards and Ronnie Wood as a Rolling Stone. There are many many many Jagger/Richards songs that I love and want to play. I am trying to avoid a mish mash of Stones numbers and so am I hopeful about being able to present specific concerts in their entirety. I may not be able to avoid presenting a greatest hits segment.
The band lost so much with the departure of MT. Keef & Ronnie had to invent " guitar weaving " in order to cover up the fact that neither one of them could impact a song like MT did.
Again thanks for the contribution.

That's silly. I think you've totally misunderstood the concept of weaving as well. Some of the greatest songs in the Taylor era also has weaving (I Got The Blues, Hip Shake, SFTD live etc.).

Many of their greatest hits + their 3 best-selling studio albums came out in the Ronnie era.

A tribute band plays Stones music for the fans. Do you really think they don't wanna hear Start Me Up, Miss You, Beast Of Burden, Slave, Little T+A, Imagination, Memory Motel or Doom And Gloom?

Try to come up with something like this, and I guarantee that you'll have a happy crowd. It's from the Detroit show I recommended, btw:







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Why not do something no tribute band has done before and recreate their debut?

Marquee 12 July 1962 set list

Kansas City
(Little Willie Littlefield cover)
Baby What's Wrong
(Jimmy Reed cover)
Confessin' the Blues
(Jay McShann cover)
Bright Lights, Big City
(Jimmy Reed cover)
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
(Robert Johnson cover)
Down the Road a Piece
(Will Bradley cover)
I Want You to Love Me
(Muddy Waters cover)
Bad Boy
(Eddie Taylor cover)
I Ain't Got You
(Billy Boy Arnold cover)
Hush Hush
(Jimmy Reed cover)
Ride 'Em on Down
(Jimmy Reed cover)
Back in the U.S.A.
(Chuck Berry cover)
Kind of Lonesome
(Jimmy Reed cover)
Blues Before Sunrise
(Leroy Carr cover)
Big Boss Man
(Jimmy Reed cover)
Don't Stay Out All Night
(Billy Boy Arnold cover)
Tell Me That You Love Me
(Paul Anka cover)
Happy Home
(Elmore James cover)
Doing the Crawdaddy
(Bo Diddley cover)
Got My Mojo Working
(Ann Cole cover)

I have to ask, what did you expect, banditpanda...

you haven't read this forum much have you..

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banditpanda
Keef & Ronnie had to invent " guitar weaving " in order to cover up the fact that neither one of them could impact a song like MT did.

They didn't invent it, been around for a long time, ancient art as Keith says. Some would say Brian and Keith did this as did hundreds of other guitarists. Keith is quoted as saying he intentionally tried to move away from the rhythm and lead structure the Stones had become with MT in the band. He was probably ahead of his time in doing so since long leads were becoming a bit tired and cliche in rock music and just about everyone eventually cut them down or out. peace



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The definitive Stones Tribute Band should be able to reproduce exactly the most notorious Stones' screw up on stage. That should be written on their set list with a reference for every song to the original version - date and city - so the connoisseurs would very pleased.

I have a friend who plays guitar, he does that quite well, I mean on purpose. He reproduces a mistake from a bootleg "at the request"

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The definitive Stones Tribute Band should be able to reproduce exactly the most notorious Stones' screw up on stage. That should be written on their set list with a reference for every song to the original version - date and city - so the connoisseurs would very pleased.

I have a friend who plays guitar, he does that quite well, I mean on purpose. He reproduces a mistake from a bootleg "at the request"

as long as its a guitar player that did it..

bet your friend has great fun with that..

What's your band called, and where do you play?