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In 1981, the US had interest rates of near 20% and the economy was in shambles...interesting that they took 'Tattoo You' on the road rather successfully.
In 2002 they seemed to think it was ok to go on tour, after the collapse of the markets after 9/11.
U2 JUST completed the most successful tour in history.
Watchman, you don't know what you're talking about...give up already.
Good points, sure hope you are right, but that only addresses the economic issue. There are still safety concerns that are very real, and as I said, the world can change overnight and is getting more and more dangerous with each passing day. My guess is that Mick probably doesn't feel all that comfortable with the idea of touring these days from a safety point of view.
I think mick had a helluva lot more to worry about regarding 'safety' after Alamont and the Hell's Angels.
His youthful nerves saw him through.
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Theres no business, like Show business... LIKE NO BUSINESS I KNOW!!!
Recession resistant... derpression resistant... riot resistant....
Heck, Nero had people buying tickets to see him play a
fiddle, when the devil went down to Georgia, as Rome burned.
...................................... THE DUDE ABIDES
..................... THE STONES WITHSTAND
Not to mention old ass Paul McCartney just completed a copy cat baseball park tour, which the Stones invented.......
THE STONES WILL ROLL...BANK ON IT!!!!!
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In 1981, the US had interest rates of near 20% and the economy was in shambles...interesting that they took 'Tattoo You' on the road rather successfully.
In 2002 they seemed to think it was ok to go on tour, after the collapse of the markets after 9/11.
U2 JUST completed the most successful tour in history.
Watchman, you don't know what you're talking about...give up already.
Good points, sure hope you are right, but that only addresses the economic issue. There are still safety concerns that are very real, and as I said, the world can change overnight and is getting more and more dangerous with each passing day. My guess is that Mick probably doesn't feel all that comfortable with the idea of touring these days from a safety point of view.
I think mick had a helluva lot more to worry about regarding 'safety' after Alamont and the Hell's Angels.
His youthful nerves saw him through.
So your saying he's gotten more 'skittish' with old age?
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Don't know if the OP saw the news today, but it seems pretty likely according to Charlie that the Stones will roll next year in some type of massive stadium tour.
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Theres no business, like Show business... LIKE NO BUSINESS I KNOW!!!
Recession resistant... derpression resistant... riot resistant....
Heck, Nero had people buying tickets to see him play a
fiddle, when the devil went down to Georgia, as Rome burned.
...................................... THE DUDE ABIDES
..................... THE STONES WITHSTAND
Not to mention old ass Paul McCartney just completed a copy cat baseball park tour, which the Stones invented.......
THE STONES WILL ROLL...BANK ON IT!!!!!
Max'sKansasCity, would you mind I copy your poster, print it and hung on the wall? It`s just great!
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It belongs on a T Shirt!
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Theres no business, like Show business... LIKE NO BUSINESS I KNOW!!!
Recession resistant... derpression resistant... riot resistant....
Heck, Nero had people buying tickets to see him play a
fiddle, when the devil went down to Georgia, as Rome burned.
...................................... THE DUDE ABIDES
..................... THE STONES WITHSTAND
Not to mention old ass Paul McCartney just completed a copy cat baseball park tour, which the Stones invented.......
THE STONES WILL ROLL...BANK ON IT!!!!!
Max'sKansasCity, would you mind I copy your poster, print it and hung on the wall? It`s just great!
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Don't know if the OP saw the news today, but it seems pretty likely according to Charlie that the Stones will roll next year in some type of massive stadium tour.
[www.getmein.com]
[www.thesun.co.uk]
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The Stones could summon 1000 of the super wealthy around the world, and charge one million each.
One show and U2 record is gone. Yes, that wouldn't do wonders for the rest of us.
That wouldn't do anything to the U2 record. That's for a tour. What you described is not a tour by any means.
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In 1981, the US had interest rates of near 20% and the economy was in shambles...interesting that they took 'Tattoo You' on the road rather successfully.
In 2002 they seemed to think it was ok to go on tour, after the collapse of the markets after 9/11.
U2 JUST completed the most successful tour in history.
Watchman, you don't know what you're talking about...give up already.
Good points, sure hope you are right, but that only addresses the economic issue. There are still safety concerns that are very real, and as I said, the world can change overnight and is getting more and more dangerous with each passing day. My guess is that Mick probably doesn't feel all that comfortable with the idea of touring these days from a safety point of view.
I think mick had a helluva lot more to worry about regarding 'safety' after Alamont and the Hell's Angels.
Not exactly: in 1981, I think they all had a helluva lot more to worry about regarding 'saftey' following the assassination of John Lennon.
There's always going to be nutcases. You just have to deal with them---and the Stones have done that remarkably for the last 45 years.
I don't even know what you're getting at...I didn't say anything about safety 1981. I was comparing 1969 to now. You are free to compare 'safety' in 1981 to now, but I wasn't doing that.
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The real road block is a tiny todger and a person who takes himself too seriously.
Really? Remember that the majority of those attending a Stones concert aren't hardcore fans, and probably don't even know who MT and BW is. What they do cafe about, however, is that the show they are watching is something extraordinaire, and I'm afraid that the Stones of today without the backup musicians wouldn't please others than the hardcore fans.Quote
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If they had Wyman & Taylor back in the fold and lost the backup singers, Blondie
& stuck Chuck off to the side like Stu or Nicky Hopkins use to be...
They would have no problems selling tickets in the States...
Look at what U2 just did..
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In 1981, the US had interest rates of near 20% and the economy was in shambles...interesting that they took 'Tattoo You' on the road rather successfully.
In 2002 they seemed to think it was ok to go on tour, after the collapse of the markets after 9/11.
U2 JUST completed the most successful tour in history.
Watchman, you don't know what you're talking about...give up already.
Good points, sure hope you are right, but that only addresses the economic issue. There are still safety concerns that are very real, and as I said, the world can change overnight and is getting more and more dangerous with each passing day. My guess is that Mick probably doesn't feel all that comfortable with the idea of touring these days from a safety point of view.
I think mick had a helluva lot more to worry about regarding 'safety' after Alamont and the Hell's Angels.
Not exactly: in 1981, I think they all had a helluva lot more to worry about regarding 'saftey' following the assassination of John Lennon.
There's always going to be nutcases. You just have to deal with them---and the Stones have done that remarkably for the last 45 years.
I don't even know what you're getting at...I didn't say anything about safety 1981. I was comparing 1969 to now. You are free to compare 'safety' in 1981 to now, but I wasn't doing that.
I apologize if I offended anyone. I thought you were saying that after 1969, the Stones might have been hesitant to tour because of security threats vis-a-vis the Hells Angels. My point was that in 1981 they still toured less than a year after John Lennon's assassination, which was indeed horrible and tragic (I wasn't trying to compare the Beatles to the Stones). It certainly could not have been far from the Stones' minds that there might be another David Mark Chapman out to try and target them---and I'll go to my grave believing that was the real reason Keith brained that stage-crasher in Hampton ("the guy might have a gun or a knife....").
So in the end, I'm agreeing with you two: security has never been any factor as to whether or not the Stones do or do not tour. It's always been a matter of economics---whether or not the time is right to storm the market---and whether or not they want to do it (which we all know was a source of contention between Keith and Mick throughout the 1970s and 1980s.)
So now, the questions are: (1) does Mick want to tour with the Stones knowing they can no longer fill the stadiums, (and in some US markets, even arenas), or would he be willing to swallow his pride and charge less for tickets, scale back the theatrics? (2) the probability of securing insurance; (3) can Keith handle a major tour knowing he's in pain due to his arthritis, which has obviously hindered his playing.
Look, I'd give anything to see the Stones at least one more time (I'm only 29---first show was 1997). Hell, if by some miracle they get Taylor and Wyman back, I'll pay whatever Mick wants to charge. But I don't want to see them if Keith can't play well anymore. He has always been my idol, and I can't bear the thought of him ending his untouchable career on such a sad note.
Then again, he is Keith----and we all know what's happened when people have written him off before. So here's one hoping we'll all get to watch the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world go out on half a century of music.
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If the Western world is coming to an end, how come I can't get reservations at a hotel in London for the Olympics next summer?