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When was the last time there was an actual secret gig where they played under a "secret" name? Sir Morgan's Cove in '81?

El Mocambo, 1977. Toronto. Under the name of April Wine.

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When was the last time there was an actual secret gig where they played under a "secret" name? Sir Morgan's Cove in '81?

El Mocambo, 1977. Toronto. Under the name of April Wine.

Stones were billed as The Cockroaches. April Wine opened.

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I write for a living, and I would never write about the Stones.

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I do wonder how those guitars travel between tours or if they are being played in the meantime

I often wondered this myself. On Mick Taylor's website, under equipment, it lists his amplifier as from "the Rolling Stones collection". Where is this collection between tours and who is the curator?

Most bands store their equipment in some type of secure warehouse when they are not on tour or recording. In the case of the Stones, their gear used to be stored at a specialised high-security facility in New York but I believe most of it is now kept somewhere in London (with the exception of many of Keith's guitars and amps which are kept in a storage building on his property in Connecticut.) In early 1999 just before the start of the No Security Tour, I had the opportunity to visit their warehouse in NYC with their then-equipment manager, the late Chuch Magee. I was there helping him to sort out the instruments they would be taking on the upcoming tour. Inside this building there were four or five rooms filled with all their guitars, amplifiers and drums...plus wardrobe and dressing room furnishings. The room containing the guitars had rows of metal shelves filled with stacks of guitar cases. The cases each had labels on the side indicating what guitar was inside: '58 Les Paul, '64 Strat, '52 Tele, '59 ES-355, '74 Zemitis, '48 Martin acoustic, etc, etc. All the famous instruments we've come to associate with Keith and Ron were there, plus many more. There were probably close to a hundred vintage guitars in that room along with dozens of newer models. It was guitar heaven! The amp room was equally impressive. It was packed with stacks of road cases containing a variety of different models, sizes and brands...Fender, Ampeg, Vox, Mesa, etc. Likewise, the drum room had a number of Charlie's Gretsch kits from over the years (some not even in cases) and assorted drum heads, hardware, cymbals and other gear. There was another room that had rows of tall wardrobe cases filled with the band's stage clothing as well as the dressing room furnishings they use while on tour (furniture, rugs, lamps, exercise equipment etc.) I was there with Chuch for a couple of hours but could have easily spent the whole day poking around and looking inside every case and box. It was an amazing experience and one I will likely never forget.

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When they are rehearse in Paris, when would there be a surprise warmup gig? Somewhere around february 15? That would be one week before tour start. That would give them 3 weeks. Is this reable?

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When was the last time there was an actual secret gig where they played under a "secret" name? Sir Morgan's Cove in '81?

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When was the last time there was an actual secret gig where they played under a "secret" name? Sir Morgan's Cove in '81?

Lakeland 10.6.1978............"The great Southeast stoned out wrestling champions"...........

Scroll down to the back cover..the ticket is on there.............. [www.dbboots.com]

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I wonder why they would have rehearsals in Paris in the winter? [...] Perhaps they are just more familiar and comfortable there.

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First arrivals this week...

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When they are rehearse in Paris, when would there be a surprise warmup gig? Somewhere around February 15? That would be one week before tour start. That would give them 3 weeks. Is this reable?

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When they are rehearse in Paris, when would there be a surprise warmup gig? Somewhere around February 15? That would be one week before tour start. That would give them 3 weeks. Is this reable?

Based on previous rehearsals that would fit the pattern.
Also based on previous rehearsals and the buzz on this thread I'd expect them to show up this weekend and start in earnest on Monday.

I reckon they will test out some different songs from the NA/UK trek but probably only one or two will slip in to the setlist - probably something for the ballad slot about six songs into the setlist. (Moonlight Mile would sound nice in the far east...that's just my conjecture btw) And maybe one or two songs for the "fan vote" slot. Possibly a cover song if they have special guests like they did in N.A.

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When they are rehearse in Paris, when would there be a surprise warmup gig? Somewhere around February 15? That would be one week before tour start. That would give them 3 weeks. Is this reable?

Based on previous rehearsals that would fit the pattern.
Also based on previous rehearsals and the buzz on this thread I'd expect them to show up this weekend and start in earnest on Monday.

I reckon they will test out some different songs from the NA/UK trek but probably only one or two will slip in to the setlist - probably something for the ballad slot about six songs into the setlist. (Moonlight Mile would sound nice in the far east...that's just my conjecture btw) And maybe one or two songs for the "fan vote" slot. Possibly a cover song if they have special guests like they did in N.A.

First and before all the rest, playing a good start me up intro should be a good starter. I am not joking, the 2 hyde park intro were a little bit... But perhaps after the fine technology used to repare start me up for official release, perhaps now they can do it in live when the sound is running between keith guitar, the mixing desk and the finally the crowd. ><