The Rolling Stones have revealed a partial list of bands that will open for them when they hit the road later this summer. Among the bands scheduled to share the stage with the Stones are Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, The Tragically Hip, Pearl Jam, and John Mayer Trio. Keep your eyes on the site for the further announcement of opening acts.

[www.rollingstones.com]

August 21, 2005 Boston Fenway Park Black Eyed Peas
August 23, 2005 Boston Fenway Park Black Eyed Peas
August 26, 2005 Hartford Rentschler Stadium (U Conn.) Maroon 5
August 31, 2005 Detroit Comerica Park Maroon 5
September 3, 2005 Moncton Magnetic Hill The Tragically Hip, Maroon 5
September 28, 2005 Pittsburgh PNC Park Pearl Jam
October 3, 2005 Washington, DC MCI Center John Mayer Trio
October 10, 2005 Philadelphia Wachovia Center John Mayer Trio

WHAT A PILE OF @#$%& SHIT!

who the @#$%& picks these bands ?

you couldn't get anymore middle of the road / safe if you tried. still i'm sure they'll go down well with the picnic hamper folks

Pearl Jam and Black eyed peas middle of the road???...

Well, the Stones ARE middle of the road, so don't expect Tool to open for the Stones.

Mathijs



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2005-05-17 18:23 by Mathijs.

I went to high school with John Mayer and even back then that kid thought he was all that and acted like it to everyone. Funny that he is famous now because he used to go around telling people he would be one day. He didn't have many friends in high school for this reason.

Pearl Jam???

how the F could you COMPLAIN w/ that opener????

some people are never f'n happy....

Pearl Jam!!!
That's an awesome opening act.

If I fly in from Europe on show day then I have to admit there have been times I have been sleeping on my chair when the warm-up have been on. That is the only time you can sleep in the chair without being thrown out becuae they think you are drunk or something. So it is ok if they are not that exciting. Of course this is very selfish of me, but at least I don't miss anything important, right. When Joss Stone is warming up then I think I will get rid of jet lag before the first show some way. Too great act to sleep through.

Bjornulf

Well, I wonder how Eddie Vedder reacted when he learnt that his arse will be admired by people paying 400 plus USD ...

Besides that, McReady IS a fan and I would truly love him being invited for a guest spot during the stones act. It is not unusual to hear bits and pieces of stones music during PJ gigs (I can remember Sympathy, Burden and Angie).
Did you ever note that in the solo of Alive, the studio version from ten, he plays a couple of lines from the Sympathy for teh Devil solo? I am absolutely sure that it was somehow intentional!

C

I'm not at all suprised by their selections so far. Other bands I wouldn't be suprised to see are...

The Killers
Keane (Though maybe they are TOO BIG to open in the UK)
Snow Patrol
Kings Of Leon

I must admit though, with Maroon 5 and Blacl Eyed Peas, it's all looking a bit poppy at the moment!

I'm sorry, who in the hell is The Black Eyed Peas??????? Yeah, gimme Pearl Jam! I've seen Van Halen, The Doobie Brothers, The Black Crows, Spin Doctors, Blind Melon, The Blues Travelors, Santana, George Thorogood, Counting Crows, Bryan Adams........Black Eyed Peas?????????

Joss Stone opening act for Atlanta, right??? Sounds great if true.

Pearl Jam suck donkey nuts

Perhaps you have been suckin' too much donkey nuts.

"Pearl Jam sucks donkey nuts"...

boy...you should apply for a job at Rolling Stone Magazine w/ such insightful comments of this nature...

THE HIP ARE COOL, GOOD SOUNDING BAND.

Looking for a place to happen

I'd like Maroon 5 or Kings of Leon or Pearl Jam.

Total disaster!

black eyed peas , maroon5 what the hell? pearl jam is ok ( i don't like it but ok) . i hope opening acts in Europe will be different !!!

They'll be different. They'll be WORSE.

FACT.

Yep....it will DEFINITELY be worse...especially if they go with the Crap-Arse "Hives" who played the same song for an hour straight.....or the Slightly Less Lame "Hellacopters"...

a few shows will rock....perhaps w/ AC/DC again.....or ZZ Top (who was OK, not great).....

what exactly do people WANT though??? It's just the opening act....if you don't want to hear it...don't show up....simple solutions....

unless, of course, it is a General Admission show and you HAVE to get there early to get your good spot on the "pitch"....

Hey great: Perl Jam. And may be ZZ Top. On the last tour they had AC/DC who rocked the crowd more than the Stones did.
Some opening acts (or there management/record company) pay a lot of money to play such shows and some get a lot of money (e.g. AC/DC about 500000 Euros). It depends how fast they can sell the tickets.

Opening Act

What about 20 Can-Can Girls with no knickers on, now that would be a kinda hot and Micky Jagger would luv it!

ROCKMAN

all the girls can dress as honky tonk can-can girls, the boys as sailors with diamond necklaces ala IORR w bubbles on stage.

Nobody feel no way
It's coming close to payday I say

How about Jimbo Mathus? Saw him last night and he is awesone.

[www.jamesmathus.com]


- Koen.

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Rockman Wrote:
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> Opening Act
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> What about 20 Can-Can Girls with no knickers on,
> now that would be a kinda hot and Micky Jagger
> would luv it!
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> ROCKMAN


Always the brightest of ideas from one & the same brain.
That could be the warm-up act. After that comes the
cold showers from the Has-beens from Seattle,
the Grungiousaurs Rex of Arena polished once-rebel rock...
No: kiddin, I really like these Pearl Jam-blokes.

Wonder if we´ll se´em in Europe, too;
or if my old friends from the Geezer City Göteborg tsool would do.
I sure wont mind if the Soundtrack of Our Lives stepped into
PJ:s place... But, maybe they´re a little too close to the Stones, musically.
Hey; Burning Spear. That´s something...

Update from rs.com

August 28, 2005 Ottawa Lansdowne Park Our Lady Peace, Les Trois Accords
August 31, 2005 Detroit Comerica Park Maroon 5
September 3, 2005 Moncton Magnetic Hill The Tragically Hip, Maroon 5, Our Lady Peace, Les Trois Accords
September 26, 2005 Toronto Rogers Centre Beck