From billwyman.com

Tuesday 20th September 2005 Deventer NETHERLANDS
Wednesday 21st September 2005 Zoetermeer Netherlands
Thursday 22nd September 2005 Groneau GERMANY
Friday 23rd September 2005 TBC GERMANY
Saturday 24th September 2005 TBC GERMANY
Monday 26th September 2005 Stuttgart GERMANY
Thursday 29th September 2005 Nurnberg (TBC) GERMANY
Thursday 29th September 2005 Prague (TBC) CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Friday 30th September 2005 Brno CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Saturday 1st October 2005 Bratislava SLOVAKIA
Sunday 2nd October 2005 Budapest HUNGARY
Tuesday 4th October 2005 Ostrava (TBC) POLAND
Thursday 6th October 2005 Warsaw POLAND
Friday 7th October 2005 Vilnius (TBC) LITHUANIA
Saturday 8th October 2005 Riga (TBC) LATVIA
Sunday 9th October 2005 Tallinn (TBC) ESTONIA
Monday 10th October 2005 St Petersburg (TBC) RUSSIA
Tuesday 11th October 2005 St Petersburg (TBC) RUSSIA
Wednesday 12th October 2005 St Petersburg (TBC) RUSSIA
Thursday 13th October 2005 Helsinki FINLAND
Friday 14th October 2005 Tampere (TBC) FINLAND
Saturday 15th October 2005 Boden (TBC) SWEDEN
Sunday 16th October 2005 Umea SWEDEN
Monday 17th October 2005 Sundsvall SWEDEN
Tuesday 18th October 2005 Falun SWEDEN
Wednesday 19th October 2005 Trondheim (TBC) NORWAY
Thursday 20th October 2005 Trondheim (TBC) NORWAY
Friday 21st October 2005 Bergen (TBC) NORWAY
Saturday 22nd October 2005 Bergen (TBC) NORWAY
Sunday 23rd October 2005 Stavangar NOWRAY
Monday 24th October 2005 Oslo NORWAY
Sunday 30th October 2005 Gothenberg SWEDEN
Tuesday 1st November 2005 Stockholm SWEDEN
Wednesday 2nd November 2005 Gaevle SWEDEN
Thursday 3rd November 2005 Vasteras SWEDEN
Friday 4th November 2005 Malmo SWEDEN
Saturday 5th November 2005 Roskilde DENMARK
Sunday 6th November 2005 Herning DENMARK
Tuesday 8th November 2005 Hamburg GERMANY
Saturday 21st January 2006 Muziekcentrum, Enschede NETHERLANDS
Monday 23rd January 2006 Luxor, Rotterdam NETHERLANDS
Tuesday 24th January 2006 De Oosterpoort, Groningen NETHERLANDS
Thursday 26th January 2006 De Tamboer, Hoogeveen NETHERLANDS
Friday 27th January 2006 De Philharmonie, Haarlem NETHERLANDS
Sunday 29th January 2006 Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven NETHERLANDS
Monday 30th January 2006 De Naaid, Naaldwijk NETHERLANDS
Tuesday 31st January 2006 De Harmonie, Leeuwarden NETHERLANDS



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2005-05-25 12:31 by erikjjf.

Unbelievable, his hittin my old home town - Sundsvall, some 50 km from where I live now, goddam it. At my sons birthday... Guess what I´m gonna give him as a birthday present?
No question the geezer is headed downwards, playin in places like Boden & Herning (or how do you comment the latter, Kent? ... But as Herning is the only Danish gig you´l probably go for a tour to the countryside, wont you?).

Thanks for posting!

Hmmmm... Lots a gigs in the Netherlands. That's good.

E.

Baboon Bro Wrote:
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> But as Herning is the only Danish gig

Roskilde is also on the list.

Yeah, sorry; And Malmö is close for köbenavnerne/the Copenhagens.
But Kent has no doubt easiest & closest way to Herning (a nice town btw).

Poor old Bill. One gig with the Stones would get him the money he now earns with 30 pub gigs.

He doesn't play in pubs. Theatres and concert halls. The Rhythm Kings do pretty well. Their touring expenses are not that high.

Interesting that he's going to "Czechoslovakia"......and Slovakia. To follow this logic it ought perhaps have said : "Malmø - Denmark"

Anyway it also says on his web-site that "It is worth mentioning that Bill is available for public speaking and after dinner speaking events". So who'll invite us all for the dinner ??

ostrava????in Poland????

Maybe Bill's webmaster needs a geography lesson.

What about his "not touring anymore" statements from last month?

Funny that Bill said he would quit touring and take care of his family on his web site last year. Sure we do know such statements are short term, but still, it's onlyt 8 months ago. These guys just love to be on the road, and will tour forever.

Bjornulf

Yeah, Mick's answer regarding "last tour" at the PC was much clever....and much more truthful of course !!

Are you guys really excited about this tour with Bill? Sure, he's an amazing bassplayer and a former stone, but the stuff he's into now does not interest me at all. I respect him though. Do you think he'll get pissed if someone asks him to sign stones memorabilia.

Thursday 29th September 2005 Prague (TBC) CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Friday 30th September 2005 Brno CZECHOSLOVAKIA

wow... I know a girl that will start a riot if she reads that he still calls the Czech Republic "Czechoslovakia"...

I saw his band last year, went not knowing what to expect. It was a SUPERB evening, and I hope he returns to do some more gigs in the UK.

He usually does the UK in the autumn - he must be starting the European leg much later this year, so maybe he's just taking longer breaks between tours. I've seen them the last couple of years and you certainly get value for money.


You might have to scrape me off the floor at the end of the tour, but it'll be really good scrapings. - Mick Jagger

Bill said he'd quit touring just to keep a space open for the
eventuality that Mick call him for the new Stones! - just being ironic
nothing to get any hang ups on.

Good to see that he's eager to tour with the rythm kings!

HJofSweden

Bill saying he's quitting last year recalls all those times he said he was quitting (then he'd retract) the RS, long before he actually did split, in '93. And at 68, nice to see he still gets a charge from playing live...The speaking engagements may refer to his recent (March?) English archaeology book that he was promoting. He appeared on a radio call in show & the, er, fans' questions were simply appalling ("It must be fascinating, - England is older than America..." the announcer intoned seriously)- there was a book/tie-in promo contest in which a lucky winner would be flown to the UK to dig w/ Bill on his vast property...The RK albums are a bit 'clean' sounding, tho there are some gems, but the live dvd I saw kicked ass.

It's great that he's touring. But I saw some of his DVDs. Not impressed. I'll save my money for the Stones' tour I think.

JumpingKentFlash

JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
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> It's great that he's touring. But I saw some of
> his DVDs. Not impressed. I'll save my money for
> the Stones' tour I think.
>
>
> "Better than suicide"

Well who wouldn't do that JKF! I totally agree!





HJofSweden

While I would like to have him and the band back in the USA, I am happy the Rhythm Kings are going back out on the road. Saw them once in Chicago and it was a fun gig. They are a very good band with many talented players, and one doesn't need to break the bank to see them.

saw them while vacationing in Dublin last year at Vicar Street. Great venue - great gig, although the crowd was incredibly lame. Glad BW's retirement was short-lived...

Great news! A new BW Tour

So then he is free Aug 28th to put in a guest performance with stones in Ottawa maybe...

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tomstones Wrote:
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> Poor old Bill. One gig with the Stones would get
> him the money he now earns with 30 pub gigs.


Why decide where to play and what to play just based upon maximizing one's wealth? Bill probably thinks he connects better with the audience in a smaller venue and is probably right, or just enjoys the intimacy.

bv Wrote:
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> Funny that Bill said he would quit touring and
> take care of his family on his web site last year.
> Sure we do know such statements are short term,
> but still, it's onlyt 8 months ago. These guys
> just love to be on the road, and will tour
> forever.
>
> Bjornulf

Or--like many retirees--after a few months puttering around the house and "taking care of his family", his wife and family told him, "Isn't it about time you went to work again? How about a tour?"

OSTRAVA IS NOT IN POLAND !!!!!

thrak Wrote:
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> OSTRAVA IS NOT IN POLAND !!!!!


Close enough, considering that Wyman's almost 70 and could get senile any minute.

nothing in France , Italy, Spain ???

Nothing in Canada either.

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