UPDATE MARCH 31, 2015: The tour is confirmed. Please see these pages:

[www.iorr.org]

ORIGINAL POST:

The Rolling Stones are rumoured to be working on a short tour of North America during the late spring around May 2015, then later on Oct/Nov 2015 the South American tour originally planned for early next year.

Among the North American dates they are rumoured for is this one:

Rock In Rio USA LAS Vegas
May 8-9 and 15-16, 2015

Links:
[rockinrio.com]
[vitalvegas.com]

Bjornulf



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Does anyone know the exact dates that the Stones are playing?

'Montreal Mike'

If true, should I take on that third job now to afford the trip and tix?

The band hasn't confirmed they are going to be there...yet!

They've basically been there since about 2005.

Found this online this morning so maybe it's really going to happen!

[vitalvegas.com]

What do you call short? 15 concerts or just 7 or 8?.

Incredible, really...how many more can they possibly do?

I know people in Vegas, tempting for me as I missed the opportunity when they were in NYC metro area last year.

Hope they bring it down south........

Kick me like you kicked before
I can't even feel the pain no more

"Rocks Off", Exile on Main Street
Rolling Stones, 1972

So happy, if the rumors come true, short tour of US around May 2015.

I hope they announce the cities soon! Thanks, Bjornulf.

~"Love is Strong"~

I think they do North America to "keep warm". As we know they tend to "go rusty" if they rest too long. Better to get paid for a handful or two real gigs with a paying and excited crowd than three weeks of rehearsals in South America. Then they go south pretty fresh a few months later, and like in Adelaide, they do only need one week of rehearsals locally.

Bjornulf

That sound great.
Are there any plans for the summer and the rumoured London gigs?

Sounds like June, July or August is a good time to come to London to see the great music in Town.

Stones will be playing a few gigs in the Summer in London I hope.

I think they would be playing the May 8-9 dates as that is the weekend dedicated to rock. The following weekend of the 15-16 is the pop weekend.

Yes, what about London?

And what about East Europe which was skipped last summer???

I hear ya, 1962!

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1962
Yes, what about London?

And what about East Europe which was skipped last summer???

Correct!!

Good call!

Las Vegas makes sense because promoters would clamor over The Stones in the right setting. The right casino owner who has a concert venue would self insure or take care of any insurance problem the Stones might have in the future.

Promoted properly The Stones could have a three performance residency there. The casino tie-ins have limitless possibilities.

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triceratops
Las Vegas makes sense because promoters would clamor over The Stones in the right setting. The right casino owner who has a concert venue would self insure or take care of any insurance problem the Stones might have in the future.

Promoted properly The Stones could have a three performance residency there. The casino tie-ins have limitless possibilities.

it is the USA franchise of the "Rock in Rio" festival they played in Lisbon

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lamothem
Does anyone know the exact dates that the Stones are playing?

No but Madison Square Garden for sure

Please BV, in your opinion they could make also any dates in Europe next summer?And they could record new stuff for next gigs?!Thanks a lot for your reply!

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24FPS
They've basically been there since about 2005.

If you want to adapt that Las Vegas term, you might as well resign to the conventional perspective that the last deed of Bill Wyman as a Rolling Stone was to contribute to that. Sweet memories!

The "Rock Weekend" headliners are currently No Doubt (Friday) and Metallica (Saturday). The "Pop Weekend" headliners are Taylor Swift (Friday) and Bruno Mars (Saturday). I would assume that if the Stones appear, it would be on "rock weekend". While Metallica remains very popular, I don't think they could attract 85,000 people at ticket prices of 295/495. No Doubt obviously could not. I guess I could see the Stones headlining over either Metallica or No Doubt, which means either Friday, May 8 or Saturday, May 9.



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Early May would be great for North America, giving Europe a great Summer.

Even if it is just London, but hopefully other places in Europe especially places like Hungary,Poland,Romania,Croatia and Czech Republic.

No Doubt is not a headliner by any means

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alhavu1
No Doubt is not a headliner by any means

Thenm Stones on a Friday

Hope so

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crawdaddy
Early May would be great for North America, giving Europe a great Summer.

Even if it is just London, but hopefully other places in Europe especially places like Hungary,Poland,Romania,Croatia and Czech Republic.

God bless you ;-)

Is this a stadium or arena tour? Hopefully there will be at least 8 different cities. Please come to Seattle or Vancouver.Pretty please....



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