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RollingFreak
To me, these are the tours that inspired the large scale legacy rock touring. Big stadiums, long wide ranging setlists. These are the tours that cemented these guys as legends. They could tour whenever they wanted, wherever they wanted for the rest of their lives at this point. It inspired stuff like the Eagles reunion tour in the 90s. Older guys playing rock music from their youth.
Anyway, I always wondered who did it first? I always thought it was Paul that started this trend, but actually the Stones tour started a month earlier than Paul's. But Paul's album came out 3 months earlier than the Stones tour which means it was planned way in advance. I guess I'm just fascinated that two of the biggest tours ever, up to that point, but the pinnacle of 60s legends were occurring at the same time. Was it completely coincidental that they were both having comebacks and large tours? Did one get planned earlier which piqued the other band's interest? Did Paul and Mick and Keith ever talk or consult about how these tours were similar? Did dates and legs have to be planned accordingly?
Just very interesting to me that they happened so close together. Are the similarities all in my mind?
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buffalo7478
The monster stadium tours that became 'events' more than concerts go back way before that. Think of the Stones from 1975 on...big stage, effects...though the outrageously high price of $10 in the 70s is wildly low compared to prices charged starting late 90s
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stanlove
I saw Jagger said once that the Beatles toyed with playing stadiums but the Stones were the first one who really pushed it and did Stadium tours. I think it was right after the 1981 tour.
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stanlove
I saw Jagger said once that the Beatles toyed with playing stadiums but the Stones were the first one who really pushed it and did Stadium tours. I think it was right after the 1981 tour.
are you joking? the beatles played stadiums regularly in 1964-66.
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stanlove
I saw Jagger said once that the Beatles toyed with playing stadiums but the Stones were the first one who really pushed it and did Stadium tours. I think it was right after the 1981 tour.
are you joking? the beatles played stadiums regularly in 1964-66.
Not sure why you are asking me if I am joking when I just repeated what Jagger said. But the Beatles played a small number of stadiums compared to what the Stones did in say 1981.
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hot stuff
1969 Tour of America started all. The Stones and their high ticket prices were big news from Tv, Life magazine to Radio.
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jazzbass
I wonder why Clapton has never done a stadium tour to my knowledge?
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JTHanis
I always remember at the Voodoo Lounge Press Conference Mick saying that "our ticket prices are pretty reasonable compared to everyone else's" -- those words could never again after that point.
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jazzbass
I wonder why Clapton has never done a stadium tour to my knowledge?
A man's got to know his limitations.
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RollingFreak
To me, these are the tours that inspired the large scale legacy rock touring. Big stadiums, long wide ranging setlists. These are the tours that cemented these guys as legends. They could tour whenever they wanted, wherever they wanted for the rest of their lives at this point. It inspired stuff like the Eagles reunion tour in the 90s. Older guys playing rock music from their youth.
Anyway, I always wondered who did it first? I always thought it was Paul that started this trend, but actually the Stones tour started a month earlier than Paul's. But Paul's album came out 3 months earlier than the Stones tour which means it was planned way in advance. I guess I'm just fascinated that two of the biggest tours ever, up to that point, but the pinnacle of 60s legends were occurring at the same time. Was it completely coincidental that they were both having comebacks and large tours? Did one get planned earlier which piqued the other band's interest? Did Paul and Mick and Keith ever talk or consult about how these tours were similar? Did dates and legs have to be planned accordingly?
Just very interesting to me that they happened so close together. Are the similarities all in my mind?
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potus43
This is a joke! 'Twas the stones 69