I'm so glad Keith is ok after the fall. He looks better than ever! Nothing can stop Keith

Nice review...

How come the key (Bb) is always indicated for Happy, but never for any of the other tunes no matter how obscure?

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How come the key (Bb) is always indicated for Happy, but never for any of the other tunes no matter how obscure?

Probably because it was played so many times in B and was changed recently. Good reminder to avoid false starts.

Nice pic from Bernard's FB page:

Well I'm back home after a smooth exit and late night fast food run after the show. I left about half through Satisfaction and never stopped once in any traffic. It was a beautiful night for a show. Those seats I bought at 4:00 pm for $118 including taxes and fees were totally awesome. Picked up my brother and drove to the show at about 7:00 pm and parked on someones lawn for $20 and walked up to the stadium with an hour to spare. We were 24 rows up from the floor. For perspective, our seats were directly between the security fence and the stage, but I could not see Charlie or Chuck but had clear views all night of Keith, Ron, and Darryl and of course Mick. The people right next to me on my right paid $400 and on the left was....empty. I brought my binoculars for an even better view.

Now for the show...

Some things that stuck out in my memory:

The crowd stood in the entire stadium from beginning to the end of show, pumping fists, jumping around, dancing, and yelling in a typical rowdy Buffalo atmosphere.

Using the binoculars, I noticed at the corners of the floor at the beginning of the cat walk is marked with a strip of green and orange tape maybe to prevent Mick or Keith from falling.

Mick spits on stage and in the security space a few times and pretty heavy.

Keith and Ron both playing lead over each other on a Tumbling Dice chorus but the song was brilliant.

Micks teleprompter.

Mick and Keith are more friendlier and interactive with each other.

CYHMK was great to hear. But hearing YGMR was a little letdown except the crowd loved it.

Wild Horses was played like it being taped for a CD, almost a flawless version.

Then that dreaded cow bell...

Loved the Rick James snippet.

Wondered why Mick waits until the church choir is on stage to drop the lone F-bomb on the crowd. He has done it in other cities too.

Jagger seemed to be dancing and running around a lot at this show, especially in Out Of Control.

Love the concert atmosphere inside and out. The hotties were out in force tonight including many gorgeous Canadian women.

It's always a good feeling when The Stones are playing your city because you know they belong to your town for the evening with a couple nights to spare.

Bless the people who take their time to record and post video to Youtube, thank you so much

Tumblin Dice
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Gimme Shelter
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Great show. Great weather. Stones rock!!


Some local news

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What an useless review, says more about how the fans reacted to the songs, than how well the reviewer thought they were played.

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Nice pic from Bernard's FB page:

Is Charlie out of the closet

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Great show. Great weather. Stones rock!!

Some local news

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Thanks for posting plqmule, it is always good to see/read local flavor content.

I found this interesting-
""“Thank you, Buffalo,” growled lead singer Paul Janeway. “We’ve got two more songs,” he continued, to ironically dismissive applause. The sextet’s “Try a Little Tenderness” did Mr. Redding proud. Onto the boys, though.""

It must be tough to be an opening act for The Stones, big enoygh to be there, but not to be the reason people are there and have them ignore your playing.


And this was-
"But the sisters were reluctant to drive an hour based on a tip, especially when the Stones might be right here.

But then the lobby came alive with security. And photographers. And Mayor Byron Brown. And, finally, a real-life Stone. Ronnie Wood, the Stones’ 68-year-old bassist, emerged from the elevators wearing a red shirt and dark jacket and pants. He met the mayor, waved hello to the lobby crowd – including Brigette and Kristen –and left for dinner.""


Cool!!! and some fun for the locals

Thanks again plqmule



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Mick, or his joke writer, seem to has a bone to pick with Tom Brady, he keeps going back to that deflated balls issue, oddly out of context going back to it.

To be fair, you couldn't name a sports personality more hated in Buffalo than Tom Brady. Brady also made a disparaging remark about the city in general and Buffalo hotels and the views afforded from them a few years back, so the comment was certainly something locals would eat up!

I forget which other city he made a similar joke... but it seemed odd then... and then popped up again tonight.

Maybe he and Tom and Gieslle(Tom's wife) are all jet setting buddies or something

"And even when I started my pro career, he traveled to Buffalo. I don't know if you guys have ever been to the hotels in Buffalo -- they're not the nicest places in the world -- but he would still travel to those. It was just great to grow up in a house like that and feel so supported by your mom and dad."

Realizing that he had perhaps made an insensitive comment, Brady continued: "No, they're fine. Don't go writing that and getting me in trouble."

Too late, Tom.


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It appears there may be another unhappy Buffalo hotels customer... Yikes!
Charlotte Watts [instagram.com]

a good crowd makes a great concert super

Just got back into Pittsburgh a little bit ago.

The Stones played great and we got a solid setlist. CYHMK and LSTNT were badass.

I was in section 235. The sound was good. Every once in a while Charlie's drums would echo. Other than that, all was fine. Lame ass crowd in my section though.

Parked in Hammer's lot, thanks dude!

Buffalo is a nice town, with some great people. Thank you.

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Anyone can keep tabs on the latest youtubes popping up using this fileration
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Or posted in the last hour if you so desire

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Just got back into Pittsburgh a little bit ago.

The Stones played great and we got a solid setlist. CYHMK and LSTNT were badass.

I was in section 235. The sound was good. Every once in a while Charlie's drums would echo. Other than that, all was fine. Lame ass crowd in my section though.

Parked in Hammer's lot, thanks dude!

Buffalo is a nice town, with some great people. Thank you.

Well that is a quick drive, good to hear you made it home safe.

I would like to hear more about Hammer's party lot, that sounded fun!

Intro and JJF

Nice little touch for the parking tickets.





This was taken from section 235.



Finally picked up one of these field jackets. Got a couple shirts and some smaller stuff too.

Nice review. Happy the reviewer in report #1 had Woodie play bass. haha

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Anyone besides Industry??? Please

Really anything else?

Kind of guy you hate to be sitting by at a show.....just listen please.

I've got a strong feeling he's the friend that MingSubu wanted to get rid of.

We did the Detroit show. A quick talk before we left Pittsburgh and the dude was totally cool. We had a blast. He was blown away, by the Stones.

Thanks for those who advised to just be honest with him.

Wow now that Buffalo is said and done I feel like that kid who didn't go trick or treating on halloween. Missed all the fun, I can only hope they come back and do another tour that has a stop less than 8 hours from where I live.

For that guy who was complaining about Argentinian flag-wavers:

Got home to Rochester sometime around 2:30 am in the morning with a shit eating grin on my face. I have had the pleasure of seeing the Stones at many shows since the early 70's. My last experience seeing them was when I took my then 12 year old son to Toronto at the Air Canada Centre in 5/13 for his first show. Although he liked it very much as he had nothing else to compare it to, it was not one of my favorite shows (it was good in the sense that I got to share it with him as a father-son bonding weekend) as I thought that the overall playing was not up to par from what I seen previously. At the 2013 show, from my estimation, they were a little too ragged, lackluster, the overall energy and fire was just lacking, Keith was somewhat of a liability, and overall, I was a little bored. Two years later in BUffalo, I am happy to report, the Stones delivered a great show. The difference: they played a high energy show, the playing of which was pretty damn consistent from beginning to end. They turned in great renditions of just about every tune. MY 14 year old son turned to me and said, "Dad, I think they are better than when we saw them in Toronto." Even my 14 year old got that! Yes, I can certainly argue with repetitive set-lists, but i could care less as long as they play the warhorses with passion and conviction. From my estimation last night, overall, they delivered.

One last thing to mention that made my concert experience great last night. The tickets that my son and I had in section K on the floor were in the back of that section and we were in an obstructed view as sound equipment had cut off the left side portion of the stage almost entirely. I went to see security and they brought me to a table on the floor where personnel working the concert UPGRADED my seats so that I was now in the first 3 rows of section K instead of the very back. My son and I were dead center! We had great seats and we were not that far from the high rolling $400.00 section. Satisfaction indeed!

Good for you Sighunt !!! great you liked it.
Jeroen

Sounds like another great show!

Thanks for the pictures (as usual, some great ones) and periscope links Looking forward to watching the periscope replays later. Right now I'm indulging in my other great passion - the tennis, and hoping my favourite player, Roger Federer wins!

Has somebody the possibility to post the today front-page of "The Sunday Buffalo news" please?
Thanks

This one: [buffalo.com] ?

Yes Koen, but I'll be happy to have the whole front-page of the printed paper edition if you can capture it???
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Has somebody the possibility to post the today front-page of "The Sunday Buffalo news" please? Thanks

This version is probably better: [buffalo.com] ....


Rolling Stones take Buffalo by storm


Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones put on a show to remember Saturday night at Ralph Wilson Stadium. (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)


By Ben Siegel · updated 9:31 AM , July 12, 2015


Mick Jagger. Keith Richards. Charlie Watts. Ronnie Wood.

These faces belong on currency. Their names belong in stone. Their sweat belongs on our hands.

On Saturday night, some of those pipe dreams came true, as the legendary Rolling Stones touched down in Ralph Wilson Stadium for the penultimate stop on their Zip Code Tour with 15 shows in 15 North American stadiums, coinciding with the recent reissue of the 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” The entire track list would be played throughout the tour, if not in the same set list. Exclusions wouldn’t matter, though. They could just stand there and we would sing along.

There was something juvenile about the energy here at The Ralph. Everyone is happily dripping with sweat from the sublime Orchard Park evening heat. For many, it was the gig they never got to see in their own youth. The pedestrian concourse was a crush of humanity. Hey, rock ’n’ roll is messy.

Opening the show was St. Paul & The Broken Bones, a blues/rock sextet from Birmingham, Ala., that did a dutiful job at an impossible task.

They have a youthful energy to their old school format. Serious brass supports a soulful, Southern snarl, a smart pairing for their bosses’ taste.

“Thank you, Buffalo,” growled lead singer Paul Janeway. “We’ve got two more songs,” he continued, to ironically dismissive applause. The sextet’s “Try a Little Tenderness” did Mr. Redding proud. Onto the boys, though.

This is no small production, by any means, but by Stones standards, it is a smaller extravaganza than their previous stadium shows. No complaints here. It keeps us focused.

Jagger’s signature strut teased this runway the way lingerie models grace a fashion runway. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” was pure lust. Woods works it, too.

To say that they have vitality is a gross understatement. They are the standard. There is no other. Aerobically speaking, this is a marathon. Jagger traverses the stage better than some of this venue’s home field tenants.

At the foot of the runway, Jagger plays to the select few lucky to see through his sheer black top. He catches thrown panties with a pleased smirk, stuffing them into his skinny jeans pocket. “Tumbling Dice” is a playful favorite ripe for these moments.

“Out of Control” turns down to a mid-tempo blues break with a soulful, gospel chorus and a harmonica break that broke 50,000 hearts with one blow.

“Wild Horses,” a highlight of “Sticky Fingers,” was appropriately small, and still deliciously loud in Jagger’s horse shirt. Here we see the showman, ever the character actor, interpret with feeling. How icons perform hits thousands of times with such honesty, I’ll never know.

“Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ ” sat contently in a number of solos that dug layers deep without tiring. Fan-voted request “Let’s Spend the Night Together” was well greeted by all.

The expected collaboration with Williamsville’s Calvary Episcopal Church Choir on “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” takes the local connection to a thrilling place. What gracious, grateful guests. Gentlemen all around.

Richards, who announced this week a new solo album for this fall, eventually holds center stage with expected humor. He more than any of them defies the logic of his history. He also wears it as badge of honor.

“It’s great to be here,” says Richards. “It’s good to be anywhere.”

Wood proves himself, to anyone not already paying attention, to be a venerable member of this outfit. The crowd loved him, wanted more. Same goes for Watts and his demure-looking but ferocious drumming. Jagger’s moves, the fifth member of this band, are just as spastic and elastic as ever. And his legs, thin as pencils. He doesn’t hold onto anything. He gives it all away.

“Miss You,” with Jagger on guitar, with its delicious bass line, brought in some great funk. So did a brief verse of Buffalo boy Rick James’ “Super-freak,” which Jagger cut off prematurely. More, please.

“Gimme Shelter” was divine in its tribal affectations, a song an audience interprets and devours. Backup singer Lisa Fischer’s solo crushed the stars to dust. What a goddess. That was something else.

I saw the Stones the last time the band played Buffalo, on Oct. 8, 1997, in this same stadium (then called Rich Stadium). A less-informed fan then (at 15 years old), I was struck more by the stage than the band’s performance, which was still impossible to ignore. The “Bridges to Babylon Tour” boasted an impressive production properly scaled to the venue. It had a bridging catwalk that hung out over the audience and connected the band to a smaller, intimate satellite stage. It had video screens as big as the sky that zeroed in on Mick’s pursed lips, Keith’s witty winks, Watts’ creepy smile and Wood’s perplexing haircut. It had pyrotechnics. It had flair. The Rolling Stones had it all, including us, in the palm of their hands.

Eighteen years later, 18 years older, they still have it. See you in 2033, fellas.

[buffalo.com]



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