Yes on the flights and cost, GlimmerGirl24 We have the same thinking!

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Thanks for your thoughts on flights, GlimmerGirl24. If you wouldn't mind to keep me posted. I need to purchase three tickets...at one point they were $1000 each..now $1600 oops.. But still Leah

I will. Now I feel bad about complaining about being packed in like a sardine on Spirit Air - $1800 is quite an increase. You're flying from Ireland - right? Is it any cheaper to fly to Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Canada, etc. roundtrip and then a second roundtrip to Cuba?



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HAVANA (AP) _ Rolling Stones: will play March 25 show in Havana, becoming biggest band in Cuba in half-century.

¶ HAVANA (AP) _ The Rolling Stones say they will play a free concert in Havana on March 25, becoming the biggest act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution.
¶ The Stones will play in Havana's Ciudad Deportiva three days after President Barack Obama visits Havana. The concert is expected to draw a massive audience in a country where the government once persecuted young people for listening to rock music, then seen as a tool of Western capitalism. Along with dropping that policy, the Cuban government has increasingly allowed large non-official gatherings.
¶ The band says in a statement that "we have performed in many special places during our long career but this show in Havana is going to be a landmark event for us, and, we hope, for all our friends in Cuba too."

Here's ABC News report:

[abcnews.go.com]

Oh well, very said but I guess I will miss the show. Wish they would officially announce the date

Confirmed by the band!


[www.rollingstones.com]

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What's your favourite flavour?...........Cherry Red!!

Nice-LOVE that musical instruments will be donated!

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That's a great graphic!
I just found a much larger version (too big to post, I think) here:
[wwwrollingstones.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com]

Now a little Club Show in Havana on the 22nd would be just the ticket !!!!
I know, I can dream can't I ? Trying to change my flight back from the 24th to the 26th, not easy at all !!

Cheers,

Chriseganstar

Satisfied since 1976

Great news. I see there is a second thread where I already posted. This is really cool on behalf of The Stones to do this. The power of music is very special. What a gesture!

I was hoping on 23rd or 24th.
March 25th is still possible for me but very tight schedule.

It's official. 3/25

Rolling Stones official just tweeted. Have fun everyone. Sick I cannot make it

It's gonna be free too

Unfortunately, I think this is a wrong decision.
Good Friday is not suitable date.
(of course, I know that because of Obama's visit were forced to take this step but still...)



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Link?

[www.detroitnews.com]

Thanks!

Cigars all round!

Confirmed ! [newyork.cbslocal.com]

[www.facebook.com]

[www.rollingstones.com]


The Rolling Stones announce free concert in Cuba!

March 1, 2016 – The Rolling Stones will perform a groundbreaking concert in Havana, Cuba on Friday March 25, 2016. The free concert will take place at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana and will be the first open air concert in the country by a British Rock Band. Always exploring new horizons and true pioneers of rock, the Stones, who have toured every corner of the globe, will bring their high octane performance and incredible music catalogue to the Caribbean for the first time ever.

This once-in-a-lifetime concert event follows the band’s America Latina Ole tour, which is currently receiving rave reviews, playing to huge audiences in stadiums in Santiago, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio De Janeiro, São Paulo and Porto Alegre with Lima, Bogotá and Mexico City following next week. The band are also leading a musician to musician initiative in which much needed musical instruments and equipment are being donated by major suppliers for the benefit of Cuban musicians of all genres. Donors include The Gibson Foundation, Vic Firth, RS Berkeley, Pearl, Zildjian, Gretsch, Latin Percussion, Roland and BOSS with additional assistance from the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation.

The Rolling Stones said: “We have performed in many special places during our long career but this show in Havana is going to be a landmark event for us, and, we hope, for all our friends in Cuba too.”

This historical concert will no doubt have Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood mesmerizing a new audience of fans with a set packed full of classic Stones hits as well as special gems from their million selling albums.

The Rolling Stones concert, which has been in the planning stages for several months comes only days after President Barack Obama’s recently announced visit to Cuba.

This entire event is being made possible by the benefaction of Fundashon Bon Intenshon on behalf of the island of Curaçao. Fundashon Bon Intenshon initiates and supports international charitable projects in the fields of education, athletics, cultural literacy, healthcare and tourism as well as other attempts to mitigate the impact of general poverty.

It is being promoted by AEG’s Concerts West and Musica Punto Zero who extend their gratitude for the support provided by the Institute of Cuban Music in bringing this event to the people of Cuba.

The Rolling Stones “Concert for Amity” will be filmed and produced by award winning production company JA Digital with Paul Dugdale directing and Simon Fisher and Sam Bridger as producers. Julie Jakobek of JA Digital said: “It’s a great honour to be working with the Rolling Stones again on this hugely exciting and historic event”.



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Rolling Stones own site

“Concert for Amity”
I think that's wonderful. Don't know what 1962 means by Good Friday being suitable for
a concert, but it seems to me Amity can't be a problem in any religion, can it?

Just as long as the guitar plays, let it steal your heart away



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[www.rollingstones.com]

they have of course played in the Caribbean before - Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic.... but lets not spoil a good story

So it will be filmed and released. Great!

What is Amity?

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What is Amity?

Friendship.