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Rolling Stones will play Cuba at Easter
‘Historic’ concert will open door for other bands to perform in the country, according to communist party newspaper Granma
In a statement, the group 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.”
Rolling Stones to perform Easter concert in Cuba
It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but the Communist regime apparently likes it
By George Varga
Are the Rolling Stones set to perform a concert this Easter in Cuba?
Are the composers of “Street Fighting Man” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” ready to break bread with the small island country’s Communist regime?
“Si!” says Granna, Cuba’s official Communist party newspaper, citing the Cuban Institute of Music.
No comment, at least early Tuesday morning, from the Stones’ camp.
UPDATE: Literally as this speculative article was being written, the Stones’ representatives announced the band will perform a free concert March 25 in Havana. It will be filmed for later release.
The statement issued Tuesday morning reads: “ 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 Olé 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.”
A statement attributed to the band 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.”
The Stones concert has been in the planning stages for several months, the release continues. Its confirmation “comes only days after President Barack Obama's recently announced visit to Cuba.”
The concert “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.”
The concert is being jointly promoted by AEG's Concerts West and Musica Punto Zero, in collaboration with the Institute of Cuban Music. (AEG, the parent company of AEG West, owns a controlling interest in Valley View Casino Center, formerly the San Diego Sports Arena. AEG also owns Goldenvoice, which produces the annual Coachella and Stagecoach festivals in Indio.)
Dubbed the “Concert for Amity,” the Stones’ Havana concert will be filmed and produced by the award-winning production company JA Digital. Paul Dugdale will direct,
The fabled English rock band has performed in Communist countries before, from China in 2006 to Iron Curtian-era Poland in 1967. But this will mark the group’s debut in Cuba, which is now normalizing its relations with the United States after more than half a century of estrangement.
The concert will, as the Granna article notes “be an historic moment and open the doors to arrive to Havana other great bands,” among them U2 and Paul McCartney and his group. “At the moment, The Rolling Stones knock on the door and Cubans are willing to fulfill that dream which, as is known, has (been) pursued for too long.”
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Nuketown Rolling Stones Song Easter Egg - Black Ops at 55 seconds
I can't stop laughing! Too funny. I don't know why it's so funny?
Mmpfff...can't explain now, eating chocolate...nomnomnom ...
...and also those who don't. We're all in need of a shot of salvation...once in a while.
Happy Easter!
Re: Happy Easter!
Off course..I didn't mean to suggest otherwise. I don't celebrate Easter but hope everyone has a wonderful day.
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Date: March 25, 2016 20:42
Keith?
Rolling Stones will play Cuba at Easter
‘Historic’ concert will open door for other bands to perform in the country, according to communist party newspaper Granma
In a statement, the group 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.”
Rolling Stones to perform Easter concert in Cuba
It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but the Communist regime apparently likes it
By George Varga
Are the Rolling Stones set to perform a concert this Easter in Cuba?
Are the composers of “Street Fighting Man” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” ready to break bread with the small island country’s Communist regime?
“Si!” says Granna, Cuba’s official Communist party newspaper, citing the Cuban Institute of Music.
No comment, at least early Tuesday morning, from the Stones’ camp.
UPDATE: Literally as this speculative article was being written, the Stones’ representatives announced the band will perform a free concert March 25 in Havana. It will be filmed for later release.
The statement issued Tuesday morning reads: “ 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 Olé 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.”
A statement attributed to the band 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.”
The Stones concert has been in the planning stages for several months, the release continues. Its confirmation “comes only days after President Barack Obama's recently announced visit to Cuba.”
The concert “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.”
The concert is being jointly promoted by AEG's Concerts West and Musica Punto Zero, in collaboration with the Institute of Cuban Music. (AEG, the parent company of AEG West, owns a controlling interest in Valley View Casino Center, formerly the San Diego Sports Arena. AEG also owns Goldenvoice, which produces the annual Coachella and Stagecoach festivals in Indio.)
Dubbed the “Concert for Amity,” the Stones’ Havana concert will be filmed and produced by the award-winning production company JA Digital. Paul Dugdale will direct,
The fabled English rock band has performed in Communist countries before, from China in 2006 to Iron Curtian-era Poland in 1967. But this will mark the group’s debut in Cuba, which is now normalizing its relations with the United States after more than half a century of estrangement.
The concert will, as the Granna article notes “be an historic moment and open the doors to arrive to Havana other great bands,” among them U2 and Paul McCartney and his group. “At the moment, The Rolling Stones knock on the door and Cubans are willing to fulfill that dream which, as is known, has (been) pursued for too long.”
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Nuketown Rolling Stones Song Easter Egg - Black Ops at 55 seconds
Re: Happy Easter!
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Date: March 26, 2016 19:45
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I can't stop laughing! Too funny. I don't know why it's so funny?
Re: Happy Easter!
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Ladykiller
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Date: March 26, 2016 19:55
Happy Easter to Bjornulf and all the nice Rolling Stones fans on this great message board. And of course also Happy Easter to The Rolling Stones. 
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Date: March 26, 2016 19:57
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I can't stop laughing! Too funny. I don't know why it's so funny?
Mmpfff...can't explain now, eating chocolate...nomnomnom ...
Re: Happy Easter!
Posted by:
Brstonesfan
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Date: March 26, 2016 20:46
May G-d bless those who celebrate.
Re: Happy Easter!
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Date: March 26, 2016 20:49
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May G-d bless those who celebrate.
...and also those who don't. We're all in need of a shot of salvation...once in a while.
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Date: March 26, 2016 20:50
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Date: March 26, 2016 20:54
Happy Easter from Duisburg, Germany.
Re: Happy Easter!
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Date: March 26, 2016 21:25
Happy Easter to you all from The Netherlands!
Re: Happy Easter!
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Big Al
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Date: March 27, 2016 20:39
Happy Easter, everyone.
Ugh, that picture of Patti Smith
Ugh, that picture of Patti Smith
Re: Happy Easter!
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stones2000
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Date: March 27, 2016 22:51
Happy Easter! Hope you all have a wonderful Easter Sunday
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2016-03-27 22:52 by stones2000.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2016-03-27 22:52 by stones2000.
Re: Happy Easter!
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hot stuff
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Date: March 28, 2016 00:24
Happy!
Happy Easter from Philly! !
Happy Easter from Philly! !
Re: Happy Easter!
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Date: March 28, 2016 02:45
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May G-d bless those who celebrate.
...and also those who don't. We're all in need of a shot of salvation...once in a while.
Off course..I didn't mean to suggest otherwise. I don't celebrate Easter but hope everyone has a wonderful day.
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