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slewan
don't forget all the money made by selling merchandise stuff and I guess they get also a share of all the drinks and food being sold at the shows
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bv
The tour in South America was 100% complete but never confirmed, then it got delayed and they did it during the spring of 2016 eventually. I do still have the original dates, I think they included Costa Rica. The Rolling Stones have the luxury of being able to sign late and change at any time up to the point when something is signed.
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straycatuk
If they play arenas shows the lower tier and floor in Front half of auditoriums will be about €1000 if not more.
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Nobody would turn up, not even in London.
Yep. They only got away with the OTT prices for 50 & Counting at the O2 in 2012 because it was their 1st shows anywhere in over 5 years and were then thought to be a one-off. No way will they be able to repeat those prices and they would be foolish to try. I will grudgingly go up to 200EUR but not much more...
Jeroen
Not everyone's like you though Jeroen. I love the Stones as much as anyone here but I have my limits. I turned up at O2 Show 1 without a ticket and waited for prices to fall, eventually getting in for £100, albeit missing the start. While I could have paid full whack, I refused to do so and I was ready to walk away.
Seriously, provided the shows are sensibly priced, they can make a good profit for themselves and please the fans.
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straycatuk
If they play arenas shows the lower tier and floor in Front half of auditoriums will be about €1000 if not more.
Sc uk
Nobody would turn up, not even in London.
Yep. They only got away with the OTT prices for 50 & Counting at the O2 in 2012 because it was their 1st shows anywhere in over 5 years and were then thought to be a one-off. No way will they be able to repeat those prices and they would be foolish to try. I will grudgingly go up to 200EUR but not much more...
Jeroen
Not everyone's like you though Jeroen. I love the Stones as much as anyone here but I have my limits. I turned up at O2 Show 1 without a ticket and waited for prices to fall, eventually getting in for £100, albeit missing the start. While I could have paid full whack, I refused to do so and I was ready to walk away.
Seriously, provided the shows are sensibly priced, they can make a good profit for themselves and please the fans.
My financial sources are limited too. But..i want to see them, one more time, at least. Therefore, i will go beyond my budget.
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straycatuk
If they play arenas shows the lower tier and floor in Front half of auditoriums will be about €1000 if not more.
Sc uk
Nobody would turn up, not even in London.
Yep. They only got away with the OTT prices for 50 & Counting at the O2 in 2012 because it was their 1st shows anywhere in over 5 years and were then thought to be a one-off. No way will they be able to repeat those prices and they would be foolish to try. I will grudgingly go up to 200EUR but not much more...
Jeroen
Not everyone's like you though Jeroen. I love the Stones as much as anyone here but I have my limits. I turned up at O2 Show 1 without a ticket and waited for prices to fall, eventually getting in for £100, albeit missing the start. While I could have paid full whack, I refused to do so and I was ready to walk away.
Seriously, provided the shows are sensibly priced, they can make a good profit for themselves and please the fans.
My financial sources are limited too. But..i want to see them, one more time, at least. Therefore, i will go beyond my budget.
Jeroen
I want to see them too but I won't pay more than I think is fair even though I can. These are guys still working in their 70s so I'd expect them to be demanding. How many of us here still plan to be working at that age? I'm almost 50 and I sure as hell will not be working at 60, well not full time anyway
Anyway, we're up to 50 pages now! We know for sure that the band (or at least their entourage) read this website and 50 pages surely tells them that there's demand for a tour! Fingers crossed. I'd personally prefer an outdoor Summer tour but any kind of tour is fine by me ><
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corriecas
If there will be an european Tour, i hope we will meet and i will buy you a drink. Im also keeping my fingers, firmly crossed, and hoping for a european tour this year.
jeroen
I can assure you there is a world of difference between the deluge like we had in Rio and the sort of deluge we get in England during autumn cold windy and wet isn't fun like warm and wetQuote
DeanGoodman
We would save $$ by not flying during the peak summer season. Accommodation options might be better in the fall, and tourist traffic is lower. Weather might be lousier, but many of us have been deluged at Stones concerts in June-July-August.
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Al65I can assure you there is a world of difference between the deluge like we had in Rio and the sort of deluge we get in England during autumn cold windy and wet isn't fun like warm and wetQuote
DeanGoodman
We would save $$ by not flying during the peak summer season. Accommodation options might be better in the fall, and tourist traffic is lower. Weather might be lousier, but many of us have been deluged at Stones concerts in June-July-August.
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HonkeyTonkFlash
It's great if the Stones do anything at this stage but I think it would be cool if they did stadiums just to show the world they can still pack those places after all these many, many years! Rock on boys! There's something about the thrill of a huge stadium crowd all hyped up for the Stones is almost a religious experience!
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bv
Many bands tour Europe outside the summer season. I would not be surprised if the Stones delay their plans in Europe and do a fall tour instead.
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Karlos123
If you do the maths: No. $4 million for the band would mean for $200 per ticket at Waldbühne just for the band. No venue, no promoter, nothing else would have been paid. And highest tickets were 250€. Not possible.
I had tried it here: [iorr.org] .
5 Million US-$ per Show could mean 1.7 Million revenue if production costs are 2/3 of the entire costs.
1.7 Milllion US-$ revenue per Show (before Tax) could mean 250.000 US-$ each for Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie - plus approx. 100,000 US-$ for each Touring-member (Darryl J., Chuck L., Bernard F., Sasha A., Matt C., Tim R., Karl D.).
For 5 Million US-$ must an Audience of 50,000 people pay 100 US-$ each for Tickets - further costs could be covered by Sponsors.
That looks spot on.
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andrea66
summer stadium tour would be better for real fans, almost everybody could find a ticket.
15.000 seats arena would be a nightmare, secondary ticketing at maximum level; many of us wouldn't be able to find a ticket.
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Stonesfan2146
An arena tour seems more likely because it matches the idea of playing some blues songs on stage. Imagine if they would add a B-Stage again with 4 blues numbers being played there.
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MRAmandaJones
Regarding the last tours, european set lists are often poor (in quantity and quality) compared to North America.
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Regarding the last tours, european set lists are often poor (in quantity and quality) compared to North America.
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Regarding the last tours, european set lists are often poor (in quantity and quality) compared to North America.
really? any evidence? To me the major/only difference seemed to be that the North American tour used to feature special guests
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Regarding the last tours, european set lists are often poor (in quantity and quality) compared to North America.
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Regarding the last tours, european set lists are often poor (in quantity and quality) compared to North America.
really? any evidence? To me the major/only difference seemed to be that the North American tour used to feature special guests
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Monsoon Ragoon
They don't want to play their blues tracks, what they want is to make as much money as possible. Hence I doubt the new rumours (?) about a possible arena tour.
And if they tour arenas, don't have too high expectations. One example: early on the Licks Tour they played Stray Cat Blues in arenas, later in Europe it was moved to the club gigs, because it didn't really work before 20.000. The blues numbers will have similar problems. Even in an arena show with 20.000 people, 18.000 of them want to hear only the same hits as always, sad but true.
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Regarding the last tours, european set lists are often poor (in quantity and quality) compared to North America.
really? any evidence? To me the major/only difference seemed to be that the North American tour used to feature special guests
They have generally played more songs and longer shows in North America since the Steel Wheels tour. That's a fact. Simple as that. I don't know the reason why though. Maybe it's beacuse most people in the US drive to and from the venues with their own cars, whilst European crowds depend more on collective transport. Shows have to finish earlier so everyone can reach connecting trains and buses etc. Another explanation could be that stadium floor/pitches are always filled with chairs in North America. In Europe, you'll have to stand upright for hours.
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Monsoon Ragoon
No I Wanna Be Your Man, no Sway, no As Tears Go By, no Six Days On The Road, no Around And Around, no Under The Boardwalk, no Goin' Down, no Far Away Eyes etc. in Europe 14. Only few interesting tracks survived, like Worried About You, but of course none of the warhorses was thrown out.
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Regarding the last tours, european set lists are often poor (in quantity and quality) compared to North America.
really? any evidence? To me the major/only difference seemed to be that the North American tour used to feature special guests
They have generally played more songs and longer shows in North America since the Steel Wheels tour. That's a fact. Simple as that. I don't know the reason why though. Maybe it's beacuse most people in the US drive to and from the venues with their own cars, whilst European crowds depend more on collective transport. Shows have to finish earlier so everyone can reach connecting trains and buses etc. Another explanation could be that stadium floor/pitches are always filled with chairs in North America. In Europe, you'll have to stand upright for hours.
all regular shows North American shows in 2015 features 18-20 songs
all shows in Europe in 2014 features 19 songs
thus there's no real difference
the songs mentioned above that were only played in the US ("No I Wanna Be Your Man, no Sway, no As Tears Go By, no Six Days On The Road, no Around And Around, no Under The Boardwalk, no Goin' Down, no Far Away Eyes etc") were basically songs played with special guests.
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flairville
Lady Jane was not played on the 14 On Fire tour.