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Rokyfan
Hey, maybe they will do Salt of the Earth tonight?
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wonderboy
Good take by HankM.
This is income/wealth inequity in action, and in a democratic society with so many struggling it creates anger.
The attendees aren't going to see the Stones, they're going because it's an experience that sets them off from the masses.
And the stadium venue was chosen because it's easier to keep people out of a castle than it would be if they were playing at a club.
If Mick wants to sell the band this way, it cheapens them, imo.
It smacks of estate planning and not a creative endeavor.
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jumpontopofmebaby
Wish I had a spare 5 million!
Shhhadooooobbbiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeee
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jumpontopofmebaby
Wish I had a spare 5 million!
Shhhadooooobbbiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeee
I cant understand how the people who pay for these private gigs allow the Stones to play 10 or 12 songs. If I had the money to hire them it would be a minimum 20 songs and I get to pick the setlist or no deal.
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MisterDDDD
They did the mini-tour for the Desert Trip concerts and threw in a couple corporate gigs to off-set expenses, so what??
I just saw the Rolling Stones twice and had the time of my life. Desert Trip 2 was amazing and the Vegas show was exactly what I needed. Drove 20+ hours (each way) to see them, got a super-inexpensive pit ticket, slept in a tent in the desert, got a lucky dip for Vegas 2, spent relatively little on the whole experience, had a blast, and now consider it priceless.
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stone4ever
BV and others who have seen the Stones multiple times can say yeah whatever its just the way the world works and tough luck etc.
But for many people who missed the cancelled show it was a once in a life time chance to see the Stones and for others maybe their last chance to see them.
Why can't people be a bit upset by this, why are we brain washed into thinking the Stones are above criticism.
Please allow people to be pissed off for 5 mins
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MisterDDDD
They did the mini-tour for the Desert Trip concerts and threw in a couple corporate gigs to off-set expenses, so what??
I just saw the Rolling Stones twice and had the time of my life. Desert Trip 2 was amazing and the Vegas show was exactly what I needed. Drove 20+ hours (each way) to see them, got a super-inexpensive pit ticket, slept in a tent in the desert, got a lucky dip for Vegas 2, spent relatively little on the whole experience, had a blast, and now consider it priceless.
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stone4ever
BV and others who have seen the Stones multiple times can say yeah whatever its just the way the world works and tough luck etc.
But for many people who missed the cancelled show it was a once in a life time chance to see the Stones and for others maybe their last chance to see them.
Why can't people be a bit upset by this, why are we brain washed into thinking the Stones are above criticism.
Please allow people to be pissed off for 5 mins
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MisterDDDD
They did the mini-tour for the Desert Trip concerts and threw in a couple corporate gigs to off-set expenses, so what??
I just saw the Rolling Stones twice and had the time of my life. Desert Trip 2 was amazing and the Vegas show was exactly what I needed. Drove 20+ hours (each way) to see them, got a super-inexpensive pit ticket, slept in a tent in the desert, got a lucky dip for Vegas 2, spent relatively little on the whole experience, had a blast, and now consider it priceless.
Well good for you, aren't you the lucky one, my heart goes out to the people who got the cancelled gig, anything wrong with that ??
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35love
I think a better choice to play the last gig of US would have been
in NY to coincide with the opening of Exibitionism...
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stone4ever
BV and others who have seen the Stones multiple times can say yeah whatever its just the way the world works and tough luck etc.
But for many people who missed the cancelled show it was a once in a life time chance to see the Stones and for others maybe their last chance to see them.
Why can't people be a bit upset by this, why are we brain washed into thinking the Stones are above criticism.
Please allow people to be pissed off for 5 mins
BV has basically sacrificed his life to get where he is. Others have sacrificed much too (not me). I bailed on Desert Trip because it was too much hassle for me (I live in Los Angeles) and I hate crowds. I figured, "ech, I'll see them in Vegas on the 19th". They canceled. Oh well. It's not a life changer. Even Mick penned "It's only rock and roll". Yeah, I know now I'll only ever see the band if I want to fly to Europe in 2017.
I challenge anyone to find fault in someone who's worked the same job for 55 years and has only had to call in sick a few times....A FEW TIMES! I've probably called in sick more in 2016 than The Stones did in 55 years.
And if you have an issue with them playing a private gig and you not getting in, you're just a jealous whiner. It ain't the 1970's any more, with 50-stop tours, coming to your city soon. Appreciate the fact that the band still even exists. Everyone else started breaking up in 1970....
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Gaetzi
I was one of the lucky folks that flew to Vegas for the cancelled show last week. This "private gig" thing doesn't upset me but is money really what drives the Stones at this point? These guys have more money than God, with the band on it's last legs you'd think they'd want to play to as many true fans as possible. I also don't know how to feel about 'private gigs help fund the tour'- Did my $500 not help fund the tour? $750 floor seats don't help fund the tour?
Again, not bitching or anything- count me in the 'they can do whatever they want' camp. I just find their motivation odd at this point. Like they get more out of a paycheck then they do from the energy of 50,000 real fans? Verses the fortunate group of Bob Craft's buddies that got invited to the coolest cocktail party they'll ever attend.
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Stoneage
"I got my money, my ticket
All that shit
I even got myself
A little shaving kit"
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stone4ever
BV and others who have seen the Stones multiple times can say yeah whatever its just the way the world works and tough luck etc.
But for many people who missed the cancelled show it was a once in a life time chance to see the Stones and for others maybe their last chance to see them.
Why can't people be a bit upset by this, why are we brain washed into thinking the Stones are above criticism.
Please allow people to be pissed off for 5 mins
BV has basically sacrificed his life to get where he is. Others have sacrificed much too (not me). I bailed on Desert Trip because it was too much hassle for me (I live in Los Angeles) and I hate crowds. I figured, "ech, I'll see them in Vegas on the 19th". They canceled. Oh well. It's not a life changer. Even Mick penned "It's only rock and roll". Yeah, I know now I'll only ever see the band if I want to fly to Europe in 2017.
I challenge anyone to find fault in someone who's worked the same job for 55 years and has only had to call in sick a few times....A FEW TIMES! I've probably called in sick more in 2016 than The Stones did in 55 years.
And if you have an issue with them playing a private gig and you not getting in, you're just a jealous whiner. It ain't the 1970's any more, with 50-stop tours, coming to your city soon. Appreciate the fact that the band still even exists. Everyone else started breaking up in 1970....
Hey ego boy you're missing the point, its OK for people to be upset and disappointed with the way the Stones have behaved. The real fans should come first, they could have fitted another date this week to replace the cancelled Vegas gig but didn't, probably due to this private gig. They left it to the last minute to finally cancel a show they had no intention of playing, people spent a small fortune waiting to see if they were going to reschedule.
The other thing is why didn't they just do 2 stadium shows to the fans, it would make just as much profit, this 3 date tour is a joke. People are naturally sickened by the greed of this band. I'm lot a jealous whiner as you put it, iv'e seen this band many times and they have given me more than i could ever ask for, but it needs to be said, they have totally sold out now, very sad.
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stone4ever
BV and others who have seen the Stones multiple times can say yeah whatever its just the way the world works and tough luck etc.
But for many people who missed the cancelled show it was a once in a life time chance to see the Stones and for others maybe their last chance to see them.
Why can't people be a bit upset by this, why are we brain washed into thinking the Stones are above criticism.
Please allow people to be pissed off for 5 mins
BV has basically sacrificed his life to get where he is. Others have sacrificed much too (not me). I bailed on Desert Trip because it was too much hassle for me (I live in Los Angeles) and I hate crowds. I figured, "ech, I'll see them in Vegas on the 19th". They canceled. Oh well. It's not a life changer. Even Mick penned "It's only rock and roll". Yeah, I know now I'll only ever see the band if I want to fly to Europe in 2017.
I challenge anyone to find fault in someone who's worked the same job for 55 years and has only had to call in sick a few times....A FEW TIMES! I've probably called in sick more in 2016 than The Stones did in 55 years.
And if you have an issue with them playing a private gig and you not getting in, you're just a jealous whiner. It ain't the 1970's any more, with 50-stop tours, coming to your city soon. Appreciate the fact that the band still even exists. Everyone else started breaking up in 1970....
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stone4ever
BV and others who have seen the Stones multiple times can say yeah whatever its just the way the world works and tough luck etc.
But for many people who missed the cancelled show it was a once in a life time chance to see the Stones and for others maybe their last chance to see them.
Why can't people be a bit upset by this, why are we brain washed into thinking the Stones are above criticism.
Please allow people to be pissed off for 5 mins
BV has basically sacrificed his life to get where he is. Others have sacrificed much too (not me). I bailed on Desert Trip because it was too much hassle for me (I live in Los Angeles) and I hate crowds. I figured, "ech, I'll see them in Vegas on the 19th". They canceled. Oh well. It's not a life changer. Even Mick penned "It's only rock and roll". Yeah, I know now I'll only ever see the band if I want to fly to Europe in 2017.
I challenge anyone to find fault in someone who's worked the same job for 55 years and has only had to call in sick a few times....A FEW TIMES! I've probably called in sick more in 2016 than The Stones did in 55 years.
And if you have an issue with them playing a private gig and you not getting in, you're just a jealous whiner. It ain't the 1970's any more, with 50-stop tours, coming to your city soon. Appreciate the fact that the band still even exists. Everyone else started breaking up in 1970....
Hey ego boy you're missing the point, its OK for people to be upset and disappointed with the way the Stones have behaved. The real fans should come first, they could have fitted another date this week to replace the cancelled Vegas gig but didn't, probably due to this private gig. They left it to the last minute to finally cancel a show they had no intention of playing, people spent a small fortune waiting to see if they were going to reschedule.
The other thing is why didn't they just do 2 stadium shows to the fans, it would make just as much profit, this 3 date tour is a joke. People are naturally sickened by the greed of this band. I'm lot a jealous whiner as you put it, iv'e seen this band many times and they have given me more than i could ever ask for, but it needs to be said, they have totally sold out now, very sad.
But you don't really know any of these things, you're assuming worst-case scenarios all the way here.
Mick could have been real sick, they could have had trouble selling out stadiums etc. etc.
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Stoneage
"I got my money, my ticket
All that shit
I even got myself
A little shaving kit"
Kraft is a sports company, methinks