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"I got my money, my ticket
All that shit
I even got myself
A little shaving kit"
Kraft is a sports company, methinks
Among other things...
[www.thekraftgroup.com]
The stadium naming rights are currently owned by Gillette, who manufactures razors and shaving products.
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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.
I'm not for one moment saying he wasn't sick, read my posts before replying to them
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I think a better choice to play the last gig of US would have been
in NY to coincide with the opening of Exibitionism...
Where's it been said/written that they won't do something in NYC - or elsewhere?
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Cristiano Radtke
I can totally understand why there's a lot of complaints about the Stones doing this kind of gig, which they've been doing for ages. On another point of view, it's unfair to say they doesn't care about the fans.
The small club gigs in 2012, 2013 and 2015 (just to name a few recent ones) are the evidence of what I'm saying. They even invited a small group of fans who had been patiently following them outside the studio on a cold weather just trying to listen to their rehearsals in Paris in 2014. These fans were rewarded for their loyalty. Of course not everybody could join the fun, but those who were there for sure had a big smile on their faces.
Amongst the ones who couldn't go and try the luck there were some people happy just by knowing about the fans who were there as well as there were people angry for not being able to be there.
The Stones have been doing these kind of gigs (private or not) for ages, as mostly everybody knows, and if somebody still can't understand why they do this, perhaps it's time to start following any other band.
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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...
Where's it been said/written that they won't do something in NYC - or elsewhere?
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Gaetzi
I don't really understand why they do these private gigs.
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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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Gaetzi
I don't really understand why they do these private gigs.
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Gaetzi
I don't really understand why they do these private gigs.
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TooTough
Over the last 4 years they have done great things,
playing the 50th birthday shows (proving that they still
can deliver), touring Europe, Asia, N and S America,
playing a free show in Cuba, opening a great exhibition
- all in all things a Stones fan can be proud of.
If they had called it quits after that - a perfect
ending on a high.
But this last chapter ("the mini tour" ) sucks big time.
As gotdablouse said: imagine that´s it - it will be the
last page in their book! They stopped with being part of
a festival lineup (playing on the first day,
not as the main act of the whole damn thing on Sunday) -
with other bands "being better". They didtwo
one show in Las Vegas (!) and a show for a billionaire´s family.
Maybe they really don´t know how to stop that train, that´s
rolling for 54 years. I hope they are doing something next
year for the fans, one last round for those who kept them up
there.
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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...
Where's it been said/written that they won't do something in NYC - or elsewhere?
That was a long time ago, though
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Gaetzi
I don't really understand why they do these private gigs.
They pay well...
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TooTough
Over the last 4 years they have done great things,
playing the 50th birthday shows (proving that they still
can deliver), touring Europe, Asia, N and S America,
playing a free show in Cuba, opening a great exhibition
- all in all things a Stones fan can be proud of.
If they had called it quits after that - a perfect
ending on a high.
But this last chapter ("the mini tour" ) sucks big time.
As gotdablouse said: imagine that´s it - it will be the
last page in their book! They stopped with being part of
a festival lineup (playing on the first day,
not as the main act of the whole damn thing on Sunday) -
with other bands "being better". They didtwo
one show in Las Vegas (!) and a show for a billionaire´s family.
Maybe they really don´t know how to stop that train, that´s
rolling for 54 years. I hope they are doing something next
year for the fans, one last round for those who kept them up
there.
I don't think Waters was seen as "the main act" in this festival
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Gaetzi
I don't really understand why they do these private gigs.
They pay well...
Not being sarcastic but arena and stadium shows don't pay well? Esp w the prices they've recently been charging?
A very successful and wealthy guy here in town had Don Henley play his wife's 50th birthday a bunch of years back. I hate to think that this is essentially what the Stones have become.
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stone4ever
Dandi wrote. Then who wrote this:
"They left it to the last minute to finally cancel a show they had no intention of playing
Stonenotforever writes
Meaning he was sick then he got better but could not reschedule the Vegas gig due to commitments with the Private gig. Mick new he couldn't do the Vegas gig so why did he ask fans to hold on to their tickets to the last minute. Regardless of his condition they had no intention of rescheduling Vegas, even though T Mobile Arena had many spare slots this week for an extra date.
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Cristiano Radtke
I can totally understand why there's a lot of complaints about the Stones doing this kind of gig, which they've been doing for ages. On another point of view, it's unfair to say they doesn't care about the fans.
The small club gigs in 2012, 2013 and 2015 (just to name a few recent ones) are the evidence of what I'm saying. They even invited a small group of fans who had been patiently following them outside the studio on a cold weather just trying to listen to their rehearsals in Paris in 2014. These fans were rewarded for their loyalty. Of course not everybody could join the fun, but those who were there for sure had a big smile on their faces.
Amongst the ones who couldn't go and try the luck there were some people happy just by knowing about the fans who were there as well as there were people angry for not being able to be there.
The Stones have been doing these kind of gigs (private or not) for ages, as mostly everybody knows, and if somebody still can't understand why they do this, perhaps it's time to start following any other band.
And I never said a word when they were part of a normal 20-50 date tour.
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Gaetzi
I don't really understand why they do these private gigs.
They pay well...
Not being sarcastic but arena and stadium shows don't pay well? Esp w the prices they've recently been charging?
A very successful and wealthy guy here in town had Don Henley play his wife's 50th birthday a bunch of years back. I hate to think that this is essentially what the Stones have become.
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Gaetzi
I don't really understand why they do these private gigs.
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And £££££££££££££££££
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Gaetzi
I don't really understand why they do these private gigs.
They pay well...
Not being sarcastic but arena and stadium shows don't pay well? Esp w the prices they've recently been charging?
A very successful and wealthy guy here in town had Don Henley play his wife's 50th birthday a bunch of years back. I hate to think that this is essentially what the Stones have become.
Less work, less of a hassle with equipment and employees etc. and 4 million $
A nightmare for the fans (me included) of course, but since you asked...
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Monsoon Ragoon
Totally absurd. Why don't they book a club or theater? Is the stadium cheaper?