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DandelionPowderman
My two cents on this show:
The Stones can do whatever they want, but it's disappointing, too, especially when thinking of their age and how few gigs they probably have left before they call it quits.
It's not Rock'n'Roll and we don't have to like it.
That said, they have been working overtime for real fans, too.
Who saw these 4 years of touring and recording coming in 2010?
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HankM
The Stones just didtwoone showsin Vegas and twoweekendsshows earlier this month at Desert Trip in California, which had followed another private billionaire show in Las Vegas the week before.
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HankM
The Stones just didtwoone showsin Vegas and twoweekendsshows earlier this month at Desert Trip in California, which had followed another private billionaire show in Las Vegas the week before.
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It is hard to be a journalist these days. Really hard.
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laughinearlydied
some people are almost celebrating this situation as if it was somehow a succes, a good thing. labeling people who dont like it as "angry they cant go" or "angry that stones are getting paid". it is sad.
as i said, they can do whatever they want to do. but i cant imagine them having a good time in a flippin tent, few hundred uninterested people and jaggers sore throat. wich only means that money is everything for them. which we always knew. disappointing.
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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.
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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 for the fans
next year, one last round for those who kept them up there.
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bv
Sure it was not the best booking P.R. wise contracting to a private show three days after the Las Vegas show on Nov 22. If they had asked me I would have adviced on a show at MSG or may be two instead. But they never call me before they sign contracts.
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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 for the fans
next year, one last round for those who kept them up there.
They'll be in Europe next summer with a new album and we will have moved on. Can't wait to get away from all the doom and gloom.....
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jumpontopofmebaby
So for all you NFL Footballs Fans...which I am a Cowboy Fan...but now also a New England Patriot Fan!
Any NFL owner that loves the Stones so much he will spend a cool 4 million for one show..."HOLY MOLY" ya gotta love that TEAM!
Just think how many shows this guy could he have attended with 4 seats front row paying even scalper prices.
This guy is a hard core fan and wants his friends and co-workers to get the best Rolling Stones experience you could ever imagine.
GO PATRIOTS!
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Gaetzi
I'm confused how $750 tickets, $40 t shirts and $12 beers don't pay for hotel rooms, flights and travel costs for the band.
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jumpontopofmebaby
So for all you NFL Footballs Fans...which I am a Cowboy Fan...but now also a New England Patriot Fan!
Any NFL owner that loves the Stones so much he will spend a cool 4 million for one show..."HOLY MOLY" ya gotta love that TEAM!
Just think how many shows this guy could he have attended with 4 seats front row paying even scalper prices.
This guy is a hard core fan and wants his friends and co-workers to get the best Rolling Stones experience you could ever imagine.
GO PATRIOTS!
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Gaetzi
I'm confused how $750 tickets, $40 t shirts and $12 beers don't pay for hotel rooms, flights and travel costs for the band.
The Stones do not get paid based on ticket price or tickets sales.
They get a guaranteed set amount for each show. The promoter takes the risk.
However I do think they get a cut of concessions and prob get all the profit off Stones merchandise.
They cant lose. I think the Zip Code tour was anywhere from 4 to 7 million each show.
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35love
No, Mr. Kraft processed cheese is not so discriminatory
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Gaetzi
It's a slow day at work so I will now bow out of this thread, I've said the same thing five different times now
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Gaetzi
It's a slow day at work so I will now bow out of this thread, I've said the same thing five different times now
But you said it well, and its so true what you have said, its just that some of the others can't handle the truth.
The Stones don't need to do these private gigs.