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I thought this would be the perfect time to start this thread, with all the negativity going around here.
The Stones will be playing some dates in the U.K. in 2018. Some sites have already been chosen. Of course if they keep reading the negative comments here, they could call it off. Be nice.
Well I've just been reading the comments (and emails) from people (shock horror) that were actually there in Zurich yesterday, and by all accounts - the Rolling Stones put on an absolutely blinding performance !! Not a lot of 'negativity' in evidence, not only not from those people - but neither from me, making my own observations taking in the various youtube clips whilst reclining in my armchair !!
Consistency was never among IORR's stronger sides...
Consistency has never been the Stones' strongest point either. It has always been a matter of luck whether you got a good performance or an interesting trainwreck or whether they hit it out of the park, not only from night to night but sometimes from song to song. As they get older the odds on them hitting the jackpot get longer, but they still can, and when it all comes together - wow.
Isn't that (partly) why we love them?
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I think 2018 UK was one of their best tours, to be honest. And perhaps one of their last. Kind of ragged at first, but that's to be expected. Eventually, the band really "locked in" and delivered a knockout blow that last night at the O2.
The best concert from 2018 was definitely Knebworth - they played 2.5 hours and Bill and Mick T came on stage for the 3 songs encore.
Ahh, Knebworth. That was a lovely night. The lads really brought it home, didn't they?
Wait, were you guys actually there at these shows? And if so, am I allowed to chime in based on what I've seen on youtube?
Or...were none of us there and we're just having a mild mannered conversation/critique based on what we think we know via youtube videos?
And if the above is true...should we all be silent and just rely on the opinions of a small handful that were actually in attendance?
Ahhh...never mind.
ps - Just watched Gimme Shelter for the 110th time on TCM cable channel, and I could have sworn it looked like someone was violently attacked during the show.
But I can't be sure if it really happened as I wasn't at the show (I was only six tears old!)...hmmm...can anyone who was there please verify?
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I think 2018 UK was one of their best tours, to be honest. And perhaps one of their last. Kind of ragged at first, but that's to be expected. Eventually, the band really "locked in" and delivered a knockout blow that last night at the O2.
The best concert from 2018 was definitely Knebworth - they played 2.5 hours and Bill and Mick T came on stage for the 3 songs encore.
Ahh, Knebworth. That was a lovely night. The lads really brought it home, didn't they?
Wait, were you guys actually there at these shows? And if so, am I allowed to chime in based on what I've seen on youtube?
Or...were none of us there and we're just having a mild mannered conversation/critique based on what we think we know via youtube videos?
And if the above is true...should we all be silent and just rely on the opinions of a small handful that were actually in attendance?
Ahhh...never mind.
ps - Just watched Gimme Shelter for the 110th time on TCM cable channel, and I could have sworn it looked like someone was violently attacked during the show.
But I can't be sure if it really happened as I wasn't at the show (I was only six tears old!)...hmmm...can anyone who was there please verify?
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I think if you actually were there, but were watching through your phone lens, that would roughly be the equivalence of seeing it on youtube...so where does that leave us in the pecking order?
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Why don't you 5 year olds ask Bjørnulf if he will make a cellphone/YouTube-thread for you?
Looking forward to England/Scotland 2018, as in being there, seeing the show (without a phone)
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Why don't you 5 year olds
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Why don't you 5 year olds ask Bjørnulf if he will make a cellphone/YouTube-thread for you?
Looking forward to England/Scotland 2018, as in being there, seeing the show (without a phone)
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Why don't you 5 year olds ask Bjørnulf if he will make a cellphone/YouTube-thread for you?
Looking forward to England/Scotland 2018, as in being there, seeing the show (without a phone)
See you here. You'll certainly enjoy the cheap(er) beer
Don't forget Wales, which is also very likely to get a show I'd think, if they're planning an extended UK tour. In Cardiff there's the excellent Principality Stadium ( formerly the Millenium Stadium), capacity 72,000 which has excellent acoustics, roof open or closed. They played there on the ABB Tour in August 2006. I was there and it was fun, even though only a few months after the coconut tree caper.
Unusually for such a big stadium, it's right in the City Centre, a very short walk from the rail and bus stations.
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if scotland is a go, thats great news as im from just outside glasgow.
hopefully they do hampden park.
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Why don't you 5 year olds ask Bjørnulf if he will make a cellphone/YouTube-thread for you?
Looking forward to England/Scotland 2018, as in being there, seeing the show (without a phone)
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I think 2018 UK was one of their best tours, to be honest. And perhaps one of their last. Kind of ragged at first, but that's to be expected. Eventually, the band really "locked in" and delivered a knockout blow that last night at the O2.
The best concert from 2018 was definitely Knebworth - they played 2.5 hours and Bill and Mick T came on stage for the 3 songs encore.
Ahh, Knebworth. That was a lovely night. The lads really brought it home, didn't they?
Wait, were you guys actually there at these shows? And if so, am I allowed to chime in based on what I've seen on youtube?
Or...were none of us there and we're just having a mild mannered conversation/critique based on what we think we know via youtube videos?
And if the above is true...should we all be silent and just rely on the opinions of a small handful that were actually in attendance?
Ahhh...never mind.
ps - Just watched Gimme Shelter for the 110th time on TCM cable channel, and I could have sworn it looked like someone was violently attacked during the show.
But I can't be sure if it really happened as I wasn't at the show (I was only six tears old!)...hmmm...can anyone who was there please verify?
No, you can't chime in. Only those of us who attended these concerts next year that haven't happened yet are qualified to comment. This has been made clear time and time again, HB; try to keep up.
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I think 2018 UK was one of their best tours, to be honest. And perhaps one of their last. Kind of ragged at first, but that's to be expected. Eventually, the band really "locked in" and delivered a knockout blow that last night at the O2.
The best concert from 2018 was definitely Knebworth - they played 2.5 hours and Bill and Mick T came on stage for the 3 songs encore.
Ahh, Knebworth. That was a lovely night. The lads really brought it home, didn't they?
Wait, were you guys actually there at these shows? And if so, am I allowed to chime in based on what I've seen on youtube?
Or...were none of us there and we're just having a mild mannered conversation/critique based on what we think we know via youtube videos?
And if the above is true...should we all be silent and just rely on the opinions of a small handful that were actually in attendance?
Ahhh...never mind.
ps - Just watched Gimme Shelter for the 110th time on TCM cable channel, and I could have sworn it looked like someone was violently attacked during the show.
But I can't be sure if it really happened as I wasn't at the show (I was only six tears old!)...hmmm...can anyone who was there please verify?
No, you can't chime in. Only those of us who attended these concerts next year that haven't happened yet are qualified to comment. This has been made clear time and time again, HB; try to keep up.
OK. lol
Seeing (in the future) that Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor were at great Knebworth '18 show - aka "best ever", can you confirm whether or not they will be at any of the other UK shows?
Having said the UK '18 tour was the one of their best, I'm assuming you attended all of them? Especially curious about any of the London shows, and specifically the three nights they played at the historic Royal Albert Hall.
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I think 2018 UK was one of their best tours, to be honest. And perhaps one of their last. Kind of ragged at first, but that's to be expected. Eventually, the band really "locked in" and delivered a knockout blow that last night at the O2.
The best concert from 2018 was definitely Knebworth - they played 2.5 hours and Bill and Mick T came on stage for the 3 songs encore.
Ahh, Knebworth. That was a lovely night. The lads really brought it home, didn't they?
Wait, were you guys actually there at these shows? And if so, am I allowed to chime in based on what I've seen on youtube?
Or...were none of us there and we're just having a mild mannered conversation/critique based on what we think we know via youtube videos?
And if the above is true...should we all be silent and just rely on the opinions of a small handful that were actually in attendance?
Ahhh...never mind.
ps - Just watched Gimme Shelter for the 110th time on TCM cable channel, and I could have sworn it looked like someone was violently attacked during the show.
But I can't be sure if it really happened as I wasn't at the show (I was only six tears old!)...hmmm...can anyone who was there please verify?
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Is there really a market (at the current prices) for a full blown UK tour or is it going to be a couple of shows like in 2013 tacked on to tour of European countries not visited this time around...although looking at the map there aren't too many of these [iorr.org]
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I actually was at Knebworth in 1977 - it was my first Stones show!!!!!
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Is there really a market (at the current prices) for a full blown UK tour or is it going to be a couple of shows like in 2013 tacked on to tour of European countries not visited this time around...although looking at the map there aren't too many of these [iorr.org]
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Touring-wise, the U.K. has been short-changed since 1971. London may play host regularly, but elsewhere, definitely not. All large city's would be major sell-out's for the Stones: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds Glasgow, Cardiff, etc. How about Belfast? 1965? Ridiculous. Birmingham and Leeds haven't received visits since 1973 and 1982 respectively. No, if time is really no-longer on their side, the U.K. deserves more than a couple of token London shows tagged-on at the end of a European tour.
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Touring-wise, the U.K. has been short-changed since 1971. London may play host regularly, but elsewhere, definitely not. All large city's would be major sell-out's for the Stones: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds Glasgow, Cardiff, etc. How about Belfast? 1965? Ridiculous. Birmingham and Leeds haven't received visits since 1973 and 1982 respectively. No, if time is really no-longer on their side, the U.K. deserves more than a couple of token London shows tagged-on at the end of a European tour.
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I think 2018 UK was one of their best tours, to be honest. And perhaps one of their last. Kind of ragged at first, but that's to be expected. Eventually, the band really "locked in" and delivered a knockout blow that last night at the O2.
The best concert from 2018 was definitely Knebworth - they played 2.5 hours and Bill and Mick T came on stage for the 3 songs encore.
Ahh, Knebworth. That was a lovely night. The lads really brought it home, didn't they?
Wait, were you guys actually there at these shows? And if so, am I allowed to chime in based on what I've seen on youtube?
Or...were none of us there and we're just having a mild mannered conversation/critique based on what we think we know via youtube videos?
And if the above is true...should we all be silent and just rely on the opinions of a small handful that were actually in attendance?
Ahhh...never mind.
ps - Just watched Gimme Shelter for the 110th time on TCM cable channel, and I could have sworn it looked like someone was violently attacked during the show.
But I can't be sure if it really happened as I wasn't at the show (I was only six tears old!)...hmmm...can anyone who was there please verify?
No, you can't chime in. Only those of us who attended these concerts next year that haven't happened yet are qualified to comment. This has been made clear time and time again, HB; try to keep up.
OK. lol
Seeing (in the future) that Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor were at great Knebworth '18 show - aka "best ever", can you confirm whether or not they will be at any of the other UK shows?
Having said the UK '18 tour was the one of their best, I'm assuming you attended all of them? Especially curious about any of the London shows, and specifically the three nights they played at the historic Royal Albert Hall.
Alas, no, Bill and Mick T were only at Knebworth; while the show overall was great some found it a tad disappointing that Bill only appeared on a rushed "Look What the Cat Dragged In," while Taylor fans had to content themselves with their boy banging a tambourine on "Moon Is Up."
Yes, I did attend all of the 2018 shows in the UK, although by "attend" I mean I watched them on YouTube, and by "watched" I mean I occasionally glanced up from my Tintin comic to see what was going on on-screen. The third night at the Albert Hall was truly magical: during the second encore (after the band had been joined onstage by Angela Davis on maracas during "Sweet Black Angel,"), Brian Jones appeared via hologram! Alas, due to a glitch in the booth, Brian's "part" showed "him" playing the marimbas from "Under My Thumb" ... the rest of the band, alas, was plowing their way through "Miss You."
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I'll give a shout out for them to play Leeds...we have a very nice new arena which acoustically is better than most. I was at the Roundhay Park gig in 1982 and as we know it's now been released officially due to it being a great show...similarly the Leeds University gig from 71 has gone down as a classic gig in their history (was only 10 years old so missed that one, although my older brother went) .
It's about time the North of England had a visit, and as I haven't seen them since Glastonbury it would be good to only have to travel a few miles to the gig.
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Alas, no, Bill and Mick T were only at Knebworth; while the show overall was great some found it a tad disappointing that Bill only appeared on a rushed "Look What the Cat Dragged In," while Taylor fans had to content themselves with their boy banging a tambourine on "Moon Is Up."
Yes, I did attend all of the 2018 shows in the UK, although by "attend" I mean I watched them on YouTube, and by "watched" I mean I occasionally glanced up from my Tintin comic to see what was going on on-screen. The third night at the Albert Hall was truly magical: during the second encore (after the band had been joined onstage by Angela Davis on maracas during "Sweet Black Angel,"), Brian Jones appeared via hologram! Alas, due to a glitch in the booth, Brian's "part" showed "him" playing the marimbas from "Under My Thumb" ... the rest of the band, alas, was plowing their way through "Miss You."
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Alas, no, Bill and Mick T were only at Knebworth; while the show overall was great some found it a tad disappointing that Bill only appeared on a rushed "Look What the Cat Dragged In," while Taylor fans had to content themselves with their boy banging a tambourine on "Moon Is Up."
Yes, I did attend all of the 2018 shows in the UK, although by "attend" I mean I watched them on YouTube, and by "watched" I mean I occasionally glanced up from my Tintin comic to see what was going on on-screen. The third night at the Albert Hall was truly magical: during the second encore (after the band had been joined onstage by Angela Davis on maracas during "Sweet Black Angel,"), Brian Jones appeared via hologram! Alas, due to a glitch in the booth, Brian's "part" showed "him" playing the marimbas from "Under My Thumb" ... the rest of the band, alas, was plowing their way through "Miss You."
Excellent! Plz give us a detailed review of all the upcoming 2018 shows!
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--At the impromptu "club gig" at Slane Castle, Ireland, Mick and the band sang/played "She Was Hot," while Keith strummed along to "She's So Cold;" the confluence of meteorological opposites in the same "song" created a thunderstorm that cut short an otherwise memorable show.