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Nate
Royal Albert Hall please.

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True. And the Emirates has been used for gigs too.

But if there were extra shows in the capital around that time frame, you would think that it might be indoor shows added after Twickenham (ideally) sells out.

I cant envisage them playing three or more shows in two different stadiums in London a month apart.

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Nate
Royal Albert Hall please.

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Nate
Royal Albert Hall please.

Nate

very unlikely – since there's some show at RAH nearly every day in May.
Beside that the accoustic in RAH is not that great

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My guess is three London gigs all at the Olympic Stadium. Hampden Park in Glasgow will get one, Dublin looks a certainty, maybe Belfast, Cardiff, blunderlands stadium of shite, Manchester Etihad, Villa Park Birmingham. There is 10, It'd be unlikely they will play anywhere except London more than once. Some of the above mentioned stadiums may be wrong but I'd guess the cities mentioned are correct.

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Yeah I was at Murrayfield in 99 and stadium was great. I can't see where they'd play in the North East because St.James Park is unsuitable now for the biggest artists as some seats are like almost in the clouds so bearing that in mind maybe Leeds or Sheffield.

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Yeah I was at Murrayfield in 99 and stadium was great. I can't see where they'd play in the North East because St.James Park is unsuitable now for the biggest artists as some seats are like almost in the clouds so bearing that in mind maybe Leeds or Sheffield.

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Nate
Royal Albert Hall please.

Nate

very unlikely – since there's some show at RAH nearly every day in May.
Beside that the accoustic in RAH is not that great

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My guess is three London gigs all at the Olympic Stadium. Hampden Park in Glasgow will get one, Dublin looks a certainty, maybe Belfast, Cardiff, blunderlands stadium of shite, Manchester Etihad, Villa Park Birmingham. There is 10, It'd be unlikely they will play anywhere except London more than once. Some of the above mentioned stadiums may be wrong but I'd guess the cities mentioned are correct.

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Lucky dip tickets don't cost that much. Pay attention here and learn the ways to get them, find a friend to share the pair, and you will see the Stones for a price not far from the price you would have to pay to see your favorite football team on their home ground, which is a growing expence these days. The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.

Hopefully they'll use that system this year. As I havent seen the Stones since this system came into use, I havent really followed it that much, whats roughly the % of those tickets which turn out to be really good upgrades (ie pit or best seats). I presume the majority would be the worst tickets in the venue - if so, are they generally bad? (obstructed view, poor sound etc?). I've seen lots of reports of delighted fans who ended up in the pit but I'd imagine that those who dont get that lucky would rarely feel the need to comment on where they got seated as they didnt expect much.

It seems a good system if youre a casual fan, doing multiple shows on a budget or not travelling far, I think. I just wouldnt want to book a flight to a gig, pay for a couple of nights in a hotel - and then end up with a place in the stadium where the sound and visual experience is so bad, it makes me feel that I may as well have stayed at home and watched it on a periscope.

Was thinking I might try it for Dublin as its only two hours away from me, but as that stadium is massive and the sound in the nosebleeds is notoriously bad, I'm in two minds about it.

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Lucky dip tickets don't cost that much. Pay attention here and learn the ways to get them, find a friend to share the pair, and you will see the Stones for a price not far from the price you would have to pay to see your favorite football team on their home ground, which is a growing expence these days. The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.

Hopefully they'll use that system this year. As I havent seen the Stones since this system came into use, I havent really followed it that much, whats roughly the % of those tickets which turn out to be really good upgrades (ie pit or best seats). I presume the majority would be the worst tickets in the venue - if so, are they generally bad? (obstructed view, poor sound etc?). I've seen lots of reports of delighted fans who ended up in the pit but I'd imagine that those who dont get that lucky would rarely feel the need to comment on where they got seated as they didnt expect much.

It seems a good system if youre a casual fan, doing multiple shows on a budget or not travelling far, I think. I just wouldnt want to book a flight to a gig, pay for a couple of nights in a hotel - and then end up with a place in the stadium where the sound and visual experience is so bad, it makes me feel that I may as well have stayed at home and watched it on a periscope.

Was thinking I might try it for Dublin as its only two hours away from me, but as that stadium is massive and the sound in the nosebleeds is notoriously bad, I'm in two minds about it.

Gazz, using say u haven't seen a show since Lucky Dips have been in place, but u were at Waldbuhne during the 14 On Fire tour, were u not?


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bv
Lucky dip tickets don't cost that much. Pay attention here and learn the ways to get them, find a friend to share the pair, and you will see the Stones for a price not far from the price you would have to pay to see your favorite football team on their home ground, which is a growing expence these days. The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.

Hopefully they'll use that system this year. As I havent seen the Stones since this system came into use, I havent really followed it that much, whats roughly the % of those tickets which turn out to be really good upgrades (ie pit or best seats). I presume the majority would be the worst tickets in the venue - if so, are they generally bad? (obstructed view, poor sound etc?). I've seen lots of reports of delighted fans who ended up in the pit but I'd imagine that those who dont get that lucky would rarely feel the need to comment on where they got seated as they didnt expect much.

It seems a good system if youre a casual fan, doing multiple shows on a budget or not travelling far, I think. I just wouldnt want to book a flight to a gig, pay for a couple of nights in a hotel - and then end up with a place in the stadium where the sound and visual experience is so bad, it makes me feel that I may as well have stayed at home and watched it on a periscope.

Was thinking I might try it for Dublin as its only two hours away from me, but as that stadium is massive and the sound in the nosebleeds is notoriously bad, I'm in two minds about it.

Gazz, using say u haven't seen a show since Lucky Dips have been in place, but u were at Waldbuhne during the 14 On Fire tour, were u not?


plexi

Yes. There were no Lucky Dips in place then.

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Hometown Gig,Edinburgh Murrayfield is only right and fitting to be the final Scottish gig. I was there in 1999 and it was electric. Also was at the Edinburgh Playhouse in 1982,both gigs rank as the finest shows I have seen. Also been to all the Glasgow shows since 1976.Glasgow 2006 was the worst Stones show I have seen anywhere. "It's good to be back in the Capital of Scotland".

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One small note -- when "Lucky Dips" first debuted during the US 50 and Counting tour, they were not called that. That particular moniker came later. Plus, the tix at that time were $85, and on later tours, were less than that.


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Lucky dip tickets don't cost that much. Pay attention here and learn the ways to get them, find a friend to share the pair, and you will see the Stones for a price not far from the price you would have to pay to see your favorite football team on their home ground, which is a growing expence these days. The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.

Hopefully they'll use that system this year. As I havent seen the Stones since this system came into use, I havent really followed it that much, whats roughly the % of those tickets which turn out to be really good upgrades (ie pit or best seats). I presume the majority would be the worst tickets in the venue - if so, are they generally bad? (obstructed view, poor sound etc?). I've seen lots of reports of delighted fans who ended up in the pit but I'd imagine that those who dont get that lucky would rarely feel the need to comment on where they got seated as they didnt expect much.

It seems a good system if youre a casual fan, doing multiple shows on a budget or not travelling far, I think. I just wouldnt want to book a flight to a gig, pay for a couple of nights in a hotel - and then end up with a place in the stadium where the sound and visual experience is so bad, it makes me feel that I may as well have stayed at home and watched it on a periscope.

Was thinking I might try it for Dublin as its only two hours away from me, but as that stadium is massive and the sound in the nosebleeds is notoriously bad, I'm in two minds about it.

Gazz, using say u haven't seen a show since Lucky Dips have been in place, but u were at Waldbuhne during the 14 On Fire tour, were u not?


plexi

Yes. There were no Lucky Dips in place then.

Actually, there were Lucky Dips for that show/tour because I bought them for both Berlin and Rome - was worth trying in those venues bc they were both all GA shows. The LDs started during the 2013 arena tour - I got them for Chicago and Philly. I ended up in the upper level for both Chi and Philly but the guards came to our section in Chi and upgraded everyone sitting there. I also got LDs for the Vegas show in 2016 - I got seats in the 100s about 3/4 of the way back and self upgraded to better seats. I did not get LDs for the shows I saw last fall in Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Paris. I was able to get pits for 3 of the shows on ticket drops and got gold GA for the other. Most people with LDs at the Paris shows seemed to get GA and pit. I did talk to some LD people at the Amsterdam show who got pit there as well. It's more of a gamble at the stadium shows because you don't want to get stuck up top but it seems they have a fair amount of good seats available at the stadiums for LDs. It's a good option if you're going to multiple shows.