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Hairball
My personal strategy for the upcoming tour:

Accept the fact that the setlist will be at least 75% - 80% warhorses. Not a complaint as they're mostly great songs hence the reason they have become warhorses - love 'em live..
Accept the fact that it is mostly a nostalgia fest of decades old songs, with maybe a couple of tunes from the past three decades thrown in for good measure.
Accept the fact that any "rarity" might not be that rare, and accept the fact that the song vote is probably bogus.
Continuously wonder if they will play a brand new song or two - whether officially released or not
Accept the fact that the stage set up will be the same since No Filter 1 (a great stage), with a minor change Mick had mentioned (looking forward to it).
Accept the fact they may be joined on stage by a "special" guest, and if so hope it's not cringeworthy.
Accept the fact the they are in their mid-late '70's, and will perform to the best of their ability at this late stage of their careers.
Along those same lines, accept the fact that one or more members might not be at 100%, and if so know for a fact it won't be one of their better shows.
Accept the fact that several key musicians are no longer with the band - easier said than done.
Listen to Stones music as often as I always do (which is not as often as I used to) - it's part of life, and life is short, so why be deprived?
Be amazed that Keith, Mick, and Charlie are original members of the band that started just over a year before I was born all those years ago.
And finally, be grateful they are still rocking and rolling after all these years - when the Stones are on tour in the US, I'll be there.

Countdown is on...92 days until the Glendale show on May 7th- the first of four shows I'll be seeing this tour. It's Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It)!

A thrilling time to be a Stones fan!

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Hairball
My personal strategy for the upcoming tour:

Accept the fact that the setlist will be at least 75% - 80% warhorses. Not a complaint as they're mostly great songs hence the reason they have become warhorses - love 'em live..
Accept the fact that it is mostly a nostalgia fest of decades old songs, with maybe a couple of tunes from the past three decades thrown in for good measure.
Accept the fact that any "rarity" might not be that rare, and accept the fact that the song vote is probably bogus.
Continuously wonder if they will play a brand new song or two - whether officially released or not
Accept the fact that the stage set up will be the same since No Filter 1 (a great stage), with a minor change Mick had mentioned (looking forward to it).
Accept the fact they may be joined on stage by a "special" guest, and if so hope it's not cringeworthy.
Accept the fact the they are in their mid-late '70's, and will perform to the best of their ability at this late stage of their careers.
Along those same lines, accept the fact that one or more members might not be at 100%, and if so know for a fact it won't be one of their better shows.
Accept the fact that several key musicians are no longer with the band - easier said than done.
Listen to Stones music as often as I always do (which is not as often as I used to) - it's part of life, and life is short, so why be deprived?
Be amazed that Keith, Mick, and Charlie are original members of the band that started just over a year before I was born all those years ago.
And finally, be grateful they are still rocking and rolling after all these years - when the Stones are on tour in the US, I'll be there.

Countdown is on...92 days until the Glendale show on May 7th- the first of four shows I'll be seeing this tour. It's Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It)!

A thrilling time to be a Stones fan!

I see nothing negative about your post at all. It's realistic and honest. It's tremendous that they can still perform to the high standard that they do at this stage of their careers. It's not 1972/3 and it would be completely unfair to compare now with then. But it's still very, very good and well worth seeing.

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Chris Fountain
1. Do not listen to the Stones 3 or 4 months prior to concert.
2. Do not think about songs they should play dating back to the Sixties.
3.If you have tix or lucky tix -just be thankful you are seeing the Stones and deem it a great thing and don't think it will be their last concert as it may be yours.



Please add if list is incomplete. no setlists please.