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Questions:

I am thinking of doing a live Facebook broadcast of the opening show with my Samsung S9+. I have an extra battery too. Some questions:

Any other thoughts or suggestions?


plexi

I will sometimes choose one song (never more than one) to record on my phone, however if I try to do facebook live, there is often, especially in stadiums, too much drain on the system for it to work, success may have to do with your cellphone provider, but I don't know (I have Verizon).

i have Verizon too. Well that settles it, I think Periscope is the way to go. But in general, I have way too much stuff on my phone and I will transfer a lot of it to computer before I go so I have plenty of space to do whatever.


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Plexi - my one and only periscope experience was Zipcode, Kansas City. It was my daughter's idea (11 years old at the time). She set up the periscope and got a USB battery pack (pocket size)to ensure the devices would last the entire show. We had a Verizon Jetpack (hotspot)that was 4g lte.
Nearly the entire show was periscoped successfully. We were 20 rows from the stage, about 6 seats from the catwalk. My daughter abandoned the periscope project early on. She was having way more fun sitting on the rail chasing picks. I was stuck filming the show.
It was fun to help others see the show via periscope. But it was a lot of work. Sometimes I look back and think that maybe I should have put the phone down and soaked it all in. Not to discourage you from your quest - I will certainly watch your broadcast!

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In Düsseldorf, for instance, our signal was blocked as soon as the band started, a test run some 30 minutes before was without problem.

I very much hope it comes to some streams for this tour: I won't miss a single gig of this band anymore, stream or not stream!

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Massive pit aside (which isn't that bad really unless stuck on the extreme ends), what's odd about this layout is the seated sections behind the pit.
Reminds me of Neil Young at the Forum '15 - a large GA section standing room only up front, and behind that reserved floor seating.
While myself and everyone else in GA was obviously standing in the front section (wasn't called a "pit"), everyone behind in the seated section had no choice but to do the same.
Unless they wanted to stare at the backs of everyone standing near the front, standing was the only way to properly experience the show.
Also both Desert Trips had a similar setup and was very similar to the current Stones setup...a massive pit, seated sections behind that, and in the very rear a massive GA section which seemed about a mile away.

Anyhow, not sure where I will land with Lucky Dips for Santa Clara and Glendale, but I'm not as eager to get in the pit as I might have been previously.
In fact, the best case scenario I've always hoped for would be about 1/3 - 1/2 way back somewhere near the middle. Or somewhere in the low-mid side sections about half 1/3 -1/2 way back.
Not sure if jockeying for position in the pit and holding your ground is really worth all the time and hassle - especially since I've already been there done that at Stones shows in the past.


*That being said and upon further thought, I certainly wouldn't refuse getting "lucky" by being placed in the pit!

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Debbie Tiger was awesome!

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Well here we are almost 6 months from when the planning started for our journey to Chicago for the Tour Opener . Last night I was packing everything up to be ready to roll after one more day at the office today , grab a few more things , maybe a sandwich and begin the long awaited and much anticipated journey to bask in the glow of THE ROLLING STONES , which for yours truly nothing matches or touches the level of adrenaline that will be pumping inside of me right up and till show time when the lights go down and the Glimmer Twins , the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the Whole Wide World arrive on stage and grace us and delights our ears and senses with the best Rock and Roll ever made . Let's Go Rolling Stones !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Stubhub question- It looks like the majority of the tickets for sale list the row but not the seat location. Is this normal? Is there a way to find out where the seats are prior to buying?

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Well here we are almost 6 months from when the planning started for our journey to Chicago for the Tour Opener . Last night I was packing everything up to be ready to roll after one more day at the office today , grab a few more things , maybe a sandwich and begin the long awaited and much anticipated journey to bask in the glow of THE ROLLING STONES , which for yours truly nothing matches or touches the level of adrenaline that will be pumping inside of me right up and till show time when the lights go down and the Glimmer Twins , the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the Whole Wide World arrive on stage and grace us and delights our ears and senses with the best Rock and Roll ever made . Let's Go Rolling Stones !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can say that again!

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In Düsseldorf, for instance, our signal was blocked as soon as the band started, a test run some 30 minutes before was without problem.

I very much hope it comes to some streams for this tour: I won't miss a single gig of this band anymore, stream or not stream!

Strangely this happened on all the German shows in 2017 but other shows like Zurich were streamed without problems. To it's either that the German mobile internet connections are too bad or the German promoters blocked the signals.

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It would be illegal in most countries for promotors to block the signal. They can block their wifi, if they provide it and thats how you connect.

What happens is that the cell (or cells) overload with 50,000 people trying to use them. Just calls and texts add to the load; Apps more, streaming down bad, streaming-up even worse. So the cell capacity fills so much it just get well over full. Then everyone gets very poor, or no, service.

In the US some Mobile Operators add extra cells, some very small cells indeed, to major sporting (and other) venues - tuning them carefully to maximise the data capacity. That may also happen in some European countries.

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Gaetzi
Stubhub question- It looks like the majority of the tickets for sale list the row but not the seat location. Is this normal? Is there a way to find out where the seats are prior to buying?

It’s always been Stubhub’s policy. I think somewhere in their FAQs they explain why they do it, but it’s very annoying.

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Gaetzi
Stubhub question- It looks like the majority of the tickets for sale list the row but not the seat location. Is this normal? Is there a way to find out where the seats are prior to buying?

It’s always been Stubhub’s policy. I think somewhere in their FAQs they explain why they do it, but it’s very annoying.

Where do see Stubhub has this policy? Pretty easy to find tickets with seat numbers. My experience is that tickets without seat numbers are on the wrong place in the row.

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The B stage would be a break for all of them especially if done acoustic on stools

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timbernardis

I am thinking of doing a live Facebook broadcast of the opening show with my Samsung S9+.

Any other thoughts or suggestions?

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The B stage would be a break for all of them especially if done acoustic on stools

True.

If you look at the ramp behind Mick, I don't think they will have a *movable* b-stage like some tours before. It's just the usual runway. So to move all that equipement to a second stage, that, I don't see clearly before my eyes happening. But well, surprise me, Stones, I'm happy with that!

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They can set it up pretty quickly.

I'd imagine the crew would do it during the band intros.