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I have to say I never saw that much advertising for a Stones show here in Germany, social media advertising and TV spots.Quote
georgelicks
The hype for the new tour is almost zero, very few news on the media, there's no buzz, nothing new to promote, a very weird way to celebrate an iconic date.
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Stonesfan2146
Many shows sold very very well, there are even some complete sellouts, like Madrid. That didn't happen in a while. No need to promote.
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Stonesfan2146
I think for Madrid they did. Less than 4 weeks until show day.
I never understood the purpose of holding back tickets anyways, but all other concerts already had their ticket drops.
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Stonesfan2146
That's true topi, but the saying that a sell-out implies the pricing was wrong seems to apply only to artists which are very famous and pricey. For example Adele and Ed Sheeran have stadiums sold out fast, remember when Adele sold out Wembley on multiple nights and kept adding dates in the stadium?
Yeah slewan, that might be the idea behind it. But I think it bears a risk that the people (and press) get the impression that the venue is sold out and that results in the last ticket drops not selling well.
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Mabru
One month and the SIXTY tour starts. Looking forward to this tour!
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georgelicks
The hype for the new tour is almost zero, very few news on the media, there's no buzz, nothing new to promote, a very weird way to celebrate an iconic date.
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clapton71
I don't see any energy or hype for the boys to tour. Am I reading too much into this?
The cap is pretty cool,Quote
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slewan
very boring and uninspired design…
Yep.
YAWWWWWWWWNNNNNNN.
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GasLightStreet
Perhaps they'll throw a good bit to the wind, as it is, and do songs like Stupid Girl, What To Do, Miss Amanda Jones, 2000 Man and Jigsaw Puzzle.
And, on that note, perhaps 100 Years Ago, Short And Curlies, Lies, Send It To Me (holy crap would that actually be sweet)... you get the point: something different here and there. Obviously not a set list full of those, just a few here and there.
At this point, 60 years, why not? Of course it's easy to think Waiting On A Friend, rightly so, would be played, but some obscure tracks? Time does not wait for everyone.
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PaintMonkeyManBlackwhy not?Quote
GasLightStreet
Perhaps they'll throw a good bit to the wind, as it is, and do songs like Stupid Girl, What To Do, Miss Amanda Jones, 2000 Man and Jigsaw Puzzle.
And, on that note, perhaps 100 Years Ago, Short And Curlies, Lies, Send It To Me (holy crap would that actually be sweet)... you get the point: something different here and there. Obviously not a set list full of those, just a few here and there.
At this point, 60 years, why not? Of course it's easy to think Waiting On A Friend, rightly so, would be played, but some obscure tracks? Time does not wait for everyone.
Because nobody, except the 0,5% die hards, want to hear those songs.
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Stonesfan2146
I think for Madrid they did. Less than 4 weeks until show day.
I never understood the purpose of holding back tickets anyways, but all other concerts already had their ticket drops.
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PaintMonkeyManBlackwhy not?Quote
GasLightStreet
Perhaps they'll throw a good bit to the wind, as it is, and do songs like Stupid Girl, What To Do, Miss Amanda Jones, 2000 Man and Jigsaw Puzzle.
And, on that note, perhaps 100 Years Ago, Short And Curlies, Lies, Send It To Me (holy crap would that actually be sweet)... you get the point: something different here and there. Obviously not a set list full of those, just a few here and there.
At this point, 60 years, why not? Of course it's easy to think Waiting On A Friend, rightly so, would be played, but some obscure tracks? Time does not wait for everyone.
Because nobody, except the 0,5% die hards, want to hear those songs.
Interesting thought. Don't think the selling would be a problem, rather that a lot of fans in the stadium would not know the songs and would not show the reaction that Mick likes to get from an audience.Quote
liddas
I always wondered: what if they played one stadium show, just for the sake of it, without warhorses, advertised as such, so that all ticket buyers know that they are not going to get Satisfaction and JJF.
The "no warhorses show".
Do you (they) really think it would not sell as a normal show?
I am quite sure it would sell out ...
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StonedRamblerInteresting thought. Don't think the selling would be a problem, rather that a lot of fans in the stadium would not know the songs and would not show the reaction that Mick likes to get from an audience.Quote
liddas
I always wondered: what if they played one stadium show, just for the sake of it, without warhorses, advertised as such, so that all ticket buyers know that they are not going to get Satisfaction and JJF.
The "no warhorses show".
Do you (they) really think it would not sell as a normal show?
I am quite sure it would sell out ...
C
Also at this point of their career I think playing just one show of rarely played songs would only make a so-so performance. If they didn't have a few shows to practice them it could easily get quite rough. Often the rare songs at their shows are nice to hear but a bit rusty performance wise. On the other hand they have perfected playing Jumpin Jack Flash and Start Me Up, they rarely disappoint performance wise.
Yes you are right and I was truly suprised about that one. They played phenomenal, not just for an opening night. At most opening nights they're not able to deliver such a good performance, let alone on rarely played songs. Still you got to consider that most Sticky Fingers songs were played quite often love in the past, Can't You Hear Me Knockin', Bitch, Sway, Wild Horses etc. were played regulary during their big world tours. Also Moonlight Mile and I Got The Blues almost every night during No Security. So although they aren't warhorses, they aren't that "rare".Quote
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StonedRamblerInteresting thought. Don't think the selling would be a problem, rather that a lot of fans in the stadium would not know the songs and would not show the reaction that Mick likes to get from an audience.Quote
liddas
I always wondered: what if they played one stadium show, just for the sake of it, without warhorses, advertised as such, so that all ticket buyers know that they are not going to get Satisfaction and JJF.
The "no warhorses show".
Do you (they) really think it would not sell as a normal show?
I am quite sure it would sell out ...
C
Also at this point of their career I think playing just one show of rarely played songs would only make a so-so performance. If they didn't have a few shows to practice them it could easily get quite rough. Often the rare songs at their shows are nice to hear but a bit rusty performance wise. On the other hand they have perfected playing Jumpin Jack Flash and Start Me Up, they rarely disappoint performance wise.
Fonda 2015 proofs different. A fantastic show füll of songs not played for a Long time. But this all might work better in a theatre or a small arena. Many people were waiting for rare Songs in Florida last year because of the arena size