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wupperstein
Why they don't play Mother's Little Helper?
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GerardHennessy
Well well well. After all the excitement, what did we get? In positive terms, the band are playing reasonably well. But lets be blunt here. The fact a bunch of aged veterans can perform AT ALL is noteworthy. Especially considering the frequency of gigs. I'm in my early 70s and I could not do that. In fact I find ATTENDING gigs to be physically demanding, never mind playing. So well done them.
The quality of performance was certainly acceptable. But, again in my own opinion, no more than that. Could we/should we, have expected more? I don't think so.
And what criticisms do I have? Well, despite what others feel, I think the set-list is, with a half-dozen exceptions, as predictable as ever. I'm delighted 19th Nervous Breakdown features. Equally so The Last Time. Out Of Time is a treat. And I Wanna Be Your Man, was a blast. although I think it will feature only rarely, if at all, on upcoming events. Connection, You Got The Silver and Ghost Town bring a further dash of relative freshness, even if Ghost Town is underwhelming - for me!
But, hey! The sun is shining. Sometimes! Covid seems to have left us! Hopefully! And The Stones - or at least the two main men, plus Ronnie - are still standing. Sort of!
Lets be thankful for small mercies. But I honestly cannot see them continuing on for much longer. It has been almost five years since I last saw The Stones. And, like it or not, they have all aged noticeably. Yes, even the seemingly indestructible Mick. And, as for Keith, least said the better...God bless him!
I scored Pit B with Lucky Dip & definitely feel like the gentleman knew what he was handing me. I brought 2 guests & offered them the Dips. I also had a pair in L7. They made sure wristbands were on before they handed over the tics. My friends put on the LD bands- even though they were in my name. Weird but no problem. I ended up in pit because my friends wife needed seating. Another stellar, lucky event. I’m 4/6 for scoring pit with LD!Quote
richie26188
Scored pit A. it’s defo not lucky dip, women had a smile on her face when she handed them over and envelope wasn’t sealed. Happy days anyway, first time with Pit for LDs!
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Hairball
From UCR:
Watch the Rolling Stones Honor the Beatles During Liverpool Show
Corey Irwin
Beatles
The Rolling Stones honored the Beatles during a performance in Liverpool on June 9, delivering a rendition of the Lennon-McCartney penned tune “I Wanna Be Your Man.” The performance marked the Stones first concert in Liverpool in more than 50 years, a fact that was not lost on frontman Mick Jagger. “It’s great to be back in Liverpool after such a long time. Long time, no see,” the singer reportedly told the crowd. Early in the set, Jagger suggested that the band could play a rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” the anthem of local soccer team Liverpool FC. “But, we decided instead to do a cover of a song written by some other local lads,” the Stones frontman declared, “so we’re doing this especially for you Liverpool, OK?” From there the group launched into “I Wanna Be Your Man,” the classic song penned by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but originally released by the Rolling Stones. The Beatles songwriting duo famously gave the tune to their counterparts in 1963, with the Stones’ version reaching No. 12 on the U.K. chart. The Beatles’ version would be released three weeks later on U.K. album With the Beatles. According to Setlist.fm, the Rolling Stones last played “I Wanna Be Your Man” during a 2012 concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. See footage from their Liverpool performance below. Earlier in the night, the Stones began their set with a video tribute to drummer Charlie Watts, who died last August. This marked the first U.K. performance for the band since Watts’ death, which Jagger acknowledged to the crowd. “In 1962 we met a drummer called Charlie Watts and this is our first tour in England we’ve done without him so we’d like to dedicate this show to Charlie,” the frontman announced.
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rebelhipi
For whats it worth Keith played faultlessly in Madrid.
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yeababyyea
Keith totally messed up at 3:18. Hope they will change to a different opening song they can nail every time.
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yeababyyea
Keith totally messed up at 3:18. Hope they will change to a different opening song they can nail every time.
Well when you blank out you blank out, another song won't help, what's weird is that Keith sounds like he's playing "Terrifying" around the 3:28 mark !
Didn't they mess up SFM at pretty much the same place back in 1994 with Keith also blanking out ? It had taken them a lot longer to recover too ! There you go, Giants stadium : [www.youtube.com]
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GerardHennessy
Well well well. After all the excitement, what did we get? In positive terms, the band are playing reasonably well. But lets be blunt here. The fact a bunch of aged veterans can perform AT ALL is noteworthy. Especially considering the frequency of gigs. I'm in my early 70s and I could not do that. In fact I find ATTENDING gigs to be physically demanding, never mind playing. So well done them.
The quality of performance was certainly acceptable. But, again in my own opinion, no more than that. Could we/should we, have expected more? I don't think so.
And what criticisms do I have? Well, despite what others feel, I think the set-list is, with a half-dozen exceptions, as predictable as ever. I'm delighted 19th Nervous Breakdown features. Equally so The Last Time. Out Of Time is a treat. And I Wanna Be Your Man, was a blast. although I think it will feature only rarely, if at all, on upcoming events. Connection, You Got The Silver and Ghost Town bring a further dash of relative freshness, even if Ghost Town is underwhelming - for me!
But, hey! The sun is shining. Sometimes! Covid seems to have left us! Hopefully! And The Stones - or at least the two main men, plus Ronnie - are still standing. Sort of!
Lets be thankful for small mercies. But I honestly cannot see them continuing on for much longer. It has been almost five years since I last saw The Stones. And, like it or not, they have all aged noticeably. Yes, even the seemingly indestructible Mick. And, as for Keith, least said the better...God bless him!
I thought it was a great show. I was in the Golden Circle and there was a really positive vibe in the crowd. There were quite a few young people near me (teenagers and twenty-somethings) who were loving the show and were blown away. Mick was just fantastic - really focussed and really seemed to be enjoying himself. Yes there was a bit of confusion during Street Fighting Man but it wasn’t serious (I have heard bootlegs from the 70s and from 1981/82 with far more serious mistakes), and the intro to Connection was a bit funny - but I can guarantee that 99.9% of people in the audience didn’t notice - and those who did notice, like me, didn’t care because this is LIVE MUSIC played by human beings, not robots or computers (if you want that go see Kraftwerk or watch Madonna miming to her crappy records). I loved the show. And also, I was originally critical of the stage (based purely on photos), but seeing it in real life I think it’s great. I do appreciate though that, from higher in the stands or at the back it might be harder to see than the No Filter stage. People have complained about the smaller side screens, and yes, they are smaller than No Filter but they are about the same size as the Voodoo Lounge and BTB screens and not that much smaller than the Bigger Bang screen.
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yeababyyea
Keith totally messed up at 3:18. Hope they will change to a different opening song they can nail every time.
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Topi
Heavy makeup helps!
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keefriffhards
People are saying they let people in without tickets, others are saying people got in with free tickets.
This is coming from various comment sections, is that a regular thing these days or are these comments untrue.
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keefriffhards
People are saying they let people in without tickets, others are saying people got in with free tickets.
This is coming from various comment sections, is that a regular thing these days or are these comments untrue.
It felt to me that the number of people in pit B increased by about 50% about half way in. Whether that's free tickets or people 'self upgrading' I don't know. But it made the whole thing less enjoyable.
Syrel