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Gary Clark Jr. is awesome. I saw him last summer... 8th row.

(And there was a drunk couple 7th row, other side. The guy was stupid and noisey, "Gary" this and "Gary" that, like they were pals and the concert was all for him. Clark didn't put up with him for long. "HEY. Don't be yelling at me all night. Motherf*cker." To laughter, applause, and gratitude from the rest of us.)

I love it!

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TheBluesHadaBaby
Gary Clark Jr. is awesome. I saw him last summer... 8th row.

(And there was a drunk couple 7th row, other side. The guy was stupid and noisey, "Gary" this and "Gary" that, like they were pals and the concert was all for him. Clark didn't put up with him for long. "HEY. Don't be yelling at me all night. Motherf*cker." To laughter, applause, and gratitude from the rest of us.)

I love it!

Yes! Good for him!

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Gazza

The closer you get to the opening night without openers being named suggests it'll be the bloody Ghosthounds again, as they pay the Stones to be their support act.

Business to the utmost.

Gonna see the Feelies tonight in DC and been catching up on them. They released an album of all VU covers last year. Read the below and it made me wistful for the days when some rock stars gave a shit who opened for them and it wasn't just about who'd write them the biggest check.

From
The Feelies: There’s
No Better Band to Tackle
the Velvet Underground
Premier Guitar magazine
January 11, 2024
by Nick Millevoi

[www.premierguitar.com]

... Lou Reed first linked up with the Feelies at a holiday party for Long Island’s WDRE FM. [Guitarist] Bill Million remembers the party and says, when the band received their invite to perform, “I think it was me that said, as a joke, ‘If Lou plays a song with us, we’ll do it.’” The next thing they knew they were onstage together.

“We were playing those songs at this really incredibly fast tempo! And he just seemed like he really enjoyed himself. Because of that he asked us to go on tour with him.”

Reed heard something he liked in the Feelies and tapped them to open for his 1989 tour in support of his New York album. 

Million remembers Reed as “very supportive of the Feelies,” and says they shared dinner with him before most of their concerts together. “There was one show,” the guitarist recalls, “where his soundcheck was running longer. They informed him that they would have to probably skip our soundcheck, and he just said, ‘If the Feelies don’t get a soundcheck, I’m not playing.’ So, that was our relationship with him.”


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"They remind me of myself, except five times as fast." - Lou Reed on the Feelies

****
I'm down in Virginia
with your Cousin Lou



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With just 2 weeks to opening night and still no openers announced, I’m beginning to wonder if maybe there won’t be any? Especially as most of the shows have an 8pm start time.

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With just 2 weeks to opening night and still no openers announced

Gary Clark Jr. was announced for Houston, TX (April 28) - [Twitter.com] , [www.Facebook.com] , [iorr.org] .

Carín León was announced for Glendale, AZ (May 7) - [www.Facebook.com] , [www.Instagram.com] , [iorr.org] .



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Gary Clark, Jr at Stones '24 Opener in Huston

Bjornulf

If someone are able to compile and post a list here (or e-mail me) then I will post it to the first post in this thread, easier to find for everyone.

Bjornulf

Wasn't there one announced for Vancouver as well, a long time ago?

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Wasn't there one announced for Vancouver as well, a long time ago?

Somebody that went to see The Struts there said the band made some mention of coming back and opening for a major show over the summer.

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Somebody that went to see The Struts there said the band made some mention of coming back and opening for a major show over the summer.

But they have their own tour - [www.TheStruts.com] .

How about Mick's brother?!

He's got some great songs.

I saw him live 30 years ago at the Bottom Line. I'v posted elsewhere about that night so i won't bore you all again with the story, but i was a great night.

I know it'll never happen, but that would be a fun double bill.

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How about Mick's brother?!

He's got some great songs.

I saw him live 30 years ago at the Bottom Line. I'v posted elsewhere about that night so i won't bore you all again with the story, but i was a great night.

I know it'll never happen, but that would be a fun double bill.

[iorr.org]

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Topi
Wasn't there one announced for Vancouver as well, a long time ago?

None that I know of! If there was, I'm sure myself or Treacle, Beasty or Babyblue would have said something!

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Topi
Wasn't there one announced for Vancouver as well, a long time ago?

None that I know of! If there was, I'm sure myself or Treacle, Beasty or Babyblue would have said something!

Yes, we Vancouver boys have your back...or something!

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Somebody that went to see The Struts there said the band made some mention of coming back and opening for a major show over the summer.

But they have their own tour - [www.TheStruts.com] .

Looks like their European tour ends in late June and the US tour doesn't start until late July so maybe there's a possibility.

Maybe it was just my mind playing tricks on me on a Monday morning. Somehow I remember the Vancouver opening act having been announced, but guess not. As you were!

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Maybe it was just my mind playing tricks on me on a Monday morning. Somehow I remember the Vancouver opening act having been announced, but guess not. As you were!

Here was the original comment:

Hackney Diamonds tour

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HalfNanker
How about Mick's brother?!

He's got some great songs.

I saw him live 30 years ago at the Bottom Line. I'v posted elsewhere about that night so i won't bore you all again with the story, but i was a great night.

I know it'll never happen, but that would be a fun double bill.

[iorr.org]

very cool, but he did just one song.

Journey
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Peter Tosh
Foreigner
Foo Fighters
Fiona Apple
The Pretenders
Ryan Adams

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Peter Tosh

Unlikely that Peter Tosh will be opening any of the 2024 shows.

The only opening acts officially confirmed by now are Gary Clark Jr. and Carín León - [iorr.org] .

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bye bye johnny

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Peter Tosh

Unlikely that Peter Tosh will be opening any of the 2024 shows.

I don’t know why someone would post that. Not funny

With the rumors swirling around Gaga, what if there's no opening act for the other shows, because it's going to be her, and she's guesting at all those shows???! That would be a sweet opening act!!

Lady Gaga has an upcoming residency in Las Vegas. Several of those dates coincide with Stones dates.

[vegas.ladygaga.com]

The Rolling Stones

We are pleased to announce the lineup of artists who will be joining the Rolling Stones on their US Tour! Please give them a warm welcome!


[twitter.com]

Linda Lindas!!!!!!

Ghost Hounds 3x? Disgusting.

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Ghost Hounds 3x? Disgusting.

money can buy you anything…

[www.instagram.com]

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Ghost Hounds 3x? Disgusting.

Agreed.
Past those three shows, this is a really good list of openers!