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GerardHennessy
Its all very well listing the relatively large number of different venues in London, the band will want to avoid clashing with other big acts performing at the same time. Oasis and Coldplay will attract reasonably significant numbers of punters who might otherwise go to see The Stones.
Oasis are the really big counter attraction given the fact it will be their reunion apprearance. Of course dyed-in-the-wool Stones fans will go to see them regardless of any counter attractions. But the money-people in the Stones business operation will want to maximise attendance to the greatest degree they can. And that means getting as many casual fans to buy tickets as possible.
There is a huge amount of choice available to music fans in the UK each summer. The Stones cannot simply take it for granted they will pull a huge audience regardless. They will need to schedule cleverly. Assuming, of course, that health, personal circumstances, and the tyranny of the ageing process do not intrude upon things before next year comes along...
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GerardHennessy
Its all very well listing the relatively large number of different venues in London, the band will want to avoid clashing with other big acts performing at the same time. Oasis and Coldplay will attract reasonably significant numbers of punters who might otherwise go to see The Stones.
Oasis are the really big counter attraction given the fact it will be their reunion apprearance. Of course dyed-in-the-wool Stones fans will go to see them regardless of any counter attractions. But the money-people in the Stones business operation will want to maximise attendance to the greatest degree they can. And that means getting as many casual fans to buy tickets as possible.
There is a huge amount of choice available to music fans in the UK each summer. The Stones cannot simply take it for granted they will pull a huge audience regardless. They will need to schedule cleverly. Assuming, of course, that health, personal circumstances, and the tyranny of the ageing process do not intrude upon things before next year comes along...
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GerardHennessy
Its all very well listing the relatively large number of different venues in London, the band will want to avoid clashing with other big acts performing at the same time. Oasis and Coldplay will attract reasonably significant numbers of punters who might otherwise go to see The Stones.
Oasis are the really big counter attraction given the fact it will be their reunion apprearance. Of course dyed-in-the-wool Stones fans will go to see them regardless of any counter attractions. But the money-people in the Stones business operation will want to maximise attendance to the greatest degree they can. And that means getting as many casual fans to buy tickets as possible.
There is a huge amount of choice available to music fans in the UK each summer. The Stones cannot simply take it for granted they will pull a huge audience regardless. They will need to schedule cleverly. (…)
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MadMax
My dream would be to see them doing summat similar to the Licks concept, the "Fruit Of The Loom touring" as Keef called it. At least in England, and some chosen mainland European cities.
However are they still able to mix it up with 60-70 songs in the same way we got in 02-03?
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schwonek
I think the Stones could pull off a multiple nights tour - London, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Paris and 2-4 nights in the biggest places possible.
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My dream would be to see them doing summat similar to the Licks concept, the "Fruit Of The Loom touring" as Keef called it. At least in England, and some chosen mainland European cities.
However are they still able to mix it up with 60-70 songs in the same way we got in 02-03?
Licks was over 20 years' ago, now. It'll never happen; nice dream, though.
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GerardHennessy
Its all very well listing the relatively large number of different venues in London, the band will want to avoid clashing with other big acts performing at the same time. Oasis and Coldplay will attract reasonably significant numbers of punters who might otherwise go to see The Stones.
Oasis are the really big counter attraction given the fact it will be their reunion apprearance. Of course dyed-in-the-wool Stones fans will go to see them regardless of any counter attractions. But the money-people in the Stones business operation will want to maximise attendance to the greatest degree they can. And that means getting as many casual fans to buy tickets as possible.
There is a huge amount of choice available to music fans in the UK each summer. The Stones cannot simply take it for granted they will pull a huge audience regardless. They will need to schedule cleverly. (…)
It will be really interesting if and how the British market will be able to absorb all these studium concerts next year. People's buying power is not unlimited
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GerardHennessy
Its all very well listing the relatively large number of different venues in London, the band will want to avoid clashing with other big acts performing at the same time. Oasis and Coldplay will attract reasonably significant numbers of punters who might otherwise go to see The Stones.
Oasis are the really big counter attraction given the fact it will be their reunion apprearance. Of course dyed-in-the-wool Stones fans will go to see them regardless of any counter attractions. But the money-people in the Stones business operation will want to maximise attendance to the greatest degree they can. And that means getting as many casual fans to buy tickets as possible.
There is a huge amount of choice available to music fans in the UK each summer. The Stones cannot simply take it for granted they will pull a huge audience regardless. They will need to schedule cleverly. Assuming, of course, that health, personal circumstances, and the tyranny of the ageing process do not intrude upon things before next year comes along...
Stones won't be able to pull off another full UK tour like in 2018, as they will need to cover the whole Europe with like 15ish dates. I see them sticking only to 2 London shows + maybe one more (Glasgow or Manchester?), at absolute maximum. In such case I don't think pulling crowd of 120-140k in London would be a huge issue for them. Nobody is expecting them to plan 5-10 nights at Wembley, as they don't want to become a residency band, at least not yet.
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GasLightStreet
Regardless of their age they don't seem to have any sentimentality about where the last gig is for a tour - except for the end of the BANG tour, as I recall. Well, it seemed mostly so with Keith.
It's easy to say, if this is the last EU/UK tour ever, wouldn't it make sense to end in London? But if they go to Asia etc... and possibly finish the next album, then tour EU/UK and then NA the next year... that's 2027 for another EU/UK tour and that would probably be the end - unless Asia eats up 2025.
Holy crap, they'll basically be in the mid-80s.
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Its all very well listing the relatively large number of different venues in London, the band will want to avoid clashing with other big acts performing at the same time. Oasis and Coldplay will attract reasonably significant numbers of punters who might otherwise go to see The Stones.
Oasis are the really big counter attraction given the fact it will be their reunion apprearance. Of course dyed-in-the-wool Stones fans will go to see them regardless of any counter attractions. But the money-people in the Stones business operation will want to maximise attendance to the greatest degree they can. And that means getting as many casual fans to buy tickets as possible.
There is a huge amount of choice available to music fans in the UK each summer. The Stones cannot simply take it for granted they will pull a huge audience regardless. They will need to schedule cleverly. Assuming, of course, that health, personal circumstances, and the tyranny of the ageing process do not intrude upon things before next year comes along...
Stones won't be able to pull off another full UK tour like in 2018, as they will need to cover the whole Europe with like 15ish dates. I see them sticking only to 2 London shows + maybe one more (Glasgow or Manchester?), at absolute maximum. In such case I don't think pulling crowd of 120-140k in London would be a huge issue for them. Nobody is expecting them to plan 5-10 nights at Wembley, as they don't want to become a residency band, at least not yet.
Hmm! Pulling 120 -140K in London over two nights??? I think even The Stones would struggle to get that many people across two shows, given the array of choice available to punters in London and the South East next year.
Lifelong fans will always support them of course. But I wonder how often the more casual fans will keep going back to the same well for another fix. They might do 100K over two nights but I cannot see them pulling more than that in 2025.
Hope I'm wrong of course, but...!!!
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The website Premiere events mention a Rolling Stones show in London august 2025
https://www.premierevents.co.uk/event/rolling-stones
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Oasis London Wembley Stadium - 25th/26th July & 2nd/3rd August
premierevents.co.uk
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Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | Wembley Stadium. Wembley Stadium | London. Oasis. Fri 1 August — Sat 2 August 2025.
Yes will be busy - but lots of options now in London besides Wembley - principally Tottenham Hotspur stadium which is the best stadium in the UK now, Arsenal Emirates, West Ham Olympic Stadium - all over 60k seats - and of course you have Ye Olde Faithful - Hyde Park.
And Twickenham as well!
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Green Lady
Twickenham no longer exists. The Rugby Football Union have sold off the stadium naming rights for loadsamoney, so we all have to learn to call it the Allianz Stadium. Yeuk.
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GasLightStreet
Regardless of their age they don't seem to have any sentimentality about where the last gig is for a tour - except for the end of the BANG tour, as I recall. Well, it seemed mostly so with Keith.
It's easy to say, if this is the last EU/UK tour ever, wouldn't it make sense to end in London? But if they go to Asia etc... and possibly finish the next album, then tour EU/UK and then NA the next year... that's 2027 for another EU/UK tour and that would probably be the end - unless Asia eats up 2025.
Holy crap, they'll basically be in the mid-80s.
As long as they are healthy. Willie Nelson and Buddy Guy still out there. Our expectations for shows may need to be tempered but as long as the key members are healthy and enjoying themselves anything is possible.
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petewasbristol
Bruce and Blur played shows at Hyde Park and Wembley on the same night last year. No problem. Well actually there was...I couldn't go to both! That's the only issue I see for people. Stones will sell out whoever is playing elsewhere.
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GasLightStreet
Regardless of their age they don't seem to have any sentimentality about where the last gig is for a tour - except for the end of the BANG tour, as I recall. Well, it seemed mostly so with Keith.
It's easy to say, if this is the last EU/UK tour ever, wouldn't it make sense to end in London? But if they go to Asia etc... and possibly finish the next album, then tour EU/UK and then NA the next year... that's 2027 for another EU/UK tour and that would probably be the end - unless Asia eats up 2025.
Holy crap, they'll basically be in the mid-80s.
As long as they are healthy. Willie Nelson and Buddy Guy still out there. Our expectations for shows may need to be tempered but as long as the key members are healthy and enjoying themselves anything is possible.
Willie Nelson and Buddy Guy are amazing. But their shows are way less intense than The Stones. So we cannot really compare them.
The very mention of a tour in 2027 is really pushing it. Even with the caveats about remaining healthy and enjoying it. But hey ho. What will be will be...
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The website Premiere events mention a Rolling Stones show in London august 2025
https://www.premierevents.co.uk/event/rolling-stones
Already gone.
Oasis London Wembley Stadium - 25th/26th July & 2nd/3rd August
premierevents.co.uk
[www.premierevents.co.uk] › ...
Exclusive access to VIP Music Tickets - Sold Out Concerts - Official VIP Hospitality
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | Wembley Stadium. Wembley Stadium | London. Oasis. Fri 1 August — Sat 2 August 2025.
Yes will be busy - but lots of options now in London besides Wembley - principally Tottenham Hotspur stadium which is the best stadium in the UK now, Arsenal Emirates, West Ham Olympic Stadium - all over 60k seats - and of course you have Ye Olde Faithful - Hyde Park.
And Twickenham as well!
Twickenham no longer exists. The Rugby Football Union have sold off the stadium naming rights for loadsamoney, so we all have to learn to call it the Allianz Stadium. Yeuk.
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The website Premiere events mention a Rolling Stones show in London august 2025
https://www.premierevents.co.uk/event/rolling-stones
Already gone.
Oasis London Wembley Stadium - 25th/26th July & 2nd/3rd August
premierevents.co.uk
[www.premierevents.co.uk] › ...
Exclusive access to VIP Music Tickets - Sold Out Concerts - Official VIP Hospitality
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | Wembley Stadium. Wembley Stadium | London. Oasis. Fri 1 August — Sat 2 August 2025.
Yes will be busy - but lots of options now in London besides Wembley - principally Tottenham Hotspur stadium which is the best stadium in the UK now, Arsenal Emirates, West Ham Olympic Stadium - all over 60k seats - and of course you have Ye Olde Faithful - Hyde Park.
And Twickenham as well!
Twickenham no longer exists. The Rugby Football Union have sold off the stadium naming rights for loadsamoney, so we all have to learn to call it the Allianz Stadium. Yeuk.
I know it’s a tad depressing.
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Regardless of their age they don't seem to have any sentimentality about where the last gig is for a tour - except for the end of the BANG tour, as I recall. Well, it seemed mostly so with Keith.
It's easy to say, if this is the last EU/UK tour ever, wouldn't it make sense to end in London? But if they go to Asia etc... and possibly finish the next album, then tour EU/UK and then NA the next year... that's 2027 for another EU/UK tour and that would probably be the end - unless Asia eats up 2025.
Holy crap, they'll basically be in the mid-80s.
As long as they are healthy. Willie Nelson and Buddy Guy still out there. Our expectations for shows may need to be tempered but as long as the key members are healthy and enjoying themselves anything is possible.
Willie Nelson and Buddy Guy are amazing. But their shows are way less intense than The Stones. So we cannot really compare them.
The very mention of a tour in 2027 is really pushing it. Even with the caveats about remaining healthy and enjoying it. But hey ho. What will be will be...
That is my point by tempering expectations. We already have. Shows are shorter and every 3 or 4 days versus back to back nights and long tours. Touring in 2027 might mean shorter shows with lower intensity. Would that be better or would we rather they call it a day?
In regards to your polling, it is far from scientific. It provides little context. If you asked dozens of Stones fans leaving Ridgedale whether there should be another tour the polling would be different and still scientifically irrelevant. Also, selling out doesn't mean every seat full, its profit maximization pricing. Charge 100 quid average price and play once a week (Saturday) and I would bet they could sell out shows in London and UK all summer. That will never happen but is used to demonstrate the basic economic concept of supply and demand.
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"As long as they are healthy. Willie Nelson and Buddy Guy still out there. Our expectations for shows may need to be tempered but as long as the key members are healthy and enjoying themselves anything is possible.":
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serpico71
" In molti si aspettano a breve le nuove date per le tappe europee, e secondo le nostre fonti sarebbero già in fase di organizzazione delle date italiane, di cui una quasi certamente all’Olimpico di Roma"