I was just reading the reviews from Sydney and was surprised to see the lousy stage they had in Latin America. I thought it was only ment for those countries. Is Europe getting the same stage? It couldn't be more basic! If they charge top money they should provide a top stage, not a budget one.

True but,I would have traded the original stage for more ABB songs.

the word is europe is getting the one used in the US - and they're selling the On Stage seats at least for Amsterdam as part of a package deal. you should come see the stage in europe for yourself!

Definitely the Onstage stage for some of the gigs. See: rollingstones.fanasylum.com. Take a look at the photo on that page and tell me whether you would pay VIP prices for it.

I heard mostly complaints about the onstage seats. A few lucky ones had great views, but the rest had to peer from high above and over eachother to get a glimpse of the top and back of the Stones heads. Unless you like 75,000 Stones fans staring at you from the REAL seats in the stadium, I would advise against it. And I heard the sound suffered as well back there.

I was happy with my 4th row center seats, and wouldn't trade them in any day for such an overpriced situation as the onstage.

I guess for logistic reasons they used the smaller stage for a few concerts in a region, such as South America and Australia/New Zealand. For longer trips (US, Europe) they will use the regular stage.

I may be a "set-list whiner," but not much of a "stage" whiner. At this "stage" of the game, it's the music that matters a little bit more than what the box they're playing on top of looks like.

In small venues the stage doesn't really matter, whereas in big stadia, when the Stones look like ants, an impressive stage, lights and everything really adds to the experience, especially if they are charging Vegas clubs' prices for those ones.

1 think it was just a time factor in getting the stage up for aust and across to nz . the north american stage looks better on the dvds i have seen. But shit i am just happy to see the band live. IN Auckland they kicked you of your seats the minute the show finished .The stage started to come down,seats staked up ,to be sent to Wellington.4 trucks went down ,all the rest went down by train ,left at 4 in the morning arrived 7 monday night. then everything is being shipped out to spain.Slightly overcast for the show tonight.
Philip

Who gives a t0ss about the stage.
It's about the goods not the packaging.

Oily.

Oily

Maybe for you, but not for the majority of people attending.

I dunno.... modern-day consumers :-)

Oily.

sixesandsevensandnines Wrote:
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> In small venues the stage doesn't really matter,
> whereas in big stadia, when the Stones look like
> ants, an impressive stage, lights and everything
> really adds to the experience, especially if they
> are charging Vegas clubs' prices for those ones.


Stage whiner.You weren't there;I want to see the Stones play on whatever stage they want to play on;the casual fans in Europe will not recognize the U.S. stadium stage;is this because you are buying bootleg dvds? etc.

Stage Whiner! I like that. And we have also introduced radio setlist whiner into our lexicon today.

Any other types of whiners we can come up with?

I'm whining about T&A posts!

hey you only have to read it; i have to WRITE this crap!

My friend who went to the MSG show that everyone was raving about complained about the stage. I said, I heard the show was AMAZING!. She said, NO who said that, it was much better before, the stage was so UGLY.

What a waste of a ticket. When people like that get to go to shows, while there's people like us who don't, just something is not right in the world.

Anyway, for me, I like the smaller stage, I don't give a crap what it looks like. Smaller stage for me = better music. They play off each other better since they can see what the other is doing. Mick can devote his energies to the songs rather than filling up this big empty stage.

Wasn't looking too good, but I was feeling real well.

CindyC Wrote:
> Anyway, for me, I like the smaller stage, I don't
> give a crap what it looks like. Smaller stage
> for me = better music. They play off each other
> better since they can see what the other is doing.
> Mick can devote his energies to the songs rather
> than filling up this big empty stage.


Well put. totally agree.

Well,the audience likes the big stage & it will be used at all concerts held in a stadium.What's the matter with you's?Stop whining!

Only the people in front rows looks at the boys (and girl) on stage,
the other ones looks at the screen anyway. Nobody looks at the stage-walls.

But it was one of the reasons for high ticket prices according to the high-ticket-price-defenders

definitely best to be up front and actually watch the band and not the screen. i hate having to watch the screen. i'm a screen whiner.

Harm Wrote:
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> But it was one of the reasons for high ticket
> prices according to the
> high-ticket-price-defenders


Its funny...ticket prices were so much higher in Mexico than any country in Europe...

leteyer Wrote:
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> Harm Wrote:
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> > But it was one of the reasons for high ticket
> > prices according to the
> > high-ticket-price-defenders
>
>
> Its funny...ticket prices were so much higher in
> Mexico than any country in Europe...

Really? Mexico?

Ticket prices for the Mexico shows ranged from about $35 to $480 USD.

it's not so much the lousy stage, it's more the disrespect the band has for the Aussie audiences by not bringing the ABB stage!

Why didn't they bring the proper stage??
Obviously cash....yet again!

So because of Mexico, South-Am and Down under (= high ticket prices and lower overhead costs) we in Europe have to pay less.
Thank you!

Must say I was a little disappointed with the stage in Sydney, we were expecting the super new one we'd read about and this was one big incentive for us to make the Melb.-Sydney trip.

HOWEVER - enjoyed the show so much, didn't regret it for a moment!

Sound was fine from our centre floor seats btw.