i really dont want to see another tour that consists of new york, boston, chicago, los angeles, miami- i would really liek to see them play cities like indianapolis, cleveland, portland- i would hope the stones are leaning towards secondary cities because these cities only get a chance to see the stones once or every 10 years or so , as opposed to multiple times on every tour- its time to let other cities see the greatest rock n roll band ever one more time!

They will and sell em out.

I'm thinking New York,Chicago,Los Angeles,Boston,and then the rest of the cities will be secondary markets.Cleveland usually does get a show.I find it interesting that places like Miami and Boston didn't get shows on the 1981 tour.

Cleveland is a must! Great city. Home of R and R hall of fame!!

I am interested in knowing if the Stones play New Orleans, as was once rumoured, who on this board would seriously commit to travel and how far would you come to make the show?

Hah, it's only about 3 hours for me. I'm in, but I doubt they play the Dome. What a great venue it once was....78, 81, and 89 were record crowds.

I'd definitely consider heading to Cleveland, see the Stones, revisit the R&R Hall of Fame...great city for a rockin' weekend.

the last show cleveland got on the licks tour at gund arena- just listen to the boot they were totally on fire and the crowd was into it- probably the best sounding boot from the entire licks tour was in cleveland

brewcrew - good call - it was a great night in cleveland on licks and the boot captures it very, very nicely....

I'm from chi-ca-go, but I go to school south of Indianapolis, so I sure as hell hope they either play Indianapolis or Nashville.

Let's pray for the best!

Shawn20 Wrote:
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> Hah, it's only about 3 hours for me. I'm in, but
> I doubt they play the Dome. What a great venue it
> once was....78, 81, and 89 were record crowds.


It's my bet they would play the N.O. Arena, next door to the dome. It's been up and running since the hurricane with pro basketball, an upcoming sold-out country concert, and (gasp) Billy Graham there on the date the Stones were rumoured to play.

Cleveland is not a secondary market. It usually gets a show from major artists.
Secondary markets are more like Dayton and Toledo. Ohio is one of the most densily populated states in the Union. We have quite a few major cities (Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati) with many other large cities that are nationally known ( Akron, Dayton, Toledo, Youngstown, Canton). My home county is supposedly the most densily populated county in Ohio and one of the top in the country for its size.

I don't get why Ohio only gets one show by major artists, or sometimes not even any. We should get like 3 shows. NY has Albany and Buffalo and the Big Apple and they all get shows. WTF. Play like 5 shows in Ohio and you won't have to do much travelling and they'll still make $$$.

you guys are all misinformed or something...

all indications are the stones will be playing stadiums... in major markets... places like philly..

they are not going to do secondary markets..they will probably even skip washington dc...

stadiums in october and november in philly? sometimes it can be very cold in the 30`s or even 20`s and snow in october and november in the northeast doubt they would play stadiums that last in the year

Alright.If they skip D.C.,what other city will get a show instead?Philadelphia was a good call - I forgot about those rumors but,that still only accounts for about five shows in major markets out of what supposedly will be at least 18 shows.I think the secondary markets (secondary for the Stones might be a better way to describe them) have a good shot at the remaining concerts.Most of these places have stadiums and arenas and other venues although,I think the upcoming tour will be like most tours and feature shows in different types of venues(not all in the same town like the Licks tour).These major markets can handle only so many shows at these prices by the same band.I was at the most recent Stones show in Boston and there were two lower level sections almost completely empty until right before the Stones came on.It would have to be a huge coincidence for all of the late arriving people to have had tickets to the same two sections.They must have been giving away or almost giving away the tickets at the box office.

brewcrew87 Wrote:
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> stadiums in october and november in philly?
> sometimes it can be very cold in the 30`s or even
> 20`s and snow in october and november in the
> northeast doubt they would play stadiums that last
> in the year


October stadium shows in the northeast - maybe (see 1997);November stadium shows in the northeast - not likely at all.

they should play 3 or 4 in Chicago. They owe us from ZERO shows in '89!

They seem to have been making up for it ever since.

lol

Agreed, come on back to Portland, boys! Just because it's a "secondary city" doesn't mean we're secondary fans . . .

Do they have some issue with the promoter in New Orleans? I can't imagine why they haven't played there in 12 years, considering what huge crowds they've played for there in the past.

Glam Descendant Wrote:
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> Do they have some issue with the promoter in New
> Orleans? I can't imagine why they haven't played
> there in 12 years, considering what huge crowds
> they've played for there in the past.


They were rumoured on this site (which is very reliable) to play New Orleans on 11 March, 2006. If that was true then Katrina changed those plans. As it turns out the Arena was up and running by then. I also heard that they were considering N.O. on the last couple of tours and opted instead for more favorable dates elsewhere.

"Cleveland is a must! Great city. Home of R and R hall of fame!!"

Uh, agreed on the HOF, however if clouds (very little sun), cold temps, horrific snow squalls and road salt 7 months out of the year fits your description of a great city then i certainly need an attitude adjustment.

"brewcrew - good call - it was a great night in cleveland on licks and the boot captures it very, very nicely...."

Would love to hear this boot as I was front and center on the b-stage and Mid-night Rambler brought the house down. I snapped a pic of Mick and after the set he grabbed a camera from behind their equipment and photo-flashed moi!

I'd agree with JumingJackGreg that Cleveland does usually land top-shelf artists with great regularity-definitely a hip music town. However, my vote would be for Cincy or what about Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky? I should mention that the Breeder's Cup Races will be held at Churchill Downs on Noember 4th, I know a few of the Boys enjoy wagering on the ponies.

Indianapolis and New Orleans were poor selling shows on the Voodoo Lounge show which is probably why they haven't been back. I remember hearing that the last Cleveland show had many empty seats in the back. Any new arenas opening up this year in any city?

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The thing is that the Indianapolis and New Orleans shows were poor selling for the large stadiums the shows were in : 65,000-70,000 or more seat venues.1/3 of the tickets might not have sold but,that's still 40,000+ sales.I would figure that they could still easily sell out the new 19,000 seat arenas if they wanted to.The long period without a show should help get them a full house.

I imagine when all is set and done Las Vegas will get another show, at least I hope it will!

I've heard they were going to play in college towns in the Fall. Because I'm in Housotn, my hopes are for Baton Rouge (so, no New Orleans), Austin, and Norman, Oklahoma.

Play the colleges in the Fall, before the kids spend all of their guaranteed student loans, and cash in on a lot of parents going to see Johnny up at the schooland taking in a Stones concert while they are there.

crossfire Wrote:
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>
> "brewcrew - good call - it was a great night in
> cleveland on licks and the boot captures it very,
> very nicely...."
>
> Would love to hear this boot as I was front and
> center on the b-stage and Mid-night Rambler
> brought the house down. I snapped a pic of Mick
> and after the set he grabbed a camera from behind
> their equipment and photo-flashed moi!

i could put it on rocks off if someone would tell em how because i am clueless