bv Wrote:
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> Some quick memories from Slane Castle last night.
> A picture can tell more than 1000 words.
>
> Mud sliding and mud diving was enjoyed by many:
> [iorr.org]
>
>
> More cameras recording, even by the B-stage (see
> lower right):
> [iorr.org]
>
>
> The girl with the red top made lots of fun by the
> B-stage:
> [iorr.org]

Never quite seen the attraction of mud dliving/sliding myself. It probably falls into the category of "seemed like a f***ing GREAT idea at the time", the only problem being that at some point in time when it no longer seemed like quite such a brilliant idea ... you have to wash the s**t off !!! Easier said than done when you're either walking home or sat on a bus in a traffic jam !!

Incredible concert, first class set list (couldn't have wished for better) The boys were smokin' Lisa Fischer top notch as usual. Altogether a well organised show, the Garda and officials deserve a big, big thank you as does the person responsible for the weather. Thank you for turning the rain off mid afternoon and giving us a dry show. Getting the VIP treatment (including the limo from the car park into the castle was a bonus as was the free drinks, but we opted to watch from Gold Circle B where we'd previously purchased tickets for. Excellent concert and a great audience. We Irish still know how to put on the best show in the world.
The support guys were fine, none of them outstayed their welcome and praise the Lord we didn't have to endure that w****r Van Morrison.
Thank you Rolling Stones.
If you weren't at Slane, you missed another chapter of Irish history, so don't complain and whinge about something you neither seen nor heard.
The Stones ruled on the green grassy slopes of the Boyne.

alimente wrote:

"well, biggest problem with setlists is that they dont play 23 or 24 songs anymore, they cut it down to 19 only. so variety had to go out of the window in favour of the warhorses, and more or less the same warhorses...no Shelter, no Street Fighting Man, No Cloud, no Its All Over Now..."


Actually, setlists variety isn’t directly related to the number of the played song. When the Stones were performing 23, 24 or even more songs every night the variety was much smaller! Strange? Maybe, but look at the facts…
On 1981/82 tour, when the band was playing 24-26 songs during a gig, after 88 shows only 33 different songs had been performed. 1989/1990 tour: 115 shows but only 37 diffenent songs. On Licks Tour, at time when the band was playing 19 songs in Europe, we had finally 117 gigs and 78 different songs. More than doubling in relation to 1989/90 while the number of the gigs was almost the same !

The discussion about how many new songs the Stones should play, about the ideal balance between new and old stuff, it’s another story. On this anyoone has his own opinion, of course. But talking about VARIETY, which obviously is a different side of the whole “selists” thing, the moaning becomes absolutely untenable today.

It’s funny that noone here has been critical for the so called “glory years”, at time when the Stones were playing THE SAME LIST EVERY NIGHT. How can people, who were satisfied with it, complain about “insufficient variety” today? Oh, yes, i forgot the nostalgic dogma … Everything the Stones did in the past was perfect, anything the Stones do today is wrong…

Alimente, you would like GS, SFM and others. To be honest, i miss Gimme Shelter too. But, tell me, can you imagine what discussion would be here today, if the Stones were playing at Slane two stable Licks Tour’s “warhorses”, like GS and SFM?? Just imagine...Vicious circle...

PS: Personally, i could “kill” for hearing Dead Flowers and All Down The Line on the same concert!

Stickydion wrote: '1989/1990 tour: 115 shows but only 37 diffenent songs. On Licks Tour, at time when the band was playing 19 songs in Europe, we had finally 117 gigs and 78 different songs. More than doubling in relation to 1989/90 while the number of the gigs was almost the same !'

I don't think you can compare SW to Licks, since the concepts of those 2 tours were different.

thurrick Wrote:
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> Incredible concert, first class set list (couldn't
> have wished for better) The boys were smokin'
> Lisa Fischer top notch as usual. Altogether a well
> organised show, the Garda and officials deserve a
> big, big thank you as does the person responsible
> for the weather. Thank you for turning the rain
> off mid afternoon and giving us a dry show.
> Getting the VIP treatment (including the limo from
> the car park into the castle was a bonus as was
> the free drinks, but we opted to watch from Gold
> Circle B where we'd previously purchased tickets
> for. Excellent concert and a great audience. We
> Irish still know how to put on the best show in
> the world.
> The support guys were fine, none of them outstayed
> their welcome and praise the Lord we didn't have
> to endure that w****r Van Morrison.
> Thank you Rolling Stones.
> If you weren't at Slane, you missed another
> chapter of Irish history, so don't complain and
> whinge about something you neither seen nor heard.
>
> The Stones ruled on the green grassy slopes of the
> Boyne.



Great post. I thought the Stones were excellent.

Probably the youngest (and drunkest!) crowd I've ever seen at a Stones gig - for the vast majority of them, it would have been their first show as most of these fans would barely have been out of nappies in 1982 and wouldnt have got a sniff of tickets in 2003, so the song selection was fine (although obviously I'd be a bit underwhelmed if they dont shake things up over 3 nights next week in what is their 2nd London visit this tour)

I did wonder what the 'new' crowd would make of the Stones. Needn't have worried - they had them eating out of the palm of their hands from the moment they heard the first chord of 'Start Me Up' and they could see Keith doing that opening leg-kick.

The Stones certainly didnt let themselves down in any way with that performance and sprinkled their magic over a new generation of fans. I was very proud of them.

Roll on London.



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Have to agree with Gazza. Met a lot of people who'd been there (as we were) in 1982 but this time around they had their teen kids with them. Lots of first timers and the Irish demonstrated yet again that they know how to throw the best party on the planet and enjoy it. The amount of alcohol being consumed was mental but they still had the energy to sing along with the boys. What a reception for the greatest band in the world and what memories for everybody, the Stones included. Best show of the tour, bar none.

Great news!!! Rock on!

and what with the setlists , in licks europe , the setlists were 19 songs and it wasnt a great variation at stadium and arena shows , you can see.
when they started bigger bang they put on stage 22 songs , now 19 .
they started bridges to babylon with 24 or 23 songs and finished playing 20 , its relative when they are tired of touring , lets give them a 1 or 2 years break and they'll be back with new songs

wipeacdc@hotmail.com
never too old or young to rocknroll!!!!!!

monkeyman07 Wrote:
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> , lets give them a 1 or
> 2 years break and they'll be back with new songs


Dream on.

is there a recording of the slane 82 show

Gazza Wrote:
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>
> Great post. I thought the Stones were excellent.
>
> Probably the youngest (and drunkest!) crowd I've
> ever seen at a Stones gig - for the vast majority
> of them, it would have been their first show as
> most of these fans would barely have been out of
> nappies in 1982 and wouldnt have got a sniff of
> tickets in 2003, so the song selection was fine
> (although obviously I'd be a bit underwhelmed if
> they dont shake things up over 3 nights next week
> in what is their 2nd London visit this tour)
>
> I did wonder what the 'new' crowd would make of
> the Stones. Needn't have worried - they had them
> eating out of the palm of their hands from the
> moment they heard the first chord of 'Start Me Up'
> and they could see Keith doing that opening
> leg-kick.
>
> The Stones certainly let themselves down in any
> way with that performance and sprinkled their
> magic over a new generation of fans. I was very
> proud of them.
>
> Roll on London.

<<< The Stones certainly let themselves down in any way with that performance ... >>>

you mean they DIDN'T let themselves down ... surely ??

REALLY nice to hear it was such an excellent show, a great crowd - a younger one too by all accounts, and that they obviously rose to the occasion and that you were PROUD of them. Sadly such comments have been all too few among the more frequent barrages of abuse they've endured over setlists & Keith's this & Keith's that & Ronnie's this & Ronnie's that ... so it's great to read that someone at least experienced a sense of PRIDE when they witnessed this great band take an audience by storm.

Hmmm ... should've bin there !!

O well, ain't no use cryin'. Roll on O2 x 3.

melillo Wrote:
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> is there a recording of the slane 82 show


Yes

Hey I saw Morris Day and the Time last night, they came out and did their hits, some of them in medley form and others longer but no matter what, the crowd dug it. Like I have always said, the Stones came from era of HITS and some of the warhouses where hits. Better to have than not have the. SOMEBODY BRING A MIRROR.

paulywaul Wrote:
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> you mean they DIDN'T let themselves down ...
> surely ??
>
> REALLY nice to hear it was such an excellent show,
> a great crowd - a younger one too by all accounts,
> and that they obviously rose to the occasion and
> that you were PROUD of them. Sadly such comments
> have been all too few among the more frequent
> barrages of abuse they've endured over setlists &
> Keith's this & Keith's that & Ronnie's this &
> Ronnie's that ... so it's great to read that
> someone at least experienced a sense of PRIDE when
> they witnessed this great band take an audience by
> storm.
>

couldn't just let it stand, eh? a nice, positive post from gazza, and very nice to hear: yes. but why, pray tell, paul, do you have the need to attack your fellow fans?

Well folks, now is´s time for some serious moaning on MY part. Not the ever so boring details about setlists or Keif kiffed up or drunk or old or battered up or what the %#?# else kind of trivia really bored people go on about; no, I have got much more serious stuff to whine about: Can´t come for the 3 London-shows, with the ever so boring ol´ setlists and I just can´t stand it!!!!!!!! I really wanted to go to London so badly! Went to Horsens 11 months ago, it was grrrreat! Beograd and Bucharest: Fantastic!!! Keith, Mick, Ronnie and all in great form and shape, really f...... brilliant! Hamburg, with my daughter on 15, first time for her: She really loved it very big time (daddy too!!!), she is a real fan now, for sure, almost in love with Mick! Loved her T-shirt as well. Only I thoght the stadium-sound in Hamburg sucked, I suppose that is´nt because of "boring" setlists or Keith kiffing and boozing around? Maybe I missed out on something there, or? By the way: I had great places in all 4 shows, 2 of them up front...

I honestly feel extremely lucky to be able to see a group which has performed for aprox. 45 years, with very alive and active, even enthusiastic members all in their sixties, playing some of the best rhythmical music ever played on this planet - and constantly to discover new things about their music and loving it more every day! Also, the Stones manage to inspire me to discover all kinds of different music, like the roots blues, country, soul, etc. So, go on about setlists being dull, Keith drunk, whatever: It´s only Rock`n Roll but I like it!

Anyway, if the setlists are sooooooo boring for some people, maybe it´s about time for them just to stay home and not come to the shows anymore? How difficult it really??? If I went to x number of shows, I would maybe feel the same - so, better stop going, or? I don´t really get the problem ;-)

paulywaul Wrote:
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> Gazza Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> > Great post. I thought the Stones were excellent.
>
> >
> > Probably the youngest (and drunkest!) crowd
> I've
> > ever seen at a Stones gig - for the vast
> majority
> > of them, it would have been their first show as
> > most of these fans would barely have been out
> of
> > nappies in 1982 and wouldnt have got a sniff of
> > tickets in 2003, so the song selection was fine
> > (although obviously I'd be a bit underwhelmed
> if
> > they dont shake things up over 3 nights next
> week
> > in what is their 2nd London visit this tour)
> >
> > I did wonder what the 'new' crowd would make of
> > the Stones. Needn't have worried - they had
> them
> > eating out of the palm of their hands from the
> > moment they heard the first chord of 'Start Me
> Up'
> > and they could see Keith doing that opening
> > leg-kick.
> >
> > The Stones certainly let themselves down in any
> > way with that performance and sprinkled their
> > magic over a new generation of fans. I was very
> > proud of them.
> >
> > Roll on London.
>
> <<< The Stones certainly let themselves down in
> any way with that performance ... >>>
>
> you mean they DIDN'T let themselves down ...
> surely ??
>


I did..whoops..duly corrected

nikki bong Wrote:
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> paulywaul Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > you mean they DIDN'T let themselves down ...
> > surely ??
> >
> > REALLY nice to hear it was such an excellent
> show,
> > a great crowd - a younger one too by all
> accounts,
> > and that they obviously rose to the occasion
> and
> > that you were PROUD of them. Sadly such
> comments
> > have been all too few among the more frequent
> > barrages of abuse they've endured over setlists
> &
> > Keith's this & Keith's that & Ronnie's this &
> > Ronnie's that ... so it's great to read that
> > someone at least experienced a sense of PRIDE
> when
> > they witnessed this great band take an audience
> by
> > storm.
> >
>
> couldn't just let it stand, eh? a nice, positive
> post from gazza, and very nice to hear: yes. but
> why, pray tell, paul, do you have the need to
> attack your fellow fans?

I'm hardly "attacking" fellow fans, merely making the observation that sadly comments such as Gazza's (experiencing a sense of pride) have been all too few, as compared to the innumerable barrages of abuse about setlists and the the guitarists' (Keith in partic) performances. Who am I attacking, and what's to "let stand" ? I'm solely commenting on what I see/read on this board.



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Outstanding Show! Sound - simply pristine. So sharp and clear it was scary, no wind battering it left and right, no booming echo ala stadium/arena, ok we were about 10 metres from front at the catwalk but i hear the sound was great at the back too. The whole performance was slick and fresh. oh wow Dead Flowers with Mick on that nice acoustic, felt like a club, Mick was just on fire non stop, his Gaelic banter pretty good too. Damn that Midnight rambler! gurgled up so slow, swamped to the max, knocked the socks off yaya's vesion! The segue from a stunning I go crazy into Tumblin dice with no break was really cool. Ronnie was shining especially all nite with You got the Silver and his YCAGWYW solo especially perfect. A nice moment for myself as they passed over head, Charlie just above, pretty straightfaced, everyone's hollering at Keith and Mick, I give a big shout and thumb up to Charlie and get a massive smile and nod in return! oh wow. In Sympathy, Keith's solo was the most like the original I ever heard. even the high pitched squeaky parts! haha u know wha I mean. Keith played not a single dud all the gig. I really hope the show is broadcast/released as mentioned before. It was a shiner and on a par with the Dublin Licks shows for me! It seemed they were using up any remaining fireworks at the end of this last outside gig for ABB, they lasted a good 15 mins! Beautiful show.

MJ spoke Gaelic ? Good on him. How was it ? As er ... good as his say Polish for example, which with respect to pronunciation at least was bloody awful. VERY funny though !!

magenta Wrote:
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> Hey I saw Morris Day and the Time last night, they
> came out and did their hits, some of them in
> medley form and others longer but no matter what,
> the crowd dug it. Like I have always said, the
> Stones came from era of HITS and some of the
> warhouses where hits. Better to have than not have
> the. SOMEBODY BRING A MIRROR.

The Stones ceased to be primarily a singles band in the mid/late 60's

A lot of their best known songs/warhorses werent hits at all or even singles....

and even more hits are far from being warhorses

The Stones could quite easily play a 20-song set of rarely played songs all of which were singles, many of them massive hits..

Off the top of my head...

Not Fade Away
Its all over now
Little Red Rooster
Time is on my side
The Last time
get off of my cloud
have you seen your mother baby
mothers little helper
2000 light years
Angie
Heartbreaker
Fool to cry
beast of Burden
Respectable
Emotional rescue
shes so cold
Waiting on a friend
Undercover
she was hot
Harlem shuffle


Every one of those songs was a sizeable hit, many of them were even chart toppers. Very few of them ever get performed, and when they do, its sporadic

When 40% of your back catalogue (some 140 songs) has NEVER been performed live and when half of your show has been pretty much ever present for decades, that leaves a lot of great - and recognisable - material thats going to waste.

Gazza Wrote:
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>
> Great post. I thought the Stones were excellent.
>
> Probably the youngest (and drunkest!) crowd I've
> ever seen at a Stones gig - for the vast majority
> of them, it would have been their first show as
> most of these fans would barely have been out of
> nappies in 1982 and wouldnt have got a sniff of
> tickets in 2003, so the song selection was fine
> (although obviously I'd be a bit underwhelmed if
> they dont shake things up over 3 nights next week
> in what is their 2nd London visit this tour)
>
> I did wonder what the 'new' crowd would make of
> the Stones. Needn't have worried - they had them
> eating out of the palm of their hands from the
> moment they heard the first chord of 'Start Me Up'
> and they could see Keith doing that opening
> leg-kick.
>
> The Stones certainly didnt let themselves down in
> any way with that performance and sprinkled their
> magic over a new generation of fans. I was very
> proud of them.
>
> Roll on London.

<<< I did wonder what the 'new' crowd would make of the Stones. Needn't have worried - they had them eating out of the palm of their hands from the moment they heard the first chord of 'Start Me Up' >>>

Kinda reminds me of the thoughts I was having at the Isle of Wight about 2 minutes before they hit the stage - they worked a similar kind of magic there. So nice to see.

paulywaul Wrote:
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> MJ spoke Gaelic ? Good on him. How was it ? As er
> ... good as his say Polish for example, which with
> respect to pronunciation at least was bloody
> awful. VERY funny though !!


He was fine, basic translation of what he said in english '25 years since we...you all look just as good..' So a good start, faltered and finished up well. Keith let us know he wasn't goin to even bother..haha. Ron was introduced as the local lad from Naas.
I'm headin over trw for the 3 dates in london! hope to see some of yrs there!

Not to go back to set list whining. But again,I don't buy the argument that it's a new younger audience,so they have to play familiar material. First of all,as has been pointed out. They have plenty of recognizable material. Second,once the show actually starts,what would happen if they varied from the usual setlist and actually played a rarity. Would 70,000 people suddenly turn around and head for the exits? And what if,heaven forbid they actually played rarer material well? If they start playing different songs every night than,they might actually get good at it.........Allright go ahead and hammer me now.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Hello There,

Just back from a full-on Friday and Saturday in Dublin and beyond.

Great show,diabolical organisation in parts!

One of the things that struck me last night was watching Sir Mick's face from about 12-15 feet away as ventureed across to Gold Circle A:he absolutely loves it when the crowd are whooping and screaming and bellowing for him-you should've seen his reaction-he feeds off it!

Also the band intros were wry as ever ("...alright Ronnie,that's enough I think!"),some energetic fills by 'Basher',sorry "...Bebop" Watts too!On the downside,some of the crowd's behaviour was unpleasant (only a few,but then it only takes a few arseholes) which was down to being too pissed,quite frankly.

Anyway,here are the least shonky photos from my 3rd last Stones show-see you next Tuesday and Thursday,I hope?

Cheers,

Si.

Ronnie was introduced as the "Boy from Naas", and then, resplendent in a green shirt for the occasion came out and stood rubbing his arms as if he was freezing his bollocks off. Being something of a 'local', he got a massive reception. Never seen anything like it, a long chant of "Ronnie, Ronnie, Ronnie" which he of course absolutely milked, prowling around the stage and getting the crowd to keep it going. Mick had to delay Charlie's intro because it went on and on. Ronnie eventually went over to Mick, grabbed his microphone and shouted "Up The Royals" (I assumed this was some Gaelic football reference as I dont know of any football team in ireland with that nickname - with the benefit of research, it seems that Meath (the county where the show took place) is known as the "Royal County", so presumably the local team are known as the 'Royals')

Charlie got introduced as "Charlie O' Watts", Keith got a huge welcome and made some sarcastic wisecrack about the weather. I dont know...I didnt find it THAT cold, to be honest. Depends what youre used to, I suppose.

Musically, they sounded really good. Keith made a bit of a botch of the first part of the solo in 'Rough Justice' - Roadster and I shot ourselves a quick look that said "Eek!" but things soon recovered. His solo in 'Sympathy' was pretty short and ragged, but the song picked up and the latter part of it was pretty glorious. At one point, Mick missed a cue, sang in a place where he wasnt supposed to and Keith looked around in bewilderment with this pricless expression which seemed to say "Jagger - what the @#$%& ARE you doing?". Otherwise Keith seemed sharp enough. You kinda knew it was gonna be a good night when he absolutely bounded onstage, hit that first chord of 'Start Me Up', kicked his leg in the air and the crowd went absolutely nuts. He came out to both catwalks at various points, got down on his knee to the crowd when playing his solo on 'Tumbling Dice - generally he seemed to be moving around quite well.

Ronnie though was absolutely superb. He really has risen to the challenge this summer when it was needed.

Mick said a few lines in Gaelic before one song. No idea what it was as I dont speak it, and it was probably phonetically strange for some of the locals too., but a nice touch nonetheless. When doing his spoken intro to 'Dead Flowers' he asked 'Do you want me to say it in Gaelic?" and then did! 'Dead Flowers' was really beautiful. Great to see Keith singing back up vocals on it, although it was noticeable that when doing so, he didnt play guitar (it seems to be a Gerald Ford 'dont walk and chew gum at the same time' thing).

'Midnight Rambler' - well, I dont need to say much about it, other than it was utterly explosive. They just always seem to manage to nail this one.

'I go Crazy' went down really well. Helped partly by Lisa wearing a skirt which was flapping around so much in the breeze that at one point you could almost see what she had for breakfast. At the end of it, it just segued into 'Tumbling Dice' without a break which was really nicely done. I've really liked the versions of this song on this tour - Keith's added some extra little touches to the coda at the end which come across as a bit jazzy.

Keith's set worked fine. Sang 'You got the silver really nicely and 'Wanna hold you', a train wreck on some early shows, seems to be working out nicely.

Hard to really judge the b-stage because when youre standing there, youre hearing two sound systems competing with each other and sonically its a bit chaotic. Crowd absolutely went nuts during it though. We were at the back behind Darryl so it was hard to get too many good photos. They went through the closing warhorses really well, with JJF being really good and Brown Sugar was quite flawless.

There was one moment more than any other that took me back to my first show at the same venue in 1982. I distinctly remember watching Mick towards the end of that show on JJF sprinting from one catwalk to the other and thinking "he's almost 39. How the @#$%& can he do that. He'll never be able to do THAT again in two or three years". Back then, I was 19 and you just associated musicians over 40 in the way we'd see the likes of Chuck Berry nowadays. Well, during 'Brown sugar', Mick just TOOK OFF and SPRINTED like a young gazelle down the catwalk to where the b-stage was. Cue a quite audible mass "GASP" from 60,000 people wondering how the hell a 64 year old man who has been moving like he does for two hours be capable of that.

This was the first time I'd been to Slane in twelve years (my 6th visit overall with 1982 being the first). Theyve certainly organised it a bit better than was the case many years ago and those responsible (and the local police) deserve a lot of credit for doing so, plus the local villagers for putting up with this influx every summer. The ONE sore point was the walk from the buses to the castle itself which took about 75 minutes. Easy enough for someone able bodied like myself, but an absolute nightmare if (like a mate of mine) you're not so lucky. the rain stayed off for most of the day once we arrived, with just a couple of showers during the opening acts. Incredibly muddy in parts though, although we had a bit of canvas to stand on at the b stage which made it easier. dreadful getting out back up that hill in the mud, however. Took at least half an hour to get out of the castle grounds.

Probably the youngest crowd I've ever seen at a Stones gig. Maybe even more so than 1982! When people doubted the Stones could sell this show out beforehand I said that the fact that it was at Slane would mean theyd be guaranteed to sell 30-40,000 tickets regardless of who is on, as this has become the biggest musical 'event' in Ireland every summer. So, it was a very youthful crowd, most of whom would have been seeing the band for the first time. the reaction seemed very positive, with them being really into it from the first number. Hopefully the lively reception from this show and the Isle of Wight festival have shown the Stones the positives to be gained in not continuing to ignore a younger audience.

Also it was probably the most drunken crowd. As the great Spike Milligan once said, "All over the world, people are dying of thirst - but it seems the Irish were born with one". We'd no sooner stepped off the bus at 2.30 pm and there were scores of people already off their tits. Never saw anyone arguing or fighting, though, everyone seemed in high spirits. That said we did see one pair of guys holding on to each other and staggering around in a way where you'd have thought they were siamese twins who had been joined at the shoulder. One of them was a complete bollocks. In the space of 500 yards, he had managed to almost get himself arrested twice by acting the maggot in front of a police car and then a policeman on a horse - in between those two he managed to fall on his arse into a puddle. We were just talking about how much of an idiot he was when we heard this shuffling of feet beside us and looked around just in time to see the silly twat staggering past us and then falling head first into what was probably the deepest and muddiest puddle in the whole of Ireland that afternoon.

So, anyway, a historic day with a bit of an 'alpha omega' to it with the Stones playing what may be their last Irish show (and maybe even their last stadium sized show) back where I'd first saw them a quarter of a century earlier. At that time Mick bade us farewell with a promise "we'll see you again some day". How we laughed at the time of the absurdity of such a remark - then again, it wouldnt be the last time we underestimated how utterly unique this band is.



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Excellent review, felt like I was there. Thank you very much.

What a joy to read your review, Gazza!

I am just back from Dublin too! I flew out on friday night from London Gatwick, and as soon as I arrived in Dublin airport, I saw 2 blokes in STONES shirts, so we had a quick chat and they were from norway, I then got a taxi to the hotel I was staying in in BETTYSTOWN, that was laying on a coach to Slane. Had a good night in the hotel bar on friday, but felt hungover as hell on saturday morning! Hangover had cleared up by the time I got onto the bus, but no one really wanted to talk to me, as it was all mostly couples and little groups, so I stood on my own for 6 hours in the GOLD CIRCLE A section, but the show was great! Trouble was it took almosyt an hour to walk back to the bus, and we were told to be there by 23.45, or would be left behind, so i had to leave during PAINT IT BLACK,but heard the rest as i was walking away. One thign that really pissed me oof was the fact that they told us cameras were not allowed, yet everyone had them!

thanks for that beautiful read, Gazza!

>> how utterly unique this band is <<

yep, that's them all right :E thank you Rolling Stones!