Nice. Ronnie named the collection after a Taylor Swift album.
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"Sir Mick, whose formal white place card read “Sir Michael Jagger”, was seated between Dame Kristin and Alice Rufo, director general for international relations and strategy of the French ministry for the armed forces." - LBC. I assume the place card is already in Matt Lee's museum?
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QuoteGasLightStreet QuoteGlimmerest QuoteGasLightStreet QuoteWoz I've heard Steve Winwood is on a number of tracks on this project No you haven't. What's unbelivable about having heard that? On the internet pretty much anything can be said Stevie Wonder is on all tracks for the new Stones album. Stevie's also handling the artwork.
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Mind blown. What a great piece for the ages. This is academia at its best. Got a couple of videos? Glad to see Monkey Man getting its analytical due. It seemed to pose a challenge at rehearsals last year, IIRC. It's another rabbit hole, but Charlie (Stones) vs. Charlie (non-Stones)? - Bringing in his solo output, esp., maybe, the album with Jim Keltner - two drummers for the price of one - t
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Quotesuperrevvy "Jann Wenner wanted to start up a magazine to be called Rolling Stone, and had invited Mick and, in so far as the other Rolling Stones counted, the other band members to buy 49 percent of the shares. Mick could not raise the money required, which was 5000 pounds. He asked me if Leopold Joseph would lend the money to him. But my partners were not prepared to give a
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Quotepaulywaul Rod Stewart, Kraków, 8th May Seems Sir Rod performed twice that night, once at the venue and then at the Irish bar until the wee hours . . . Sir Rod Stewart, 80, is 'escorted to his car by minders' following boozy night out at a bar in Poland
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Quoteschwonek Store is now open. Image from the RS09 Insta. Sketchy clientele?
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QuoteIrix Quoteslewan they sold more tickets for last year's HD tour than the sold copies of the HD album 848,000 tickets - , - vs. 1.2m worldwide HD-albums. But one ticket was average $270 while one album is average $20. It's conceivable that more individuals saw the Stones than bought HD, given that the latter numbers are juiced by all the different configurations and prett
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I lost my car keys at a Stones gig once, and Charlie came out to the parking lot and found them.
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I'm in possession of a half-dozen bars of soap that will eventually be delivered to a certain super-collector. The scent is super strong, a bit like cherry cough syrup - not completely unpleasant tbh (YMMV). But I have to keep it in the garage so it doesn't overwhelm the house.
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QuoteEleanor Rigby What a LEGEND...standing ovation, looking a million bucks! Love the Sympathy intro music also Well, L.A. is the second home of the Stones.
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Quotecaschimann Stood once beside him during the shoot of "Target" with Matt Dillon in 1986. etc. Great story. Thanks for sharing. I'll check out Target today (the store and the film).
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QuoteCristiano Radtke "In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the guitarist — who says he’s talking to Jagger about going back in the studio this year" In other news, I'm talking to my buddy about going back to the gym this year.
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Somebody wake up the genius execs at Polydor/Universal and remind them that the 18-month clock they set to promote Hackney Diamonds is still ticking.
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Quotekeefriffhards QuoteBastion QuoteDeanGoodman QuoteDan Quotekeefriffhards You can't say for sure it's over but i hear you and it's disappointing they cancelled this summer tour because allegedly they needed more profit. That to me is sad. They can't be expected to eat the cost either. They have bills too. The principals can't be expected to take home less money
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QuoteBastion Of course they are motivated by money. To think otherwise is insane. You misread me. Anyway, aren't we all?
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QuoteRisingStone Maybe it’s about time for Team Stones to consider residencies in fewer locations, e.g. London, Amsterdam, Paris, Munich and Rome, 2-3 shows each. Yes, very sensible. Anywhere but Vegas of course.
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QuoteDan Quotekeefriffhards You can't say for sure it's over but i hear you and it's disappointing they cancelled this summer tour because allegedly they needed more profit. That to me is sad. They can't be expected to eat the cost either. They have bills too. The principals can't be expected to take home less money than the person who owns the parking lot. +1.
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Quotegotdablouse Scheduling conflicts for the first 3 dates are mentioned by this Portuguese media : That seems like a more likely explanation than some sudden "the Stones will never tour again" scenario... Scheduling conflicts is my go-to excuse if I can't commit to something. Works every time.
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Not a good day for the Ghost Hounds either.
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Quoteslewan QuoteGlimmerest Quotebv Barcelona is probably one of the most expensive cities in Europe, along with London and Rome. Many privare apartments are rented out through AirBnB, and the locals don't like tourists much, as they are everywhere, and drive up housing prices for the locals. A big issue in many cities swarmed by tourists. Is Rome really that expensive? I'm from Stock
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QuoteIgotDbluez Haha! And after London we’re going to Liverpool! Traveling with a Beatles fan (but haven’t we all been one time or another?) and she’s never been. Hope it doesn’t turn into a Beatles Vs. Stones fisticuffs. I have been humming Play With Fire since making the reservation. Liverpool is fab. There's no way around it, unfortunately. It was also the best stop on the 2022 S
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Quoteslewan QuoteDeanGoodman QuoteIgotDbluez Thanks for the input. Decided to go with a place near Abbey Road….we will just have to bite the bullet and figure out public transport! A much better part of town. right – although Abbey Road is a no go for real Stones fans Yeah, I felt a bit queasy there. Still, you have Lord's cricket ground and the famous Primrose Hill, and someone w
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QuoteIgotDbluez Thanks for the input. Decided to go with a place near Abbey Road….we will just have to bite the bullet and figure out public transport! A much better part of town.
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Quotebabyblue Only 1 city in UK hmmm It's a shame, especially since the UK was a rare bright spot for Hackney Diamonds sales (IIRC). Oh well, there's always the 2028 tour.
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So basically it's their problem, not ours?
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Quotedrbryant No venue yet? Hope it is Stade de France and not La Defense It can't be La Defense on those dates.
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The Lindt chocolate factory. You really can eat as much chocolate as you want.
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Quoteslewan QuotePaintMonkeyManBlack there are multiple.. book fast and you have a good deal. but who actually wants to stay in that part of Paris longer than just one night? Exactly. Jump on a Metro (or two) and stay wherever you want. Same with all the cities. BTW, a July 19 Stones date would allow folks to see Iron Maiden on July 20 (their show on the 19th is sold out).
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QuoteJadedFaded QuoteIrix QuoteStoneswolf In German but funny, Looks promising. Munich's mayor only says that he has bad experiences with the leak of concert dates. And that he doesn't know what he'll be doing on 12th July 2025. End of 2023 he accidentally leaked/confirmed the 2024 AC/DC tour - . As he is saying he doesn’t know what he’ll be doing on the 12th of July,
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