QuoteStonesTod QuoteRstones24 QuoteMadcap the Stones shouldn't alienate their existing fans at the expense of trying to impress a bunch of 15-24 year old girls that don't know/care who they are and who still won't care who they are after taylor swift sings with them. hopefully they at least do a really great song like sweet virginia or loving cup and not something generic like wil
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QuoteMadcap the Stones shouldn't alienate their existing fans at the expense of trying to impress a bunch of 15-24 year old girls that don't know/care who they are and who still won't care who they are after taylor swift sings with them. hopefully they at least do a really great song like sweet virginia or loving cup and not something generic like wild horses or IORR. How are th
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Quotemarianna QuoteRstones24 QuoteChristopher Well, I guess I will have time to go get a beer after all. What the hell are they thinking. My guess is that they're thinking that Taylor Swift has 28 MILLION followers on Twitter and is currently one of the most recognizable stars in the world through the eyes of the much younger generation (a generation the Stones are still trying to attrac
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QuoteChristopher Well, I guess I will have time to go get a beer after all. What the hell are they thinking. My guess is that they're thinking that Taylor Swift has 28 MILLION followers on Twitter and is currently one of the most recognizable stars in the world through the eyes of the much younger generation (a generation the Stones are still trying to attract, rather than just simply bl
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Quotefahthree QuoteRstones24 Quotefahthree On March 16, 1999 I took three people, who Mick would describe as “average fans”, to the then-First Union Center for the No Security Tour. As we all know there is a huge debate that there are songs that the average fan must hear to maximize their concert going experience. As a reminder, here’s the setlist from that night: 1. Jumping Jack Flash 2.
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And something else to consider. The Rolling Stones tour is going REALLY, REALLY, REALLY well. 99% of the published reviews have been amazing. Many fans that have been to several shows are saying they're playing better than they've ever seen them. Yes, some of the $600 tickets have been discounted, but so what? An $300 average ticket is still pretty freaking good for a band. It cer
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Quotefahthree On March 16, 1999 I took three people, who Mick would describe as “average fans”, to the then-First Union Center for the No Security Tour. As we all know there is a huge debate that there are songs that the average fan must hear to maximize their concert going experience. As a reminder, here’s the setlist from that night: 1. Jumping Jack Flash 2. Live With Me 3. You Got Me
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Quotecamper88 QuoteRstones24 Here is a link to the setlists from every Paul McCartney show. . . . Yes, he changes it up every tour . . . Wait, what? He changes it up? Every tour? And he's approaching 40 songs a night? Yeah, I'd take that deal from the Stones. Mind you, changes maybe 20%-25% of his concerts. Believe me...the classic songs are ALWAYS played wit
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Quotetreaclefingers QuoteRstones24 Quotetreaclefingers Other big artists can and do shake up their set lists. Dylan, Springsteen, McCartney. To argue they can't, or that we're 'missing the point' is quite naïve. The argument is that there needs to be a limit to artistry to appease fans that only go to one or two shows. I doubt very much the casual fan would boycott i
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Quotetreaclefingers Other big artists can and do shake up their set lists. Dylan, Springsteen, McCartney. To argue they can't, or that we're 'missing the point' is quite naïve. The argument is that there needs to be a limit to artistry to appease fans that only go to one or two shows. I doubt very much the casual fan would boycott if they limited the warhorses to onl
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QuoteFan Since 1964 Here comes a simple answer from a hard core fan since 1964. I've been learning the lyrics of the songs from the start of my fanhood and I urge you to do the same. The Rolling Stones is without a doubt the greatest rock and roll band still but they make mistakes nowadays that shouldn't be made by professionals like them. One of them is the cruise control setlis
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QuoteMaindefender Rstones24, you going to the June 12 show? I like you're perspective. Yesterday I played golf in a tourney and in my group was a 19 year old Stones fan. I'm 53 and our age difference didn't matter. We both enjoyed talking the Stones and I respected his viewpoint. Funny, I told him the show I was really looking forward to this summer is Beck and he was clueless. Ca
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Quotetriceratops QuoteRstones24 Wow. My first post on IORR and I'm called a punk. I guess you were never 25. Sorry for bothering you. If you go into a good hamburger joint for their $5 hamburger+ fries you have no right to be fussy and demanding. But when you go out with your wife (or girlfriend) to a very fine restaurant where you spend $250 you have a right to be particulular and demand
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QuoteJumpinJackOLantern QuoteGRNRBITW Quote71Tele QuoteGRNRBITW Quote71Tele QuoteRstones24 Wow. My first post on IORR and I'm called a punk. I guess you were never 25. Sorry for bothering you. A sense of irony and sense of humor will go far here, 24. and why the 24 when he CLAIMS to be 25? hmmm???? I agree. Very suspicious. This warrants further investigation. we've seen his kin
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Someone in another thread said something like "By now, they usually drop down to 1 new song. We don't need to hear One More Shot." So wait...people on the west coast should get to hear 1 of their 2 new songs, but not people in Toronto or Philly or DC or Chicago?
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I went to see Bruce for the first time last fall, and he didn't play Glory Days or Rosalita. I'm a very causal Bruce fan, so yes, I was disappointed that I didn't get to hear them. Instead, I heard songs that I honestly didn't know, but that the diehards were very happy to hear. Yes, the Stones have lots of songs, but they can only play 22 or so songs a show, right? For exa
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Wow. My first post on IORR and I'm called a punk. I guess you were never 25. Sorry for bothering you.
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Hey everyone. I'm 25, been checking out these boards forever since I went to my first Stones show in 2002 on the Licks tour. I've just never registered until now. I've been to 6 Stones shows, and will be going to 3 more when they come back east. Why now? I can't believe how many of you are bashing the Stones! We are all guilty of losing perspective in our lives with va
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