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8 times in all, starting 1965 Rochester England, last time 2018 London Stadium. The ones in between - Wembley Stadium, 02, Hyde Park, Twickenham (twice) and Desert Trip.
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1965 Rochester England. Front row seat for ten shillings (£0.50) Unsurprisingly one of my favourite concerts ever Oh, nearly forgot to say who - RS of course!
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Now if you can find footage from 14th March 1965, from Rochester (England) Odeon, I’d be super impressed as that was my first gig. I’ve never been able to find anything………..
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Yeah, sure, I saw Brian in 1965 at The Odeon Cinema in Rochester, England - anyone else there? Surely someone? Lineup was Mick Keith Bill Brian and Charlie. My front row seat cost ten bob (£0.50), and it was a fifteen minute walk from home. I was twelve years old, I think I’d discovered The Rolling Stones through a TV programme called Ready Steady Go. I dared to stand up during the per
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well, if you're referring to the first and third row, the Queens head is missing, and no value is shown either. If these really were stamps, they would be extremely valuable! however, the Royal Mail site lists this item as '8 special stamps, with complimentary self-adhesive labels', so I guess these are the labels! Unless I'm missing something else?
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Thanks for posting that about RAH Crawdaddy. Some of my family went to The London Palladium recently, I think you will agree, just as prestigious a London venue, audience numbers a bit smaller, being a theatre rather than an auditorium. Their entry conditions stated to be very similar, conveyed with emailed tickets. But none of that happened at all! But most of the audience wore masks at
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Well said Mickschix, I agree wholeheartedly with every word you say. I just can’t believe they’re doing it
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Good luck with that Crawdaddy, sounds like a good ticket to have. After months and months of getting all our refunds for cancelled gigs, I see Royal Albert Hall are opening again and selling tickets. My favourite venue, so we’ve got tix for a Christmas Carol concert in December, well got to start somewhere! The first gig we cancelled out on last April I think, was for The Bootleg Beatles, i
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Have to agree with you paulywaul re Mick’s narrative, never really works for me when he tries to talk posh. Once a Dartford boy, always a Dartford boy, I say Here’s a bit more, of the ‘near riot’, when fans rushed the stage at The Royal Albert Hall, September 1966.
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Well the cold, snow and ice has disappeared from my corner of England, it was 29F yesterday and 52F today. So that made me smile, I hate the cold. I had my first vaccination today, and that made me smile. Then when I got home, first track played on the radio was ‘Satisfaction’ of course most unusual to hear on the radio these days. So my smile grew even bigger!! And I wondered, for the
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I think here in Kent we all knew, back as far as November, that something was very badly going wrong in our area, as our numbers continued to soar at an alarming rate, to the highest in England, whereas they were coming down in the rest of the country. We knew it had to be something more than us not following the rules. We were in disbelief when our Prime Minister, Boris Johnson told us we co
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Interesting article here, see how BBC had to quickly change their headline on his death, first headline he was ‘flawed’ but they quickly changed that to murderer!! Astonishing journalism Also interesting to read the Guardian report BBC mentions. Seems plenty of journalists struggle to report the whole truth, as if his crimes got in the way of their quickly scribbled report of his musi
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Too right jackflash27, there are big problems here in England with postal services, due to so many staff off sick or self isolating. We have been waiting weeks for some parcels, and still getting Christmas cards posted a month ago Sadly all part of our way of life at the moment........
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Or, as reported on BBC tv news 2 days ago, 1 in 30 people in London are now infected with COVID-19, similar figures here in Kent, I’m about 30 miles south of London. Frankly, it’s absolutely terrifying. It’s everywhere, all around us and closing in. I can stand at my gate and don’t have far to look far for 30 neighbours. I dread picking up the phone even, every time it’s more bad news of local
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These two songs come to mind First from way back - You Better Move On Second, more recent - This Place Is Empty Both these tracks can move me to tears, I just checked them out again, and yep, they still do. So not ideal listening when stuck home here in England on Lockdown2. Amazing the power of music over our emotions. So now I’m off for my daily exercise allowed under LD2, with music
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I have a memory of Concorde and a RS concert all rolled into one - I was at the Twickenham concert 24th August 2003. We were waiting, in the beautiful evening sun, for the show to start, when Concorde flew over. It’s withdrawal from service had recently been announced. So the crowd gave an almighty cheer, even a standing ovation from many. Anyone else remember that moment?
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Oh wow! Maybe the Royal Albert Hall will be saved from going bankrupt after
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MileHigh, you speak the sad truth.i know a few musicians who supplement their income with a little teaching, which is helping them get by. My 7 year old grandson has been having his guitar lessons on Zoom these last three months, and plays me new chords on FaceTime. The industry may die for the time being, but the music never will. Stone4ever, no, I’m not out and getting drunk. Right now I’m
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I’ve made a mask from my RS bandana from 2002/03 Twickenham gig. No cutting or sewing required, just clever folding, and a couple of strong elastic bands to pull it back behind my ears, following simple instructions easily found on internet. Result is a really cool looking mask, what a shame I didn’t send it to Mick to sign though!
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This article paints a very bleak picture re the future of live music here in the UK
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Skeeter Davis - The end of the world
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Ah well, I was supposed to be in Brighton tonight to see Joe Bonamassa, but this ain't too bad a substitute. Can't remember the last time I saw Lenny the Lion!!
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Just been watching a clip of PIB. I can remember watching these live programmes,probably my real introduction to RS A great picture further up the thread too. Back then, I was about 14, everyone told me I looked like Cathy McGowan, I had long dark hair , way down over my eyes, just like in that picture. Last year, I was prompted by a sister's funeral, to hunt out some family photos. I took
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I had tickets to see John Mayall in Bexhill, UK, for 12th November, sadly this concert, and the rest of his tour, has been cancelled due to his health problems. So wishing him all the best, apparently he hopes to reschedule the tour at a later date. On another subject, has anyone ever seen a RS tribute act called The Rolling Stones Story, who tour in the UK? I've always avoided Stones tri
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Listening to pirate radio stations in England, early 60's Watching them live on English TV programme 'Ready Steady Go!' 1963 - 1966 My older brother bought 'Aftermath' which I listened to endlessly Going to my first Stones concert in Rochester, England 1965 (ticket price 10/-, for a front row seat!) Old habits die hard..........
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Unfortunately she made a few entirely inappropriate and insensitive remarks on the 'Tour Rehearsals' thread a few weeks back. The comments were eventually completely removed from the thread, she hasn't posted since, I'm guessing she was banned at that point, hence 'no longer exists' Sad really, I'm sure a lot of people enjoyed her posts, but she crossed a li
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Well thanks for sorting that one out for us Green Lady. It can get tricky when our US friends use a word differently to us Brits and the meaning changes. It reminds me of when I was told about my Desert Trip tix, I said I was completely 'nonplussed', meaning I was amazed, stunned, speechless........but this seemed to upset the much younger English and Danish couple who booked the tix ..
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I noticed this morning, someone has posted on three separate threads, 'are people really this bored?' (You know who you are) Clearly, some people are. So this thread is the place to post, if you are bored, instead of on another serious/funny/interesting/on topic thread. Just post it here. The rules are: Keep 100% within BV rules Just be nice If you can, post something of inter
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If it's true he has to have this heart surgery, I simply cannot understand, why the wait until later this week? As a man of wealth and taste, he surely never has to wait in a queue, least of all a medical queue, like the rest of us plebs?
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