Quotetriceratops It was only rock'n'roll, but Stone loved it March 11, 2006 Page 1 of 3 | Single page Wild ride: as the Stones' bass player, Bill Wyman (right) slept with hundreds of women. Wild ride: as the Stones' bass player, Bill Wyman (right) slept with hundreds of women. As his old colleagues get set to hit Australia on their world tour, former Rolling Stone
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A very disappointing event. The guy was done for straight FRAUD, and he happened to use concert tickets. He could just as well have sold a dodgy car. It in no way addresses the dreadful activities of Viagogo and others.
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Quotemighty stork I'm sorry, does anyone know who the gent is between Mick and John? It's Paul's brother Mike. Went by the stage name of Mike McGear for a long time so that he wasn't overtly cashing in on his more famous brother. Photo obviously taken in Paul's house. I know that because of the ALTERNATE Sgt Pepper drumskin on the wall. This is unusually intere
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I'd quite like shots of the band members wandering around half way up Hanging Rock, all the while calling out..."Miranda!". But that's just a whimsy.
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QuoteMacnee2 Just took a look at the Act. Note 9(1)(b) 9—Ticket scalping (1) A person must not, without the written approval of the event organiser for a major event to which this section is declared to apply— (a) in a controlled area for the event—sell or offer for sale a ticket for admission to the event; or (b)- in any other case, sell or offer for sale a ticket for admission to the e
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Quotemighty stork Pictured with artists that inspired them: Had to go to video for this one because I couldn't locate a photo and it's too important to leave out. With Howlin' Wolf Opening with Billy Preston on keyboards... A truly great bit of film. No question.
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I've always loved his song "Gambler's Lament" (co-written, I see from the CD, with Bill Wyman).
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Quotestraycatuk The trouble is that most of the scalping is done by ticketmaster, getmein etc. Before they ever get into the hands of a traditional tout outside ths venue I'm sure it was a typo but you missed out Viagogo (excuse my bad language!)
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Just heard a news item on the (Australian) ABC that the South Australian Govt has declared that the Stones' Adelaide Oval concert (and some other event) is a "Major Event" and that as a result the State's legislation on TIcket Scalping comes into play. There will be huge fines for illegal ticket sales outside the venue on the day. As soon as I can find a more complete ac
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Here's a link to quite a nice image inside Rod Laver
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Richard Branson was just another record retailer until the extraordinary success of Tubular Bells. Arguably if Tubular Bells had not sold, then there would be no Virgin empire around the world. I bought it when it very first came out (my original vinyl label is mono printed - ie no colour printing on the lable) when it was played on the John Peel (RIP) show in the UK. Loved it. Still quit
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If you want to get some idea of the Melbourne venue, then the current (mid-January 2014) Australian Open Tennis is in large part coming from The Rod Laver arena. So find it on a TV near you and watch some of it.
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QuoteCristiano Radtke "It's like your granny's old chair," adds the 70-year-old singer poised to become a great-grandfather next year. How strange. Next year is 2015.
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Two short nominations. 1) Mick & Brian introducing Howling Wolf on Shindig! Brian is as good as jumping up and down with excitement. (Factoid... Wolf's keyboard player is Billy Preston). 2) Atlantic City '89. Clapton guests on "The Red Rooster" and plays a blinder of a solo. As he walks back to join Keith & Ronnie, Mick walks past him and gives him a smile/
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Which version of "Brown Sugar" is it? Is it the 'standard' version, or the version with Eric Clapton?
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So, if I turn up at the venue with a HUGE bunch of bananas I'll get in? Feed them to Grrrregory?
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QuoteGodxofxrock9 I think that pic of mick is from 1989/90 It's from early 1989 when Mick & Keith (plus a tiny entourage) left the Steel Wheels sessions and went to Morocco to record (most of) 'Continental Drift' with the JouJouka musicians. It's all filmed in an outstanding BBC documentary called 'World Music'. Well worth watching so that you can see the c
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Actually, in early 1962 John Lennon took the stage in Hamburg (Star Club) wearing a Gorilla suit. So there was a gap of 51 years, and then The Stones really did copy The Beatles. (Read all about it in Mark Lewisohn's recent vast book about The Beatles (up to the end of 1962)).
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QuoteDandelionPowderman The way the Stones went on after James Brown, and still managed to fire up the crowd, was nothing but impressive. I remember sitting in the cinema watching James Brown and thinking..."How the heck can The Stones beat this!" But they did. It was/is amazing.
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You can visit Bill's site www.billwyman.com And that leads to this wide selection of recordings. (Scroll down a bit as well)
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QuoteMore Hot Rocks I heard House of the Rising Sun was done in one take for a just 5 pounds. 15 minutes of setup and recording and out. Plus about 2 years of playing it most nights in clubs, pubs etc! Exactly same is true of The Beatles first album. Done in an afternoon and evening - but following thousands of hours 'rehearsal' in Liverpool, Hamburg and places inbetween.
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I first saw the T.A.M.I show on a cinema screen. S-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N-A-L
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QuoteMontrealsuperfan Guys- I will be in Australia on business in March and have booked hotel and air for Melbourne arena show on the 28th. How do I buy ticket? Nothing up on Stubhub where I ususally buy tickets. Is there an Australian Stub hub or some other site ? Thanks! (In addition to what Deathgod has correctly written....) If you have deep pockets and are, by implication, prepared
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Quotemattleeuk QuoteCaptainCorella It's a huge pity that some buffoon has ruined it by scribbling on it! I'll live with the scribbles... No it's not me NICOS :-) I knew what it was. I've got the first two Stones' albums that are similarly "ruined". And more. :-)
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QuoteRockman Pages of PR nonsense cut HELLO Magazine 1308 ------ December 2013 This sort of slimy PR schlock, more than anything else, demonstrates how much these guys have lost touch with their roots. So Sad.
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Quotebackstreetboy1 one problem dr bryant,we all know the 85 dollar tix in the us were from unsold seats!!s Only partly true. Most were indeed the unsold seats, but a small number were gifts to fans to get into The Pit.
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Quote24FPS Isn't the greatest irony that you're paying the most amount over money ever to see the least amount of Rolling Stones ever? Please explain. In the early years the on stage time was rarely over 30minutes then it went up to about an hour, so how come you are asserting that lucky ticket holders will see the "least amount" "ever"?
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I don't think that the core problem is the 'selling' of the tickets - other than Ticketek clearly needing better sized servers, but it's the resale market. The Promoters are at the core of this. They release blocks of tickets to resellers. I will accept that there's a legitimate market there. eg Promoter releases tickets to 'Wonder Nights' and then Wonde
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Quote24FPS God, it all sounds like when they were gearing up for the North American tour last spring. Wait till you were where those $99 'Lucky Dip' tickets put you. Ah, ha, ha, ha.... Given that the $99s were about half the cost of any otherwise available ticket, getting anywhere has to be seen as a good seat. And if you are referring to the allocations of the USA equivalents in t
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Absolutely no luck at all for Rod Laver. And that was despite being signed in, and on the Ticketek site in two separate computers - one for the PC3 tickets, and the other for Lucky Dip. Despite hitting return at 09:00:01 and getting 'wait' it denied me any Lucky Dip tickets at all. Tried for 30 minutes until it said "Allocation Exhausted". I did capture the URL and t
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