The Stones blew me away last night. I have seen over 50 gigs in London this year including some big names but The Stones topped the lot. Seen them over 20 times since Earls Court and they still rock. Thankfully they moved Sympathy For The Devil to later in the set where the red lighting worked better in the darkness. Not sure why they opened with it in Dublin. The gigsntic screens were st
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They also do this for most shows at a The 02 Arena. Perhaps it's someone's job at London Underground.
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London Stadium shows. Tuesday is normal tube service to around midnight but on the Friday night it is a 24 hour service for The Central Line at Stratford. Running times after midnight are... Central line - trains run approximately every 10 minutes between White City and Leytonstone and approximately every 20 minutes between Ealing Broadway to White City and Leytonstone to Loughton/ Haina
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Not sure about Sympathy For The Devil opening the show. Works much better later in the set when it's darker and the lights kick in.
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Some shows in London when The Stones are playing... Oddly enough Nick Mason has a rest day on the first Sones London show so it's possible he may be going to it. Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets have announced that they’ll play a handful of shows in London. The project features former Pink Floyd drummer Mason along with Gary Kemp, former Pink Floyd bassist Guy Pratt, The Blockheads dru
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The Stones will want the last hour or so in the dark so the lights look better so I would imagine they will be on around 8.30pm to 10.15pm. Bound to be at least one support act.
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Advance warning... I go to loads of gigs in small and large venues in London and I can def say the worst departure after a gig is easily The London Stadium. Bearing in mind it's a good 20 mins walk from Stratford Station going in then when 50,000 punters are coming out at the same time and nobody knows where they are going...following folks down dead ends...bottleneck queues...it can ea
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The good thing with any kind of travel for The Stones shows is that the shows are mostly three days apart rather than the next day in another city so you have time to recover from any after gig travel hiccups.
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Ever since I saw The Stones at Earls Court in the 1970s they have always been masters of hyping up the punters to scramble for tickets. All the main UK newspapers had articles on the tour announcement. Seems there are always enough Stones fans to cough up. My friend works at The 02 and got me into the gig and hospitality when they played there.The hospitality was in the big room next to Indi
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QuoteIrix All prices for the London Stadium (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) : No Filter Pit B Standing £399.95 Ticket + £52.00 Fees No Filter Pit A Standing £399.95 Ticket + £52.00 Fees Gold Circle Standing £249.95 Ticket + £32.50 Fees Wheelchair Area £179.95 Ticket + £23.40 Fees Upper Tier £179.95 Ticket + £23.40 Fees Middle Tier £179.95 Ticket + £23.40 Fees Lower T
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Oddly enough a nice coincidence that I will head to later tonight... Mon 26 Feb---On the same day as the The Stones UK shows are announced The Stones tribute band The Rollin Stoned are playing The Theatre Royal, Windsor. A nice warm up for the real thing. They are always great VFM...and i can contemplate about how the f*** will I find the spare cash for some Stones shows...only 3 months to
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Regards your travel option in the UK. Stones have two or three days between shows usually. Trains are quicker but more expensive...you can try a bus for cheaper? Two popular bus services are National Express and Easybus.com They run between most big cities and can be a bargain in advance. London to Birmingham is around 3 hours London to Manchester is around 5 hours.
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Regards hotels in cities in the upcoming Stones UK tour. www.easyhotel.com has cheap small rooms in most of the cites they are playing. London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh etc. I have stayed in Gloucester Road and Old Street for London gigs. Some nights price is only £20 a night (best nights are Sundays). If you were to gamble on the predicted nights Stones are playing you can still
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They have so many great songs. Would be nice if they played the UK again. I saw them play two great shows in 1975 with Thin Lizzy as support. Bachman Turner Overdrive + Thin Lizzy Hammersmith Odeon, London 03.05.1975 9.5 fantastic double bill. Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham had joined Thin Lizzy last year and with Lynott you knew they would be huge . Bachman Turner Overdrive + Thin
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Imelda May live at The Royal Albert Hall on Wed 22 Nov 2017. Ronnie Wood and Sir Bob Geldof came on stage for a couple of songs including a cover of The Animals 'I'm Crying'.
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Check out list of gigs where I saw the great Johnny Thunders. www.raysgigs.com for more info Johnny Thunders Heartbreakers,Siouxsie And The Banshees Roxy Club. London 02.03.1977 Johnny Thunders Heartbreakers Marquee Club, London 28.03.1977 Johnny Thunders Heartbreakers,Siouxsie And The Banshees Rainbow Theatre, London 20.11.1977 all sex pistols went to see this show Johnny
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The Doobie Brothers at The 02 is sold out so there is a demand even though just one original member. Remember in years to come heritage acts will be using holograms as no original members will be around so best to see what you can of them now. How many bands from the 70s still have all original members? Sex Pistols Aerosmith Must be a couple more?
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Promoters AEG Live are planning a new festival for Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire for next summer, reports Music Week (here) - with rumours of The Rolling Stones being lined-up to headline. Knebworth Park is one of the UK's more legendary outdoor venues, having hosted the likes of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and the Rolling Stones in the 1970s, as well as major shows by the likes of Oasis
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Yes would have a nice gesture for Grenfell if The Stones played for them. There is benefit footie game at QPR this Sat 02 Sept which has footballers and musicians playing to raise funds at £15 quid a ticket. Marcus Mumford is involved and some thought a gig would be better. Stones could have filled it and raised more money and would be perfect timing for a full rehearsal for mainland Europe.
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One day Jimmy Page will run out of material to remaster,remix, reedit along with moaning about his neighbour etc and eventually get this live band on the road that he has been talking about the last few years...
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Tom Petty and the band were great in Hyde Park,London in July 2017 where they played to 65,000 folks. Saw him at The Royal Albert Hall a few years before that. One of those American artists that only plays London when he comes to the UK.
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These shows were my first shows as a 14 year old in 1973. I have now seen over 6000 gigs since then. Check out the bands and dates etc on www.raysgigs.com Number Band(s) Venue Date Rating Comments 1 Slade Geordie Suzi Quatro (Pop Party) Brands Hatch Racetrack,Kent 12.08.1973 9 No singing just personal appearance. I can remember picking up all these Chris Jagger singles that the pro
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Sparks are a great live band. I saw them in the 1970s at Hammersmith Odeon when they had their big hits. Have seen them many times since. They play Shepherds Bush Empire in Sept 2017.
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The Untold Story of the Sideman which is due to TX on 7th July on BBC Four. The documentary tells the story of the sidemen who work alongside some of the biggest names in the music industry and includes really rare, brand new interviews with Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards as well as Billy Joel talking about their loyal sidemen and also the sidemen who have worked alon
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From www.raysgigs.com Paul Weller live at The Royal Albert Hall on Friday 31 March 2017. After around half an hour we get some special guests joining Paul on stage who were RONNIE WOOD and KELLY JONES to sing a great version of The Faces classic 'Ooh la la'. Oddly enough I saw the same trio perform the same song at a Kelly Jones TCT show in 2012. Ronnie Wood and Paul Weller both
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Over 100 gigs seen by me this year. All are up on www.raysgigs.com A recent period I saw nine gigs in eight days. A pretty eclectic mix too i must say... fri 09 Dec - Kylie Minogue - Royal Albert Hall sat 10 Dec - Kylie Minogue - Royal Albert Hall sun 11 Dec - The Shires - Shepherds Bush Empire mon 12 Dec - Rod Stewart - 02 Arena tue 13 Dec - afternoon - The Selecter + The Beat - BBC Mai
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www.raysgigs.com....my version of Bill Wyman 80th birthday gala night. Friday 28 Oct 2016. BILL WYMAN 80th Birthday Gala celebration live at Indigo @ The 02 Arena complex,London. Bill's Rhythm Kings with guest vocalists confirmed in advance as Robert Plant ,Bob Geldof ,Mark Knopfler, Mick Hucknall and Imelda May...along with surprise guests. This gig sold out a month ago even thoug
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Monday 24 October 2016...6.30pm to 8.30pm... Proud Gallery,Kings Road,Chelsea,London. Bill Wyman hosted an 80th birthday party and private view of his photos for 'Around The World In 80 Years' on the exact day of his birthday. A small gallery that maybe holds 60 of his family & friends. Guests included Kenney Jones,Steven Van Zandt and Twiggy.
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She is on Later with Jools Holland Tues 11 Oct and Fri 14 Oct Worth checking her out. Also on are Paul Rodgers and The Pretenders
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Not sure this has been mentioned before...but will mention anyway. The Rolling Stones historic ‘Havana Moon’ concert will be released on DVD in November but for some reason it is five songs short of the actual show. Dropped from the show for the DVD are ‘Tumbling Dice’, ‘All Down The Line’, ‘Before They Make You Run’, ‘Miss You’ and ‘Start Me Up’. Why leave out some great tracks?
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