I saw him at Earls Court 1976 (my first Stones gig). I didn't like the "interval" of his songs (2 from keith would have been infinitely better), but playing was good, and personal interplay (chemistry, dancing, singing etc.) with Mick was excellent. But Chuck is much more rounded as a keyboard player!
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don't expect efficiency from France - the 35 hours of work finished for this week yesterday...
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Goteborg won't be this year - or at least this summer - read the press release.
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Reading the statement, looks like a European Arena tour over the winter or next summer in the stadiums. Also fits in with Charlie not wanting world tours - its just Europe! Remember they did this before when the socialist government here in the Uk changed the tax rules on the Babylon tour - so they re-scheduled gigs into 1999 - and No security tour appeared in the US that spring.... This co
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There is an implied "free" week at the start of July to do the Nordic dates - before Nurnberg. They could do 4/5 gigs with a free day between each. Then some of the postponed gigs would work outdoors in Sept (Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Athens, Zagreb, Milan). Then some stadiums have a roof (Millenium stadium in Wales) - so move the covered stadiums later to find gaps.... Here in th
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Postponing both Paris shows probably means that they will run two shows there close together - a day off between them. Sounds like early September, when the weather in Paris is perfect, but not in the Nordics. So a fairly major overhaul of the tour to make the logistics easy, especially now they know how many they have sold for each venue. No wonder this takes time to organise - its like start
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Sounds to me like they (ie the Band) know when Keith can a) fly to Europe; b) rehearse and c) start touring. Now its up to Michael Cohl to sort out the schedule! Thats what he does for a living; thats what the band employs him for. Lets also remember the flight from NZ to Europe is 24 hours - so Connecticut is also a good place to take a break/ lose some jetlag, not to mention the effects of
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Patience is a virtue - whether you are trying to recover from a real health scare (and who knows how serious it was, but also who wants their private life broadcast daily to the world) or waiting for the tour dates to be confirmed. I have tickets for Paris, Bergen and Gotenborg - so getting close. But I prefer they make the decision at the last minute so that its the right one - too early and
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