There will be 2 or 3 days of production rehearsals in Houston and a day off before the first gig, plus a day travelling from the studio rehearsal location. There are also 4 to 6 new songs to learn well - they played 4 in The Racket and will want to try out a couple more, all with the full band and new backing singer (Chanel). So I'm guessing 3 or 4 weeks studio rehearsals, towards the end
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Quoteadamw3405 Hi - can you email me please - thanks your email is hidden - mine is alwyn.welch@btinternet.com
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I paid $443 each plus fees - not looking for a profit on this. I now have Keith side, hence selling these.
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Bernard is on the tour.
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Bjornulf, Your dedication and work for this community is rightly legendary. It has made a huge difference to us all. Its our "go-to" source for all things Stones. It has no doubt had a very positive impact on the Stones themselves - before they even thought about using social media. So many, many thanks for such a fantastic job - one unpaid and often un-appreciated; and one which
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There were at least 6 of us who post to IORR at the show. I won't post the names. I wrote the review you can find on IORR. Link here: The first Club show I've seen - it was really a private party for the record company. Also my first show where phones, even my Apple watch, were removed and sealed away - hence the few photos and no recordings. Maybe some will emerge. It was pro
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I guess that the Stones wanted two competitive bids to promote the 1989 tour, and Bill G and Michael C were those bids - get the best deal and hungry promoters. But you don't then tell the loser that "you could never win anyway because of some dodgy accounting in the past" because you'd get sued for bid costs and maybe damages. Smart move by the Stones - whether it was P
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Quoteslewan “Old age isn't a battle: old age is a massacre", wrote Philip Roth I prefer: "getting old is better than the alternative"
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Re: The Rolling Stones and their future Posted by: thecitadel () Date: April 24, 2023 11:13 Quote keefriffhards ProfessorWolf It did cross my mind it was Keith, he's been very quiet and has lost weight, not always a good sign at his age, Agreed it's strange he's not participating for Willie Nelsons 90th. Keith the faith. I heard that he would be at the Willie Nelson 90
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"some things" might mean more than an album. maybe a few small gigs to launch it...
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Quotekeefriffhards ProfessorWolf It did cross my mind it was Keith, he's been very quiet and has lost weight, not always a good sign at his age, Agreed it's strange he's not participating for Willie Nelsons 90th. Keith the faith. I heard that he would be at the Willie Nelson 90th - even though he is not on the current "so far" list. It was not Keith or Ronnie who
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Quotebuffalo7478 With all the upfront investment in stage, video, effects, rehearsal, visas, entourage travel, legal work......and maybe most critical, sadly, insurance...an overseas 15-20 date tour has to be challenging. An illness or injury and a show or 2 or cancelled, or sales lagging (70,000 people in each of 30 US stadiums is not happening like in the 70s thru 1981. 42,000-45,000 more lik
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A tour sometime in 2023 was expected, and indeed strongly hinted at by all 3 band members. Of course fans know that serious matters might prevent this, so nobody should have had 100% expectations. Then we had strong positive rumours, leaks from many sources inside the band's team and outside (like venues), and eventually many of the dates for a Tour starting June. But at the last minute n
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Quotebv There will be no tour this year unfortunately. This is the info from reliable sources. Too much activity this fall, hard to get a rescheduled tour ready on such a short notice. As every year passes it gets more difficult to organise a major Stones tour. The risk of someone not being fit and also issues mid-tour like we had in 2022. Delays, especially mid-tour, are expensive and hard
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Tim & Bernard are doing a series of gigs, look rather special, in Madrid in 12 days time. At the famous Teatro Albéniz, a combination of rock, jazz and flamenco. Looks like quite a musical emsemble with 23 musicians. Tickets available on see tickets.
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I was hoping for a one month "delay" to the original tour rumour of a June start, but it is clear now that nothing will happen until the end of the summer. They ideally announce 3 months in advance, to help ticket sales, and July/August is not an ideal time with crazy hot weather in many parts of the USA. Anyone in Lyon last year will understand that issue: the guys on stage are up to 8
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There was a limit of 100 people at this gig, but I'm guessing more like 60-70 stayed to the end. Ben had just flown in from Australia, and I assume there was little rehearsal. Ben's son Tom played some great sax, and hearing Imelda May and Chanel Haynes was fantastic. But Ronnie was the star of course - at least of the music part of the evening. He looked and sounded in great shape.
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Quotebv 2021: Tour dates announced July 22, first shows September 20/26 So there is still time for a tour to start early June - like originally planned. Unlikely, but possible.
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They are, or have been, in the Bahamas. Soundslike overdubs and mixing if its only Mick and Keith
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Keith is in the Caribbean, but not at his home in the Turks and Caicos by the look of it. Not sure why anyone might think Mick is not closeby...
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Just received and looked through my copy of Time Fades Away. A spectacular record of two tours. Its amazing how good the photographs are, taken from a small camera and not a huge professional set-up. Thats a real credit to Hendrik Mulder, who works hard to get to the right place at the front of the show, and then manages to capture those special moments. Such dedication. For a fantastic ph
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No tour later this year - if one was discussed it isn't any more. No tour in South America - you cannot get any profit out of some countries, even if you make some, which is unlikely. So Japan/Australia/NZ/somewhere else is one option for next year - they usually start there in March. The other option is the US/Canada. Timing like the original 2019 dates maybe as it fits the sports
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QuoteIrix Traffic/Parking hints by the Police in Gelsenkirchen - . That police facebook post was obviousy written by someone who knows lots of Stones tracks - including some rare ones
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I am not too worried about Mick's voice: - he was clearly protecting it in Lyon - the dropping of Shelter could also be due to the event curfew
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no umbrellas
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I like Dean's reviews - they show he is a professional writer, and also a fierce determination to say what he thinks. I also often don't agree with all he says - but free speech means we will never agree with everyone, and we should respect their views even if we disagree.
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Quoteschwonek QuoteNikkei "Slip away, pal" is obviously an instant classic lol... after Hampton Keith is pretty strict about strangers being on stage. I think his words to the cleaners were a bit stronger than "slip away"
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Looks like much better weather cover (ie rain and wind) for the Band - which at their age is no band thing
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Tuesday - last day of rehearsals in AMS wednesday - day off thursday - fly to Madrid, Friday-sunday - stage rehearsals Monday/Tuesday - days off Wednesday - Madrid gig no inside info, but would follow previous practise
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The gap between the rumoured dates of Lyon (19) and Vienna (22) look very close - the Stones don't do gigs with 2 days between these days unless in the same city. (except for the last gig in 2021... so who knows)
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