Frontier Touring boss Michael Gudinski was talking up the Stones recent live shows in the Herald Sun yesterday. It's unusual for him to be talking about bands that he's not working with, so the Melbourne rumours may have some truth!
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I saw him play in April and he was fantastic. He just tries to ignore the freaks in the front row who follow him to every show.
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Gwen ruined Wild Horses for everyone.
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QuoteNo Expectations QuoteCarnaby Quotejammingedward Who on Earth wants to hear 'You Got Me Rocking'? My guess is not a single person. Why do they continue to play it? Because it's a good song. Maybe, maybe not but there are dozens and dozens of better choices. It is a decent song, but should be retired to make way for many of their brilliant songs that they never of rarel
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Who on Earth wants to hear 'You Got Me Rocking'? My guess is not a single person. Why do they continue to play it?
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Also three of my female friends met Mick Jagger at a bar in Melbourne called 'Honkytonks' (believe it or not!) in 2003. He was on the dancefloor and they approached him. They said he was friendly enough and made small chit chat about the shows and support band Jet, until his minder moved them on after a minute or two. The funniest part of the story is when my friend first asked him &
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I met Bernard out the back of Shepards Bush Empire in 99. I told him I had come all the way from Australia, and that I had recently seen them in Memphis. I politely asked him if he knew how i might obtain a ticket and he replied "I have no idea". It seemed like was outside looking for friends to give tickets to, because he kept coming back out. Then the show started. I never got in. He
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Not only were the concerts phenomenal, they put out a mostly excellent album of new material too! Shame the DVD is only half the show- I'm guessing Mike Love didn't want to split royalties among writers of 40+ songs so he just stacked half in his favour.... Just a theory.
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The tour starts next week and not one North American date is sold out. Surely that is a first for the Stones and a very telling sign they overpriced the tickets?
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Both London shows sell out 65,000 tickets very quickly because most tix are reasonably priced at £95 or whatever. Not one US arena show is sold out at 18-20000 tickets because most are way overpriced at $600. The numbers speak for themselves, and I think both the band and promoters may have overestimated the amount of people willing to pay $600 for what is generally considered a regular se
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Thanks Jah!
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Do you think maybe they will refund tickets if the date changes?
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Anyone know when this date will be locked in for sure? If it does change will it be moved forward (eg 1st May, or back to the 3rd)? I have no idea how these nbl and NHL games work or what outcomes the date is dependent on... I want to buy tickets but will be in New Orleans for Jazz Fest. I'm happy to travel up on wednesday 1st or Thursday 2nd as there is not much on that day, but my wi
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It would make perfect sense to have 2 tiered sections with wristbands directly in front of the stage. Then provide the first few hundred with GA tickets wristbands to join those areas with those who paid the big $$$. It's really very fair and simple, I don't understand why it isn't being done!
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Start Me Up Wednesday. Something's coming... Says Stones Facebook.
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Rod introduced it as a song written by his old mate Ronnie Lane if that counts for anything...
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Rod sang it last year here in Melbourne. That and Stay With Me were the only Faces songs in the set - and SWM was a special request by the promoter so they played it even though they hadnt rehearsed it!
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April 8 1999 The Pyramid. My first ever (and favourite) Stones show the day after my 23rd birthday. The crowd were loose and loving it and the band were firing on all cylinders. I remember the huge reaction to "I met a gin soaked bar room queen..." line and like Kovac said it felt like the entire arena walked down to Beale st with lots of "whoo whoo's" being called out
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Wow! You can actually hear the guitars. Unlike the PPV. Thanks for posting.
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Too much bass and vocals in the mix- So much that I find it distracting, and it also makes the sound weak. Whoever mixed the show obviously had no clue how a rock n roll band should sound.
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Ha! Thanks tele, shows me how once something is on my radar I suddenly start to take notice!
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I thought Ronnie was simply outstanding on the PPV. So many great melodic flourishes throughout, really colouring the set. He and Jagger were really in top form, way beyond anything I saw from the last tour. Tele, I noticed that he was playing a black B Bender telecaster on Dead Flowers, HTW, Before They Make Me Run and Tumbling Dice. I think his use of this guitar was sublime. I have never
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Great news! Airing 1pm Sunday here in Australia. Going to a mates place to watch with a few beers. Very exciting to be a part of it as it happens even though I'm stuck on the other side of the world...
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Facebook says new seats in front of stage released. Just out of curiosity I tried and pulled up a single. F1 Row8 Seat3. That's 8th row on the floor Keith's side. Pretty good for day of the show. Shame I am in Oz and broke!
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Tie between Memphis Pyramid, 8th April 1999 (saw them at Wembley a few months later and it felt like a different band! Still great though) and Enmore Theatre Sydney 2003.
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Hi I'm looking for the Prof. Stoned remaster of the mono 'Satanic Majesties' if you have it? Although I'm unsure if this breaks the rules, even though it has been out of print for decades?
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Maybe ask on the Steve Hoffman forums, people there are quite knowledgable about such things. As a Dylan vinyl collector myself, I'd be interested to know if there has been an issue of this since the Simply Vinyl one - I don't recall ever seeing it if it has...
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Quotebigbang Quotejammingedward I have heard the exact OPPOSITE of this rumour from a friend who is in regular contact with the big promoters here in Oz. He told me the word is that the Stones will play 6 free shows in different parts of the world as a 'Thank You' for fifty years, and that they are looking for sponsors for the events. This makes sense as Bill has been with them, b
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I have heard the exact OPPOSITE of this rumour from a friend who is in regular contact with the big promoters here in Oz. He told me the word is that the Stones will play 6 free shows in different parts of the world as a 'Thank You' for fifty years, and that they are looking for sponsors for the events. This makes sense as Bill has been with them, but doesn't want to tour, Ch
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