The Stones played Poland just after the Moscow show August 1998. One of their best shows on that tour according to the Stones themselves. I am sure they will try to do Poland on this tour if it fits into the schedule. Budapest Hungary was a strong candidate when bidding for one of the final open dates for the 2003 tour in Europe, and again I am sure they have a much higher chance of getting a
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I have been told the reason why Ronnie could not come to the Bo Diddley show in Dublin Monday night was because he is in rehab in Ireland still and could not leave then. By the way Bo Diddle said no when being offered a pint of Guinnes by a guy in the crowd. In fact he does not do that stuff. He is 76 and still kickin'.
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To "The Knitter" - who despite of strong polititical statements don't even have the guts to sign posts with a real name... If you can tell me the true relevance of an edited picture of the pope with the nazi symbol on a site that is dedicated to the Stones then I would be happy. This is NOT, I repeat NOT a forum for discussing politics. Sorry. How many times do I have to reperat
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Then estimate the number of lifes saved through a peaceful breakdown of the east-west wall between Germany and Poland/Russia, thanks to diplomatic work from the Pope, and subtract that in the calculations.
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Please do not open new pope posts. Unless you want to make extra work for me. Is it that hard to understand?
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Just for the record. I will delete any posts that are insulting the Pope or catholics or any other people for that matter. And please do me a favour by not challenging my patience. If you like the Pope then great, we have a new Pope. If you don't like him for some reason write a letter to the local paper or whoever, but please do not tell us here. It is irrelevant vs. The Rolling Stones, as
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Bo Diddley is the boss indeed. He played a terrific set of two hours in London, including great versions of Hey Bo Diddley, Hoochie Coochie Man and Cracking Up. There were around 1500 people at the Forum, and even if Bo said he was hoarse due to travel from shows in Australia, his voice was really powerful. For the last part of the show he walked over to the drums and hammered just like Charlie u
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I know. Canada, North America. USA + Canada = North America, right? I try to see the Stones in Canada on every tour. So this would be perfect for me...
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Not a single page will be ever removed from the IORR web pages. It's just that I changed some of the links from the main page. You will see a LICKS link from the main page still, to the top right, and there you should find the rest.
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I am listing the ones that are STRONG rumours. The lighter weighted ones I still keep off the list for a while. Need some more confirmations.
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Please do not use Smiley graphics in subjects. Thanks PS. I am sure the stock holders of the tour operator want to fill the stadiums. So they probably agreed to call it the last major tour. That way they can sell a lot more tickets and still tour arenas and clubs for the rest of their lives.
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When flying from Europe to North America it takes around 6-8 hours. And the first part of America you see is New Brunswick. So Moncton would be the extreme North-East American show I think, if they make it...
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I have published a new page listing rumoured tour dates for the still not yet announced world tour. If you have information about dates, shows or other issues related to the tour and new album please send e-mail to me at: iorr@arena.no Thanks!
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Again, there are at least a dozen identical posts on this very subject, and I would appreciate if you could use one of these ones and not make a new one every time a local radio, tv or newspaper is picking up the same old news coming from the SUN in UK earlier this week. Generally, before you make a new post, spend at least some seconds checking out the past 20-30 topics. Thanks!
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There is already a post with this subject here. Please do NOT mess up this borad by making new posts on identical subjects. Thanks!
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Yes! I will be there!
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Don't believe everything you hear. Wait until it is coming from the mouth of those who can tell - i.e. the Stones themselves. This talk about the final tour has been in the press for 40 years now. Never said by the Stones, always told by the press, or promotors who try to sell tickets faster. PS. Canadian press is just picking up news from UK and the SUN. Expect to see it being picked up
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There is already a thread on this subject here: "New tour confirmed on British TV"
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The reason why you don't find any news about tour announcements on any serious Stones web sites is simply because it is not announced yet. I guess the SUN want to sell half a million more papers today, so all Stones fans have to buy the SUN and all other papers who write about the "tour announcement". Just in case... But when there are solid news or solid rumours, be sure they will
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Many people I know and met on tour said the package was really great. It was a real VIP package. Except they said they did not see any VIP's, but they got VIP treatment. It got them into the club shows, and they did also have great seats at the other venues, plus first class hotels. It is all down to money and how much you value this.
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At the Washington August 1994 opening shows they played 27 songs: Argentina shows last 20-30 minutes longer than usual because of all the singing by the crowd, during and betwween songs:
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Please use the IORR Buy/Sell/trade pages for this.
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SF = San Francisco, California, USA. Where the Stones rehearsed for the No Security tour in January 1999. SFAE = San Francisco Art Exchange. They will have a special invitation Ronnie Wood art exhibition this fall, timed with the Stones tour coming to SF.
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You may like or you may not like the Pope or religion, but this is not the time for offending the Pope and what he is all about. For discussing religion there are many other places. This is a place where fellow Stones fans meet. I will allow any talk which is normal when a close or not so close friend or person is very ill. But I will not totelate offending and disrespect talk. This is about mann
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Red Socks in Boston...
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It means the album will be out when the tour is starting up, whick is late summer, i.e. around Aug/Sept this year. But just like the hot summer weather may be unreliable, the Stones are made up of real people, and things may change.
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I am sure that most people in the world have a deep respect for the Pope, and when they post something meaningful or meaningless about the Pope these days, it is because they just want to express their feelings. No harm, no offence. If nobody cared then I would be worried.
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Many Stones connections with the Pope I think... I hope they play Rome on the next tour. That would be great. They did Milan after a long time, so they are getting closer to Rome now... And didn't the Pope do an appearance in Toronto some time before the Stones, at the same or a similar site, and to a large or larger crowd? I am thinking about SarsStock.
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The Boston city licensing board is having their meeting regarding two shows at Fenway in August today. See details and make your vote here: Should they be allowed to play at Fenway? Mayor Tom Menino says he is a strong supporter of the concerts, but some Fenway activists have complained about the noise and crowds. More about shows: They will play San Francisco this fall as well, acco
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This is simply a business trend. Every major tour is moving into this. The Stones tried it out in 1998 in Portland, Houston and MSG, then Stockholm Globen and Prague. Then full scale No Security 1999. People in the U.S. need all seated venues, and they are willing to pay more. In the U.S. you get more or less the same money from playing an arena with 20,000 people as a stadium of 50,000 people pa
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