The next tour gimmick?....what else is there left to do??? all the major TV manufacturing/movie companies  are hyping this technology so why not the Stones to take this into the concert arena (grrrr stadium?) Mick projected into the middle of the crowd???!!! ...plus imagine the additional revenue for special glasses? the $200 pair have additional audio features??.......crazy?..or pure genius??..or i'm loaded..

Well, U2's done it, so why not the Stones?

KISS did this back in 1997/98 with the Psycho Circus tour...really cheesy 3D...with the glasses and all!!!

I'd settle for 1 fucking D :willya :willya

Edith Grove wrote on Dec 28^th, 2010 at 8:50pm:

Well, U2's done it, so why not the Stones?

I wasn't aware U2 had done this before.......so been there done that then........

I'll take a simple small venue tour. They can start by playing in my living room.

gonna play on the moon bitches

Edith Grove wrote on Dec 28^th, 2010 at 8:50pm:

Well, U2's done it, so why not the Stones?

U2 has NOT done a 3D tour/show...the current show is 360 degress, but still 2D.

The screens are actually panals that can compress to a single screen or expand into about 200 panals for light effects and such...it was quite impressive
to see and really has changed the stadium concert concept for the better!!!

Paranoid Android wrote on Dec 29^th, 2010 at 8:37am:

Edith Grove wrote on Dec 28th, 2010 at 8:50pm: Well, U2's done it, so why not the Stones? U2 has NOT done a 3D tour/show...the current show is 360 degress, but still 2D. The screens are actually panals that can compress to a single screen or expand into about 200 panals for light effects and such...it was quite impressive to see and really has changed the stadium concert concept for the better!!!

U2 did a 3D movie.

I remember reading that Michael Jackson's shows would have been the first ones to include 3D

I think an idea such as this could excite MICK! A new gimmick is a tour necessity! Remember the "On Stage Seating" they came up with for ABB? That idea got canned after a drunken brawl within the "on stage" seating and another incident with a crazy mama upchucking on the stage. There were multiple seating problems with that idea as well, and security issues, so I think next time they may opt for something simpler. 3D or another new technology just might be interesting enough to entice MICK!  

Someone threw up on the stage??????????????

Steel Wheels wrote on Dec 29^th, 2010 at 1:22pm:

Someone threw up on the stage??????????????

Well according to Keith in Life. All of the Stones puke on stage. So what's a little more? :pukey

I'm not up to that part yet. I'm reading it in 10 to 15 page intervals.

How about this for a left-of-field, off the wall 'gimmick' for the next tour ?

Concentrate on the fucking music. Nothing else

This other bollocks has been done to death. Theyve proved they do all that better than anyone else. So, its time to move on and has been for some time.

Now, since they're known as the 'greatest rock n roll band in the world' after all, how about proving (or at least trying to) that they can do THAT better than anyone else as well. Ideally, while there are still enough people around who can remember them for music as opposed to pyrotechnics.

Leave the cartoon stuff to bands who need to have gimmicks to pad their shows out to disguise the fact that they dont have the songs.

I deliberately passed on U2 this tour for two reasons - their new album was shit and the reports about their stage show just screamed "self indulgent wankery". Almost everyone I knew who went to see them came back raving about how spectacular it was. Hardly anyone commented on the music, which convinced me I'd made the right decision.

I sure as hell don't want the same scenario for the Stones.

Gazza wrote on Dec 29^th, 2010 at 2:09pm:

How about this for a left-of-field, off the wall 'gimmick' for the next tour ? Concentrate on the fucking music. Nothing else This other bollocks has been done to death. Theyve proved they do all that better than anyone else. So, its time to move on and has been for some time. Now, since they're known as the 'greatest rock n roll band in the world' after all, how about proving (or at least trying to) that they can do THAT better than anyone else as well. Ideally, while there are still enough people around who can remember them for music as opposed to pyrotechnics. Leave the cartoon stuff to bands who need to have gimmicks to pad their shows out to disguise the fact that they dont have the songs. I deliberately passed on U2 this tour for two reasons - their new album was shit and the reports about their stage show just screamed "self indulgent wankery". Almost everyone I knew who went to see them came back raving about how spectacular it was. Hardly anyone commented on the music, which convinced me I'd made the right decision. I sure as hell don't want the same scenario for the Stones.

I agree with that 100%, music is what's important, leave the gimmicks to KISS.

Bitch wrote on Dec 29^th, 2010 at 12:36pm:

I think an idea such as this could excite MICK! A new gimmick is a tour necessity! Remember the "On Stage Seating" they came up with for ABB? That idea got canned after a drunken brawl within the "on stage" seating and another incident with a crazy mama upchucking on the stage. There were multiple seating problems with that idea as well, and security issues, so I think next time they may opt for something simpler. 3D or another new technology just might be interesting enough to entice MICK!

Is that right about the reason it was canned? I've never heard that before.

I just assumed it was because it was so poorly organised that the demand was poor. It was far from the most expensive ticket on the US leg, but when they brought it in for the first Euro tour in 2006 they only put the tickets on sale a couple of weeks before the gig (after everyone who wanted tickets had already bought them!), priced them WAY higher than the most expensive seats and as a result they couldnt give the damn things away. The gimmick was dropped for the 2007 leg.

Plus, the whole thing was (until then) a scam that PT Barnum would have been proud of - ie, call the gimmick 'onstage seating' when in reality it was 'above stage standing' and the ticket buyer couldnt even see the whole band for a couple of songs. They had a similar venture on the No Security tour when they had seats behind the stage. Back then, they admitted they were the worst seats in the house and priced them accordingly ($40). 'Onstage seating' was proof that if you rebrand 'shit' as 'chocolate', people will queue up to buy it!

Gazza wrote on Dec 29^th, 2010 at 2:09pm:

How about this for a left-of-field, off the wall 'gimmick' for the next tour ? Concentrate on the fucking music. Nothing else This other bollocks has been done to death. Theyve proved they do all that better than anyone else. So, its time to move on and has been for some time. Now, since they're known as the 'greatest rock n roll band in the world' after all, how about proving (or at least trying to) that they can do THAT better than anyone else as well. Ideally, while there are still enough people around who can remember them for music as opposed to pyrotechnics. Leave the cartoon stuff to bands who need to have gimmicks to pad their shows out to disguise the fact that they dont have the songs. I deliberately passed on U2 this tour for two reasons - their new album was shit and the reports about their stage show just screamed "self indulgent wankery". Almost everyone I knew who went to see them came back raving about how spectacular it was. Hardly anyone commented on the music, which convinced me I'd made the right decision. I sure as hell don't want the same scenario for the Stones.

I think unfortunately that boat has sailed. More likely to see a tour "An Even Bigger Bang" than the stripped down bone racking rocker we'd all prefer. Actually the more i dwell on the tour possibilities the more I think they won't. Time waits for no one.

This, unfortunately, is what we are left with -

http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2010/2010YearEndTop50WorldwideConcertTours.pdf

So long rock 'n' roll, it's been good to know yuh.....!

I want to see Mick in those checkered pants ala today's header in 3D.

Yeah, disorderly drunken females in short dresses and high heels were screaming really loud during the show being obnoxious, then one of them threw up on the stage.  MICK wasnt happy about that! The same night some guys were arguing about not sitting in the correct seats, or not being able to see from their seats and no venue security was around to sort it out. They got loud, a fight broke out in the 'on stage' cage during the show, cops showed up, were escorted out, someone went to the hospital, someone got arrested and thats why it was in the news. It was the first leg of the tour, Giants Stadium. After that they beefed up security for the remaining shows, then eventually they dropped the on-stage nonsense. I have to admit I wanted one of those seats, just couldnt get one!

Gazza wrote on Dec 29^th, 2010 at 3:03pm:

This, unfortunately, is what we are left with - http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2010/2010YearEndTop50WorldwideConcertTours.pdf So long rock 'n' roll, it's been good to know yuh.....!

So long RnR, indeed...but I am rather impressed with some of these figures...

If you combine the 3 Cirque du Soleils...they would be number 4...a testament to modern culture...
These were touring shows...not single venue shows like LOVE

Depeche Mode...at no. 41...grossing 1.6 million per night...in 2010!!!
Good for them!!!

Only 10 acts with AVERAGE tkt prices over $100.00...thought it would be more...acts that is

Simply Red at 49...WTF?!? If I were a betting man...I would be homeless and hungry tonite...

Leonard Cohen at the 39 spot...glad he has the audience still.

and lastly...LADY GAGA...earning the number 4 spot by working the hardest...
more shows than any other non-circus / non-robotic / non- troupe / non-residency act  on the list...
and keeping her average price below $90.00

Bitch wrote on Dec 29^th, 2010 at 8:58pm:

Yeah, disorderly drunken females in short dresses and high heels were screaming really loud during the show being obnoxious, then one of them threw up on the stage.  MICK wasnt happy about that! The same night some guys were arguing about not sitting in the correct seats, or not being able to see from their seats and no venue security was around to sort it out. They got loud, a fight broke out in the 'on stage' cage during the show, cops showed up, were escorted out, someone went to the hospital, someone got arrested and thats why it was in the news. It was the first leg of the tour, Giants Stadium. After that they beefed up security for the remaining shows, then eventually they dropped the on-stage nonsense. I have to admit I wanted one of those seats, just couldnt get one!

I wouldnt have minded experiencing the show from that vantage point once to see/hear what it was like for a bit of novelty. Would have been something different and probably OK for the likes of me or you who go to a lot of Stones shows. Don't think I'd have cared for it had it been my ONLY show, though.

Could the Stones wear some sort of 3D suit?

Then their faces won't show, just their clothes...

Don't see how they could tour in 3D.

It's actually the songs that matter.

Just play the fucking track...

I'm with Gaaza, if we as fans are focusing on the gimmicks and fluff, we are not really satisfied fans... they need to have a nice stage and what not, but they need to focus on playing, not the props.

Go small stage big sound system and 5 guys up there. Bring back Mick Taylor, move Ronnie Wood to bass, tour, record an album, tour, go out (or continue) on top.

Could they record an album in HD instead of stereo?

steel driving hammer wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 8:02am:

Could they record an album in HD instead of stereo?

better yet, go Quadrasound!

Some Guy wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 8:13am:

steel driving hammer wrote on Dec 30th, 2010 at 8:02am: Could they record an album in HD instead of stereo? better yet, go Quadrasound!

Stereo...Quad... 5.1 or even 7.1

with each version having a few different / additional extras...

I wish Criterion would put a DVD/CD package together for them...
anyone have the Beastie Boys DVD compilation...I wish the Stones would put something like that out...AMAZING!!!

using 3D would save a walk out to the B Stage...but I can't imagine having Chuck and Blondie right in my face. Yes go with Taylor if possible and play small clubs with HD broadcasts as pay per view?....(grasping at straws I know)

The 800 lb gorilla in the room.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495/3722874213_56787d3402_z.jpg

This one was better...

17 years ago too.

http://cache4.asset-cache.net/xc/55842221.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=E41C9FE5C4AA0A14EF70CD090352EFD35EF841EB85241A3C6A89786C7DCCCEA5B01E70F2B3269972  :aimama

Some Guy wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 8:24am:

The 800 lb gorilla in the room. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495/3722874213_56787d3402_z.jpg

I thought you were going to say Mick Taylor.

:aimama

gimmekeef wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 8:18am:

using 3D would save a walk out to the B Stage...but I can't imagine having Chuck and Blondie right in my face. Yes go with Taylor if possible and play small clubs with HD broadcasts as pay per view?....(grasping at straws I know)

OR as a satellite feed to movie theaters like Ladies & Gents!!!

My favorite stage design was when they played the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA.

Some Guy wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 7:51am:

Go small stage big sound system and 5 guys up there. Bring back Mick Taylor, move Ronnie Wood to bass, tour, record an album, tour, go out (or continue) on top.

Right on! but the chances of that happening is pretty slim.

Steel Wheels wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 9:57am:

My favorite stage design was when they played the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA.

dude i'm still kickin myself for not queuing that day.......

:Youmakeagrownmancrylikejoey

Just get Mick Taylor on the phone and tell him to leave his wah wah peddle behind.

Maybe they can call this forthcoming tour " the return of their Satanic Majesties " and use the lotus stage

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Pdog wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 7:27am:

I'm with Gaaza, if we as fans are focusing on the gimmicks and fluff, we are not really satisfied fans... they need to have a nice stage and what not, but they need to focus on playing, not the props.

Word.  I have been saying this for years.  I'm shelling out the money to hear the music I like.  Most of the best concerts I have ever seen had no special effects.  The band just played.

as much as we'd all love that bare bones approach......it aint happening. I think it is Mick that needs the staging and gimmicks but not sure. Grab a harp and sing Mick you'd blow us all away!

robpop wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2011 at 2:15am:

Pdog wrote on Dec 30th, 2010 at 7:27am: I'm with Gaaza, if we as fans are focusing on the gimmicks and fluff, we are not really satisfied fans... they need to have a nice stage and what not, but they need to focus on playing, not the props. Word.  I have been saying this for years.  I'm shelling out the money to hear the music I like.  Most of the best concerts I have ever seen had no special effects.  The band just played.

All that could come IF...and a HUGE if...they stuck with arenas (or smaller) venues...the big stuff comes with the big stadiums

Ya gotta give the poor folks something to see from the 400s

Agree with gazza, focus on 1 fucking D.

WE NEED A FUCKING TOUR............................................

Will the Rolling Stones Tour?
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/music-preview-10-big-questions-for-2011-20110105/year-of-spotify-subscription-0362622

The success of the concert business in 2011 may depend on the whims of Mick Jagger. Keith Richards and Ron Wood have been very clear that they are interesting in hitting the road this year and Charlie Watts will always go along for the ride, but Jagger seems to be non-committal. Word is that Jagger is still fuming over Keith's memoir, Life, particularly this part: "'[Anita] had no fun with the tiny todger,' Richards wrote, referring to Jagger's penis. 'I know [Mick's] got an enormous pair of balls, but it doesn't quite fill the gap.'" Revealing that tidbit of information probably wasn't the best way to convince Mick to rev up the Stones machine again. The band haven't played since August 2007, and at this point it's impossible to say whether they ever will again. In the end Jagger will probably have a hard time passing up the huge payday, but the safe bet might be on a 50th anniversary tour in 2012.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/music-preview-10-big-questions-for-2011-20110105/will-stones-tour-0788932