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Could ’50 & Counting’ Be The Rolling Stones’ Farewell Tour? Fans Sound Off

To steal a phrase from their songbook, "This could be the last time."
June 28, 2013 1:07 PM

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are both approaching their big seven-ohs. Charlie Watts is already a septuagenarian (yep, actually a word), and Ron Wood is in his late 60s. So, with the Rolling Stones having completed their 50 & Counting Tour of the U.S. Monday night (June 26) in Washington, D.C., we wondered, could this be the last time the Stones will tour big? Just how long are they planning on going with this “and counting” bit?

Radio.com went to the show Monday, and before the show started, we asked some of the fans what they thought: Are the Stones going to retire or keep touring?

Photo Credit: Maria Ives

Above: The Biciocchi sisters, Lea and Angela, were attending their first Stones concert; they said that it was now or never. “I believe they’ll retire,” Lea said. “I just feel like, at their age, this will be the last time.” The ladies noted that they were hoping to hear “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Paint It Black,” “Brown Sugar,” “Gimme Shelter” and “(I Can’t Got No) Satisfaction.”

Photo Credit: Maria Ives

Above: Sisters Alexandra and Katie KaFararke were also seeing the Stones for the first time. Alexandra took her last final of the semester at the North Carolina State earlier in the day, picked up her younger sister, and drove north to D.C. “It’s my first time seeing the Stones,” Katie said. “Our family loves classic rock, so I kind of got brought up with it.” She wanted to hear “19th Nervous Breakdown,” which, unfortunately didn’t make the setlist. Is this the last time? “I hope not!”

Photo Credit: Maria Ives

Above: The Floyd family (Julie, Megan and Michael) have seen the Stones a number of times. Megan’s first show was on the 1997/1998 Bridges To Babylon Tour: “I missed school for the show!” Michael’s first time was in the 1978 on the Some Girls tour. “They played the whole album, which they hadn’t released yet!” So, will this be the last time? “No! What else are they going to do?” (Oh, I don’t know, roll around in a pile of money every night just because they can?)

Above: Sean and Brianne Kelly dismissed out of hand that this might be the end of the line for the Stones. “HELL no,” Sean said. “They’re gonna do a whole European tour,” he pleaded, after their three scheduled U.K. dates including Glastonbury this weekend.

Photo Credit: Maria Ives

Above: Jennifer Dunham took her young son to the show. “I’ve been a fan since I was a teenager,” she said. However, this was her first show. Why hadn’t she seen them in the past? “Money!” Are they going to retire after the tour? “That’s up to them.” Thanks Jennifer!!!

Above: Rich Kenee took his daughter Emma to the show. He’s been going to see the Stones since 1989′s Steel Wheels; her since 2005′s A Bigger Bang (she’s wearing a shirt from that tour). Will this be the last time? “I hope not!” she said.

Photo Credit: Maria Ives

Above: Sisters Emily and Kelsey Brannan and their friend Lee Millstone were in the midst of a rather rocking week. They were just back from Delaware’s Firefly Festival, which ended the night before and featured headlining sets by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Emily (center) said, “I think it’s gonna be their last tour, Mick’s gonna turn 70 in July! If it’s not gonna be their last one, we’re going to the next one too!” Her sister added, “We’ve been fans since birth. Our dad was a huge fan. Our uncle has traveled all over the world to see them, but this is our first time seeing them. The last time they toured in this area, I was in high school!” Lee reasons, “50 is a good number to go out on.”

Photo Credit: Maria Ives

Above: Chris and Nikki Hamby took their kids, EJ and CJ, to the show. Nikki and Chris both say yes on the retirement question. Nikki reasons, “The way Mick runs around every night, can he still keep doing that after 70?”

Jagger turns 70 on July 26, less than two weeks after the Stones’ final scheduled show, at London’s Hyde Park on July 13. The band has made no official comment about their future after that show, but based on their recent performances, time does seem to be on the legendary band’s side, at least for now.

(All photos by Maria Ives for Radio.com)

Sean Kelly appears to have been reading Rocks Off. The man has done his homework.

I wouldnt fancy being the poor bastard who has to tell Mr Hamby to sit down if he insists on remaining standing during Keith' set as a matter of principle.

I would like to party with the Biciocchi's.

Gazza wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2013 at 7:48pm:

They are a bit notorious in the DC social circles...

THIS !!!! ( ........ the Biciocchi sisters ) , right here , is the reason why the Rolling Stones will still be performing thirty years from now :

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I would like to party with the Biciocchi's. [/quote]

Any man with a pulse would want to!

I think the counting part is clear… it's until they stop, the wheels fall off or someone dies!!!

Bingo wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2013 at 11:39am:

Nice read.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/robasghar/2013/06/28/what-rock-god-robert-plant-can-teach-ceos-and-celebrities/

yes it is...but you know some Stones fans will pounce on this.

If 50's good 60's a whole lot better...retirement is for quitters

Gazza wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2013 at 7:48pm:

I would like to party with the Biciocchi's.

word

How many of you perverts are doing a search on the web of those two?

This pervert certainly is....looks like they are close to Philly too...

Bluzdude wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2013 at 3:50pm:

Bingo wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2013 at 11:39am:

Nice read.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/robasghar/2013/06/28/what-rock-god-robert-plant-can-teach-ceos-and-celebrities/

yes it is...but you know some Stones fans will pounce on this.

Yes, the sycophants will. Although they usually ignore me. :-)

Plant was always #4 in Zep talent wise anyways. He is doing what he wants so good for him not sure why the writer took shots at the Stones but hell it's trendy I suppose when you charge $600 a ducat.

Mick Jagger: 'Rolling Stones to go on hiatus after tour'

WENN.COM

First posted: Thursday, July 04, 2013

The Rolling Stones will go on hiatus after their upcoming gigs in London's Hyde Park so the veteran rockers can enjoy a well-deserved break after months of touring.

The band spent two months on the road in North America before wrapping up the 50 & Counting shows in Washington, D.C. on June 24 and heading back to Britain for a landmark performance at Glastonbury festival.

They will conclude their gigs with two massive shows in London's Hyde Park on July 6 and 13, and frontman Sir Mick Jagger has revealed they will be taking a period of time off after wrapping the final concert.

Speaking to Pete Mitchell of Britain's Absolute Radio station, the official radio partner for Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park, Jagger says, "It'll be fun... (we are looking) forward to doing these two shows in Hyde Park, the last two shows of... this tour so we're gonna make them the best we can... Maybe there'll be things beyond that, but right now this is the summer then we have a bit of a break."

However, Jagger is adamant fans should not give up hope of new music from the band, adding, "I'm always writing new songs so hopefully we'll do new songs one of these days soon."

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/07/04/mick-jagger-rolling-stones-to-go-on-hiatus-...

Have a break. Tour some Euro spots (if anyone in Europe has any money that is) then come to Oz for summer and bugger off. Don't want a new record. Just tour here.

Edith Grove wrote on Jul 5^th, 2013 at 8:50am:

Sounds like Jagger is just being Jagger.

Side-stepping the sprayed strumpetry of the 'iocchi-coochies (above), must I be the first to note the elegant lithe sensuality of the Brannan gal (Emily?)(above)?

Re. the Stones - a nice week or two in Bognor and then they'll be back, presumably.

Still don't understrand why they don't just do a residency in a couple of cities and let the fans come to them. Less travel for the band. More time to rehearse different songs.

" Still don't understrand why they don't just do a residency in a couple of cities and let the fans come to them. Less travel for the band. More time to rehearse different songs. "

You raise a very interesting point me Stonesian Brother ......................... but what about THESE Two ? :

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jul 9^th, 2013 at 12:02pm:

Still don't understrand why they don't just do a residency in a couple of cities and let the fans come to them. Less travel for the band. More time to rehearse different songs.

Simple answer. Their tickets are too expensive to make residencies practical. They cant sell out a single arena show at current prices without having to resort to firesales and various gimmicks. So theyre not going to be able to do that for longer runs in the same city.

This tour was probably seen as a test run for something along those lines. Not enough people bought tickets at the prices that they and AEG were counting on. They can do that sort of thing when theyre playing one city per continent like last year but not when its spread across about ten or eleven cities.

And at the prices the Stones charge, the advantage for them is that less fans have the money to attend multiple shows, so there's less expectancy to mix up the setlists.

In a radio interview posted on another thread a few days ago, MICK said they are taking the rest of the summer off after the London shows. This hints or suggests that after the summer they will get back to work in some capacity or another.

Bitch wrote on Jul 9^th, 2013 at 4:31pm:

Yep. Its pretty much a solid bet they'll be playing European shows in the autumn.

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