Honky Tonk Man wrote on Aug 1^st, 2009 at 4:44am:


If they want to do "residencies" I suggest towns like Butte, Omaha and Boise. You know, places where they can get massive attendance.

 

stones arent a vegas band as some one has said, and i have to agree, and considering their age, as someone else posted, 62 - 69 i think it was, this is most likely going to be the last 'big' one, if not the last one altogether

ive been trying to think of what they can do - although the thread title; is is fair to expect another tour? has been getting me thinking, just because we're fans doesnt mean we deserve them to go through the shitty stuff of a tour, granted the playing to thousands every night is a plus side, there are alot of bad things to go through

but ive been thinking of what they can do,i read recently that the whole U2 360 thing hasnt been doing too well, critically, so i think that'll free up the ego thing, as in theres no competition if bigger bang was the last great 'giant' tour kinda thing

but ive been thinking of a residency kinda thing for the stones, and it doesnt work, but ive also been thinking alone the lines of a long tour, more like two or three medium to large tours wrapped together as the big ''farewell'' tour, but i cant see this happening because the stones dont want to finalise anything, theyre not that kinda band, i dont think their egos, and rightly so, could say, "yeh thats it, 50 years, we're done" - i think theyd rather leave all the fans desperately wanting another tour until one of them passes, that'll be the only end; as keith has said.

but if been thinking of a blend of the two almost, as in, they play short residencies, say three to five gigs, in one place in one town, for example say 5 nights in london then 3 nights in scotland or northern england, the threen nights at the 02 arena in dublin, or croke park or something, then over to the equivalent in barcelona or madrid, or both, then paris etc etc, and it would be a 'come to them' situation, in large enough venues, but in different countries, as a large farewell tour, not explicitly known as the farewell tour - as they've taglined the last couple tours - but just a general consensus of this is the last one

and it would be a world tour, would be long im sure, like ive said almost like two or three tours, kinda like ABB with a two leg tour thing, maybe three or four years

something like that i can imagine, but i dont know if its feasible, or if they'd want to do it, but ABB was huge, they maybe able to top U2, but can they top themselves?

also, i was wondering, wouldn't universal also be expecting a tour, i mean they wouldnt take them over without a tour, do they make money from tours?

Pdog wrote on Aug 1^st, 2009 at 8:07am:


I agree, i'm not often one to look to the past, and not the future, but they should retire and keep their dignity (or whats left of it)

I am of the mind that the best of both worlds would be a massive release of the vaults followed by an extended engagement at some venue in NYC, London, and then perhaps some other European city, and maybe Oz.

I still say that the one sticking point is going to be Charlie. He is the one that holds the Stones' touring future in check. If he says go then they go. If he says no, then we are going to be faced with the possibility of a tour with Charlie Drayton, or some other drummer behind the kit. I for one, would love to see them release the vaults and then do a long goodbye via these extended engagments with Charlie. No Charlie, no Stones imho.


Riffy

homesickjameswilliamson wrote on Aug 1^st, 2009 at 2:45pm:



I dont think the band name means much at this point, do you? It was a catchy name for a blues band when they first thought of it - but the Stones now are a million light years from the blues evangelists that they were in 1962. Shit, they dont even PLAY blues songs at most of their shows now, and a sizeable portion of their audience would probably be yawning or heading to the merchandise stand if they did. 
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The ONLY one? Whilst I think the world of the man and wouldnt be remotely interested in seeing the Stones without him, I think its a stretch to claim that he's more indispensable than Mick or Keith.

IMO, the Stones would have toured without Ronnie a decade ago, but if anyone were to bail out now, then it would be curtains for the band.

As for Charlie: no Charlie, no Rolling Stones

What if the vaults ain't all that?

Some Guy wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2009 at 5:13pm:



There's good stuff in the vaults from all eras of the band. There's a dif mix of Sway from the single, a dif mix of all down the line from the single, I think I'm going mad from a single, the 8 track versions from Some Girls,  a ready to be released version of Drift Away that was puled back b/c someone else was releasing the same song... There's a 12 inch version of something from the 80's never released in the CD, I'm spacing on... I'm missing some other stuff too... and the countless tons of stuff we've heard on boots... there's master tapes and mixes of alot of that stuff... this is just off my head right before bed...

nankerphelge wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2009 at 7:58am:

Then...did you listen to the entire 20 min commercial break leading up to the update ?!?  LOL

Gazza wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2009 at 1:33pm:


If that is true...they should hand them over to the GRATEFUL DEAD folks who have done wonders w/ their vaults...ex/   they have figured out that on consecutive nights, monitors/speakers were about 12 inches further apart than the nite before...I am sure these days any sound engineer could figure that ( I assume...i know nothing about teat aspect of it)...but who knows...ANY clear sounding show that captures a tour is most certainly welcome in my home...just wish there were more GEMS throughout a tour...other than " ooooooo, they played "Sweet Virginia in Charlottesville"...again...ala GD...

MAN, I wish they would play FINGERPRINT FILE in DC!!!
NOW THAT WOULD BE  A GEM!!!

Bitch wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2009 at 9:51pm:

Bitch wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2009 at 9:51pm:


Thats a pretty interesting take on a tribute band...they are so often regarded as tacky and well...frustrated wanna-bes...

makes me think twice...maybe a show soon is due?!?

Do you have 1 or 2 favorites? i know the Blushing Brides are a SHIDOOBEE fave...

Bitch wrote on Aug 5^th, 2009 at 9:31pm:



WHAT A FANTASTIC RUN DOWN!!! An invaluable resource for many on these boards, i am sure!!!

THANKS BITCH!!!