I wasnt just referring to solo albums. What other 'projects' has he been involved with since the last tour ended? None that I can see. So I can't see how he's doing anything that would detract from any involvement with the Stones.

The 'Charlie quitting' story has already been dismissed as garbage as well. Which it is.

There's nothing 'concrete' about a tour purely because thats the way these people do business. They dont announce anything until things are signed, sealed and delivered. However, as you well know, a tour doesnt just materialise out of nowhere around the time they do their regular publicity stunt in New York to announce it. Things kick in several months before that. And THAT isn't speculative.

The Stones will be touring in 2010. I've no doubt about that. This time next year I'm sure your wallet will be a few grand lighter once again and you'll be quite happy about it! 

I hope you are right. Keno says the same: start would be around the fall of next year, then all the way up 2012, when the Stones turn 50.

I'm not that big of an optimist, I don't see them tour the world for 2 years again. Personally I think we should all be very happy if we see the occasional gig at obvious locations, with Ronnie. If the tabloids got this story right and the Stones want to continue, there's only one replacement.

LadyJane wrote on Dec 4^th, 2009 at 8:57am:


Well, you won't get it this Christmas, but I'm sure by this time next year we'll have more exciting and happy stuff to talk about in this particular matter  

There's no doubt in my mind these guys will tour again. Absolutely no doubt.
You see, I think it has reached a point that if they were to quit, they'd have done it by now. This point of time came and went, and they're still here. Now the only way we're going to see the end of the Stones is when God forbid one of them kicks it, so....  At least one more tour to go!

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FotiniD wrote on Dec 4^th, 2009 at 9:00am:



I agree 100%, my ouzo-drinking, moussaka-eating, birthplace of western philosophy living, friend. 

BILL PERKS wrote on Dec 4^th, 2009 at 8:55am:



Definitely a lot less shows for me next time. It just isn't financially feasible anymore (well, it never really was, to be honest!!) and its going to take an enormous change in their M.O. re: prices, venue sizes and setlists for me to change that attitude. (Then again, I say that every time and end up going to double the amount of shows I originally intended to see......)

I still wouldn't miss seeing them at some stage on a tour, though. It'll definitely be Europe only, however. The high prices and increasing chances of shows being cancelled with each successive tour (often for spurious reasons) have made a transatlantic trip simply too much of a risk.

Teiz wrote on Dec 4^th, 2009 at 8:55am:



I dont think they'll do a 2-year tour in the way theyve done before. If they do, maybe it'll just involve less shows and more downtime between each leg of a tour.

The Stones dont do 'occasional gigs', unfortunately.  There have only been three occasions in the last 40 years where they've performed concerts which didn't take place at a time when they were on tour

Knebworth 1976 (two months after their Euro tour ended)

El Mocambo 1977 (two shows taped for a live album)

Oshawa 1979 (two short 45-minute sets performed as guest appearances at Keith's CNIB benefit gigs)
That's it. Unfortunately they seem incapable of functioning on anything but the biggest scale possible.

If Ronnie has done this,then he is a tit,pure and simple.
Lost all respect for the guy now,dragging a 20 year old by the hair down the road is not on.
He has hit the self destruct button for sure,now we wait on any news about another tour even closer than before.

Gazza wrote on Dec 4^th, 2009 at 9:33am:


I feel the presence of jb.  He's a-comin'!

Yeah I'm sure everyone has lost respect for Ronnie. Me too! But I still love the guy and want to see him pull himself out of this mess. It IS possible to recover, and I blame RONNIE and the liquor/substance abuse, not Kat or Jo. It's all on Ronnie. Many people will say 'go to hell' and I bet MICK is worried about the Stones 'image' that this will have done some permanent damage to the Stones. Not most of us, because we are loyal beyond the norm, but the average fan may not want to buy a ticket to see the Stones after this incident.

Bitch wrote on Dec 4^th, 2009 at 10:10am:


More importantly from a band perspective, whilst no charges have been brought at present, if something happens and he does get done for assault, I would imagine that potential tour sponsors could well not want to touch the band (he'll also have to be medically insured for a tour, and if his health deteriorates, then thats another problem with regard to sponsorships)- and additionally, he may have some problems with visas etc if he has a recent criminal record for violent conduct.

Whilst I've no real doubt the Stones will tour in the near future, either or both of the above worst case scenarios could end up making the rest of the band's decision about what to do about him a lot easier...and if it means them potentially losing millions in revenue, then I've no doubt they literally WOULD drop him like a stone if it came to it.

Shades of 40 years ago when they had a big US tour coming up in 1969 and dropped the band's founding member due to a combination of potential difficulties with him getting a visa due to a criminal record and also because of his increasing unreliability.