Gazza wrote on Jun 19^th, 2012 at 6:22am:




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Ok. So they found their feet again and Keith is playing fine. He has shakin off the rustiness and all was well. But come-on.. you don't just pack up and go home and say well, see ya in six months or a year.

It is almost like a prize fighter making a come-back. He has to work at it slowly but he has to keep at it fairly often before heading into hard core training. Not necessarily day in and day out for a band especially, but they do have to keep their chops oiled if they had a long layoff and Keith or they were that much off step.

To just leave it be for a long period again really makes no sense. Bands don't find their feet and take months off in-between again if they wanna move forward with it because that doesn't work. And if it were just to see how Keith is and he turned out alright ya gotta keep him somewhat warm...not another some months off to get cold and rusty again. Even if it was based on a health concern, still ya gotta keep him warm a bit still the same. I This is what I don't understand Gazz.. .. ..


Ian

Rolling Stones Gather to Plot 50th Anniversary Bash
Band will meet in July in London to discuss performing possibilities

Keith Richards performs during the Howlin For Hubert Concert at the Apollo Theater in New York.
Kevin Mazur/WireImage
By Patrick Doyle
June 19, 2012 3:00 PM ET

The Rolling Stones are strongly considering at least one live concert later this year to mark their 50th anniversary, Stones insiders tell Rolling Stone. Sources add that the band is still considering a tour in 2013. "I'd like to get a couple of shows down and see how it goes," Keith Richards says. "But I'd love it."

The news comes after the band gathered in late April in the New York area for a full week of rehearsals – their first time playing together at such length since the final night of the marathon A Bigger Bang tour at London's O2 arena in August 2007. In July, the band will gather in London to further discuss live performance possibilities. "It's all very hush-hush," Richards says. "I'm going over to London for a bit, so I'll find out more then."

He adds that the band will also use the summit to discuss whether they will be recording their first new LP since 2005's A Bigger Bang. "We're going to talk about that in July and see. I mean, I'd love to get some tracks down and see what songs we've got. And that goes along with part of getting the band back together and getting things moving. So I'd love to cut some tracks, yeah."

Does Richards see himself writing one-on-one with Mick Jagger again? "Oh, yeah," he says. "I have no doubt."

In late April, the Stones began rehearsing in New York and continued working across the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, inviting a film crew led by director Brett Morgen to shoot footage for a documentary celebrating the group's anniversary, set for a fall release. The Stones blasted through classics including "Beast of Burden," "Respectable," "Fool to Cry" and "Gimme Shelter." "We played everything, really," says Richards. "We're just getting our chops together. It was like playing in the garage, a maintenance check, you know?"

The vibe was joyful, with Keith Richards and Mick Jagger joking around between takes. "Someone would mention a song, and within the second run they had nailed it," Morgen says. "Having screened through 50 years of material over the last six months, I would rank it up there with anything I've ever heard from them. They were extremely tight." Adds Richards, "I thought I'd be quite rusty, after all we hadn't done it for a while, five years or something. But it sounded as fresh as you could hope for. It was a great week."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rolling-stones-gather-to-plot-50th-annive...

"IT'S ALL VERY HUSH-HUSH"..INDEED.

New Stones Album! That sounds sweet.

Joey wrote on Jun 19^th, 2012 at 3:43pm:

THEY AINT COMING ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR TRAILER  PARK THIS GO ROUND,JOSEF.

Well now we're getting somewhere!

Don't call it a comeback we've been here for years.

Gazza wrote on Jun 19^th, 2012 at 4:54pm:




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I'm aware of everything you mentioned .. .. .. (although they were all very good points). Yes ... they have gotten together for a week to jam before with no real purpose.. in the 60's and 70's. Now-a-days and at this stage in their career they have a purpose .. which makes sense. The game has long since changed for them..

Now.. with this new article that just resurfaced they are once again flying across the ocean to meet to see if they are going to move forward and play and/or record .. .. .. ..

I can't see all this back and forth stuff. meeting after meeting ..if they were not planning on something pretty darn festive and productive to come.

I mean, how many times can they possibly meet to discuss it. As was said here...how many times can they meet to "get their chops together". One thing is for sure... they are damn well intentfull on something because there is no reason to have all these band meetings over and over with nothing official to start movin on .. .. .. I mean come on ..either ya wanna do it and start on something or not.. .. .. I am certain they have already made up their minds.

Finally though it shows they are moving forward on something ....even if it is categorized publically as strictly another errrrm ..."band meeting" ... .. .. .. (gotta be more to it than a simple Q and A with each-other on whether they wanna perform or record again)


-Ian

SoulPlunderer wrote on Jun 19^th, 2012 at 6:00pm:



I'd certainly wager that Glastonbury in 2013 is possible. It'll be their final realistic opportunity to play it.

I DONT think they'd use someone else's festival show to do a farewell gig, though, as the potential for revenue in such a concert is limited.

Additionally, that would mean a summer European tour (at the end of a world tour) ending on 30 June. If they're going to play outdoor shows here next year, they cant realistically start it until after the football season. A European tour of about 10-12 shows?  Can't see it, myself.

We can never guess accurately. There will be an announcement after next month's meeting if something is to go down, since they need enough time to plan venues for 2013. They typically do not give much advance notice to start ticket sales. The Stones gigs will sell out quickly, with many tickets held back for VIPs and family and friends. We must stay on top of this! We need a spy in London ~ where are they likely to meet, in an office, someones house, or at a studio?

Bitch wrote on Jun 20^th, 2012 at 9:20am:


Stones' European shows tend to be announced about 6-8 months in advance (2007 was an exception - the organisation was a shambles, and they announced the dates about two months before the tour kicked off...which didnt help sales in many places). In some cases, tickets didnt go on sale for WEEKS after the shows were announced.

If theyre playing arenas, they dont need to do this however. About three months for US dates is normal.

There's absolutely no precedent for them announcing shows that may be a year away.

And Stones gigs - especially in stadiums - havent for the most part 'sold out quickly' for a very long time.

I really dont see the need to get frantic. What advantage is there hearing in July 2012 as opposed to December 2012 about shows in spring/summer 2013? Unless you're booking flights - and you cant book flights a year in advance anyway.

I'm just chillin'

Gazza wrote on Jun 20^th, 2012 at 10:57am:


They could play Glasto without it being the actual "final show." It might even be a good way to kick off a European tour. Anyhow, the Mirror may have just thrown in the bit about it being the last ever show to sex the story up a bit - unsurprising from a red-top rag but hardly necessary. Surely the Stones at Glastonbury is a big enough story.