Yep. I think the Stones as a creative force are no more. I was really hoping for a new album, but two new songs don't cut it with me. All I wanted from them was that feeling of running to the store for new Mick and Keith magic.

Just playing the hits in stadiums for Grrrross! is what must be in the future.

Their new moniker..... The World's Greatest Joke of a Rock and Roll Band.



I really hope ALL tickets are $500, I'll be able to pick-up a $50 ticket from the scalpers who will take a bath on this "tour."


I will not pay $51 to hear Blondie play 90% of Keith's guitar parts. For me, the ONLY thing that would get me to pay $51 or more, is have Taylor and Wyman rejoin the band.

Other than that, they are a complete farce. I'd rather see Mick w/The Foo Fighters, than Mick with a has been guitarist who has no qualms about posing instead of playing. 

Gimme Shelter wrote on Sep 4^th, 2012 at 10:20am:



i'm willing to bet that it will!

Steel Wheels wrote on Sep 4^th, 2012 at 9:09am:


And the songs are named "Gloom and Doom" and "One Last Shot".

Just pee on us from the stage, why don't you, Mick?

Just hold a pre-show wake instead of booking an opening act.

Bingo wrote on Sep 4^th, 2012 at 10:27am:



Think you misread me. We're agreed on this one.! I expect the songs to be 'album only'.

The showbiz411.com writer who told us 'exclusively' a few days ago the dates of the upcoming shows (and is still sticking to them despite the fact that a quick look at the venues' events listings would show them to be a complete non starter) was telling the world this morning that today's announcement would include tour dates.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2012/09/03/get-ready-tuesday-strahan-ripa-first-then-t...

Ho, and indeed, hum. 

Pdog wrote on Aug 31^st, 2012 at 7:10pm:



Sounds like I better go on a diet.   

I had my doubts but now with the Grrrrr shit it´s definitely the beggining of the end.They´re old nothing last forever but I expected another rocking-classy way of retirement.

Edith Grove wrote on Sep 7^th, 2012 at 10:23am:



Shows should be confirmed 'mid September' apparently.

Interestingly, Mick Taylor has just added a show at London's Cadogan Hall on November 30th (there's one in Spain on the 24th)

http://www.micktaylor.com/tour-dates/

The London date might fit in very nicely with at least one of the rumoured London Stones dates.     

Paul Dainty is in the UK this week according to this piece - http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/industry/2012/09/11/paul-dainty-vivian...

Richard Branson certainly is as he's been answering MPs questions about a rail contract he missed out on, and doing some tV interviews.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9534409/Virgins-Sir-Ri...

The two of them in the same city might suggest an announcement pretty soon.

Here's some breaking news! Last night at The Iridium Jazz CLub in NY at the Les Paul CD release paarty, I asked Blondie about the Stones tour. He said so far its a rumor, BUT the he is glad the rehearsals will be taking place in NJ! Yep, you heard it here first, the rehearsals are already planned but thats all he could say at this point. Not letting the cat totally out of the bag, but the word REHEARSAL was used and not studio time. So the rehearsals have already been set! Knowing this, they usually rehearse for about a month, right? So if they are rehearsing in Sept/Oct, the shows could begin in Nov/Dec! Now where would they rehearse, at a rented house in the middle of nowhere, at an emtry venue, or at someone they know's private compound?

I have to say that I'm surprised by this. If they are appearing at the Premier of Cross fire Hurricane 0n Oct 18th, I'd have thought they would be starting rehearsals for the London shows in the UK , unless they are flying out to NJ straight after ?

sc uk