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steel driving hammer Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 471 Champaign, IL. Gender:	Have the Stones played to more people than another band to date? Jan 29^th, 2015 at 6:22pm I remember writing this post but some greatfuld Dead fans said no but that was 15 Years and the Stones are still touring @nd the dead have stopped. So as of today have the Stones played to more people than any other band. I think yes.
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Re: Have the Stones played to more people than another band to date?
Reply #1 - Jan 29^th, 2015 at 7:18pm

The Dead had 3 1/2 tours a year (fall, summer, spring, and Winter up till NYE)...98+% sold out...Stadiums, arenas, and amphitheaters...for a total of 2318 shows in front of 25 million fans (ok, occupied seats).

The Stones 26 million since 1980 (not including 50+counting, 14 on Fire, etc)
Career-wise the Stones have played about 2000 shows

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_concert_tours

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Re: Have the Stones played to more people than another band to date?
Reply #2 - Jan 30^th, 2015 at 7:29am

I would say they have. I tried to work it out a couple of years ago and reckoned that in their career to that point they had played to about 36 million people.

So give or take a million, I reckon about 37-38 million.

The Dead have played more shows as a band though as have countless solo artists.

The Stones have played just over 2,100 shows. Cant be arsed looking up a more precise figure. But the first 1,000 of those took place in the first five years of their career, with the 2,000th taking place in August 2006.

Meanwhile, Bob Dylan's "Never Ending Tour" which started in June 1988, chalked up show #2,657 at the end of last year. I reckon his bassplayer Tony Garnier has played on almost 2,600 of 'em.

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Re: Have the Stones played to more people than another band to date?
Reply #3 - Jan 30^th, 2015 at 8:27am

" .............. I remember writing this post but some greatfuld
Dead fans said no but that was 15 Years and the Stones are still touring @nd the dead have stopped.

So as of today have the Stones played to more people than any other band. "

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Edith Grove Agent Provocateur Offline Disco STILL sucks! Posts: 12,336 New Orleans Gender:	Re: Have the Stones played to more people than another band to date? Reply #4 - Jan 30^th, 2015 at 9:16am The Glenn Miller Orchestra still tours, so we may have to re-think this. http://glennmillerorchestra.com/
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Re: Have the Stones played to more people than another band to date?
Reply #5 - Jan 30^th, 2015 at 9:18am

Gazza wrote on Jan 30^th, 2015 at 7:29am:

The Stones have played just over 2,100 shows. Cant be arsed looking up a more precise figure. But the first 1,000 of those took place in the first five years of their career, with the 2,000th taking place in August 2006.

How about The Beatles, anybody here knows how many LIVE shows they played?

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Joey I Have No Life! Offline Posts: 20,258 Omaha , NE Gender:	Re: Have the Stones played to more people than another band to date? Reply #6 - Jan 30^th, 2015 at 9:19am " The Glenn Miller Orchestra still tours, so we may have to re-think this. " FUNNY !!!!! Christ , now THAT is Postin' on loan from GOD !!!!!!!!!!! You Are POSTIN' !!!!!!!
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lavendar Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,074 Buffalo,NY Gender:	Re: Have the Stones played to more people than another band to date? Reply #7 - Jan 30^th, 2015 at 10:01am Your FUNNY Joey, and never give UP! Christ , now THAT is Postin' on loan from GOD !!!!!!!!!!! AMEN.
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