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| Jul 28: Ronnie Wood to tour with the Faces |
| Ronnie Wood will go on tour with The Faces in January. Before that, they will do gigs at The Bubble Exhibition Space at The O2 in London, Wed. Aug. 11, at the Vintage at Goodwood on Fri. Aug 13, and at Værket, Randers, Denmark on Friday August 20. See Ronnie Wood and Kenny Jones talking in the BBC interview Faces re-form for Goodwood gig, and the IORR forum thread Faces tour confirmed. |
| Jul 27: The Stones To Keep Rolling |
| An anonymous tipster told London’s Sun that The Rolling Stones are working on their final tour 2011-2012. However, Stones representatives are saying: It is “not true” that the Rolling Stones are retiring. See the Pollstar article Stones To Keep Rolling? - and the SUN article Stones to stop Rolling. |
| Jul 26: Mick Jagger working with Martin Scorsese on HBO project |
| Martin Scorsese is working with Mick Jagger developing a series for HBO called "History of Music", which is a period drama that "follows two friends through 40 years in the music business, from the early days of R&B to contemporary hip-hop." See the SPIN story Jagger, Scorsese Team for HBO Music Drama. |
| Jul 26: Charlie Watts to perform in Poland |
| Charlie Watts is booked to perform at the "Palace of Culture and Science" in Poland on September 30, same venue as the Rolling Stones performed two shows on April 13, 1967. See details on the ticketpro.pl pages Era Jazzu - Charlie Watts Quartet. |
| Jul 25: Ben Waters with Ian Stewart tribute album |
| Ben Waters is working with Charlie Watts, Axel Zwingenberger and Dave Green on an album called "Boogie for Stu", dedicated to Ian Stewart. The album is said to have guest appearances by Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman. |
| Jul 19: Keith Richards on new Sheryl Crow studio album |
| The new Sheryl Crow studio album "100 Miles From Memphis" released today in Europe and tomorrow in North America is featuring Keith Richards who dropped by Electric Lady Studios to add his signature riff to "Eye To Eye", a reggae-flavored track. See 100 Miles From Memphis Review by BBC. |
| Jul 15: Charlie Watts boogie woogie in France, Monaco, Austria and Italy |
| Charlie Watts will be performing with the ABCD of boogie woogie at the Duc De Lombards, Paris, France September 7, 8, 9, 10, Moods Music Bar Monte Carlo, Monaco September 13, 14, 15, Linz, Austria September 17 (Private Event), and The Blue Note Milan, Italy November 24, 25, 26, 27 See the Ben Waters gigs list and Charlie Watts gigs by The Rosebud Agency. |
| Jul 14: Mick, Keith, Ronnie on new Jerry Lee Lewis album |
| Jerry Lee Lewis’ latest all-star album, “Mean Old Man,” set for U.S. release on Sept. 7, features Mick on “Dead Flowers,” Keith on “Sweet Virginia” and Ronnie on the Kris Kristofferson-penned title track. The tunes appear on both the 18- and 10-track versions. Other guests include Ringo Starr, John Fogerty, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Gillian Welch, Solomon Burke Kid Rock and Merle Haggard. |
| Jul 12: BBC says the Stones will tour next year |
| BBC is claiming the Rolling Stones will tour next year, following interviews with Mick Jagger recently. See the BBC article Timing helps Sir Mick Jagger's money making and the IORR thread Mick talks about money and tour next year is 'very likely'. |
| May 18: Mick Jagger on CNN tonight |
| Mick Jagger is scheduled to be on Larry King tonight on CNN. The broadcast is at 9pm EST i.e. New York Time. See the IORR thread Mick with Larry King. |
| May 17: Exile reissue out now |
| The Exile On Main St reissue is released today in Europe and tomorrow in North America. The Rolling Stones are currently promoting the release through various media appearances. See links and comments on the IORR Tell Me forum. |
| Apr 20: The Rolling Stones at the Cannes Film Festival |
| The Rolling Stones will be present at the Cannes Film Festival 2010, according to the AFP press release Congo musicians, Rolling Stones at Cannes side-fest. The festival is from May 12-23 in France. See the IORR thread The Stones in Cannes France to promote Exile . |
| Apr 17: Plundered My Soul released today |
| The Rolling Stones released "Plundered My Soul", a track never heard before, as a limited edition vinyl single to mark Record Store Day today. See all about "Plundered My Soul" and the Exile reissue in the IORR Exile reissue pages. |
| Mar 18: Charlie Watts more shows in Austria and Norway |
| Charlie Watts and his boogie woogie friends have added more shows in Austria, Wels Stadtteater March 20, and Graz Orpheum March 21, and also a show in Bergen Norway at the Bergenfest 2010 on April 28. |
| Mar 5: Uncut Magazine featuring Exile |
| Keith Richards is on the front cover of the UK magazine Uncut. Inside there is a 12 pages article on Exile. |
| Mar 4: Keith Richards talks to Rolling Stone about touring |
| Keith Richards is hinting The Rolling Stones will probably record a new album and do arena sized tours for the future, as he talks to Rolling Stone Magazine. Keith quoted: “I don’t know how the rest of them feel about roadwork at the moment. Maybe we’ll search for a different way for the Stones to go back on the road. Maybe not the football stadiums anymore. Maybe something different. You can’t go around there in lemon-yellow tights forever.” See the full Rolling Stone story Keith Richards: “Rumors of My Sobriety Are Greatly Exaggerated”. |
| Feb 25: Exile outtakes announced |
| The Exile re-release will include 10 unheard recordings, of which four are the newly discovered songs Plundered My Soul, Dancing In The Light, Following The River and Pass The Win. The new album will be released on May 17 and will coincide with a documentary Stones In Exile, which has used archive footage to chronicle the making of the album. See the Daily Mail story The Rolling Stones unearth four "lost" recordings from Exile On Main St sessions. |
| Feb 22: Charlie Watts third show in Vienna |
| Charlie Watts and his boogie woogie friends Ben Waters and Axel Zwingenberger have added a third show in Vienna Austria March 22 at the Wiener Metropol. |
| Feb 3: Johnny Depp documentary about Keith Richards? |
| Johnny Depp is set to make a documentary about Keith Richards. The project has been reported by a Serbian website, which is quoting Johhny Depp saying: "Already next week I’ll start working on a Keith Richards documentary. My editor is already working on kilometers of archive footage and footage of his concerts. I’m very touched that Keith agreed to show up in front of my cameras." See the NME report Johnny Depp to make documentary about Rolling Stones' Keith Richards? . |
| Jan 19: Charlie Watts announcing two shows in Vienna Austria |
| Charlie Watts has announced two shows with his boogie woogie friends Ben Waters and Axel Zwingenberger in Vienna Austria March 18 and 19 at the Wiener Metropol. See the IORR thread Charlie's press conference today Jan 15. |
| Jan 19: Mick Jagger live on CNN with Larry King |
| Mick Jagger went live on CNN with Larry King last night in support of the Haiti aid. The interview was followed by Mick Jagger doing "Hide Away" with Haitian-American Wyclif Jean. See video and comments on the IORR thread Mick Jagger live on CNN with Larry King. |
| Jan 19: Ronnie Wood plans for a solo tour this year |
| While the Rolling Stones announce they will not do any tour this year, Ronnie Wood is said to be planning a solo tour this year. Also, Ronnie is planning to release his now finished new solo album later this year. See the Daily Express article Ronnie Wood plans for a solo tour. |
| Jan 18: Charlie Watts live in Europe |
| Charlie Watts has been performing gigs with Ben Waters and Axel Zwingenberger in Europe recently. See the IORR reports with photos from the shows in Prague Jan 10, Bad Ischl Austria Jan 11 and 15, Munich Jan 12 and Herisau Switzerland Jan 13. |
| Jan 6: Exile reissue with outtakes due out in May |
| "Exile On Main Street" will be reissued in May, featuring a number of unreleased songs including "Plunder My Soul", "Following The River" and "Sophia Loren", according to NME.com. |
| Jan 5: No Rolling Stones tour in 2010 |
| The Rolling Stones official P.R. company company Rogers & Cowan are stating: "Following recent UK media speculation, The Rolling Stones would like to make it clear, there are no plans at the moment for the band to tour in 2010." See the report No Stones In 2010 by Pollstar, and comments on the IORR thread Daily Mail - NO Stones tour for 2010 - official Stones statement. |
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