I think one of the best kept secrets in the music business is the hotels and arrival times of the bands playing in a city.

I suppose the real hangerons and insiders know this but you never hear publically which hotel and time of the bands arrival for just about any group. It is never discussed on radio stations or in print.

Does the band arrive the night before a show? The morning of, a few hours before or even days before?

With the Stones and their long history of touring in select cities, do they stay at the same hotel tour after tour? Do they rent homes, stay with friends?

Any input?

George V when in Paris, as far as I know.

D'Angleterre Copenhagen

Motel 6?

Marv Peck

Y'all remember that rubber legged boy

Hotel Des Indes The Hague



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Principe di Savoia - Milano

Geez, ya'll, ain't it obvious?

In the states, if there's a Four Seasons hotel franchise in town, they frequently can be found there.

The Shelbourne in Dublin, Ireland

Amstel Hotel in A'dam

In Toronto, the band stays in one hotel while the crew/roadies stay in a hotel closer to the venue for setting up. But for rehearsals, the band (each member) stays in a rented home in the rich part of town. Obviously.

When they played Cardiff they helicoptered 40 miles down to the Hilton in Swansea

The Dew Drop Inn

I now they stay at thr Ritz in San Francisco

When Macca was still doing full-scale tours in 2002 and 2005, he didn't stay in any hotels at all. He would set up shop at a friends house in a particular "hub" city, say, Chicago, then fly to the gig in Cleveland, play the gig, fly back "home" that night to Chicago, hang out there for a couple days, then fly to the gig in Detroit, play the gig, fly back "home" that night to Chicago, hang out in Chicago until the next gig, fly to the next gig, etc.

Stones might very well do something like that next time out. It's easier.

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When Macca was still doing full-scale tours in 2002 and 2005, he didn't stay in any hotels at all. He would set up shop at a friends house in a particular "hub" city, say, Chicago, then fly to the gig in Cleveland, play the gig, fly back "home" that night to Chicago, hang out there for a couple days, then fly to the gig in Detroit, play the gig, fly back "home" that night to Chicago, hang out in Chicago until the next gig, fly to the next gig, etc.

Stones might very well do something like that next time out. It's easier.

I've heard of a lot of bands actually do that.

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tatters
When Macca was still doing full-scale tours in 2002 and 2005, he didn't stay in any hotels at all. He would set up shop at a friends house in a particular "hub" city, say, Chicago, then fly to the gig in Cleveland, play the gig, fly back "home" that night to Chicago, hang out there for a couple days, then fly to the gig in Detroit, play the gig, fly back "home" that night to Chicago, hang out in Chicago until the next gig, fly to the next gig, etc.

Stones might very well do something like that next time out. It's easier.

I've heard of a lot of bands actually do that.

Only the ones that can afford a private jet, and the Stones would certainly fall into that category. It's a much better way to tour. You only have to be in the city you're playing in for as long as it takes to drive to and from the airport.

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tatters

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sweetcharmedlife

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tatters
When Macca was still doing full-scale tours in 2002 and 2005, he didn't stay in any hotels at all. He would set up shop at a friends house in a particular "hub" city, say, Chicago, then fly to the gig in Cleveland, play the gig, fly back "home" that night to Chicago, hang out there for a couple days, then fly to the gig in Detroit, play the gig, fly back "home" that night to Chicago, hang out in Chicago until the next gig, fly to the next gig, etc.

Stones might very well do something like that next time out. It's easier.

I've heard of a lot of bands actually do that.

Only the ones that can afford a private jet, and the Stones would certainly fall into that category. It's a much better way to tour. You only have to be in the city you're playing in for as long as it takes to drive to and from the airport.

Well I heard Fleetwood Mac does that and Aerosmith did that on their recent European tour.

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Bjornulf