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... what were you thinking?

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Naturalust
... what were you thinking?

Was thinking... Jon Stewart, Amy Schumer, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, Steve Buscemi, John Oliver, Chris Rock, Louis CK, Triumph the Insult Dog, Jim Gaffigan, Vince D'Onofrio, Weird Al Yankovic and Paul Rudd (who stole the show!).

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Naturalust
Well that does sound like a good line up! Smiles marks probably still creased into your face. If still a benefit for autism even more better. peace

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camper88
I was at the first Beacon show and it ranks up there as one of the best shows I've seen them do (for me the ultimate is the Aragon show in 2002 because of a setlist that included Rocks Off, Torn Frayed, Rip This Joint, Hand of Fate, and CYHMK before it was commonly played--not to mention Dance Pt. 1 and Walk and Don't Look Back, etc.). But I digress
If you've seen the film/ dvd you may sense that there was a moment in All Down the Line and in She Was Hot when the band just lights things up. Live, in a venue like that, it's like having a 747 in your neighbour's garage. You feel like the building could take flight. They pretty much keep all burners on high for the show once they hit She Was Hot.
I was in the upper balcony, so I was far enough away from all of the distractions and machinery of filming (those cameras were very mobile) and I wasn't affected by the beautiful people in the first few rows. At the same time, everyone around me was having the best time ever. Two guys beside me were from California and had never been to a Stones concert before but had managed to get a ticket (mine was through random ticketmaster luck). The party in the balcony was one for real, genuine Stones fans who managed to get lucky. There was a surreal sense of being able to look down and see a celebrity almost any where you looked--or at the bar--and at the same time be in an island of Stones fans in the midst of a Martin Scorsese film set. I would do it again in a heartbeat. And the ticket was 50 bucks, or the equivalent of free for the Stones in NYC.

The only thing that was a mixed bag for me were the guest stars. I love Jack White and what he does, but I would have so preferred a Stones only version of Loving Cup. Love the song, ecstatic that they played it, but would have preferred Mick to sing it, sorry Jack.

Similarly, while I can appreciate Christina Aguilera's pipes and a few of her other attributes, I'd prefer a Stones only version of Live with Me or at least someone who's more aligned with the Stones style and musical tastes.

Buddy Guy, on the other hand, was outstanding. Champagne & Reefer may have been the highlight of the show where the history of the Stones was both collapsed and expanded through one song that transcended musical genres. Everyone had fun during that one.

Overall, there's nothing like a Stones theatre show. Nothing. Go if you ever get the chance. That's how they were built to operate: as a band in a theatre.

The only downside, seeing them the next time in a Stadium or area will remind you that you're not seeing them on the stage of a theatre. But I'll take that trade off, too.

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It was completely renovated after The Stones played there.

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Remember it cost the same to perform a club show as a larger show ...

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They could do a stripped down club show. Sometimes less is more & sure throw in a few arena or stadium shows to offset the cost. I am pretty sure Dylan or the Allmans make money when they play the Beacon.

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I'd love to see the Stones play at Massey Hall in Toronto, a venue of similar size and vintage.

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Remember it cost the same to perform a club show as a larger show ...

Wouldn't it cost less to stage a club show because the stage setup is scaled down?...

Smaller stage, no "pit", less lighting equipment, less (or no) video equipment, no pyro, etc...

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Remember it cost the same to perform a club show as a larger show ...

Wouldn't it cost less to stage a club show because the stage setup is scaled down?...

Smaller stage, no "pit", less lighting equipment, less (or no) video equipment, no pyro, etc...

During a stadium tour, they have to rent each stadium for 3 days or whatever - set up, show, tear down. In the 1990s, as far as I know, the average rent of an NFL stadium was around $100,000 a day. I do not know what all comes with renting the stadium but I would think hardly anything. Add up electricity and facility people...

So doing a club is considerably cheaper overall but personnel wise one might think the part of the crew not needed, which would be a lot of people, get the day off without pay. Or perhaps a stipend or per diem. That is if they aren't tearing down, going to or setting up the previous or next show.

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Remember it cost the same to perform a club show as a larger show ...

Wouldn't it cost less to stage a club show because the stage setup is scaled down?...

Smaller stage, no "pit", less lighting equipment, less (or no) video equipment, no pyro, etc...

During a stadium tour, they have to rent each stadium for 3 days or whatever - set up, show, tear down. In the 1990s, as far as I know, the average rent of an NFL stadium was around $100,000 a day. I do not know what all comes with renting the stadium but I would think hardly anything. Add up electricity and facility people...

So doing a club is considerably cheaper overall but personnel wise one might think the part of the crew not needed, which would be a lot of people, get the day off without pay. Or perhaps a stipend or per diem. That is if they aren't tearing down, going to or setting up the previous or next show.

It obviously costs a lot less to play a club show than a stadium, the real question is who does it cost. Promoters are usually responsible for the venue rental, security and so forth while the band pays for the "show".
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I think it's too bad that the Stones don't try the Billy Joel model (I don't mean Christie) of taking up residency at MSG.

I know it's a different thing for a band to be stage-ready, but it would be amazing if the Stones did a Living in Exile Tour, where they played three or four times a month for 3-4 months in New York, London, Paris, Rome, etc.; that is, major cities with large tourist populations that could support shows of 20,000 or so every weekend. The band does without the grind of constant travel, the fans can go to the cities that they love, the setlist can be adjusted over the time in each city, and everyone's happy.