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You want a tour because you just want to see them. In Shine a light, you are blinded by the pictures of the movie but if yo listen the cd only and focus on music only, each time keith want to do something, it's a catastrophe, I am not anti-keith but I am realiste and objective. This movie came to late. If Scorcese filmed the stones in 1975, it should a nectar.

you go into a stones show in 2006 expecting brussels or fort worth or hampton.
I go into a stones show expecting to have a great time. i had a great time watching
shine a light 3 times in a theater and umpteen times at home.

and yes i am blinded by the pictures in the movie. personally i have never
regarded the stones as a concert. i regard them as a show and still, as of
the last tour, the greatest show on earth. any great music that happens to
happen is just icing. and i tasted lots of icing at shine a light.

look, i'm a glass-half-full kinda guy. and you're a glass-half-empty kinda guy.
whatever makes you happy.

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The GR
May be they got sick of reading 2011 tour threads on this forum !

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memphiscats
Let's just hope for the best. They can still rock n' roll...

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The GR
May be they got sick of reading 2011 tour threads on this forum !

They love any tour speculation. Mick is a bigger Drama Queen than the Watchman.

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Big Al
I have never been a source for tour speculation either on here, Shidoobie of Rocks Off, but I am 100% positive that a tour is in the works. I cannot go into details due to my finding-out being work-related, but it is happening. I found this out last Saturday. Let's just say that a rather careless Rolling Stone gave it away.

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Long John Stoner
I'll say it- no tour. They're done.

I'll say it- tour. They're not done. Bet ya $100 to your favorite charity. Their will be Stones shows somewhere in the world this year.

I won't bet any money, even for charity, but I will say this- I'm not just saying it here to be obstinate, I firmly believe they're done. If I'm wrong, I'll obviously have to freely admit it. I'll also say that I would imagine not many will like what they have to offer if they do tour. I don't think any shows they put on will even remotely meet the standards they set for themselves in the past. You'll wish they hadn't done it.

Stating the obvious, the longer "tour or no tour" drags on this year, the better the chances are there isn't one and also, the older they get. For me, the overriding factor here are their ages and assorted infirmities. A 76 or 77 year old bass player, provided he joins up? A 72 or 73 year old drummer? A 69 or 70 year old singer and a 69 or 70 year old guitarist? Another guitarist who's 65 or 66 years old? IF there is a tour, it's possible the average Rolling Stone age will be 71 years old. I don't care who you are, and especially guys like these with their cumulative health issues, NO GROUP of five men, even four if Wyman declines, can pull off anything remotely resembling a Rolling Stones tour without some sort of health issue that hinders its success. I know from communicating with Leavell last tour that was a big concern, and it can only be magnified this time.

Put another way, chances are very good they won't be able to get insurance for a long tour and if something does go wrong, whatever makes up the Stones Conglomerate would be financially responsible for any losses incurred. I don't know this for an absolute certainty, but many people have said one reason McCartney, always known for his fiscal frugality, now tours in short bursts at a similar age is because one, he no longer feels like going on long tours but also, he has to deal with the insurance issues and doesn't want to be on the hook. And as we all know, no one ever accused Mick Jagger of being loose with his money.

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Big Al
I have never been a source for tour speculation either on here, Shidoobie of Rocks Off, but I am 100% positive that a tour is in the works. I cannot go into details due to my finding-out being work-related, but it is happening. I found this out last Saturday. Let's just say that a rather careless Rolling Stone gave it away.

Bullshit, i spoke to a rather careless Rolling stone yesterday, and he said,he is proud ofhis chart succes in the UK, and doesnot want to perform with his old band mates.
jeroen

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corriecas
Geezzz, the Stones have put out a statement they wont do the Olympics. Dont believe the f...bloody Sun!!!!!!!
jeroen

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Rolling Hansie
Gazza and Big Al, I think it is not necessary to convince everybody. There are people who can read between the lines. Sorry for those who cannot.

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The GR
May be they got sick of reading 2011 tour threads on this forum !

They love any tour speculation. Mick is a bigger Drama Queen than the Watchman.

Agreed. LOL What ever happen to the "special" announcement by Watchman?

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Gazza
Stand clear, everyone. Stonescrow is on one of his 'reply to every post in the thread' bingeathons.......

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I'll say it- no tour. They're done.

I'll say it- tour. They're not done. Bet ya $100 to your favorite charity. Their will be Stones shows somewhere in the world this year.

I won't bet any money, even for charity, but I will say this- I'm not just saying it here to be obstinate, I firmly believe they're done. If I'm wrong, I'll obviously have to freely admit it. I'll also say that I would imagine not many will like what they have to offer if they do tour. I don't think any shows they put on will even remotely meet the standards they set for themselves in the past. You'll wish they hadn't done it.

Stating the obvious, the longer "tour or no tour" drags on this year, the better the chances are there isn't one and also, the older they get. For me, the overriding factor here are their ages and assorted infirmities. A 76 or 77 year old bass player, provided he joins up? A 72 or 73 year old drummer? A 69 or 70 year old singer and a 69 or 70 year old guitarist? Another guitarist who's 65 or 66 years old? IF there is a tour, it's possible the average Rolling Stone age will be 71 years old. I don't care who you are, and especially guys like these with their cumulative health issues, NO GROUP of five men, even four if Wyman declines, can pull off anything remotely resembling a Rolling Stones tour without some sort of health issue that hinders its success. I know from communicating with Leavell last tour that was a big concern, and it can only be magnified this time.

Put another way, chances are very good they won't be able to get insurance for a long tour and if something does go wrong, whatever makes up the Stones Conglomerate would be financially responsible for any losses incurred. I don't know this for an absolute certainty, but many people have said one reason McCartney, always known for his fiscal frugality, now tours in short bursts at a similar age is because one, he no longer feels like going on long tours but also, he has to deal with the insurance issues and doesn't want to be on the hook. And as we all know, no one ever accused Mick Jagger of being loose with his money.

Keep the tours short. I like it. Hope they don't try and send Bono crashing to the canvas.

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ok Big Al
I rest my case.
hope you are right
i dont believe it,thats all.
have a good one
jeroen

I seem to remember you on an almost daily basis not believing the 2007 tour was going to happen until it did.

It might be hard to grasp, but you dont have to be a band member or close friend of the band to come across information that tends to give things away - be it from contacts or in the course of your employment. In Al's case, it was the latter.

Sorry Gazza,
but you know, and i know, and other people there is a lot of blah blah on internet, even on this site. rumours, hearsay etc.
thats why i had my doubts.
Maybe its true, i hope so. cause i love the band,
You cant blame me for being doubtful i think
jeroen

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memphiscats
Let's just hope for the best. They can still rock n' roll...

No one ever said it was going to be easy. Best to keep it reasonable. 50 Shows over a year would be just fine.

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bv
The Rolling Stones have NOT announced any new tour yet.
Everybody else have said they might or should or would tour.
But not the official Rolling Stones.
So there is nothing to cancel or deny or delay!

I feel like many here are like the kids before Christmas.
Can I open a parcel? Just one? Yes I know it's not Christnas but still?
Only problem is the Rolling Stones define when there will be party time.
First they have to rock, then roll, then play some blues,
then rock and roll some more, and when we have picked some strawberries
and potatoes and mangos and done some more gardening then there
might be a party - of course!

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bv
The Rolling Stones have NOT announced any new tour yet.
Everybody else have said they might or should or would tour.
But not the official Rolling Stones.
So there is nothing to cancel or deny or delay!

I feel like many here are like the kids before Christmas.
Can I open a parcel? Just one? Yes I know it's not Christnas but still?
Only problem is the Rolling Stones define when there will be party time.
First they have to rock, then roll, then play some blues,
then rock and roll some more, and when we have picked some strawberries
and potatoes and mangos and done some more gardening then there
might be a party - of course!

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tkl7
This thread is getting near the point where someone walks in and asks about whether the jam session that Keith planned actually happened, because there was no media coverage...

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bv
The Rolling Stones have NOT announced any new tour yet.
Everybody else have said they might or should or would tour.
But not the official Rolling Stones.
So there is nothing to cancel or deny or delay!

I feel like many here are like the kids before Christmas.
Can I open a parcel? Just one? Yes I know it's not Christnas but still?
Only problem is the Rolling Stones define when there will be party time.
First they have to rock, then roll, then play some blues,
then rock and roll some more, and when we have picked some strawberries
and potatoes and mangos and done some more gardening then there
might be a party - of course!

Thanks for clearing that up BV. Clear as day.

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Gazza
I'm just surprised no one has been expecting bootlegs of it so far. Usually some people expect that stuff to be circulating as soon as they unplug the amps.

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bv
The Rolling Stones have NOT announced any new tour yet.
Everybody else have said they might or should or would tour.
But not the official Rolling Stones.
So there is nothing to cancel or deny or delay!

I feel like many here are like the kids before Christmas.
Can I open a parcel? Just one? Yes I know it's not Christnas but still?
Only problem is the Rolling Stones define when there will be party time.
First they have to rock, then roll, then play some blues,
then rock and roll some more, and when we have picked some strawberries
and potatoes and mangos and done some more gardening then there
might be a party - of course!

Thanks for clearing that up BV. Clear as day.

I think BV just said "No tour."

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Rocky Dijon
I think BV just said "No tour."

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Big Al
bv speaks the truth in the sense that there has been no announcement. What I read stated nothing about a tour - although it would have helped his case - but the letter I received from a member of rolling stones management specified a particular requirement that only leads me to the one conclusion.

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Big Al
bv speaks the truth in the sense that there has been no announcement. What I read stated nothing about a tour - although it would have helped his case - but the letter I received from a member of rolling stones management specified a particular requirement that only leads me to the one conclusion.

If you've said this much, you might as well just spill the beans and tell us what you're talking about.

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Big Al
the letter I received from a member of rolling stones management specified a particular requirement that only leads me to the one conclusion.