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The Rolling Stones are set to bow out in sensational style... with a farewell gig at ­Glastonbury next year.

The band, whose four members have a combined age of 272, will play the ­coveted Sunday night headline slot on the Pyramid stage after talks with festival organisers Michael and Emily Eavis.

It will be their first and only ­performance at the famous Somerset festival which attracts 175,000 fans.

Sources close to the band indicate that the appearance is expected to be the final date in a “handful” of shows in Britain and America in 2013 – which they see as their true 50th anniversary – before they ­finally retire from the live arena.

Festival of festivals: Glastonbury has a special place in Britain's music psyche
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One insider revealed: “All four members have agreed that next year is the right time to have one final hurrah and put on the gig of their lives.

“It’s a case of now or never, and ­obviously Glastonbury is the most important ­festival on the circuit. Everybody’s incredibly excited... it’s a final bow.”

The band – whose song The Last Time hit No 1 in 1965 – are said to be ­unwilling to embark on another of their record-breaking world tours.

Mick Jagger, 68, says he doesn’t want to be away from his family for so long, and Keith Richards, also 68, has given up the hell-raising lifestyle that was a big part of touring.

Charlie Watts, 71, has never been a fan of life on the road. However, Ronnie Wood, 65, gave a strong hint that the band were preparing a comeback, saying: “It looks like we are going to be doing more stuff.”

Back in the day: The Rolling Stones in 1965
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Although the band played their first gig in July 1962, Keith says: “The Stones always considered ’63 to be 50 years, because Charlie didn’t actually join until January.”

Keith also hinted that ex-bass player Bill Wyman, who left in 1992, might join in, saying he was “up for it” and the issue had been discussed. Bill was ­replaced by US session player Darryl Jones, who was never made a full member.

The Stones are releasing a ­photo album to mark 50 years since their first gig. The Rolling Stones: 50 will feature 700 shots with words from the band on their history, and is released July 12.

Despite the copy and paste and tabloid-ish style way the article is thrown together, the basic gist of the story (a few gigs, summer 2013, final tour and Glastonbury) are a believable and realistic scenario.

The final night of Glasto 2013 will be Sunday 23rd June if thats the case, then.

wish the boys would make an announcement soon

They've always denied they would ever announce a tour as being the last one, but we'll see...

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They've always denied they would ever announce a tour as being the last one, but we'll see...

Not announcing it publicly doesnt mean they wont DO a 'last tour'.

Anyone who thinks that the Stones - a band who are around 70 years old, who have band members in questionable health and who take half a decade off at a time - have more than one more major tour in them is in cloud cuckoo land.



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They've always denied they would ever announce a tour as being the last one, but we'll see...

Not announcing it publicly doesnt mean they wont DO a 'last tour'.

Anyone who thinks that the Stones - a band who are around 70 years old, who have band members in questionable health and who take half a decade off at a time - have more than one more major tour in them is in cloud cuckoo land.

go ahead and tell me its not possible.

cloud cuckoo land

.........now is that the nick-name of 21stcenturies lounge room ????

ROCKMAN

Not unless Keef is about to drop dead. Did BB King stop at 70? Just think, if BB King were 70 now, we'd still have another 15-plus years to look forward to--so do the math and the 2 or 3 new albums and tours that compute into that.

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Despite the copy and paste and tabloid-ish style way the article is thrown together, the basic gist of the story (a few gigs, summer 2013, final tour and Glastonbury) are a believable and realistic scenario.

The final night of Glasto 2013 will be Sunday 23rd June if thats the case, then.

Perfect. June 23 is 18 days before the last official day of the 50th anniversary year. I like the idea of "a handful" of shows in Europe and America.

Stones could be through as a group after this... but all members will surely keep playing a la BB King and Chuck Berry, as they all seem to love to play. Being in a band requires a lot of sacrifices, and they may be tiring of that at this stage. I am sure they will remain friends and probably even play together at times, but the pressure will be off to make albums and tour. Just speculation.

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wish the boys would make an announcement soon

I agree, and there is no better (or bigger) date to make that announcement than on their 50th birthday.

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They've always denied they would ever announce a tour as being the last one, but we'll see...

Not announcing it publicly doesnt mean they wont DO a 'last tour'.

Anyone who thinks that the Stones - a band who are around 70 years old, who have band members in questionable health and who take half a decade off at a time - have more than one more major tour in them is in cloud cuckoo land.

Keith was out voted 2-1. Ronnie was up for it, but his vote obviously doesn't count.

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Stones could be through as a group after this... but all members will surely keep playing a la BB King and Chuck Berry, as they all seem to love to play. Being in a band requires a lot of sacrifices, and they may be tiring of that at this stage. I am sure they will remain friends and probably even play together at times, but the pressure will be off to make albums and tour. Just speculation.

Life is full of many twists. Only time will tell.

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They've always denied they would ever announce a tour as being the last one, but we'll see...

The good news is they can declare whatever they want and then change their minds. I like the idea of an ending though.

I always find it interesting when the Stones are compared to the old bluesmen in terms of longevity and touring etc. Frankly, I see very few similarities.

The reality is that the Stones are amajor corporation. They dont sit there like Buddy Guy and say "I'd sure love to tour Canada - think Ill get a little band together and head out" I mean,the Stones couldnt do that..When was the last time the Stones just went out and played a show without an elaborate stage set up? Even on Shine a Light, they had a very sophisticated set up..

Also, guys like BB, Buddy etc..tour almost every year. They still put out product--as in music---not wine! They stay in the game and are still playing very well . The Stones? Well , Woody did good disc 5 + years ago, Charlie is a Jazzer, Mick did Super Heavy....so in other words they aint doin much.

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I always find it interesting when the Stones are compared to the old bluesmen in terms of longevity and touring etc. Frankly, I see very few similarities.

The reality is that the Stones are amajor corporation. They dont sit there like Buddy Guy and say "I'd sure love to tour Canada - think Ill get a little band together and head out" I mean,the Stones couldnt do that..When was the last time the Stones just went out and played a show without an elaborate stage set up? Even on Shine a Light, they had a very sophisticated set up..

Also, guys like BB, Buddy etc..tour almost every year. They still put out product--as in music---not wine! They stay in the game and are still playing very well . The Stones? Well , Woody did good disc 5 + years ago, Charlie is a Jazzer, Mick did Super Heavy....so in other words they aint doin much.

How often have they played outside of a mega tour in the last 30 years ?

er.................100 club 86 for Stu.

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I always find it interesting when the Stones are compared to the old bluesmen in terms of longevity and touring etc. Frankly, I see very few similarities.

The reality is that the Stones are amajor corporation. They dont sit there like Buddy Guy and say "I'd sure love to tour Canada - think Ill get a little band together and head out" I mean,the Stones couldnt do that..When was the last time the Stones just went out and played a show without an elaborate stage set up? Even on Shine a Light, they had a very sophisticated set up..

Also, guys like BB, Buddy etc..tour almost every year. They still put out product--as in music---not wine! They stay in the game and are still playing very well . The Stones? Well , Woody did good disc 5 + years ago, Charlie is a Jazzer, Mick did Super Heavy....so in other words they aint doin much.

How often have they played outside of a mega tour in the last 30 years ?

er.................100 club 86 for Stu.

sc uk

Dave,
I've got an amazing tent, all the gear we just need to go when/if announced. Can die happy then well, after MSG too!

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I always find it interesting when the Stones are compared to the old bluesmen in terms of longevity and touring etc. Frankly, I see very few similarities.

The reality is that the Stones are amajor corporation. They dont sit there like Buddy Guy and say "I'd sure love to tour Canada - think Ill get a little band together and head out" I mean,the Stones couldnt do that..When was the last time the Stones just went out and played a show without an elaborate stage set up? Even on Shine a Light, they had a very sophisticated set up..

Also, guys like BB, Buddy etc..tour almost every year. They still put out product--as in music---not wine! They stay in the game and are still playing very well . The Stones? Well , Woody did good disc 5 + years ago, Charlie is a Jazzer, Mick did Super Heavy....so in other words they aint doin much.

One of the reasons why BB and Buddy tour every year with ease is because there is no one else they need to coordinate schedules with...it's just them and them alone. They have their hired hands filling out the band and when they put out the call...they follow the leader to wherever the tour itinerary says. The Stones has four MAJOR players in the band that need to coordinate four different schedules. Minus, Keith, you're dealing with practically three solo careers...Mick has a variety of different projects that he likes to dabble in be it music or TV/movie production while Ronnie and Charlie, keep CONSISTENTLY busy.

Look at Paul McCartney. He has remained a very active and productive artist in the last decade. No slagging off from him...steady new music being released and almost yearly touring. And it's the same deal with him...does he really do small shows or one offs? Nope. Every outing he's done has been big elaborate shows.

You can't believe that a BB King tour equals the same attention and media blitz as a Stones tour, do you? Obviously not. When you have that much crap put on you for every little step you take...you have to plan way ahead and plan accordingly. The days of playing one-offs or shows here and there are loooong over. Too much attention and too much criticism from critics and their loving fans. Sure they can soldier on and do it anyway but when you have to coordinate four different schedules...why bother?

With all that said, it's become very easy to slag off the Stones for not being active enough but when you have 1) a blase/disinterested lead singer, 2) a semi retired lead guitar player, 3) a steady touring jazz drummer and 4) a constantly gigging guitar player...isn't it pretty clear why they ONLY do big tours?

Farewell shows...could this be true ?

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Date: June 17, 2012 04:07


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Well OF COUSE it's true, it's in the Daily f**kwit Mirror newspaper after all. Can you not recognise an honest truthful journalistic source when you see one ? Don't be such a cynic !!

[ I want to shout, but I can't hardly speak ]



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Date: June 17, 2012 04:07


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Well OF COUSE it's true, it's in the Daily f**kwit Mirror newspaper after all. Can you not recognise an honest truthful journalistic source when you see one ? Don't be such a cynic !!

Ah, come on Paul, I bet you have already invested in a cagoule and goloshes ready for the Glasto mud-fest!!

From Scottish Sunday Mail - 17th June 2012



Rolling Stones plan farewell gig at Glastonbury festival

Jun 17 2012 By Dean Piper


The Rolling Stones together ahead of 50-years tour

THE Rolling Stones are ready to bow out in spectacular style – with a farewell gig at Glastonbury next year.

The band, whose four members have a combined age of 272, are set to play the Sunday night headline slot on the Pyramid stage after talks with festival organisers Michael and Emily Eavis.

It will be their first and only performance at the famous Somerset event which attracts 175,000 fans.

Sources close to the band indicate the appearance is expected to be the final date in a “handful” of shows in Britain and America in 2013 – which they see as their true 50th anniversary – before they finally retire from the live arena.

One insider said: “All four members have agreed that next year is the right time to have one final hurrah.

“Glastonbury is the most important festival on the circuit. Everybody’s incredibly excited.”

The band – whose song The Last Time hit No.1 in 1965 – are said to be reluctant to start another world tour.

Mick Jagger, 68, doesn’t want to be away from his family and Keith Richards, also 68, has given up the hellraising lifestyle that was a big part of his life on the road. Charlie Watts, 71, has never been a fan of touring anyway.

But Ronnie Wood, 65, gave a strong hint that the band were preparing a comeback, saying: “It looks like we are going to be doing more stuff.”

Although the band played their first gig in July 1962, Keith said: “The Stones considered ’63 to be 50 years because Charlie didn’t join until January.”He also hinted ex-bassist Bill Wyman, who left in 1992, might join in.



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I always find it interesting when the Stones are compared to the old bluesmen in terms of longevity and touring etc. Frankly, I see very few similarities.

Actually, I think the only simalarity is doing it for money. The old bluesmen do it because hat is and always been their job - that's where they get their living from. The Stones do it because that gives them unbeliavable fortunes. They don't have afford to not use that oppurtunity since it is there.

- Doxa

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I always find it interesting when the Stones are compared to the old bluesmen in terms of longevity and touring etc. Frankly, I see very few similarities.

The reality is that the Stones are amajor corporation. They dont sit there like Buddy Guy and say "I'd sure love to tour Canada - think Ill get a little band together and head out" I mean,the Stones couldnt do that..When was the last time the Stones just went out and played a show without an elaborate stage set up? Even on Shine a Light, they had a very sophisticated set up..

Also, guys like BB, Buddy etc..tour almost every year. They still put out product--as in music---not wine! They stay in the game and are still playing very well . The Stones? Well , Woody did good disc 5 + years ago, Charlie is a Jazzer, Mick did Super Heavy....so in other words they aint doin much.

One of the reasons why BB and Buddy tour every year with ease is because there is no one else they need to coordinate schedules with...it's just them and them alone. They have their hired hands filling out the band and when they put out the call...they follow the leader to wherever the tour itinerary says. The Stones has four MAJOR players in the band that need to coordinate four different schedules. Minus, Keith, you're dealing with practically three solo careers...Mick has a variety of different projects that he likes to dabble in be it music or TV/movie production while Ronnie and Charlie, keep CONSISTENTLY busy.

Look at Paul McCartney. He has remained a very active and productive artist in the last decade. No slagging off from him...steady new music being released and almost yearly touring. And it's the same deal with him...does he really do small shows or one offs? Nope. Every outing he's done has been big elaborate shows.

You can't believe that a BB King tour equals the same attention and media blitz as a Stones tour, do you? Obviously not. When you have that much crap put on you for every little step you take...you have to plan way ahead and plan accordingly. The days of playing one-offs or shows here and there are loooong over. Too much attention and too much criticism from critics and their loving fans. Sure they can soldier on and do it anyway but when you have to coordinate four different schedules...why bother?

With all that said, it's become very easy to slag off the Stones for not being active enough but when you have 1) a blase/disinterested lead singer, 2) a semi retired lead guitar player, 3) a steady touring jazz drummer and 4) a constantly gigging guitar player...isn't it pretty clear why they ONLY do big tours?

Good explanatiosn and excuses... but one crucial explanatory factor is missing: Why to bother to get those 'busy' seniors together, who won't waste a sec with the company of others if not seriously needed? Because of the money. And lots of it. That's it. Ask Cohl more.

(Another way to put it is to say that they haven't been a living and breathing band for ages now.)

- Doxa

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I always find it interesting when the Stones are compared to the old bluesmen in terms of longevity and touring etc. Frankly, I see very few similarities.

The reality is that the Stones are amajor corporation. They dont sit there like Buddy Guy and say "I'd sure love to tour Canada - think Ill get a little band together and head out" I mean,the Stones couldnt do that..When was the last time the Stones just went out and played a show without an elaborate stage set up? Even on Shine a Light, they had a very sophisticated set up..

Also, guys like BB, Buddy etc..tour almost every year. They still put out product--as in music---not wine! They stay in the game and are still playing very well . The Stones? Well , Woody did good disc 5 + years ago, Charlie is a Jazzer, Mick did Super Heavy....so in other words they aint doin much.

One of the reasons why BB and Buddy tour every year with ease is because there is no one else they need to coordinate schedules with...it's just them and them alone. They have their hired hands filling out the band and when they put out the call...they follow the leader to wherever the tour itinerary says. The Stones has four MAJOR players in the band that need to coordinate four different schedules. Minus, Keith, you're dealing with practically three solo careers...Mick has a variety of different projects that he likes to dabble in be it music or TV/movie production while Ronnie and Charlie, keep CONSISTENTLY busy.

Look at Paul McCartney. He has remained a very active and productive artist in the last decade. No slagging off from him...steady new music being released and almost yearly touring. And it's the same deal with him...does he really do small shows or one offs? Nope. Every outing he's done has been big elaborate shows.

You can't believe that a BB King tour equals the same attention and media blitz as a Stones tour, do you? Obviously not. When you have that much crap put on you for every little step you take...you have to plan way ahead and plan accordingly. The days of playing one-offs or shows here and there are loooong over. Too much attention and too much criticism from critics and their loving fans. Sure they can soldier on and do it anyway but when you have to coordinate four different schedules...why bother?

With all that said, it's become very easy to slag off the Stones for not being active enough but when you have 1) a blase/disinterested lead singer, 2) a semi retired lead guitar player, 3) a steady touring jazz drummer and 4) a constantly gigging guitar player...isn't it pretty clear why they ONLY do big tours?

Good explanatiosn and excuses... but one crucial explanatory factor is missing: Why to bother to get those 'busy' seniors together, who won't waste a sec with the company of others if not seriously needed? Because of the money. And lots of it. That's it. Ask Cohl more.

(Another way to put it is to say that they haven't been a living and breathing band for ages now.)

- Doxa

You are right, Doxa: The Rolling Stones isn't still a living and breathing pot smoking schoolboy band anymore.
They are grown up men with individual characters, gathering from time to time to do some rehearsels, albums and tours. And yes, they do it for money. But they don't need it so much. They'll do it for their ego, as almost all other artist, too.

As long as they can do it.

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Farewell shows...could this be true ?

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Date: June 17, 2012 04:07


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Well OF COUSE it's true, it's in the Daily f**kwit Mirror newspaper after all. Can you not recognise an honest truthful journalistic source when you see one ? Don't be such a cynic !!

Ah, come on Paul, I bet you have already invested in a cagoule and goloshes ready for the Glasto mud-fest!!

O well now that we read it in the Daily f**kwit Mail as well, we REALLY know it's true !!!

OK, without any further delays, it's off to Millets with me then, & a cagoule n' wellies n' all the necessary Glasto accessories !!

[ I want to shout, but I can't hardly speak ]

cloud cuckoo land is the perfect title for the new album

the glast album

it could be true, unless of course it isn't. whether it is or not true will be the determining factor.

Can anyone here imagine Keith playing JJF, Brown Sugar or any other famous riff after seeing him perform recently?

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Can anyone here imagine Keith playing JJF, Brown Sugar or any other famous riff after seeing him perform recently?

you only have to imagine blondie playing them, though....

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Can anyone here imagine Keith playing JJF, Brown Sugar or any other famous riff after seeing him perform recently?

yes i can imagine...and the vision i get is not good !