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Naturalust
Thanks bye bye Johnny, as usual you come through with another post with great content.
I wonder if one of the reasons Mick is a bit infatuated with Cuba is because of the dancing. Those Cubans take that stuff pretty seriously. I've got a buddy who goes there every year to visit and he's got a half a dozen special shoes just for dancing in! It ain't all about cool old cars.
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Cristiano Radtke
Sir Mick Jagger was in Havana last week, which was great for us because it just happened to be Brit Week 2015 – a celebration of music, sport, theatre, film and photography. Here he is with Ambassador Tim Cole following a chat about music and 2015 being a historic year for Cuba. Let’s hope Sir Mick will be back in town in the not too distant future with the Rolling Stones! Fingers crossed.
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Stoneage
I wonder if Sir Michael is the only 72-year-old in the world who still likes to go to discos and nightclubs?
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Stoneage
I wonder if Sir Michael is the only 72-year-old in the world who still likes to go to discos and nightclubs?
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ROPENI
Well in my opinion The Stones will not play a concert in Cuba,let me give you the reasons.....
1 Cuba doesn't have private concert promoters with the money to upfront the cash that the Stones demand for a concert,there are no private businesses such as beer companies ect who will act as sponsors..
2 The economy in Cuba is in extremely bad shape,the average salary for a typical cuban worker is aprox $ 20.00 per month,which will make it almost impossible for an average person to buy tickets for such a concert (unless the band does it for free) which l truly doubt... [bestcubaguide.com]
3-Most young people in Cuba have been raised listening to other types of music,Hip Hop,Salsa,etc,so l don't think that a concert by The Stones in Cuba would be a big deal for most Cubans,again if its a free concert all Cubans would attend just for the novelty,Now, a possibility could be that the BBC,would sponsor the show as part of the documentary that Mick and Julien Temple are doing right now in Cuba... Anyway, jus my two cents worth.....
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ROPENI
Well in my opinion The Stones will not play a concert in Cuba,let me give you the reasons.....
1 Cuba doesn't have private concert promoters with the money to upfront the cash that the Stones demand for a concert,there are no private businesses such as beer companies ect who will act as sponsors..
2 The economy in Cuba is in extremely bad shape,the average salary for a typical cuban worker is aprox $ 20.00 per month,which will make it almost impossible for an average person to buy tickets for such a concert (unless the band does it for free) which l truly doubt... [bestcubaguide.com]
3-Most young people in Cuba have been raised listening to other types of music,Hip Hop,Salsa,etc,so l don't think that a concert by The Stones in Cuba would be a big deal for most Cubans,again if its a free concert all Cubans would attend just for the novelty,Now, a possibility could be that the BBC,would sponsor the show as part of the documentary that Mick and Julien Temple are doing right now in Cuba... Anyway, jus my two cents worth.....
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Naturalust
ROPENI, those are all good points, but it's obvious to me the Stones are going to do this for other reasons besides business and profit. The historical aspect of playing in Cuba and the thrill of playing to an audience who has never heard them live are probably the main reasons. Certainly lots of international press will result from the affair. I look at it like a big club show for them.
Perhaps fat cats like Raul Castro and his buddies are Stones fans and will sweeten the pot somehow. lol
In any case it will interesting to see how the Cubans react to the show. My guess is that they will be swept up in the pure excitement and grandness of the event. Regardless of their tastes in music, it's hard not to imagine them being moved by loud guitars, fancy lights and visuals and of course Mick's dancing.
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bv
This is the band that recorded Street Fighting Man. I am sure they will perform in Cuba. All it takes is a sponsor. Cuba is the largest country in the Caribean people wise. This is a unique opportunity for the Stones, for the Cuban people, for Mick, for the fans, for music, it is win-win. Just the royalties from the recordings - a DVD, a movie, whatever, will pay for the added cost, it is half a week after Mexico City, just a short flight, it is not the end of the world.