smile smile smile: fine to hear the crowd loved it - that's what it's for! -
and to hear from our scouts out there that it was a great show.

>> Maybe they save tonight's recording for another upcoming DVD/CD? <<

maybe!
but still it sucks (bigtime!) if the radio didn't clarify that the cuts they aired are from Live Licks.

Nice to hear the Crowd enjoyed the guys.

Really glad I did not wait for virgin radio or would be severely pd off.

Did they honestly think no one would notice.

So why do you think it the radio folks fault? They are only allowed to air what the Stones allow them to air. And aired live today they won't allow for sure... especially after the last two shows.

But hey, Love In Vain, CYHMK and Ain't To Proud To Bag, not a bad choise ;-) Hope we will soon hear the "original".

>> So why do you think it the radio folks fault? They are only allowed to air what the Stones allow them to air. <<

... are you talking to me? obviously they don't air what they aren't allowed to air,
and i personally had no expectations that they'd broadcast ANYthing from last night's show
until they said they hoped to do that. i didn't wait up for it, but i see some people did,
and since what they broadcast was actually from Live Licks, they should certainly have clarified that that's what it was.



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rknuth Wrote:
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> So why do you think it the radio folks fault? They
> are only allowed to air what the Stones allow them
> to air. And aired live today they won't allow for
> sure... especially after the last two shows.


If they are not playing the IOW recording after hinting they would, they should have said so.

i suppose it's possible that the radio didn't know it's Live Licks -
maybe the Stones camp just gave them the material saying here's what you can play
without clarifying that it wasn't from that evening's show.
whoever was responsible for not identifying it, it was uncool.

I stayed up to watch the tv but had turned off the radio...and now I am glad I did, someone somewhere should have clarified that it was tracks from live licks not IOW, virgin radio, stones management it don't matter but it was not cool to mislead.

Glad I saw the visual media, I spotted BRQ and I have never met her! recognised her from the photo posted earlier.....

[www.telegraph.co.uk]

Daily Telegraph liked the Stones

bv Wrote:
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> First time in ages for a real 3-days festival for
> the Stones. Mick said it was so expensive here,
> with two quid for water, four quid ---
but fact is the beer
> was only three quid, not more than you pay at a
> regular bar in the tourist areas. ----

> Everybody was right on today. Everybody. Short
> festival set but still some great songs. Blues
> night with "Love In Vain" and "Can't You Hear Me
> Knocking". They could have played it safe and
> given us Paint It Black but this was blues night
> and it worked. And with "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"
> nobody could say they were playing the crowd with
> their big hits to make it easy.
>
> Mick said he had been staying in a tent with his
> kids.----- Keith
> did what he is best at, playing the guitar, saying
> how great it was to be there and gave us great
> versions of "I Wanna Hold You" and "Slipping
> Away".
--------
> Pretty tired now after two days on travel. Good
> night!

Thanks for reporting, bv!
But only a Norweigan can call three quid for a beer "cheap" ...

How do people that bought tickets to some other concert react to the boys?

Well, look at the pics at Virgin Radio! It's just like ANY Stones show 'cept for the weird clothing. No RS t-shirts!
[www.virginradio.co.uk]

Excellent pics! Thanks for nailing them up.

trouble is, i bet non of this crowd moaned about the setlist or if keef was on or off form or the stage design they used - and the majority are probly not devoted fans.....they just loved seeing something theyre not used to!
puts us all to shame a bit for some of the whinging that goes on here - on a bad day the stones are light years better than the next best band...
Dog

thanks Roby! beautiful shots - did you take them yourself?
great jacket Ronnie's got there - and the Glimmer Twins look like they mean it :E
good to see

Wonderful!! Thank ya, Roby!

Here's a review from The Independent......


Rolling Stones, Isle of Wight Festival, Newport
The kings of rock 'n' roll wrench back their crown
By Nick Hasted
Published: 11 June 2007
It is 31 years since the Rolling Stones last graced a UK festival, at Knebworth. The 23 famous acts who have supported them over a weekend of this Isle of Wight gathering resemble lance-wielding Swiss Guards faced with the 1940 Wehrmacht's full might: derivative amateurs, combating their medium's ultimate expression of efficient brutality, shock and awe.

Although the previous three days have been one long waiting game for the most potent rock'n'roll band extant, the support acts have presented their share of intent. Ash steal the headlines, announcing songs from their "final album". With ultimate irony, as their last record finds an exit from their trademark Peter Pan punk, they are nobly leaving the room. Muse, with Matt Bellamy as their prog Liberace, release white butterflies, connecting to the Stones' 1969 Hyde Park tribute to dead guitarist Brian Jones. But otherwise, they join Kasabian, Keane and Snow Patrol as latter-day dilutions of rock 'n'roll's original, free, individual spirit. Appropriately, early highlights include Clash guitarist Mick Jones's Carbon/Silicon, showing, like late bandmate Joe Strummer's Mescaleros, an inner, hippie humbleness. Donovan, typed as a faux-hippie joke, joins Country Joe McDonald and his Vietnam-time "What Are We Fighting For" and brand-new, Iraq-savaging "Support the Troops", in linking this festival to its Hendrix-era, pre-consumerist past.

"Make a dead man walk," Mick Jagger mentions, on "Start Me Up", as a statement of intent. His fellow Stones then follow up with "Love in Vain", the new "Rough Justice", and a suite of blues for the masses, Jagger on harmonica, Ronnie Wood, the most recent permanent Stone, on lead guitar; Keith Richards, the band's outlaw soul, simmers at the back. When Amy Winehouse saunters on for soul standard "Ain't Too Proud To Beg", you could briefly imagine the Stones are one more oldies act.

Then "Tumbling Dice" draws Jagger on to mouth organ, and Keith Richards to the side of the stage, where 40 years of blues-rock history roll from his guitar. Seeing him mere yards away feels like music seared through your veins. When Richards sings his own dissolute ballad "Slipping Away", epitomising his weak languor, the Stones' soul feels close. Jagger riding a prop guitar into the crowd for "Miss You", then retracting for the still demanding "Satisfaction", and rawly sexual "Honkytonk Women", makes you consider their historic title of Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band in the World. Song by song, minute by minute, after a weekend of shallow substitutes, the Stones are wrenching the crown back on to their heads.

"Sympathy for the Devil", with Jagger, in a scarlet suit of lights, pondering his part in the fall of the Tsars, looms down from a socio-political peak current rock can't imagine. "Brown Sugar", plumbing slave exploitation and smack addiction, then sinks to its depths. As fireworks slash the sky, 30 years after its hosting of Hendrix and Dylan, the Stones bring a glimpse of rock's peak back to the Isle of Wight.

... make a dead man what??? where do they find these reviewers ...

Channel 4 showed Start Me Up and Sympathy last night. Not a disaster, IMO, but it did not have the relaxed lightness of their usual form. Keith did not look good to me, both physically and musically. But definitely improvement from Werchter!

Inthenews has a review.
[www.inthenews.co.uk]

What puzzles me, is the related stories. They really must be covering new ground these days!

"Related Stories Madrid: We want to keep Becks
Big Sam: Owen may leave
McClaren: I was right to drop Beckham
"

with sssoul Wrote:
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> ... make a dead man what??? where do they find
> these reviewers ...

Hell, yeah, Dear Lady Sssoul... Let's spend some time together...

with sssoul Wrote:
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> ... make a dead man what??? where do they find
> these reviewers ...


And since when did Jagger play mouth organ on TD? The essence of this review is wonderful, but not the detail!

Amy and Mick


Nutini

[www.dailymail.co.uk]

Jagger:

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I must say it's a bit expensive here - £2 for water and £4 for a hamburger. And to top it all the dog ate my dope."

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After some okay blues jams and a couple of songs sung by Richards, the rest of the evening was all about proving the Stones could triumph at a festival.

--> some "okay" blues jams??

Comments from concert goers seem to indicate that they indeed want the warhorses...

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Was really looking forward to seeing the Stones, not a massive fan but hey they are rock gods.........ahhhhhh but was so dissappointed with the first 8 or so songs, I wanted to shake my arse at their hits, but felt that they played too much relatively unknown stuff. Sorry Guys

I think they did a really brave set though, congrats!



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[www.virginradio.co.uk]

From the second we hopped off our minibus in the backstage area this morning, we knew that
this was going to be a different day. We can't quite put our sticky fingers on it, but there was definitely a buzz in the air, call it a charged atmosphere if you wish.

Dragging our bags and equipment down the path en route to our portacabin, we can clearly see what's been happening. Overnight, the stage has miraculously grown an extension reaching about eighty feet into the arena. The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang tour is about to hit the Isle of Wight Festival 2007, no doubt about it.

Believe it or not, the Stones don't do things by halves. Although Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Charlie's combined age is now hovering around the 250 mark, they have been on this particular tour since 2005, turning A Bigger Bang into the biggest grossing tour of last year.

There are rumours flying that this is the final farewell for the quartet. Hell, even more reason to catch them here tonight. It might be our last chance to witness one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands ever to play this earth. And other people without tickets seem to have the same idea. Across the river behind us, at least 500 people have set up camp on the banks and on sailing boats hoping to catch a glimpse of the mighty Stones. And who can blame them?

Last time The Rolling Stones played the Isle of Wight was in 1964 was a rather intimate affair compared to tonight. There's a lovely red glow to the sky right now and the site has never seemed busier. The rock'n' roll tornado is about to hit and 60,000+ people are preparing themselves for what could turn out to be the gig of their lifetimes.

And then the time has come. Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Charlie and their huge backup band take to
the stage and rip into 'Start Me Up,' sending a sea of people as far as the eye can reach into collective craziness.

There's a bit of banter, including credits to a couple of bands who also played today, such as Keane and The Fratellis. Their singer, incidentally is standing next to us and at Jagger's mention of his band is grinning like the cat that got the cream.

For some artists though, the evening brings a once in a lifetime opportunity as Paolo Nutini and Amy Winehouse get to perform with the Stones. Jagger nods his approval as Paolo sings his heart out and Amy gets down with it on 'Ain't Too Proud To Beg.' And all that with bare feet.

The moving stage takes the whole band into the crowd at one point where they rock out with 'Gimme Shelter', 'Satisfaction' and 'Hony Tonk Woman'. All is over far too quickly and The well-oiled machine that is The Rolling Stones take a bow together and leave us with only a few massive red tongues on the screens to look at.

Oh, What a night. We don't know how they still do it because we're knackered just watching what this outfit does best: put on an unforgettable show. And then it's all over. 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', the last track of the night and in fact, this year's Isle of Wight Festival last live performance, causes the crowd to erupt for one last time.

Thank you for the music, Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Charlie. It's only rock 'n' roll but we liked it. Good Night!














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Great photos - the ones with Amy are terrific

Adrian-L Wrote:
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> Great photos - the ones with Amy are terrific


Yeah. She is severely (F)uckable ain't she?

JumpingKentFlash

Uh-hum... There are ladies in the room, mate...

JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
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> Yeah. She is severely (F)uckable ain't she?

no- not since she stopped eating.

very attractive beforehand, though
(whilst touring and promoting her debut album)

Well, I don´t think she is interested in immature sexist crap talkers anyway...

Must say I think Amy and Mick look really good together. Hope it pops up on youtube soon.