Ontario aftermath

Ronnie's setlist - The Rolling Stones – Ontario, Canada, June 29-2019

June 30 – Ontario show is over – here’s the aftermath – the press, videos and pictures

You were there? Got some review or story to tell? Well, SEND IT TO ME! 🙂

The Stones:

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The Press

torontosun.com – PERPETUAL MOTION: Rolling Stones rock cottage country
exclaim.caRolling StonesBurl’s Creek, Oro-Medonte ON, June 29 – gallery at instagram
globalnews.ca
Canada Rocks with the Rolling Stones: Here’s what happened at the show
narcity.com – Some Fans Outraged As The Rolling Stones’ Only Canadian Concert Ended In A Traffic Nightmare
cbc.ca – ‘Bad boys of rock’: Rolling Stones perform for thousands in Ontario

cp24.com – Massive crowd watches Rolling Stones – perhaps for last time in Canada
ctvnews.ca – Start ’em up: Rolling Stones to rock Ontario this weekend with only Canadian date
oronto.citynews.ca – Rolling Stones take stage for possibly last time in Canada

Some videos

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Stinger_7 – some videos and pictures (Instagram)

City News:

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Official setlists:

Tonight in Ontario!

The Rolling Stones - Ontario, Canada, June 29-2019
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June 29 – The Rolling Stones play Canada again!

What a joy to see the band playing live and so well the last two gigs. The band’s on fire and athough it’s their 57th year as a band playing live, they sound better than ever. Like in Europe, they mix the guitars way up front, exspecially so on JJF or Street Fighting Man – it just rings in your ear and it comes over really heavy. Old dudes play Rock’nRonn in your face and it’s rough, dirty and loud! – Just as it should!

So let’s get dressed up for tonight and hope for some decent streams to follow the band and the lucky fans at the show!

LIVE FEEDS: Facebook I  (Satisfaction) // Facebook II // Periscope ()

SETLIST: (as we have only very few streams tonight, this setlist might get changed later…)

  1.  Street Fighting Man
  2. Let’s Spend the Night Together
  3. Tumbling Dice
  4. Sad Sad Sad
  5. She’s A Rainbow (vote song)
  6. You Can’t Always Get What You Want
  7. Angie (b-stage)
  8. Dead Flowers (b-stage)
  9. Sympathy For The Devil
  10. Honky Tonk Woman
    – Introductions
  11. Slipping Away
  12. Before They Make Me Run
  13. Miss You
  14. Paint It Black
  15. Midnight Rambler
  16. Start Me Up
  17. Jumping Jack Flash
  18. Brown Sugar
    – encores –
  19. Gimme Shelter
  20. Satisfaction

 

=> Ronnie greets via Twitter:

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The Press:

ctvnews.caStart ’em up: Rolling Stones to rock Ontario this weekend with only Canadian date
washingtonpost.comWith Rolling Stones’ return, Keith Richards looks for peace and quiet — on stage
thestar.comThe Beaches take their swaggering new tunes into their gig opening for the Rolling Stones

 

 

Here’s some pics:

Toronto prepares …

Toronto prepares …

June 28 – Toronto prepars for the only Canadian concert for this year’s tour…

2 Videos from yesterday from local tv-channel cp24.com:

Interview with a fan:

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Interview with the mayor:

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=> Song vote is up for Ontario:

  • She’s A Rainbow
  • Live With Me
  • She’s So Cold
  • Shattered

Go here and cast your vote!

=> Keith has entered the Stones plane to get to Canada (again!) and greets:

Onward to Toronto! Looking forward to Burl’s Creek, our only concert in Canada! Happy to be back.

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As barrietoday.com writes, “Work is well underway at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte Township in preparation for this weekend’s highly anticipated Rolling Stones concert.” – they also give these infos:

  • On-site camping opens at 7 a.m. on Saturday, followed by day parking at 11 a.m. The event gates open at 2 p.m.
  • Music is scheduled to get going at 2:45 p.m., with One Bad Son on the SiriusXM Stage, followed by Sloan at 4 p.m.
  • The Beaches open on the main stage at 5:30 p.m., with The Glorious Sons going on at 7:15 p.m.
  • The Rolling Stones are expected to hit the stage at 8:45 p.m.
  • After the Stones, there will also be a late-night party featuring Dwayne Gretzky on the SiriusXM Stage.

The eagle has landed… (thx Kevin Prentice, Instagram)

This is how the plane looks like. If you want to follow it’s tracks, looka here…

Chicago II in videos

The Rolling Stones – Chicago June 25, 2019

June 27 – Ok, it’s here – the complete second show in Chicago and for this tour

Thx to YouTube and many friends, here are the YouTubes so far known to me about the show in Chicago, June 25, 2019.

Usually I rate the completeness and the quality of sound higher than that of the picture when there are different videos to choose from. Hope you agree.

Ok, here comes the show – enjoy!

1) Jumping Jack Flash

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2) It Only Rock ‘n Roll

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3) Tumbling Dice

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4) Bitch

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5) Ride ’em On Down

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6) Monkey Man (vote song)

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7) You Can’t Always Get What You Want

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8) Play With Fire

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9) Sweet Virginia

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– Over to main-stage –

10) Sympathy For The Devil

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11) Honky Tonk Woman

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– Introductions –

12) Slipping Away

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13) Before They Make Me Run

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14) Miss You

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15) Paint It Black (Mick: “I think we play PIB first!? Second night and ony 1 fuck-up”)

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16) Midnight Rambler

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17) Start Me Up

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18) Brown Sugar

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– Encores –

19) Gimme Shelter

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20) Satisfaction

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Chicago II aftermath

The Rolling Stones – Chicago June 25, 2019

June 26 – Chicago II aftermath

You were there? Got some review or story to tell? Well, SEND IT TO ME! 🙂

What a great concert! This time, there were fewer streams, but nevertheless, I/we could follow basically the whole set.

Hilarious moment was, when Keith started with Midnight Rambler although he had been handed the guitar for Paint It Black (Telecaster with capo on the 2nd fret) and the whole band, although a bit puzzled, joined in. Charlie bashed on in and Mick sang the first two lines, although apparently a little irritated. While singing, he went over to Chuck and he was heard to ask Chuck: twice “Is it the wrong key?

Then the band stopped and Mick grinned and went back to center stage – “Sorry, I’m sorry…” Then he hugged Keith who came towards him because he, too, had realised that there was something wrong. Mick said: “It’s alright, Keith … it’s ok …” and to the audience: “It’s only the second night … and it’s only one fuck-up!” And then Keith also greets the audience and Mick goes on: “I think, we’re supposed to be doing Paint It Black!” Then Keith plays the intro and the band rolls on.

I just love them! 🙂

Have a look at this here:

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You can also have a closer look at Keith’s reaction here which is not seen in the video above – you can see that he immediately had realised that he went wrong…

And here you have Play With Fire from the b-stage:

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The Press so far (more coming): noise11.com // patch.com – great review for both Chicago shows //

 

 

Chicago II Showtime

Tonight's poster - The Rolling Stones, Chicagi II - June 25, 2019
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June 25 – Chicago II – LIVE

LIVE-STREAMS: PERISCOPE I (Debbie’s back!) // PERISCOPE II // Facebook (YCAGWYW, B-stage) // Facebook II – (Jeffrey – Miss You) // FACEBOOK III (PIB, MR, SMU, BS) // FACEBOOK IV (live Gimme Shelter, Satisfaction, the bows & SEE YOU SOON!)


The setlist:

  1. Jumping Jack Flash
  2. It Only Rock ‘n Roll
  3. Tumbling Dice
  4. Bitch
  5. Ride ’em On Down
  6. Monkey Man (vote song)
  7. You Can’t Always Get What You Want
    – Over to B-stage –
  8. Play With Fire
  9. Sweet Virginia
    – Over to main-stage –
  10. Sympathy For The Devil
  11. Honky Tonk Woman
    – Introductions –
  12. Slipping Away
  13. Before They Make Me Run
  14. Miss You
  15. Paint It Black (Mick: “I think we play PIB first!? Second night and ony 1 fuck-up”)
  16. Midnight Rambler (coming up next, Keith started it too early, hehehe …)
  17. Start Me Up
  18. Brown Sugar
    – Encores –
  19. Gimme Shelter
  20. Satisfaction

 

=> Support act Whiskey Myers is now on stage!

=> Some hours before, they did the soundcheck and they rehearsed these songs:

  • Bitch
  • Monkey Man
  • It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll
  • Ride Em On Down
  • Sweet Virginia

Again, it’s going to be an early wake call up for me: as I’ll join in to the fun as the Stones play their second gig in Chicago tonight, I will get up at 1:30 or 2:00 AM over here at my home in order to be there in time to update the Stonesnews_pages.

Some tours ago, I swore to myself, that I won’t miss a show of this band as long as they still play live. Up to now, I could fulfill this oath and I intend to keep it! 🙂

So tonight we’ll get treated with another show and hopefully many nice streams via Periscope or Facebook as before, so that we can follow the show even if we’re not there in person.

=> They have a great poster for tonight’s gig: a beautifully colored Telecaster!

Meanwhile, Ronnie has shared with us the sectrets of his warming-up procedure:

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And the band tweeted yesterday:

Night 1 in Chicago on the No Filter Tour! Can’t wait to do it all over again tomorrow

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Last, but not least, Pat Rainer tweeted a nice pic, commenting it thus:

Rock n Roll is alive and well. Thank you for a great night of music

Well, he definitely is right here!

Stones on stage, Chicago I 2019
Stones on stage, Chicago I 2019, pic by Pat Rainer

The Press – Ronnie: Mick + new album

Ronnie with The Sun's Showbiz Features Editor Stuart Pink

June 25 – The english tabloid The Sun issued an interview with Ronnie two days ago.

Ok, that’s not particularly the latest news, but then I seem to have overlooked that bit. But it is quite nice and thus recommended to read, much more so because it’s not just like 10, 15 lines of text but quite a bit more to read. So here are just two little exerpts:

Ronnie on Mick:

The doctors said they’ve never operated on an athlete at 75 before — we had a really good laugh about that. [ … ] He’s just so fit, he sets aside three hours a day to do exercise and that’s done him plenty of favours in later life. He’s superhuman really.

Ronnie about (new) music:

It’s like a medicine. We don’t like to stop working. All being well, there’ll be a new album and a new tour. [ … ] It will be great — but let’s get this one over with first.

thesun.co.uk has the complete article, that also appeared at foxnews.com

Ronnie with The Sun's Showbiz Features Editor Stuart Pink
Ronnie with The Sun’s Showbiz Features Editor Stuart Pink Foto by thesun.co.uk

New Book: the Stones in NYC

Can't give it away on seventh avenue - by Christopher McKittrick

June 25 – there’s a new Stones-book for us!

It’s called “CAN’T GIVE IT AWAY ON SEVENTH AVENUE” and is written by Christopher McKittrick.

The subtitle reads: THE ROLLING STONES IN NEW YORK CITY.

Can't give it away on seventh avenue - by Christopher McKittrick
Can’t give it away on seventh avenue – by Christopher McKittrick

Data:

  • Paperback: 256 pages, $12,60  at Amazon
  • Kindle: Amazon
  • Barnes&Noble: NOOK Book (eBook), $9,99
  • Publisher: Post Hill Press (25. Juni 2019)
  • ISBN-10: 1642930393
  • ISBN-13: 978-1642930399

And here is the complete info:

A complete history of The Rolling Stones in New York City.

When the Rolling Stones first arrived at JFK Airport in June 1964, they hadn’t even had a hit record in America. By the end of the decade, they were mobbed by packed audiences at Madison Square Garden and were the toast of New York City’s media and celebrity scene.

More than fifty years later, the history of New York City and the Rolling Stones have entwined and paralleled, with the group playing in nearly all of the Big Apple’s legendary venues. Along the way Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and the rest of the Stones have left an impact on the culture of the city, from the turbulent “Fun City” of the 1960s and ’70s through the twenty-first century. The evolving career of the Stones has often reflected the cultural changes of the city, as the Stones and their music were the center of social and political controversies during the same era that New York faced similar challenges.

Can’t Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City explores the history of the group through the prism of New York. It is a highly detailed document of the dynamic and reciprocal relationship between the world’s most famous band and America’s most famous city as well as an absorbing chronicle of the remarkable impact the city has had on the band’s music and career.

Chicago II – song vote is up!

Song vote for Chicagi 2

June 22 – The song vote for the next gig is up!

The Rolling Stones have again set up the song vote for the next gig in Chicago, June 25.

And it’s a tough one, again:

  • Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
  • Harlem Shuffle
  • Just My Imagination
  • Monkey Man

So just go there and vote:

Song vote for Chicago 2
Song vote for Chicago 2

Chicago I – the show in videos

Chicago Tee 2019

June 24 – just added: Chicago I – the complete show in videos

Thx to YouTube and many friends, here are the YouTubes so far known to me about the show in Chicago, June 21, 2019.

Usually I rate the completeness and the quality of sound higher than that of the picture when there are different videos to choose from. Hope you agree.

Chicago Tee 2019
Chicago I tee

 

The Press

The Stones - Zürich 2017

June 23 – recommended reads

  • Rolling Stone: The Rolling Stones Triumph in Chicago Comeback Show – Mick Jagger – in prime hip-shaking, troubadour-trapping fight mode – dismisses all health concerns as summer tour begins

    The show was a triumph for the World’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band, with Mick prancing all over the stadium in prime hip-shaking, troubadour-trapping fight mode.

  • Rolling Stone: The Rolling Stones on How They Craft the Perfect Set List – What’s Keith’s favorite show-opener? Why doesn’t Mick like playing “Beast of Burden?” The band shares how they plan a gig ahead of their U.S. tour launch
  • ABCnewsJagger appears healthy as Rolling Stones rock Soldier Field – An energetic Mick Jagger skipped, spun, sprinted and pranced Friday night as the Rolling Stones launched their North American tour at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The 75-year-old showed no sign of ill health three months after the tour was postponed because a doctor said he required medical treatment.
  • chicago.suntimes.comJoking Jagger shines a light on Ed Burke during Stones’ show at Soldier Field – The legendary singer saluted Mayor Lori Lightfoot while poking fun at the indicted alderman without missing a beat.
  • nbcchicago.com – Mick Jagger Shouts Out Lori Lightfoot, Jabs at Ed Burke During Rolling Stones Show – The Rolling Stones kicked off a U.S. tour at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Friday night

  • thedailybeast.comJagger Triumphant As Rolling Stones Kick Off Tour in Chicago – It appears Jagger’s health crisis has given purpose to what could have been just another nostalgia trip.
  • stereogum.com – Watch The Rolling Stones Play Rarity “Sad Sad Sad” In First Show Since Mick Jagger’s Heart Surgery

The Rambler is on tour again!

June 22 – The fucking Midnight Rambler is the bloody dark heart of the gig

That’s IMHO, of course, folks. And here it is, right from the opening night, a bit shakey at times, but it got all the basics the Rambler needs. The end is a bit rough, though, just a few seconds too early, but that doesn’t matter.

As this tour goes on, there will be a nice grow of this mini-rock’n’roll opera, and it will be the highlight of each show for the fans.

Just to remember what it’s all about, you’ll find the lyrics of that song (recommended read) just below the video! Enjoy:

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Did you hear about the midnight rambler?
Everybody got to go
Did you hear about the midnight rambler?
The one that shut the kitchen door
He don't give you a hoot of a warning
Wrapped up in a black cat cloak
He don't go in the light of the morning
He split the time the cock'rel crows

I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight gambler
The one you never seen before
Yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight gambler
Did you see him jump the garden wall?
Sighin' down the wind so sadly
Listen and you'll hear him moan
Well, I'm talkin' about the midnight gambler
Everybody got to go


Did you hear about the midnight rambler?
Well, honey, it's no rock 'n' roll show
Well, I'm talkin' about the midnight gambler
Yeah, the one you never seen before

Don't you do that
Don't do that
Don't you do that
Don't you, don't you do that
Don't you, don't you do that

[...]

Well, you heard about the Boston... ! (Strangler, that is)
It's not one of those
Well, I'm talkin' 'bout the midnight
The one that closed the bedroom door
I'm called the hit-and-run raper in anger
The knife-sharpened tippie-toe
Or just the shoot 'em dead, brainbell jangler
You know, the one you never seen before

So if you ever meet the midnight rambler
I'm coming down your marble hall
Well, he's pouncing like a proud black panther
Well, you can say I, I told you so
Well, don't listen for the midnight rambler
Play it easy, as you go
I'm gonna smash down all your plate glass windows
Put a fist, put a fist through your steel-plated door

Did you hear about the midnight rambler?
He'll leave his footprints up and down your hall
And did you hear about the midnight gambler?
And did you see me make my midnight call?
And if you ever catch the midnight rambler
I'll steal your mistress from under your nose
I'll go easy with your cold fanged anger
I'll stick my knife right down your throat, baby
And it hurts!

Tour Kick-Off!

Ronnie's setlist

June 21 – The Rolling Stones Kick Off ‘No Filter Tour’ Opening Night Soilder Field Chicago, IL

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Sad Sad Sad:

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JJF / BS:

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And here we have the first reviews & pics from the press. This is just a mere selection, there’s hundreds of ’em … 😉

[livemusicblog.com] – The Rolling Stones Kick Off No Filter 2019 Tour @ Soldier Field, Chicago [SETLIST / PHOTOS / VIDEO]
[deadline.com] – Rolling Stones With Fully Recovered Mick Jagger Kick Off ‘No Filter’ Tour In Chicago
[chicagotribune.com] – The Rolling Stones at Soldier Field: Here’s what you missed
[cnn.com] – Mick Jagger skips and dances at Rolling Stones’ tour opener following heart surgery
[chicagotribune.com] – The Rolling Stones review: A rejuvenated Mick Jagger leads the band at Soldier Field
[dailyherald.com] – Jagger appears healthy as Rolling Stones rock Soldier Field
[bestclassicbands.com] – Rolling Stones 2019 Tour Begins, At Last
[dailymail.co.uk] – Mick Jagger, 75, is in high spirits as he performs for the first time since undergoing heart surgery as the Rolling Stones resume their U.S. tour

TOURSTART TODAY!!!

The Rolling Stones - Chicago, June 21, 2019 - Poster

 

June 21 – Yes, folks: today kicks off the Rolling Stones No Filter US/Canada Tour 2019 in Chicago!

OK folks: that was a triumphant tour-start, despite health issues and reschedules, the Stones are once again back and deliver all the good stuff only they can supply. Thank you all for hanging in on this party – we were really lucky for almost the complete show could be listend and watched live by several streams. In this case, all my wishes came true. Now I must get a little rest – it’s approaching 6 am over here and there was not much rest during the hours before. I LOVE IT! I’m gonna get me some nap. I’ll be back soon with the aftermath! Thank you again folks, THANK YOU STONES! … unbelievable … incredible … WHAT A BAND!

LIVE-STREAMS: PERISCOPE I  // PERISCOPE II // Facebook //

The setlist:

  1. Street Fighting Man
  2. Let’s Spend The Night Together
  3. Tumbling Dice
  4. Sad Sad Sad
  5. You Got Me Rocking (vote song)
  6. You Can’t Always Get What You Want
    – Acoustic Set B-Stage –
  7. Angie
  8. Dead Flowers
    – back to main stage –
  9. Sympathy For The Devil
  10. Honky Tonk Woman
    Mick: This is our 38th show in Chicago …
    Introductions
    Keith’s set – “Good evening Chicago!”
  11. You Got The Silver
  12. Before They Make Me Run
    Keith set finished
  13. Miss You
  14. Paint It Black
  15. Midnight Rambler
    throwing in a bit of ‘You Got To Move’
  16. Start Me Up
  17. Jumping Jack Flash
  18. Brown Sugar
    Encores
  19. Gimme Shelter
  20. Satisfaction

So here I’ll post all the reliable news, the setlist and live-streams of tonight’s gig for you as I can get ’em!
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=> Chicago, 19:40 – Openers St. Paul & The Broken Bones just took the stage!
Another short lookaround via Instagram

Ronnie posted a video of his leaving the hotel for the gig! // First live video from Facebook today!

I’m totally thrilled and so happy to be a fan of this band and be some part of the fun, especially tonight, together with you all! HAVE A BAST EVERYONE!
As you can see from the pic below: looks like we get an acoustic set on the b-stage tonight!
(thx Anna Marie [sdb])

=> Greetings from Ronnie:

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=> As for the weather: it seems, Keith’s magic stick did his job – the rain split into 2 parts, thus omiting Chicago for the most part… have agreat show tonight, folks!

=> retireyourrisksweepstakes.com: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP FOR 2 to see THE ROLLING STONES concert on August 31, 2019 in Miami!

Here’s the growing pics-gallery for you of tonight’s gig. I especially like the ‘super-cup’! Got quite a few of ’em from former gigs – *very* nice souvenir!

=> Some useful tips for tonight:

Chicago info - 1Chicago info - 2


The Stones - Oslo 2014

 

While waiting for the opening chord…

Life

June 21 – While waiting for the opening chord…

… of JJF or SMU or even UMT, we can pass some time nice and meaningful by reading an article by Kevin O’Leary at cnbc.com:

Why Kevin O’Leary thinks rocker Keith Richards’ memoir is the ‘best business book on the market’

Hehehe … Kevin thinks, that Keith’s book ‘Life’ is the best business book on the market! Didn’t we know that!

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The Press: How They Craft the Perfect Set List

Ronnie's Twickenham setlist

June 21 – Rolling Stone: The Rolling Stones on How They Craft the Perfect Set List

What’s Keith’s favorite show-opener? Why doesn’t Mick like playing “Beast of Burden?” The band shares how they plan a gig ahead of their U.S. tour launch

Nice read, recommended! Further down the lines it runs along 10 songs from the Twickenham setlist (June 19, 2018) and has comments from the band to each song in so far as what’s about to play that particular song live …

Ronnie's Twickenham setlist

 

Mick – 1 day ago in Chicago…

Mick: 1 day ago in Chicago

June 20 – Mick tweets from the stage-rehearsals…

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He’s strumming some power chords with a Fender Telecaster (looks a bit like Keith’s ‘Mikawber’) in open D-tuning, checking for the sound on the stage and for the stadium…

The Press – Ronnie interview – second stage!?

Ronnie 1972

June 20 – nice interview with Ronnie

‘We thank our lucky stars’: Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood on Jagger’s return

He tells  about the days when Mick came over with the news he had to undergo surgery.

“He called us to his room, we knew it was something serious,” Wood recalled. “I think he needed a bit of support, which we gave him.” […] “We’ll step up to the bar, I hope,” he says. “The way rehearsals were sounding… we’re ready. We just need an audience now.”

Then, he also had something to tell about the tour and the stage which will feature a second stage for an acoustic set!

They’ve been testing out a secondary stage where the band will migrate for an acoustic set that features “Play with Fire” and “Sweet Virginia,” Wood said.  “We’ll suddenly be among the people who thought they had bad seats,” he joked. “We’ll be revisiting songs from way back when, which I’m really excited about.”

Go there and read the full interview at citynews1130.com!

Ronnie 1972

News from Camp X-Ray

Keith enters Cam X-Ray, Chicago, June 19, 2019

June 20 – officialKeef shares a little snip with us

His Twitter-team did a little video showing him getting out of the car in the basement of Soldier Field and entering his Camp, called “X-Ray”.
Quote:

Countdown to the first concert of the @rollingstones No Filter Tour at Soldier Field on June 21st! Great to be back on the road! #StonesNoFilter

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The Press

Tour Sponsor Alliance for Lifetime Income

June 20 – Recommended Read

(Just 1 day to go! Yeeehaaaaw!)

  • The bizjournals.com has this headline: Give it up for The Rolling Stones! Also, does your retirement plan include annuities?

It’s interesting to read about this tour’s sponsor, which is, unlikely as it seems, a non-profit organisation!
Quote:

[…] The unlikely subject matter marriage of the talents behind “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and “Paint It Black” and a relatively small but growing financial insurance product comes courtesy of the D.C.-based annuities education and advocacy nonprofit group the Alliance for Lifetime Income. The group of insurance and annuities providers is, somewhat remarkably, the sole sponsor of The Rolling Stone’s No Filter tour of North America. […]

 

 

Stones Soldiers Field rehearsal – update

Rehearsals Chicago, June 19, 2019

June 19 – The band rehearses the stage in Chicago

UPDATE: Thanks to “Fan Club Patagónico Rolling Stones“, we have a setlist for today’s rehearsal:

  1. Let’s spend the night together
  2. Street Fighting Man
  3. Tumbling Dice
  4. Sad Sad Sad
  5. Ride ’em On Down
  6. Out Of Control
  7. YCAGWYW
  8. Play With Fire
  9. Sweet Virginia
  10. Sympathy For The Devil
  11. Happy
  12. Miss You
  13. Paint It Black
  14. Gimme Shelter
  15. Satisfaction

Mary T. Foxgrover shares with us some minutes outside of Soldier Field stadium and catches the sound of the Stones for us as they play Let’s Spend The Night Together… Thank you Mary!

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Stones resume tour (Daily Herald)

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June 19 – short column in the Daily Herald

Sound check: Rolling Stones resume rescheduled tour with Chicago launch

by Brian Shamie

Can’t stop the Stones

Mere months after the Rolling Stones announced the postponement of the band’s “No Filter Tour” due to frontman Mick Jagger’s heart surgery, the seemingly unstoppable musical legends are back in action. The band launches the rescheduled tour dates with two performances at Chicago’s Soldier Field Friday, June 21, and Tuesday, June 25.

7:30 p.m. (gates open at 5:30) Friday, June 21, and Tuesday, June 25, at Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $65.50. (312) 235-7000 or soldierfield.net.

https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190619/sound-check-rolling-stones-resume-rescheduled-tour-with-chicago-launch

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Production Rehearsal, setlist

Ronnie: production rehearsal

June 19 – Production rehearsal: that’s what Ronnie calls it:

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2120Joe [iorr] posted the list of songs they rehearsed so far yesterday:

  • Tumbling Dice
  • Street Fighting Man
  • Under My Thumb
  • Sad Sad Sad (2x)
  • Video testing
  • YCAGWYW (just short, no guitars)
  • Angie
  • Dead Flowers
  • Sympathy – just short
    – about a quater of an hour pause –
  • Keith set: You Got The Silver, Bevore They Make Me Run
  • Out Of Control
  • Ride’em On Down
  • Mercy Mercy (2 times, short)
  • Harlem Shuffle

Another of our friends, swimtothemoon, posted that Mick was not holding back and that his vocals as well as his harmonica playing “were both spot-on and full of energy” – well, that indeed sounds very promising and is very welcomed!

Chicago – the stage grows!

Chicago – the stage grows!

June 18 – The stage is being set up

UPDATE (about 4:30 pm): according to the man on the scene, 2020Joe, they also played Street Fighting Man, Under My Thumb, 2 times Sad Sad Sad, a short YCAGWYW without guitar and Angie … the opening video was also played/tested ..

UPDATE (about 4pm and later, Chicago time): apparently, the band is on styge right now, rehearsing Tumbling Dice (thx 2120Joe, iorr) and (I’m sure) other songs – they usually do this before gigs, so that the crew has a test for all the lightning and video features which have to work perfectly at showtime! Today it might just be a loose soundcheck, tomorrow or the day after they will do the ‘dress rehearsal’ and will play an extended set – er, I mean, they usually do … 🙂

erbissell [iorr] sent us this b/w update – thx! – check out the huge PIT… it’s definitely bigger than in EU

 

Oh what a sight! I so much wish to be there!

The construction is well developed, it seems. It’s the same set-up we have seen in Europe lately – it’s fantastic! Those screens are just huge and wonderful – and the crew nicely uses it throughout the concert. You will love it! 🙂

The stage in Chicago - June 18, 2019 - pic by erbissell, iorr

Thx for the pic erbissell [iorr]

Bill German tells – June 24, Chicago

Bill German's book - if haven't already - read it! ;-)

June 18 – Good ol’ Bill German will tell anecdotes of his years with the band!

He’ll be in Chicago, June 24, at Transamobia Studio, 7 pm.
Tickets: 20 bucks
($21.99 w/service fee)

Here’s the official note:

Author and Rolling Stones insider Bill German discusses his ups and downs with “the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world.”  His book, Under Their Thumb, chronicles his unlikely friendships with Mick and Keith, and how he went from being a teenage fan (who approached them in New York City) to being hired as their official historian.  He traveled the world with them, stayed at their homes, and witnessed their private jam sessions, decadent parties, and vicious in-fights.  He’ll share his humorous anecdotes and never-before-seen photos at Transamobia Studio on Monday, June 24, at 7 pm.

THX for the tip, LuvGlimmerTwins [sdb]

Bill German's book - if haven't already - read it! ;-)

Ronnie greets from Chicago!

Sweet Home Chicago!

June 18 – Ronnie greets us from Chicago!

He tweets: “Sweet Home Chicago! Can’t wait for the tour to start this Friday in Chicago! Who’s coming to the shows?!

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Bridges To Bremen – Satisfaction

Bridges To Bremen DVD

June 17 – RollingStones.com released Satisfaction and LARS from the new Bridges To Bremen DVD

Check them out and enjoy… 🙂

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And here we have the official 30 seconds-trailer:

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