International news archive 2005
Dec. 29 : Let's end the year with a record !
The 2005 Rolling Stones Tour is the
highest-grossing North American concert tour of all time.
The previous record was held by... the Rolling Stones' 1994 Voodoo Lounge
Tour.
Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie performed in front of 1,200,000 fans this year,
making record ticket sales of $ 162,000,000.
U2 are second, followed by Celine Dion and Paul McCartney.
Dec. 28 : A new U.S. date added
The 1st new 2006 U.S. date has been confirmed
today : Feb. 8 in Atlanta.
The Stones will be back at the Philips Arena, where they already played Oct.
15.
Fan club presale starts tomorrow, and public sale will start Jan. 9. Check all
confirmed dates and past setlist on our Tour
2005-2006 page. After announcing the few additional U.S.
dates, the Stones will give the details of their Japanese, Australian and New
Zealand dates.
Dec. 13 : The Stones confirmed free show in Rio next year.
Up to 1.5 million people are expected to attend
the Rolling Stones' free concert at the Copacabana Beach, Feb. 18 2006.
The show will be broadcast on brazilian TV channel TV Globo and a DVD of the
show may be released.
Dec. 12 : The Stones add 1 german date : Berlin.
After adding a 2nd Wembley Stadium and a 2nd
Amsterdam ArenA, the Rolling Stones have added a show in Germany : Berlin, July
21.
Amex presales already open. Click HERE to see all the
European Tour dates as of today.
Dec. 9 : A Bigger Bang nominated for the Grammys.
The Rolling Stones' latest album has been
nominated in the rock album category.
Other nominees are U2, Neil Young, Coldplay and the Foo Fighters. The winner
will be announced Feb. 8 2006.
Dec. 4 : Last show in 2005 for the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones gave their last concert this
year yesterday night in Memphis.
Coming next : Montreal, January 10 2006. Happy Holidays !
Dec. 3 : A second concert at the brand new Wembley stadium
After the selling-out of the Aug. 20 concert at
the new 70,000 seat-Wembley Stadium, the Rolling Stones have added a 2nd concert
Aug. 22.
Click HERE to see all the
European Tour dates as of today.
Dec. 3 : Ronnie Wood joins Ian McLagan on stage in Houston, TX
A few hours after the Rolling Stones' concert at the Toyota Center, Ronnie Wood joined is old Faces-mate Ian McLagan on stage at the Continental Club. Ronnie came up on stage with Blondie Chaplin and Bernard Fowler.
Nov. 29 : Rolling Stones European Tour Dates announced !
A first batch of concerts has been
announced today. The tour will start in Spain and is, as of today, due to end in
the UK by the end of Aug.
First bad news : only stadium and open air
concerts are scheduled, no arenas, no clubs...
Click HERE to see all the european
dates.
Rollingstones.com presales have started for some shows, and others are already
available for presales to American Express cardholders.
Public sales are due to start next week in most
countries.
DoctorStones.net has built Doctor Stones'
International Ticketing Info Page to help you purchasing tickets
worldwide.
More dates will be added later, especially in the Netherlands. The Stones are
also expected to play in Berlin.
Nov. 23 : The Rolling Stones Live at the American Music Awards
The Stones were part of ABC's American Music
Awards as 2 songs from their show in Salt Lake City were broadcast live.
The songs were Rain Fall Down and It's Only Rock & Roll.
For all tour dates and setlists, go to the 2005-2006
Tour page
Nov. 22 : Concert tickets for the Stones in Buenos Aires on sale.
The tickets for both River Plate shows are on
sale. Only VISA cardholders can buy tickets right now, general sale is due to
start Dec. 12.
For those of you willing to travel around the world for a few concerts, here's a
link to Doctor Stones'
International Ticketing Info Page.
Nov. 16 : Final 2005 stadium show
The Rolling Stones' concert yesterday evening at
the San Francisco PETCO Park was their last open air show of the year.
The rest of the 2005 U.S. tour will now take place in arenas.
The 1st 2 weeks of November have brought urprises to the fans who saw the band
live : after Keith changing The Worst into Slipping Away, a few more new songs
appeared on the setlists : As Tears Go By, It Won't Take Long, Sweet Virginia.
Nov. 3 : DoctorStones.net's gift to travelling fans
In approx. 10 days, the Rolling Stones will
announce a first batch of european concert dates.
DoctorStones.net has decided to offer to concert fans a special page
compiling a huge amount of online ticketing companies worlwide.
CLICK
HERE to go to this special page.
Of course if your country has been forgotten, or if you know other reliable
sites (no brokers please), email me.
Any contribution highly welcome.
3 Novembre 2005 : Un cadeau utile de DoctorStones.net
A une dizaine de jours de l'annonce des premières
dates européennes de la tournée des Rolling Stones, DoctorStones.net a le
plaisir de mettre à disposition de tous les fans de concerts une page spéciale
listant pays par pays les sites internet de vente de billets de concert
qui ne sont ni des brokers, ni des sites d'enchères.
Bien sur, ces adresses peuvent servir à d'autres occasions que pour les Rolling
Stones !
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Nov. 2 2005 : A change in Keith Richard's set
Since the start of the tour in Boston, Keith has
been performing The Worst and Infamy on every show (except Charlottesville where
he did not sing at all because of the bomb alert that interrupted the show).
Yesterday night in Portland, The Worst was skipped for the 1st time and replaced
by Slipping Away.
Oct. 24 2005 : Happy Birthday Mr. Wyman !
Best wishes to Bill Wyman !
Bill will celebrate his 69th birthday onstage today at the Konzerthus in Oslo,
Norway.
Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings are currently on a Scandinavian Tour.
Check the Bill
Wyman Special Page for his oncoming dates, and check an exclusive
interview given in 1998 during the 1st Rhythm Kings Tour.
Oct. 18 2005 : Joss Stone joins the Stones on stage
After performing her set as an opening act, Joss Stone came on stage during the Rolling Stones' set to sing the Ray Charles cover Night Time (Is The Right Time) at the American Airlines Arena in Miami yesterday night.
Oct. 18 2005 : European tour dates to be announced soon.
A 1st batch of the Rolling Stones' 2006 European
tour dates should be announced Nov. 14.
The tour will mostly consist of open air / stadium shows, but it seems that a
few arena shows may be added to the tour.
Oct. 11 2005 : One more song from A Bigger Bang performed live
Rough Justice, Oh No Not You Again, Infamy et
Back Of My Hand were already included in this tour's concerts, but since
yesterday in Philadelphia, an additional 5th song from the album has been played
live : Rain Fall Down.
All setlists and review are available on the Tour
2005-2006 page.
Oct. 7 2005 : Rolling Stones concert in Charlottesville interrupted
The Rolling Stones concert at Charlottesville's
Scott Stadium had to be interrupted yesterday evening.
Mick Jagger announced a 10-minute break and the band had to leave the stage.
Part of the floor was evacuated, while policemen and dogs checked the area. The
concert resumed after a while, but Keith's 2 songs were skipped.
It's been a very long time since the previous Stones concert without Keith
singing. Setlist to be found on the World Tour
2005-2006 page.
Oct. 3 2005 : Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz on common tour
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Aerosmith is about to release a new live
CD entitled Rockin' The Joint featuring a concert recorded in 2002
at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The album will be available in
DualDisc format, with the live CD on one side and a DVD feat 4 live songs
(including 2 songs not featured on the audio CD) onnthe other side.
Release date : Oct. 25. The band will then hit the road in the U.S. in Nov. and Dec. with Lenny Kravitz as co-headliner. The tour will consist of arena shows. Aerosmith already made a co-headliner tour last year with KISS, and they seem to appreciate working with K-lettered artists. They also seem to forget that they have also have fans in Europe... |
Oct. 3 2005 : Streets Of Love featured in NBC soap opera
The Rolling Stones' current single Streets Of
Love will be featured in the NBC soap opera Days Of Our Lives.
The 1st appearance of the song is scheduled on Oct. 18 and it will then be
used as a regular musical theme in the series.
Sep. 29 2005 : New Rolling Stones Video aired worldwide
The brand new video of Streets Of Love is
currently being aired on music channels all over the world.
If you haven't seen it yet, you can go to the VH1
webpage and find it there.
The video was shot in Ottawa (check the news at Aug. 31)
Sep. 29 2005 : New on-stage duet for the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones played Wild Horses with
special guest Eddie Vedder yesterday night in Toronto. This is their 2nd duet on
this tour after Buddy Guy in Milwaukee a few weeks ago. Some rare songs are
showing up on the setlists of recent shows, for the fans' biggest pleasure.
All setlists and exclusive show reviews are located on the Tour
2005-2006 page.
Sep. 10 2005 : Rolling Stones : contributions to victims of hurricane Katrina.
The Rolling Stones have played Waiting On A
Friend in Milwaukee. The song will be aired in the “ReAct
Now: Music & Relief" show on american TVs today.
They also made a donation of $ 1 Million to the American Red Cross Disaster
Relief Fund.
Fans will also be able to make donations to the Red Cross at the concert venues
or buy tickets at www.ticketsforcharity.com
Sep. 7 2005 : Rolling Stones involved in benefit event.
The Rolling Stones will be part of the “ReAct
Now: Music & Relief" fundraiser show to be broadcast in the U.S.
Saturday night on MTV, VH1 and CMT. Donations will go to the victims of the
hurricane Katrina.
Paul Mc Cartney, Neil Young, Mötley Crue, Dave Matthews, Kid Rock and many more
will be part of the show made of live and previously recorded performances.
Sep. 4 2005 : Huge crowd in Moncton, and a few changes
The Rolling Stones managed to sell 85.000 tickets
for a concert in a city of approx. 61.000.
They made some changes in the setlist, playing Midnight Rambler on the B-stage,
and playing It's Only Rock & Roll in the 1st part of the show, leaving the
encore to Satisfaction. Since Midnight Rambler is a long song, only 20 songs
were performed in Moncton, compared to the 22 from Boston and the 21 of the
latest concerts.
Let's hope that the release of A Bigger Bang this week will bring a few more changes and new stuff to the setlist.
Sep. 3 2005 : The Rolling Stones starring at the 2006 Superbowl
The Stones will perform during the half-time break of the Superbowl, at Detroit's Ford Field, Feb. 5
Sep. 3 2005 : A World Music Award for the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones have been honored as the
World's Best-Selling Touring Act Of All Time at the World Music Awards ceremony
which was taped in LA this week. None of the Stones were there, but the band
recorded a speech on video.
The ceremony will be broadcast in the U.S. on ABC Sep. 1
Sep. 1 2005 : The Detroit show to be broadcast next week.
The Rolling Stones show which took place at the Comerica Park yesterday (see setlist) has been filmed and some songs will be broadcast on ABC Sep. 8th (at 08:00 PM ET) during the one-hour NFL kickoff pregame special.
Aug. 31 2005 : The video of Streets Of Love shot in Ottawa.
The day after their show at the Frank Clair
Stadium, the Rolling Stones went to a Ottawa night Club, the Zaphod Beeblebrox,
to shoot the video of their current single, Streets Of Love.
Click HERE
to see the Ottawa Sun's complete report.
Aug. 29 2005 : Mercedes Benz launching a new car with the Rolling Stones
Mercedes Benz is launching its brand new R-class
organizing a game once again only for U.S. citizens and residents.
You may win tickets for the European Tour opening show, which is due to be
Brussels in June 2006.
Click HERE
to go to their special webpage.
Aug. 25 2005 : Theodora Richards emblem of Morgan.
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Theodora Richards, daughter of Keith
Richards and ex top model Patti Hansen, has been chosen to represent the
fashion brand Morgan
for its latest collection. The spirit of the campaign is very rock n' roll, and the photos have been taken by the famous french photograph Jean-Baptiste Mondino. |
Aug. 24 2005 : Even more dates added to Rolling Stones Tour !!
More arenas for the U.S. and the first south
american shows confirmed today : Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brasil and 2 shows for
Argentina !
Check the 2005-2006
Tour Page for details !!
Aug. 22 2005 : More indoor Stones concerts added the day after the 1st concert.
2005 : Las Vegas Nov. 18
2006 : Boston, St Louis, Omaha, Baltimore, Little Rock, New York and Chicago.
The last scheduled date is Little Rock, March 9 2006, which seems to indicate
that the Stones will be back in the US after a short South American tour, and
before leaving for Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
Presale for the new dates starting today for the
memberships registered before May 9, and tomorrow for the others.
Public sale Sat. Aug. 27 except for NYC and Chicago (Monday Aug. 29)
For all details, please check the 2005-2006
Tour Page
Aug 22 2005 : Rolling Stones Tour officially started !!
As european fans wake up today, the Stones have
finished the 1st concert of their new world tour.
Go to the Tour 2005-2006 page for the setlist of the show.
Your photos are welcome : a special page will be created with live pictures made
by fans and shared with other fans.
Aug 20 2005 : 2 days to wait...
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... for the lucky fans from
Boston, where the tour is gonna start Monday evening at Fenway Park. ... for all the fans to be able to put their hands on the single Streets Of Love / Rough Justice
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DoctorStones.net will host a special page
dedicated to all the live photos you would like to share with other Stones fans,
especially those who'll have to wait for weeks or monthes before being able to
see the Rolling Stones live.
If you have pictures to share, please email them to doctorstones@yahoo.com.
Thanks in advance !!
Aug 18 2005 : First On Stage soundcheck today
After travelling from Toronto to Boston, the Rolling Stones are expected to perform their first soundcheck on the new stadium stage today. Thanks in advance to the fans in the neighborhood for sending their review of the rehearsals to doctorstones@yahoo.com so we can share the news with everybody.
Aug. 18 2005 : Ronnie Wood and Bill Wyman together on DVD
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A DVD entitled Hommage au Roi du Rock N Roll
(Tribute to the King Of RnR) is to be released in France Sep. 8 by TF1
Video. It features a private concert recorded and filmed by a french
team in London’s Abbey Road studios in December 2004. Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings are playing on most of
the songs, and Ronnie Wood appears on 4 of them : The concert will also be released on CD (in a slightly shortened version) The DVD is released in France first but it
should be available in many European countries. |
Aug 16 2005 : Back online !
Lots of things happened during my holidays.
The Tour Page is now up-to-date, and
the setlist of the Toronto club show has been added.
More to come ASAP
July 27 2005 : The Rolling Stones want your advice
Are you a member of the official Rolling Stones
fan club ?
If so, you are given the opportunity to send a wish list of songs you'd like the
Stones to perform during their forthcoming tour.
Go to rollingstones.com,
log in and send your list.
As of today, here's the list of songs already
rehearsed in Toronto (Source : Shidoobee) :
Oh No Not You Again, Bitch, Start Me Up, Get Off Of My Cloud, Gimme Shelter,
Love is Strong, Far Away Eyes, She's So Cold,
Under My Thumb, Jumping Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man, Harlem Shuffle, As
Tears Go By, Miss You, You Got Me Rocking,
Just My Imagination, Ain't Too Proud to Beg, Some Girls, Shattered, Midnight
Rambler, All Down The Line, Going to A Go Go
July 26 2005 : A Bigger Bang - more details
ALBUM
In a press release, the name of the Stones new album has been confirmed. It is A
Bigger Bang, inspired from the theory of the Big Bang.
It will contain 16 songs, among which 7 have been confirmed.
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The press release also confirmed that the Stones new tour would bring them to
Australia and New Zealand, before the European leg, and after the South American
and Asian dates.
Check the A Bigger Bang special page and read the official press
release by clicking HERE
July 26 2005 : Album and single news
The single
Streets of Love /
Rough Justice is due out in the UK August 22,
according to Billboard.
With such a double "A side" single, radio stations will be able to
choose the song they want to air.
The forthcoming album should be entitled A Bigger Bang, according to radio stations who aired the new tracks last week. (source : IORR)
July 26 2005 : New stadium show confirmed
The rumored show at Duke University is now
confirmed. The show is scheduled Oct. 8.
Rolling Stones Fan Club presale start today, and public sale Sat. July 30.
Click HERE to see the Tour Dates
July 26 2005 : Happy birthday Sir Mick !
Happy 62nd birthday to Mick Jagger, and best wishes for the 2005-2006 world tour !
July 22 2005 : 2 new Rolling Stones songs aired today around the world
2 new songs from the lastest Rolling Stones
recording sessions are being aired by radio stations around the world.
Streets of Love : a very Jaggerish 4-min. ballad that could easily have
ended on a Mick Jagger solo album or on the Alfie soundtrack.
Rough Justice : 3 minutes of loud guitars and rapid tempo. A real rocker,
with a great job from Charlie and powerful vocals. The production is kept
simple, and this song will for sure satisfy a huge amount of Rolling Stones fans
around the world.
July 20 : A 2nd Hollywood Bowl concert confirmed for the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones will play a 2nd show at the
Hollywood Bowl in LA Tuesday November 8.
Fanclub presales have started, public sale next monday, July 25.
It seems that the rumored club shows won't take place and will be replaced by
concerts in bigger venues, which would allow the Stones to add new markets to
their US tour. Check the Tour
Page 2005-2006 for details.
July 20 : Rolling Stones rehearsing in Toronto
Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie have started
rehearsing at the Greenwood College School in Toronto July 14.
The songs rehearsed as of today are : Oh No Not You Again, Bitch, Start Me Up,
Get Off Of My Cloud, Gimme Shelter, Love is Strong, Far Away Eyes, She's So
Cold, Under My Thumb, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man et Harlem Shuffle (source
: Shidoobee)
The stage is being built in a hangar at the Pearson Airport in Toronto.
July 12 2005 : Rolling Stones in TV commercial
Rolling Stones North American tour sponsor
Ameriquest Mortgage has just launched a TV campaign featuring the Rolling Stones
live and playing Start Me Up. The commercial can be seen online and other Stones
related commercials will probably be added later.
A game is also
organized - for US residents only - and the first prize is a meet and greet with
the band at the Madison Square Garden in January 2006.
Click HERE
to check Ameriquest's Rolling Stones section (to watch the commercial, click
on theTV set).
July 2 2005 : Stones News
ALBUM
The forthcoming album has been presented to the press June 29 at the Olympic
Studions in London.
Neither the album's name, nor its release date have been confirmed yet. The
mixing was ended June 28, and Mick, Keith and Don Was went on directly with the
mastering.
The band is said to have recorded 18 songs, and 11 were played (at leasdt
partially).
Most of the songs are said to be up tempo pure Rolling Stones, and 2 ballads
have also been presented.
Most of the recordings have been made by the 4 Stones, with apparently few guest/side
musicians.
The albums is made of 100% new material, recorded in France in 2004 and
2005.
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The rehearsals are due to start in Toronto by mid-July (latest July 18).
July 2 2005 : News on Tim Ries' album
The Rolling Stones Project, Tim's album
has finally been released in Japan. It was due out much earlier (cf.
DoctorStones news April 2004) but now it is available, and Tim will give a
few concerts in Japan this week. Then he'll join the Stones for their tour
rehearsals.
The Rolling Stones Project will be released in The US and in Europe
August 9.
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Keith Richards, Charlie Watts,
Ronnie
Wood,
Sheryl Crow, Lisa Fischer, Norah Jones, Bernard Fowler, Darryl
Jones and Chuck Leavell are among the guests featured on the album. Ron Wood also contributed to the cover providing a painting he made during the 60ies (when he was studying art), which was hanging ever since in his mother's living room. Tracklisting : Satisfaction, Slipping Away, Honky Tonk Women (2 versions), As Tears Go By, Paint It Black, Gimme Shelter, Street Fighting Man, Wild Horses, Ruby Tuesday, Waiting On A Friend, Angie, You Can’t Always Get What You Want. Audio samples of the album can be found on Tim Ries' webpage. |
June 29 2005 : New Ethan Russell photo exhibition in San Francisco
Being There 1967-2005 is the name of Ethan
Russell's new photo exhibition opening July 11 at the San Francisco Art Exchange.
New and unseen pictures, both color and black and white, will
be shown and on sale in limited editions.
Subjects include John Lennon, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Cream, Jim Morrison,
Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman and many more.
Russell has also chosen for this show previously unseen photos taken at his
family's ranch in Carmel Valley, including one of Mick Jagger crossing a stream
on horseback. The exhibition runs through the end of August.
June 26 2005 : Live review and photos added
Metal fans may be happy to know that they'll find
my review and exclusive photos of Iron Maiden's concert in Paris already online.
2 ways to see them : "My concerts" section - letter I or the
"Live Pictures" section.
A Robert Plant review and photo page should be up soon.
June 26 2005 : Rolling Stones appearing on the "Dick Cavett Show" DVD
Mick Jagger has approved the Rolling Stones'
appearance in the forthcoming DVD set commemorating the Dick Cavett TV show.
The DVD will feature approx. 15 minutes of Rolling Stones related material :
part of Mick Jagger's interview and very partial footage of the Rolling Stones
performing Brown Sugar and Street Fighting Man at the Madison Square Garden July
25 1972 (2 min. of each song)
The Dick Cavett show lasted from 1969 to 1975. Other music personalities such as
Janis Joplin, David Bowie and George Harrisson will also be featured in the 3
DVD set.
June 22 2005 : Keith Richards' surprise appearance in a club in LA
Ivan Neville was playing at the Joint yesterday
evening with Darryl Jones , Bernard Fowler, Jimmy Rip, Charlie Drakeland and
Phil Jones.
Keith Richards showed up during the concert and played on Going to a Go Go, It's
All Over Now, You Got Me Rocking, Wild Horses, Street Fighting Man et an
extended 12 to 14 min. long Jumpin' Jack Flash.
(source : Sticky Fingers Journal)
June 21 2005 : New California show for the Rolling Stones
After 4 stadiums, the Stones added an arena-size
concert
for their californian fans at the Hollywood Bowl, Sunday Nov. 6
Fan club presales are due to start today at 1:00 PM EST (7:00 PM CET)
General public sale on Monday June 27.
June 15 2005 : Rolling Stones in France in 2006 : 1st news
The Rolling Stones management is said to have
contacted the city of Bergerac (close to Bordeaux). They are planning a 40,000
capacity concert in this south-west region of France. Elton John played a
concert in the Bergerac municipal stadium in 2001.
On a Marketing basis, the idea seems very clever, since there is a large
low-cost offer for flights from the UK to the region of Bordeaux.
(source : Jean-Pierre Lescher &
Sud-Ouest)
June 7 2005 : New concert dates confirmed for the Rolling Stones' On Stage Tour
Philadelphia is getting a 2nd concert as rumored.
NYC's Madison Square Garden show is also taking place officially.
Presale starting soon.
Chicago's United Center will welcome the Stones Jan. 21 2006.
Click HERE and check all the tour dates
as of today. (updated when necessary)
June 6 2005 : Rolling Stones : About the forthcoming album
Keith Richards finally didn't show up at Michael
Cohl's induction to Canada's Hall of Fame because the Stones are currently
working on their album in LA. In an interview Michael Cohl gave to the Toronto
Sun, the album is not yet completely recorded. Click HERE
for the complete interview.
The album is now announced for August 10, according to Toshiba-EMI's
webpage
June 2 2005 : Happy Birthday Charlie Watts !!!!
2 Stones in a row : best wishes and happy birthday to Mr Watts !
June 1 2005 : Happy Birthday Ronnie Wood !!!!
Best wishes to the youngest Rolling Stone
!!!!
We're really looking forward to seeing you on stage with the Stones in the
coming months.
May 27 2005 : Keith Richards at the Canada's Walk of Fame Ceremony
Keith Richards will be among the presenters at
the induction of nominees to Canada's Walk of Fame June 6 in Toronto.
He will present honoree Michael Cohl, the Billboard and JUNO Award-winning
concert promoter.
"Keith said yes right away," says Peter
Soumalias, chair of Canada's Walk of Fame.
The guitar God is old pals with Cohl and will be returning to Toronto later this
summer anyway to rehearse his upcoming tour with the Stones.
(source :Toronto Sun)
May 26 2005 : Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings back on the road
Bill
Wyman will hit the road again in October, November and January.
His new 2005-2006 tour will take place mainly in Northern and Eastern Europe.
Click HERE for the complete tour dates as of
today, or check Bill's official site (www.billwyman.com)
May 14 2005 : New Rolling Stones concert dates on sale
The 2nd
Boston Fenway Park show is confirmed and on sale.
San Francisco is getting 2 shows in November at the SBC Park.
Check the 2005-2006 Tour page for
complete show list.
May 14 2005 : Rolling Stones said to have given their blessing to the Brian Jones movie.
While
presenting his movie Stoned at the Cannes film festival, Stephen Woolley said
the Stones gave him a message of support.
He also declared that they were not consulted about the film since he didn't
want it to be a film about the Rolling Stones.
18 months ago, when the movie project was unveiled, Mick Jagger and Keith
Richards were said to be unhappy about it.
The movie is based on the supposition that Brian Jones hs been killed by Frank
Thorogood, and Wolley announced that he found a new source of information during
the long preparation of the film. Even if he refused to name his new source,
some people say it may be Frank Thorogood's girlfriend at the time Brian passed
away.
May 10 2005 : Rolling Stones Press conference : 1st review
The conference started around 1:30 PM.
Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie came up with Darry Jones to play 3 songs : Start
Me Up, Oh No Not You Again (new song) and Brown Sugar.
Michael Cohl came up after them to give the tour's 1st details. As rumoured, the
tour will start Aug. 21 in Boston (Fenway Park) and roll thru North America
intil Dec. 1st. It will start again Jan 7 2006 up to Feb. 7
Then it'll be time for Puerto Rico (first announced on DoctorStones.net), Mexico, Argentina, Asia, including Japan and
probably China.
Europe will see the Stones as said before in June July and August 2006.
The North American tour is sponsored by Ameriquest Mortgage.
The Stones came back on stage for approx.
10 minutes at 1:55 PM to answer the press' questions. Here are the highlights :
THE ALBUM :
Announced as hard-hitting and wide-ranging. No name given. No release date.
Finished at 85% as of today.
THE STAGE :
The stadium stage is designed to get approx. 400 fans into it for a new live
experience.
WILL THIS BE THE LAST TOUR ?
Mick answered the band is taking each tour as it comes. He doesen't want to sell
the tickets because it is their last tour, but Charlie said a quick Yes ! just
before Mick started answering the question.
THE REHEARSALS :
Will take place in Toronto, as usual.
More ASAP. Update of the tour page coming very soon !
May 5 2005 : New Stones tour : new tour page
As the press conference date is getting
closer (May 10 in New York City), you'll find HERE
a new page dedicated to the tour dates.
This section is also directly accessible from the homepage, since the Licks Tour
page has been moved to the Archive section.
5 Mai 2005 : Busy ex-Expensive Winos
Joe Perry played live with
Charley Drayton last Monday at the Boston Harpers Ferry Club during his new
solo album release gig.
His new CD, soberly entitled Joe Perry has been released on
DualDisc. The DVD features the album in 5.1 sound, some video footage from the
recording session, and the possibilty to re-mix 2 songs from the album.
A 2nd promotional concert is due to take place tonight in New York City at the
Webster Hall, where Mick Jagger played a gig for the release of his solo album
Wandering Spirit some years ago.
May 1 2005 : Bill Wyman et Ron Wood together for a concert and a DVD
April 22 2005 : World Premiere in Cannes for the Brian Jones movie
THE WILD AND WYCKED WORLD OF BRIAN JONES
will be shown for the 1st time May 14 at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
The title seems not to be definitive, and may be changed into STONED, at least
in certain countries.
Brian's role is played by Leo Gregory.
April 19 2005 : Rock fans, get ready for a busy summer !!
A few weeks before the Rolling Stones'
press conference and official tour announcement, let's sum up our other possible
musical activities for this spring/summer :
Bruce Springsteen will be touring extensively through Northern America
and Europe
Iggy (Pop) and the Stooges will be back in Europe for at least a
dozen of concerts
Lenny Kravitz will tour Europe in June/July
Oasis will play some club shows in May, before playing European
festivals, a UK tour, a US tour and a few japanese dates
U2 has begun touring the US, will hit Europe this summer, before going
back to North America for a 2nd leg of their tour
Iron Maiden will be on tour from May to August, including festivals and
stadium shows in Europe and Ozzfest dates in the US.
Marilyn Manson is touring Europe in June.
Robert Plant will be back in the U.S. and Canada in June/July after a few
european dates, and before some other ones in Aug.
Paul McCartney has announced an arena tour for the fall in North America.
April 16 2005 : Keith Richards' tribute to Johnnie Johnson
Keith Richards just gave Rolling Stone's
journalist David Fricke an interview, a couple of days after Johnnie Johnson's
death.
Johnnie was Chuck Berry's pianist for decades. In 2003, he joined the Rolling
Stones on stage in Houston for Honky Tonk Woman.
Click HERE
to see the interview
April 14 2005 : Ronnie Wood back in rehab
Ronnie Wood is said to be back into
rehabilitation since last month.
The Rolling Stones' guitarist is fighting his addiction to alcohol for several
years now and went to a 1st rehab a few months before the beginning of the Licks
World Tour in 2002.
His spokeman says he is getting some rest and wants to be fit for the beginning
of the Rolling Stones' next tour, which is expected to start in August. (Source
: ContactMusic)
Mar. 22 2005 : Some news about the Stones touring schedule
According to a very reliable source, the
next tour will start by the end of August or the very beginning of September.
Most of the shows will take place in arenas, but stadium shows are also planned.
No info about theatres as of today.
North America will be toured in the fall.
Asia and Australia will be visited in the winter.
A show is also expected to take place in Feb. in Puerto Rico, which would be a
premiere.
The European tour would take place as usual, in the summer.
Mar. 12 2005 : New Stones related book
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Continuum Publishing is releasing a book
dedicated to many Stones fans' favorite album : Exile on Main Street. Partly written as an essay, the book tries to trace the construction of the album. It also features a song-by-song analysis. This book is of course made for Exile fans, but it also gives the others some interesting info and a good opportunity to give this record a new listen. The book is part of the 33 1/3 series which is
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Mar. 1 2005 : New releases worth mentioning
The Rolling Stones 3rd and last singles
box set is finally out, feat. a bonus DVD as announced last year.
Solomon Burke's latest album has also been released recently. Entitled "
Make Do With What You Got ", it contains a cover version of the Rolling
Stones' I got the Blues.
Feb. 23 2005 : Ronnie Wood live in London in March
Ronnie Wood will play a special concert
as "Ronnie Wood and Friends" in London Sunday March 13 at the Theatre
Royal, Drury Lane.
Tickets available by phone. From the UK : 020
7494 5000. International : + 44 20 7494 5000
Click HERE
for details
Jan. 28 2005 : Let It Bleed enters the Grammy Hall of Fame
The Rolling Stones 1969 album Let It
Bleed is one of this year's 20 Inductees. The only other entire album to be
inducted this year is Judy Garland's Meet Me In St Louis soundtrack.
This is the Stones 3rd album to enter the Grammy Hall of Fame,
after Beggar's Banquet and Sticky Fingers.
The Grammy Hall of Fame is honoring recordings of qualitative or historical
significance that are at least 25 years old.
Jan. 28 2005 : Ronnie Wood involved in tsunami relief effort
Ronnie Wood is involved in the Mod Aid
20 project, which is due to record a cover of the Small Faces' "What'cha
Gonna Do About It?".
The proceeds of the CD will go to the victims of the Asian tsunami.
P.P. Arnold, Chris Farlowe, Steve Cradock (Ocean Colour Scene) and Steve
Diggle (The Buzzcock's) are also part of the project.
Jan. 28 2005 : Rolling Stones Singles Box Set 3 due out next month
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The 3rd and last box set of DECCA / ABKCO
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Jan. 28 2005 : Updates possible again
Sorry for the delay, which was longer than expected.
Jan. 3 2005 : HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
I wish you all the best for 2005.
Happiness, good health, and of course a lot of good music and great concerts !!!
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