International news - Archive 2006
Jan. 6 2007 : Happy New Year !
Best wishes to all of you for this new year !
Health, happiness and everything you may wish.
2007 will probably see the Stones back in Europe.
Rumors are that the plans are approx. 20/25 shows in Spain, France, Belgium,
Germany, Poland and UK
Rehearsals are expected to start by the 2nd half of May. More news ASAP.
Dec. 18 : Happy Birthday Keith !!!
Keith
Richards is celebrating his birthday today.
Best wishes, Keith, enjoy your winter break, and see you in Europe next year.
And of course, happy birthday to Bobby Keys too.
Dec. 16 : Ahmet Ertegun dies at age 83
Ahmet
Ertegun has died Tuesday in a NYC hospital earlier this week.
He fell on Oct. 29 while attending the Rolling Stones' concert at the Beacon
Theatre and was hospitalized with a head injury.
Ahmet Ertegun will me reminded as the co-founder of Atlantic Records. As a huge
jazz fan, he worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Erroll Garner, but also
Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.
Nov. 12 : Sad period for the Stones
After
the death of Art Wood, Ronnie's brother, it is Mick's father, Joe Jagger, 93,
who passed away yesterday.
Sincere condolences to Mick's and Ronnie's families.
Nov. 1 : Hawaii cancelled, 3 dates rescheduled
In
order to ensure Mick's complete vocal recovery, more dates had to be rescheduled.
Hawaii
is cancelled and Los Angeles, Oakland and Vancouver will take place at different
dates, Vancouver being this year's final gig.
Click HERE to see the corrected tour
dates.
Oct. 31 : 2nd Beacon show delayed
The
2nd show at the Beacon has been postponed to Nov. 1st in order to preserve
Mick's voice.
Tickets for Oct 31 stay valid.
Oct. 30 : 1st Beacon show : lots of surprises and duets !
The
lucky fans who got in had their share of rare songs and duets. Click HERE
to check the set list.
The 2nd show will take place Oct. 31, also filmed by Martin Scorcese. The
film/DVD project is currently entitled Shine A Light.
Oct. 27 : Atlantic City show postponed
The
Atlantic City concert has been postponed to Nov. 17, because of Mick having a laryngitis.
Click HERE to see the corrected tour
dates.
Oct. 24 : Happy Birthady Mr Wyman !!!
Best
wishes to Bill Wyman, who is turning 70 today.
A birthdy party took place last week, Oct. 18 in London at the legendary Ronnie
Scotts Jazz Club. Among the guests were Jerry Hall,
Nick Mason, and Roger Moore. The Stones appeared per video to wish their former
bandmate a happy birthday.
Oct. 18 : 3rd Stones / Dave Matthews duet
After Wild Horses and Memory Motel during the Bridges To Babylon Tour, Dave Matthews was back on stage with the Stones in Seattle, this time on Let It Bleed. Click HERE for the complete set list.
Oct. 12 : She Was Hot played in Chicago
The
Stones performed She Was Hot for the first time live yesterday at Chicago's
Soldier Field.
Click HERE to see all the set lists of
the current tour.
Sep. 21 : Lucky american fans
After
the end of the very short european tour, Keith went to shoot his parts of the
3rd Pirates of the Carribean movie.
After a small break and a few rehearsals, the band was back on stage yesterday
at the Gillette Stadium.
New setlist, only 2 songs from A Bigger Bang, and a new 2-song set from
Keith.
Click HERE to
discover the setlist. All this tour's setlists are available on the 2005-2006
Tour Page.
Aug. 26 : Glasgow show short and without real surprises
The
Stones performed a 19-song concert yesterday in Glasgow. The "long"
songs Night Time and Midnight Rambler were not performed.
The setlist features a few rare songs from this tour : Sway, Ruby Tuesday,
and the recently reappeared Rain Fall Down.
Streets Of Love has unfortunately not been performed.
Click HERE to discover the complete
setlist. Bets are open on which songs will be skipped from the BBC2 broadcast on
Monday.
Aug. 23 : UK : Stones TV documentary
The
british National Geographic Channel will broadcast a 1-hour documentary filmed
during the preparation of the huge Rio de Janeiro free concert that took place
on the Copacabana beach in February.
1st broadcast : Sunday, Aug. 27 11:00 PM GMT. For rebroadcast dates, click HERE
Aug. 22 : Glasgow concert on UK radio
On
Monday Aug. 28, BBC Radio 2 will broadcast 90 minutes of the Rolling Stones
concert taking place Aug. 25 in Glasgow's Hampden Park.
It will be possible to listen online on 8:00 PM GMT (9:00 PM CET). Here's the link : BBC
Radio 2
You can also vote for the best album ever.
Aug. 15 : BOTH Spanish shows cancelled !!
After
the cancellation of yesterday's concert in Valladolid because of Mick suffering
a laryngitis, the show scheduled for tomorrow in El Ejido is cancelled too. Mick
needs to rest and to recover his voice for the next scheduled date : Twickenham,
London, Aug. 20.
Aug. 15 : Back home
Sorry
for the 1st bad news I have to announce, but I'm back the the news page will
wake up and be updated from now on.
Reviews and photos from the Paris and Nice shows will follow shortly.
July 26 : Happy Birthday Mick !!
Best wishes to Mick Jagger for his birthday. Looking Forward to partying with him on Friday !
July 25 : New dates for America this fall
A
1st batch of dates has been announced today - USA and Canada only, mostly
stadiums, no club.
More dates to come. Check
the
Tour
2005-2006 page.
July 22 : European Tour 2006, first analysis
What
can be said after 10 days of tour and 5 concerts ?
First a feeling of relief : Keith shows no apparent sequels from his accident,
and the band seems to be in very good condition.
Concertwise, only one new song : Streets Of Love. The song is much better
live than what most people could imagine listening to the studio version. Sway
made its 1st european appearance yesterday in Berlin and I hope it will be back
on the setlists on a regular basis.
As Tears Go By is played regularily, but sometimes, the band has the sad
idea of replacing it with Angie.
Concerning Keith's set, a lot of fans regret that the great new song This
Place Is Empty is often replaced by Slipping Away, a song that
was very often performed during the previous tours.
Setlist and reviews to be found on the Tour
2005-2006 page.
July 21 2006 : Fall Tour : details to be announced soon
The
Stones are expected to announce during the weekend their plans for this fall's
leg of their tour.
Once Keith will be done with the shooting of the 2nd sequel of Pirates, the band
will play additional dates in North America (there is a rumor about the
Beacon Theatre in New York City), and they may also go to India, Thailand and
Argentina.
More to come ASAP.
July 9 2006 : The rehearsals are going on in Milan
Italy
is turned towards Berlin, but the Stones are at work.
According to the italian fans who posted on rollingstonesitalia.com, here's a
list of the songs that have been rehearsed so far :
Ain't Too Proud To Beg, Love Is Strong, It's Only Rock & Roll, Heartbreaker,
Beast Of Burden, Oh No Not You Again, Bitch, Tumbling Dice, Con Le Mie Lacrime
(As Tears Go By), Streets of Love, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Out of Control,
Monkey Man, Rain Fall Down,
Before They Make Me Run, Rough Justice, She's a Rainbow, Let It Bleed, She's So
Cold, Harlem Shuffle, All Down The Line
July 6 2006 : The Stones are in Milan
The
band is rehearsing for their european tour (or what's left of it) at the
Alcatraz club in Milan.
The 1st songs rehearsed were :Ain't
Too Proud To Beg, Love Is Strong, It's Only Rock & Roll, Heartbreaker,
Beast Of Burden and
Oh No Not You Again.
For photos and details, please go to rollingstonesitalia.com
July 2 2006 : News of the weekend.
Mick
Jagger was in Gelsenkirchen saturday to wath the World Cup's quater finals
between England and Portugal.
During the 1998 World Cup in France, Mick was in St Etienne to see his team
beaten by Argentina, also by penalties.
Those of you who have access to french press may be interested by a special issue from magazine "Les Inrockuptibles" called "Les Inrocks 2" dedicated to the Stones. The magazine comes with a 9-track CD with Stones covers, including a brilliant live rendition of As Tears Go By by the late Johnny Thunders.
June 29 2006 : Keith shooting movie in September - no chance for additional dates in Europe.
Keith
will appear in the sequel of Pirates of the Caribbean, along with his
friend Johnny Depp.
The shooting wil take place in september and Keith will play the role of
Jack Sparrow's father.
June 28 2006 : DoctorStones.net is back
Sorry
for the delay, but I had to deal with technical problems and with the
incompetence of my internet provider.
Everything should go ahead normally now. Thanks again to all of you who worried
and sent nice emails asking what was going on.
May 23 2006 : European tour : the big mess
Still
no official statement, but the 2 Paris concerts are officially cancelled by the
promoter. Refund procedure available HERE in French.
People having bought their tickets per phone or internet will have to send them
back per registered mail.
Brussels also seems to cancelled, and there will be probably more to come...
May 22 2006 : Keith Richards back at home
According
to the band's official website, Keith Richards is back home in the US.
The new schedule for the forthcoming european tour should be announced shortly.
May 11 2006 : Bruce Springsteen concert review online
Just wanted to share this very nice show with you. Click HERE, go to letter S, and scroll down.
May 11 2006 : Keith discharged from hospital.
Keith
has left the Ascot Hospital. He is still under treatment and will have to pass
regular checkups.
He is staying in Auckland and seems not to be allowed by the doctors to thake
the plane yet.
May 10 2006 : TV news about Keith.
You'll
find a link to the NZ TV News where you'll see his wife Patti bringing some
guitars to the Ascot Hospital. (thanks
to Jean-Pierre Lescher)
There also is an interview of a neurosurgeon about the surgery Keith underwent.
Click HERE
May 9 2006 : Paris and Brussels also postponed.
The
shows in Brussels and Paris will be postponed too, according to the french
concert promoter. The new dates for these 2 shows may be by the end of June,
after Athens, and just before the 2nd Paris show. Please check the
Tour
2005-2006 page for up-to-date details.
Rumors say the tour will start by mid-June.
May 9 2006 : Keith misses his guitars.
Keith's
wife and daughters were seen bringing some guitars to the Ascot Hospital where
Keith is currently resting.
This is good news and makes us all hope for a quick and complete recovery.
May 8 2006 : European Tour postponed
After
the rumors, the confirmation : Keith underwent surgery at Auckland's Ascot Hospital
inNew
Zealand today, but according the the band's spokesperson, he is now up again.
The tour will NOT start in Barcelona in May, in June. More datails ASAP.
Please check the Tour
2005-2006 page for up-to-date details.
May 5 2006 : More opening acts announced for this summer
Kasabian,
Kaiser Chiefs and the Charlatans will open for the Stones this summer.
Please check the
Tour
2005-2006 page for up-to-date details. Updates will be made as often as
required.
May 4 2006 : European opening acts : 1st anouncement
While
all kind of rumors concerning Keith's health are widely circulation, the Stones
camp has announced today that Guns N' Roses would be opening the german
concerts of Leipzig and Nuremberg.
Today's Guns N' Roses is actually a new line-up with Axl Rose being the only
original member remaining.
GnR has not toured Europe since 1993 (except 3 concerts in 2002) and the release
of their album new album Chinese Democracy has been continiously
announced and postponed since 2001.
For all tour details, please click to the Tour
2005-2006.
May 2 2006 : Keith leaves NZ hospital
Great news for all : it has been announced today that Keith Richards has been released from Auckland's Ascot Hospital where he had been admitted with a head injury.
May 1 : Keith Richards in Auckland hospital.
Keith
Richards has been taken to hospital after falling from a coconut tree during his
vacation in Fiji with Ronnie Wood and their wives.
He suffers from a "mild commotion" and has been taken to hospital as a
precaution. He is mobile, conscious and has not undergone any surgery. We wish a
good recovery and are looking forward to seeing him in Europe in a few weeks.
April 28 2006 : Zagreb concert on sale soon.
The
Stones will play Zagreb July 5. Today : rs.com presale (starting at 2 PM CET).
Public sale Wed. May 3.
All dates and setlists as of today to be found on the World
Tour 2005-2006 Page. Ticket info HERE.
April 27 2006 : Mick in a sitcom
Mick
Jagger has signed to play in the pilot of ABC's new sitcom to be aired this fall.
The working title is Let's Rob Mick Jagger. Some scenes have already been
shot April 17 in a hotel in Auckland, New Zealand.
April 20 2006 : Mick back to acting ?
According
to the AFP press agency, Mick Jagger is currently negociating in order to appear
in a TV series produced by ABC and Touchstone.
The character (a celebrity in danger of kidnapping) was supposed to be played by
Jeff Goldblum who recently resigned. To be continued...
April 9 2006 : Short but historical concert in Shanghai
The
Stones performed their 1st ever concert in Mainland China.
No B-stage, only 18 songs, but a duet with local rock star Cui Jian on Wild
Horses.
The band was not allowed to perform Brown Sugar, Honky Tonk Woman,
Beast of Burden, Let's Spend the Night Together and Rough
Justice because of the suggested lyrics of these songs.
Check the Tour 2005-2006 page to see
the setlist of the show.
April 7 2006 : Stones in China
The
Stones arrived in Shanghai and will give a press conference today.
This concert will be the first of their long career in Mainland China.
The chinese TV channel CCTV will film the event which will be broadcast at a yet
unknown date.
March 29 2006 : Wembley Stadium concerts moved to Twickenham
The Wembley stadium's construction is so far over budget and
schedule that the opening won't happen before 2007.
All the scheduled events, including concerts by Bon Jovi, the Rolling Stones and
Robbie Williams have to be rescheduled.
The Stones
will play their 2 concerts on the same dates, but at the Twickenham Rugby Ground,
where they already played 2 shows in 2003.
Wembley tickets will have to be re-issued. Details for ticket holders ASAP.
Click HERE to see all the European Tour
dates as of today.
March 29 2006 : DoctorStones.net is back on line !
Some
technical issues have made the connection to DoctorStones.net impossible for the
last 5 days.
Everything is now fixed, and I am glad to see you're back !!! Sorry
for the inconvenience.
March 21 2006 : A busy year for rock fans
Besides
the Rolling Stones, a lot of great bands will be touring Europe and the world
this year. Among them are The Who, Bruce Springsteen,
Roger Waters, Eric
Clapton, Guns N Roses (no kidding), Metallica,
Alice Cooper,
Deep Purple,
and Iron Maiden.
March 14 2006 : China tickets available now !
Tickets for the Stones show in Shanghai April 8 are on sale. Click HERE to find a direct link and get tickets.
March 13 2006 : Bye Bye America !!!
Yesterday night the Stones performed the last regular show
of their american tour.
The real last american concert is a high-priced charity concert that will take
place tomorrow at NYC's Radio City Music Hall.
After the South American concerts, the Stones gave their U.S. fans a few very
good surprises : Sway, Back Of My Hand and the very rare
Far Away Eyes, a song that was only played 3 times since 1995 : once during
the Licks Tour, once during the Bridges To Babylon Tour and this week at the
L.A. Forum.
Feb. 28 2006 : Stones in China !!!
It is now confirmed : the Stones will play a concert in
Shanghai April _. This will be their 1st concert ever in China.
Tickets on sale soon. Check the Spécial Tickets Page
for a direct link.
Fan club presale for the Australia and New Zealand shows
will start MArch 2.
Visa card holders will have a presale March 3, and public sale will start March
8.
Feb. 23 2006 : Australia and New Zealand shows confirmed
After Japan (and maybe Shanghai) the Stones will play 2
shows in Australia (incl. an arena show) and 2 shows in New Zealand in April.
Check the World Tour 2005-2006 page for
details
The
stage used for the australian stadium show is announced in the local press as
the one used for the south american dates. (article HERE)
The New Zealand concerts will be put on presale for VISA cardholders Friday
March 3.
Feb. 25 2006 : The Zurich concert sold out within hours.
It only took a few hours to sell almost all the tickets
for the Aug. 5 show near Zurich.
Only part of a quota of lower-priced tickets reserved to the people living in
the surroundings of the airfield is partly remaining.
Feb. 23 2006 : The Stones concert in Buenos Aires on TV tonight.
The 1st Rolling Stones concert at River Plate will be
broadcast tonight on TV in Argentina while the band will be playing their 2nd
show.
The channel is Canal 13. Click HERE
for details
Feb. 23 2006 : The Stones WILL play Switzerland this summer
The Stones will play a concert in Switzerland Sat.
August 5 at the Dubendorf Airfield (close to Zurich).
Fan club presales are already open.
Public sale will start Saturday (Feb. 25) on Ticketcorner. Go to Doctor
Stones' Tickets Page for direct access.
There are no Front Of Stage
tickets available for this show : seats or General Admission standing tickets
only, which means that the 1st ones in the stadium get the best spots on the
pitch.
Feb. 22 2006 : New date for the Athens show
The Rolling Stones will finally play in Athens,
Sunday June 25.
The show will take place at the Olympic Stadium. Fan club presale is due to
start March 1 and public sale March 7. (source
: IORR)
Feb. 20 2006 : Over a million fans in Rio
According to different sources, there were
between 1 million et 1.5 million fans on the Copacabana Beach saturday night in
Rio.
The Stones performed a pretty classical set list, and for the fans who weren't
there, click HERE
and enjoy the show on AOL Music.
Feb. 15 2006 : Rolling Stones top-selling band in the U.S. in 2005.
According to Forbes, the Rolling Stones have
generated a total amount of 168 million dollars in record and concert ticket
sales last year.
U2 comes second (150 millions), followed by country music singer Kenny Chesney.
Feb. 15 2006 : A Q magazine special issue deidicated to the Rolling Stones
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Q magazine finally decided
to publish a Q Classic edition dedicated to the Rolling Stones. The 148-page magazine is featuring articles and over 150 photos, including some rare or even never-seen-before clichés. If you can't find the magazine where you live, click HERE to order online. |
Feb 13 2006 : Rio show : more info
The concert will be broadcast live on brasilian
TV channel Rede Globo Saturday evening.
The same channel will broadcast U2 live from Brasil 2 days later as well.
XM Radio channel 40 (Deep Tracks) will broadcast the show
online and a video will be put on AOL Music. Click HERE
for details on the XM Radio website.
The american fans will be able to see this concert (or at least parts of it) on
big screen Feb. 28 in selected cinemas, as they could watch the Rock And Roll
Circus movie back in 2004. Click HERE
for details.
Feb 12 2006 : Next stop : Rio de Janeiro.
After playing for the 1st time in Puerto Rico,
the Rolling Stones are now on their way to Brasil.
Their free concert on the Copacabana beach is expected to break all records. Up
to 2 million people are expected, and a temporary bridge is being built to bring
the band to the stage quickly and safely.
The show will be broadcast on radio and TV and is due to be the next official
Rolling Stones Live DVD release.
Feb 12 2006 : A smaller Stones concert in NYC finally confirmed.
After their warm-up club gig in Toronto last
summer, the Stones will play a small venue again in New York City.
The Radio City Music Hall will be the place to be March 14, since the Stones
will give a charity concert there.
Tickets were put on sale exclusively to donators to the Robin Hood Foundation.
The price range for the tickets is between $250 and $7,500.
Feb 3 2006 : Superbowl half time for the Rolling Stones.
The Rolling Stones were at yesterday's press
conference in Detroit. They did not give much information about their set, but
since they have 12 minutes, they will probably only perform 3 songs.
Click HERE
to see the video of the press conference.
Jan. 27 2006 : Hail ! Hail ! Rock n' Roll ! to be released on DVD.
The movie about Chuck Berry masterminded by Keith
Richards is expected to be released on DVD in June.
A 2-DVD version is announced as well as a 4-DVD set with about seven hours of
bonus including interviews and live footage of Chuck Berry at St. Louis' Cosmopolitan Club
filme by Taylor Hackford, director and producer of the movie Ray.
(Source : Reuters)
27 Janvier 2006 : First confirmation for the Stones' opening acts in Europe
The rumor is finally confirmed, Mötley Crüe
will be opening for the Stones for some dates in Europe.
The Tour
2005-2006 will be uptated as soon as more precise information will be
available.
Jan. 20 2006 : 5 Japanese concerts confirmed
2 shows at the Tokyo Dome along with Sapporo,
Saitama and Nagoya will be put on sale in Japan tomorrow, Jan. 21 on the JEC
website.
Please check the Tickets Worlwide and the Tour
2005-2006 pages for details.
Jan. 19 2006 : France gets 2 more shows this summer
A 2nd show at the Stade de France in Paris has
been added one month after the 1st one : July 2
Lyon also gets a stadium show, June 29.
These dates were previously planned for Athens and Belgrad. It is impossible to
say as of today if these shows will be rescheduled or not.
Check the 2005-2006 Tour page to see
the complete tour dates and setlists.
Jan. 19 2006 : New year, new songs (followed)
After Keith's pair of songs, a lot of new
material has been added to the Stones' set lists these days.
Love Is Strong was performed
yesterday in New York for the 1st time since the Bridges To Babylon Tour.
Worried About You, one of the highlights of the Licks Tour's club shows
also was part of the show.
Sway was rehearsed, and maybe the song will be given a 2nd chance one of
these days.
Memory Motel, Gimme Shelter, Let's Spend The Night Together, Respectable also
are great surprises, along with As Tears Go By and
Get Off Of My Cloud.
The only negative point for hard-core fans would be that these new songs replace
other "rare" songs like 19th Nervous Breakdown, Get Up Stand Up,
Night Time, Back Of My Hand and She's So Cold instead of replacing
one of the classics performed show after show for decades. Each fan has a
different set list of his dreams and it is impossible to satisfy everyone, but
these new songs are really good news !!!
Jan. 11 2006 : New year, new songs...
... at least for Keith Richards. Yesterday in
Montreal, he played 2 new songs on this tour : the very premiere of This Place
Is Empty and Happy.
Click HERE to see the setlist.
Jan. 10 2006 : Back to work !
Today is the day !! The Stones are back on tour,
starting this year's list of concerts in Montreal.
In France, the newspaper "Le Parisien" is mentionning a 2nd concert in
Paris, not giving any info about the date or venue.
Rumors are strong concerning arena shows in Europe in September, and other
sources indicate that the Stones consider coming back to America to end the tour
after Europe. Wait and see...
Jan. 7 2006 : Tim Ries Live in Chicago
Tim will play a jazz concert based on his Rolling Stones project in Chicago on the day between the 2 Rolling Stones concerts at the United Center. He'll play at the Martyr's club. Bernard Fowler and Michael Davis are due to perform with him.
Jan. 2 2006 : Happy New Year !
Best wishes to all for this new year !
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.