Going to see them, as it must surely be their last tour! Anyone else going?

Leisure wrote:Going to see them, as it must surely be their last tour! Anyone else going?

Watch out for bald headed members in yellow pants throwing stones at the Yorkies.

A Lancs win tomorrow.

Leisure wrote:Going to see them, as it must surely be their last tour! Anyone else going?

I'm going....gotta see em before I die !!!

tim_noone wrote:I'm going....gotta see em before I die !!!

Before they do!!!

I'll be there. Been a while since I've driven to Old Trafford, for those in the know where's the best place to park. I'll be setting off by 4.30pm latest...

I hope you get some satisfaction Pete?

Claret Till I Die wrote:I'll be there. Been a while since I've driven to Old Trafford, for those in the know where's the best place to park. I'll be setting off by 4.30pm latest...

The best place to park is outside your house, then use public transport and have a few beers.

Wonder if we’ll get red skies tonight...

I like a Ruby Tuesday.

I'll be there. Really looking forward to seeing them.
It's probably going to be the best best gig ever for me, I've seen Queen, Roger Waters The Wall in Berlin and Bowie 5 times.
I've just got a feeling this will trump the lot!

Stretford Railway Club on Chester Road (5 mins walk) has a nice car park if you give them a ring they will let you use it,
Said there would be a small charge but let us use it free of charge as 5 of us called in for a few (cheap) beers

Claret Till I Die wrote:I'll be there. Been a while since I've driven to Old Trafford, for those in the know where's the best place to park. I'll be setting off by 4.30pm latest...

don't park on the square!

I'd love to go but it's curry night tonight...

jdrobbo wrote:I like a Ruby Tuesday.

B-dum tish!

I'm jealous - wish I was there tonight, a long time since I saw the brilliant Stones live. I know it's only rock'n'roll but I like it.

Those of you going, have a great night.

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Saw the Stones at Don Valley stadium. They had to knock it down afterwards

I thought Moaningrinho was buying John Stones when I saw the thread title

Anyone know what time it will roughly finish?

just around midnight.

quoonbeatz wrote:just around midnight.

Really??

no, not really. it will be around 10:30-11ish.

Dyched wrote:Really??

Wooooosh...

quoonbeatz wrote:no, not really. it will be around 10:30-11ish.

Curfew is 10.30pm but whether or not the Stones take any notice of that who knows!

Thought Stones plays for City

Can you pay on the gate

Not my cup of tea at all. Mick Jagger trying to sound and act like Don Covay never really did it for me but got to take your hat off to them for their longevity.

Seen them on quite a few occasions. First time was Nelson Imp when it cost me 40p equivalent. Seen numerous stadium tours with most expensive costing me 300 times more than the first one.

Corky wrote:Not my cup of tea at all. Mick Jagger trying to sound and act like Don Covay never really did it for me but got to take your hat off to them for their longevity.

Nor mine but must agree.

The one song I do like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yGFuX2KDQs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Outstanding tonight...

Hipper wrote:Nor mine but must agree.

The one song I do like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yGFuX2KDQs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Is this song about doing smack?

Graham25goals wrote:Is this song about doing smack?

No but this is about getting off it, maybe............


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Great show. My favs were, Gimme Shelter, Like a Rolling Stone and Sympathy for the Devil. Must have been 70/80,000 there tonight.

Didn't get there tonite, but saw em a few years ago at the o2. Outstanding. Gimme shelter and sympathy was excellent that nite too.

Pheonomenal night. What a show. Best band of all time. To have that longevity and energy is something else.

Some positive feedback from you following last night - still the greatest live band I've ever seen

Are my eyes playing tricks,on the first photo are 2 red topped security staff about to Chuck someone out.

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Pheonomenal night. What a show. Best band of all time. To have that longevity and energy is something else.

Was it £30 to sit in the away end?

ClaretTony wrote:Some positive feedback from you following last night - still the greatest live band I've ever seen

Never had a night like last night!! Topped life events from the joys of birth to the sadness of passing...the energy and emotion generated by the stones and the crowd I've never felt before ever....you just had to be there,truly amazing musicians ...quotes mick jagger I'm happy to be in Manchester,quotes The Amazing Keith Richard "I'm happy to be anywhere" Awesome Event

thedoge wrote:Are my eyes playing tricks,on the first photo are 2 red topped security staff about to Chuck someone out.

Some poor bugger was dragged out right on cue as the Band walked out! Felt for him if it was summat and nowt...

The Rolling Stones have done hundreds of concerts of course, and the counter-culture one at Altamont Speedway Free Festival, in California nearly 50 years ago, is particularly infamous....it had an attendance of about 300,000.

There was a lot of hard drugs and drinking, and the Hell's Angels were 'assigned' security duties for the event [mistake],... one man was murdered, three others died, and bunches of hippies were beaten up by out of control rockers....it was a bad scene man

The video footage is very good quality for the time, and is worth a view.

- the man who was murdered by the Hell's Angels [Meredith Hunter] was brandishing a gun, and some eye witnesses have suggested that Hunter [off his head with methamphetamine] was out to do serious harm to Mick Jagger or one of the Stones, or somebody else on stage...this incident is on the link at about 6 minutes.

This is a pretty good version, from the event, of 'Sympathy for the Devil'.....'Under my Thumb' is also worth a look...this is just after the murder and Jagger is clearly put off his stride by events.

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I've never seen the Stones as I have not been quite a big enough fan to bother (I like them but not mad about them) but one of the coolest things I've ever seen was recorded at a gig somewhere when a guy ran on stage and ran towards Keith Richard. Richard, not knowing what the hell the guy was going to do, kept playing until the perfect moment then swung his guitar off and, in one marvellous movement, crowned the guy round the head with it, rendered him immobile, then put it back on and continued playing as if nothing had happened. Security carried the guy away and the Stones were no worse for the experience. Marvellous moment.

tim_noone wrote:Never had a night like last night!! Topped life events from the joys of birth to the sadness of passing...the energy and emotion generated by the stones and the crowd I've never felt before ever....you just had to be there,truly amazing musicians ...quotes mick jagger I'm happy to be in Manchester,quotes The Amazing Keith Richard "I'm happy to be anywhere" Awesome Event

Someone next to me even cried...

Although musically perhaps they may have been better 50 years ago. It was made even more amazing by the sheer energy displayed at the age of (in Charlie Watts case) 77 years old! Outstanding.

Not my cup of tea give me the Nolan sisters any day

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Someone next to me even cried...

Well....the moment got to me!! To see four old geezers in their seventies playing with such passion and energy I doubt you'll see anywhere on earth it was a privelige!!

hampsteadclaret wrote:The Rolling Stones have done hundreds of concerts of course, and the counter-culture one at Altamont Speedway Free Festival, in California nearly 50 years ago, is particularly infamous....it had an attendance of about 300,000.

There was a lot of hard drugs and drinking, and the Hell's Angels were 'assigned' security duties for the event [mistake],... one man was murdered, three others died, and bunches of hippies were beaten up by out of control rockers....it was a bad scene man

The video footage is very good quality for the time, and is worth a view.

- the man who was murdered by the Hell's Angels [Meredith Hunter] was brandishing a gun, and some eye witnesses have suggested that Hunter [off his head with methamphetamine] was out to do serious harm to Mick Jagger or one of the Stones, or somebody else on stage.

This is a pretty good version, from the event, of 'Sympathy for the Devil'.....'Under my Thumb' is also worth a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj6y6tohW_0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

An absolute nightmare. There’s an entertaining snip in the film where Santana drummer, Mike Shrieve, is narrating to the newly arrived Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh about how the’stewards’ had beaten up the singer from the Jefferson Airplane during a performance. They looked somewhat bemused with Lesh saying ‘you mean they’re attacking the musicians? Well that doesn’t sound right’. The next shot is of a poncho sporting Garcia turning on his heels with guitar in case and making a beeline for the helicopter before it departed.

thedoge wrote:Are my eyes playing tricks,on the first photo are 2 red topped security staff about to Chuck someone out.

Just looked for that. Was like playing a rolling stones version of Where's Wally!

I've never been a big fan of theirs but had the chance to get tickets for the Rolling Stones gig at Coventry Ricoh Arena last Saturday. My son who has watched loads of live gigs by many different groups, summed it up as "The .. Best .. Show .. Ever!". Amazing to watch and listen to the energy and buzz these old men continue to display even if they look like every note could be their last note in the case of Watts and Richards.

46...Charlie Watts is 78 [amazing] and Keef will be 75 later this year, again pretty amazing in view of his 'exploits'.

Bit the bullet and shelled out 2200kc (About 75 quid) for a ticket for their show here on the 4th July. No small amount considering our lower salaries, but hey, they wont play here again i dare say.

No word on support for here yet, so hoping for someone decent.

The greatest rock n roll band ever...bar none....Probably.

"Sympathy for the Devil"

I must admit I thought they didn't play that live (since Altamont).