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| Ten Thousand Motels |
SERBIA DESPERATE TO SECURE ROLLING STONES GIG
Serbia is so desperate to secure a ROLLING STONES concert in capital Belgrade, government officials have promised to fund all the preparatory work themselves. While the British rockers are scheduled to play neighbouring Zagreb, Croatia, on their 2006 tour, as well as a string of other European cities, they have so far spurned former warzone Serbia. However, Finance Minister and rock enthusiast MLADJAN DINKIC hopes the state offer - of the city's Hippodrome racecourse venue with a 100,000 fan capacity - will change the BROWN SUGAR hitmakers' minds. He says, "This would mean public companies would do all the preparatory work at their own expense. "They would prepare the grounds, installations, take care of all the logistics." The Rolling Stones were due to perform in Belgrade in 2003 but ditched the gig after then Prime Minister ZORAN DJINDJIC was murdered. They have yet to respond to the offer.
20/04/2006 09:28
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| Break The Spell |
It's great that their finance minister is a fan and all, but I wonder what kind of crowd they will draw there?? The place there holds 100,000 so they seem optimistic if nothing else. |
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| Ihavelotsajam |
There are a lot of Stones fans in serbia, its not as big a shithole as the world likes to make it. They were more popular than beatles for a while there. |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
quote:
Ihavelotsajam wrote:
There are a lot of Stones fans in serbia, its not as big a shithole as the world likes to make it. They were more popular than beatles for a while there.
If I'm not mistaken there was a regular here from Serbia for awhile. Can't remember the name though. |
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| Ihavelotsajam |
Yeah and on the other boards as well. I'm from Serbia originally, although i haven';t lived there anywhere near long enough to know the culture well. but i do know that they like their rock and roll and their punk, and there have been some really good bands in that area-- serbia croatia bosnia, etc. It just hasn't had a good couple of decades, lol, to say the least. |
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| gimmekeef |
They better grab it quick before Bon Jovi moves in for the kill |
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| nanatod |
Didn't the late New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan say something to the effect that one day people were going to be nostalgic about the breakup of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Iron Curtain?
[Edited by nanatod] |
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| glencar |
Let them have their show! |
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| lotsajizz |
Serbia shall NOT be greeted....
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| glencar |
Now they'll just invade Croatia! |
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| Ihavelotsajam |
quote:
nanatod wrote:
Didn't the late New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan say something to the effect that one day people were going to be nostalgic about the breakup of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Iron Curtain?
[Edited by nanatod]
Serbia had little of the type of strict communism that the Soviet Union had. Maybe that's why most people there KNOW the Stones and even want them to play there at all. The Balkan troubles are more ethnic than communist oriented.
Has nothing to do with political
nostalgia. |
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| lotsajizz |
I'd be happy with the Stones playing Zagreb or Sarajevo...but NEVER Belgrade!!
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| Ihavelotsajam |
Got a problem with Belgrade?
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| mandrack |
First of all,
Belgrade was announced on the official site and then dissapered (obviously due to lack of professionalism by local promoter).
Regarding Serbia as a place for a gig, I assume that it's going to be one of the hottest gig on the tour (similar to Argentina).
The reasons are simple-huge fan base and lack of large events in the last decade.
I remember Budapest in 1995 when more than 10,000 fans went by buses and cars to attend the concert (one of the shows with best atmosphere that I have seen)
P.S>lotsajizz if you have anything against Belgrade, please explain |
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| Break The Spell |
quote:
mandrack wrote:
First of all,
Belgrade was announced on the official site and then dissapered (obviously due to lack of professionalism by local promoter).
Regarding Serbia as a place for a gig, I assume that it's going to be one of the hottest gig on the tour (similar to Argentina).
The reasons are simple-huge fan base and lack of large events in the last decade.
I remember Budapest in 1995 when more than 10,000 fans went by buses and cars to attend the concert (one of the shows with best atmosphere that I have seen)
P.S>lotsajizz if you have anything against Belgrade, please explain
Who's that to the left of Keith in your avatar?? Its kind of small, but from what I can see, it kind of looks like Scott Ian. |
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| mandrack |
Justin Timberlake  |
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| Break The Spell |
quote:
mandrack wrote:
Justin Timberlake
Haha, I can see it now. Certainly not one of the highpoints of their live career.  |
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| lotsajizz |
quote:
Ihavelotsajam wrote:
Got a problem with Belgrade?
yup...lots
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| glencar |
Belgrade sounds so...classy! |
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| Soldatti |
Let's hope that this time they could get a show after the letdown of 2003. |
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| Ihavelotsajam |
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yup...lots
Then have the balls to expand on that.
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
quote:
Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
If I'm not mistaken there was a regular here from Serbia for awhile. Can't remember the name though.
We have (had) many, one of them is Voja who is the one who posts often (well it's not jb of course) and it's a regular of Rocks off since the early days.
This is Olja, another Serbian fan with Lisa after the Prague show
I can't find a picture sent by Voja of many Serbian fans dressing all the same before a show... will post later |
