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| LE PAUL JAGGER |
06.02.06 Keith Richards Is Given The All Clear To Get Back To Work As Stones Announce New Itinerary For European Shows
With the news that Keith Richards has made a complete recovery from his accident and is ready to return to the concert stage, The Rolling Stones have unveiled today their re-vamped European Tour Schedule.
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood & Charlie Watts will now kick off their 'A Bigger Bang' European Tour at the world famous San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy on Tuesday 11 July 2006.
There will be 21 stadium dates in 11 countries across Europe and these shows will be all the Stones will be doing in the summer of 2006. Concert promoters CPI/TNA have made every effort to accommodate fans in as many countries and cities as possible.
The new tour itinerary is as follows:
July 11, 2006 Milan Italy San Siro
July 14, 2006 Vienna Austria Ernst Happel Stadion
July 16, 2006 Munich Germany Olympiastadion
July 19, 2006 Hannover Germany AWD - Arena
July 21, 2006 Berlin Germany Olympiastadion
July 23, 2006 Koln Germany Rhein - Energie Stadion
July 28, 2006 Paris France Stade de France
July 31, 2006 Amsterdam Holland Amsterdam Arena
Aug 3, 2006 Stuttgart Germany Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion
Aug 8, 2006 Zurich Switzerland Dubendorf Airfield
Aug 8, 2006 Nice France Le Palais Nikala
Aug 12, 2006 Porto Portugal Estadio do Dragao
Aug 14, 2006 Valladolid Spain Estadio Jose Zorrilla
Aug 16, 2006 El Ejido Spain Estadio Santo Domingo
Aug 20, 2006 London UK Twickenham Stadium
Aug 22, 2006 London UK Twickenham Stadium
Aug 25, 2006 Glasgow UK Hampden Park
Aug 27, 2006 Sheffield UK Don Valley Stadium
Aug 29, 2006 Cardiff UK Millennium Stadium
Sept 1, 2006 Bergen Norway Koengen
Sept 3, 2006 Horsens Denmark Forum Horsens
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| FotiniD |
Great news! I'm happy for all the rescheduled shows but first and foremost for the fact Keith is doing alright  We should all celebrate for that!
On the other hand, I think "we've stepped on it" as a Greek proverb would say for being scr...eh, unlucky  It does say at RS.com that the Athens gig is postponed and NOT cancelled, but the statement also reads:
There will be 21stadium dates in 11 countries across Europe and these shows will be all the Stones will be doing in the summer of 2006.
So where does that leave us exactly?
Thank you Jesus, thank you Cohl 
Ah, nevermind. I'm just thrilled Keith's alright.
(And if anyone is willing to sell a FOS Milan ticket, I'm here babies). |
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| PartyDoll MEG |
Yes!!! Finally, Cohl speaks!!!
Someone take care of my friend, Fotini, Please!!! She must see the Stones. 
[Edited by PartyDoll MEG] |
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| Angiegirl |
Great, they changed the date of the first Amsterdam show and 'postponed' the second show to 2007...
Fuck it.
From rs. com additionally:
All tickets purchased for previous itinerary are valid.
The Rolling Stones concerts that were originally announced to take place in Barcelona, Madrid (Spain), Brussels (Belgium), Gothenburg (Sweden), St Petersburg (Russia), Brno (Czech Republic), Warsaw (Poland), Athens (Greece), Zagreb (Croatia), and Frankfurt (Germany) are POSTPONED. Concert promoters are in the process of re-scheduling these cities and there will be news of these shortly.
They ask ticket holders to hold on to their tickets and await further announcements.
The 2006 Rolling Stones Concerts in NURNBERG & LEIPZIG are CANCELLED.
Michael Cohl, World Tour Promoter, commented "We are delighted to announce the Stones tour is back on track and thank all the fans and ticket holders for their patience. We have put in as many shows in as many countries as was feasible. This is still going to be the most incredible rock show ever."
[Edited by Angiegirl] |
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| Rolling Stones Argen |
Great Keef is well! And great news for our european friends!
Keep on rockin' Europeans!
Greetings from Argentina |
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| FotiniD |
quote:
Angiegirl wrote:
Michael Cohl, World Tour Promoter, commented "We have put in as many shows in as many countries as was feasible."
Oh yeah, then why not put some more shows in September?
Have I mentioned my love for Michael Cohl grows by the minute? |
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| Angiegirl |
quote:
FotiniD wrote:
Oh yeah, then why not put some more shows in September?
Probably because of bookings by football and other sports, and because of weather. |
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| FotiniD |
quote:
Angiegirl wrote:
Probably because of bookings by football and other sports, and because of weather.
Yeah, but the Babylon tour in 98 rolled all the way through September 18... |
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| Angiegirl |
But those dates were booked by the Stones earlier I think. Hey, I don't know, they'll have their reasons. Maybe it'll be too long of a working period for Keef or something, who knows. |
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| charlotte |
Angie, what shows are you going to make with this revised schedule?
Sorry to ALL of my European friends if your summer has been busted or changed...we yanks had it made with ALL of the dates available to us |
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| maumau |
wow! keith is fine and I got opening night!!
need i say more?
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| Angiegirl |
quote:
charlotte wrote:
Angie, what shows are you going to make with this revised schedule?
Just the Amsterdam show, the second one has vanished. |
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| Gazza |
Surprised that no one has noticed that the Stones appear to have a busy schedule on 8th August
The Zurich show is the 5th August, in case you're wondering
Thankfully all the shows I had planned to see are safe, but its disappointing that they couldnt reschedule more than what theyve done and have pulled shows that were due to take place AFTER the new start date. I'm gutted for those of who who are missing out this year - but the silver lining is that Europe gets to see the Stones in both 2006 and 2007.
Draw your own conclusions for the main reason. I find it hard to believe they could only reschedule TWO shows in September. But hey, as long as they get to tour America in the autumn and make a shitload of cash to enable them to top the 'highest grossing' charts, thats OK....
On the bright side, thats hopefully an end to all the doom and gloom speculation about Keith's health and the whole tour being cancelled or postponed.
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| Angiegirl |
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Gazza wrote:
Surprised that no one has noticed that the Stones appear to have a busy schedule on 8th August
The Zurich show is the 5th August, in case you're wondering
Thankfully all the shows I had planned to see are safe, but its disappointing that they couldnt reschedule more than what theyve done. I'm gutted for those of who who are missing out this year - but the silver lining is that Europe gets to see the Stones in both 2006 and 2007.
Draw your own conclusions for the main reason. I find it hard to believe they could only reschedule TWO shows in September. But hey, as long as they get to tour America in the autumn and make a shitload of cash to enable them to top the 'highest grossing' charts, thats OK....
Well, we don't know yet that they'll tour the US in the fall, but if they do, the part of them that's making them spineless moneygrabbers might just be the only part they have. |
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| LadyJane |
I know it's early here, but where are you reading additional Euro shows in 2007?? What am I missing??
Fotini....I am so so sorry.
I really hope with all my heart they make it up to those that missed out. They have to. 
LJ. |
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| Gazza |
the full press release - thanks to Bjornulf from IORR
KEITH RICHARDS IS GIVEN THE ALL CLEAR TO GET BACK TO WORK
AS STONES ANNOUNCE NEW ITINERARY FOR EUROPEAN SHOWS
Press Information – Friday, 2 June 2006
With the news that Keith Richards has made a complete recovery from his accident and is ready to return to the concert stage, The Rolling Stones have unveiled today their re-vamped European Tour Schedule.
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts will now kick off their ‘A Bigger Bang’ European Tour at the world famous San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy on Tuesday, 11 July 2006.
There will be 21 stadium dates in 11 countries across Europe and these shows will be all the Stones will be doing in the summer of 2006. Concert promoters CPI/TNA have made every effort to accommodate fans in as many countries and cities as possible.
The new tour itinerary is as follows:
Tues 11 July Milan Italy San Siro
Fri 14 July Vienna Austria Ernst Happel Stadion
Sun 16 July Munich Germany Olympiastadion
Wed 19 July Hannover Germany AWD – Arena
Fri 21 July Berlin Germany Olympiastadion
Sun 23 July Koln Germany Rhein – Energie Stadion
Fri 28 July Paris France Stade de France
Mon 31 July Amsterdam Holland Amsterdam Arena
Thurs 3 Aug Stuttgart Germany Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion
Sat 5 Aug Zurich Switzerland Dubendorf Airfield
Tues 8 Aug Nice France Le Palais Nikala
Sat 12 Aug Porto Portugal Estadio do Dragao
Mon 14 Aug Valladolid Spain Estadio Jose Zorrilla
Wed 16 Aug El Ejido Spain Estadio Santo Domingo
Sun 20 Aug London UK Twickenham Stadium
Tues 22 Aug London UK Twickenham Stadium
Fri 25 Aug Glasgow UK Hampden Park
Sun 27 Aug Sheffield UK Don Valley Stadium
Tues 29 Aug Cardiff UK Millennium Stadium
Fri 1 Sept Bergen Norway Koengen
Sun 3 Sept Horsens Denmark Forum Horsens
All tickets purchased for previous itinerary are valid.
The Rolling Stones concerts that were originally scheduled to take place in Barcelona, Madrid, (Spain) Brussels (Belgium), Gothenburg (Sweden), St Petersburg (Russia), Brno (Czech Republic), Warsaw (Poland), Athens (Greece), Zagreb (Croatia), and Frankfurt (Germany) are POSTPONED. Concert promoters are in the process of rescheduling these cities and there will be news of these shortly. They ask ticket holders to hold on to their tickets and await further announcements.
The 2006 Rolling Stones Concerts in NURNBERG & LEIPZIG are CANCELLED.
Michael Cohl, The Rolling Stones World Tour Promoter, commented ‘We are delighted to announce the Stones tour is back on track and thank all the fans and ticket holders for their patience. We have put in as many shows in as many countries as was feasible. This is still going to be the most incredible rock show ever’
Keith Richards added ‘Excuse me, I fell off of my perch! Sorry to disrupt everyone’s plans but now - It's FULL STEAM AHEAD! Ouch!!’
The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang European Tour is presented by American Express.
Rolling Stones World Tour 2005/2006 is promoted by Concert Productions International and The Next Adventure and produced by WPC Piecemeal Inc.
--- End of press release ---
Information from MOJO to Amsterdam ArenA ticket holders:
Sunday 30 July is replaced by Monday 31 July.
Tuesday 1 August is postponed to an unknown date. |
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| Gazza |
odd that the press release doesnt mention the fact that there are TWO Paris shows to be rescheduled, yet only one date has been announced |
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| FotiniD |
quote:
Gazza wrote:
Keith Richards added ‘Excuse me, I fell off of my perch! Sorry to disrupt everyone’s plans but now - It's FULL STEAM AHEAD! Ouch!!’
If he wasn't so great and if I didn't love him so much, maybe I'd be angry now.
But how can you feel angry at this?
Love you Keith! |
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| egon |
There IS tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Gazza |
quote:
LadyJane wrote:
I know it's early here, but where are you reading additional Euro shows in 2007?? What am I missing??
The website for St Petersburg mentioned a couple of days ago that the show was postponed to 2007 and other European shows would be affected the same way. Radio stations in Holland have also confirmed that Amsterdam #1 has been moved by one day and that Amsterdam #2 is postponed until 2007
The announcement that ten or more shows are postponed, as opposed to cancelled, is confirmation that it will be 2007 before they take place. As is the official statement that the dates confirmed today will be the Stones' only European shows this summer.
My personal guess is that aside from the shows that are rescheduled they'll do what they did in 1999 and add a few extra shows next summer in places where they've played THIS year and can easily play two years in a row - German sales should be much better next year without the World Cup as competition and I would guess there'll be a show in London. Maybe we'll get to see them at wembley after all - although I still wouldnt bet on it being finished by next summer either! |
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| Gazza |
quote:
FotiniD wrote:
If he wasn't so great and if I didn't love him so much, maybe I'd be angry now.
But how can you feel angry at this?
Love you Keith!
This is true. The silly old bastard's charm gets him off the hook, again....
[Edited by Gazza] |
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| marko |
Where does they say,that they´ll be back in europe 2007?
can´t find that one.can´t make anywhere this year,or in
2007 either. |
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| Angiegirl |
quote:
marko wrote:
Where does they say,that they´ll be back in europe 2007?
can´t find that one.can´t make anywhere this year,or in
2007 either.
Dutch tour promotor Mojo Concerts states it on their website (also says the postponed dates will be announced mid-July):
http://www.mojo.nl/agenda/evenement.asp?pid=734
De afgelopen weken heeft de gezondheid van Rolling Stones' gitarist Keith Richard regelmatig het nieuws gehaald. Na overleg met zijn artsen hebben Richard en de overige bandleden besloten hun A Bigger Bang tournee te hervatten.
Een nieuw tourschema is opgesteld met minder concerten in zoveel mogelijk landen. Voor Nederland houdt deze nieuwe tournee in dat het Rolling Stones concert in de Amsterdam ArenA:
- op zondag 30 juli is verplaatst naar maandag 31 juli;
- op dinsdag 1 augustus is uitgesteld naar een nog onbekende datum waarschijnlijk zomer 2007.
Kaarten voor zondag 30 juli blijven geldig voor het concert op maandag 31 juli. Kaarten voor dinsdag 1 augustus blijven geldig voor het vervangende concert. De datum van dit tweede concert wordt naar alle waarschijnlijkheid half juli bekend gemaakt. Hou de Mojo site en/of nieuwsbrief in de gaten voor de nieuwe datum.
Bij verhindering kunnen bezoekers voor de oorspronkelijke datum zondag 30 juli de kaarten vanaf zaterdag 3 juni tot en met donderdag 20 juli terugbrengen bij de voorverkoopadresen van Ticket Service. De uiterste inlevertermijn voor het tweede concert wordt later bekend gemaakt.
Niet alleen in Nederland is het aantal shows teruggebracht. Het Europese deel van de tournee A Bigger Bang bestond oorspronkelijk uit 35 concerten: dit zijn er uiteindelijk 21 geworden. De overige shows worden verplaatst en vinden in 2007 plaats. |
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| LadyJane |
I'm normally the eternal pessimist.
BUT..maybe there is a silver lining in all of this.
Clearly, the Stones aren't gonna hang it up in Dec. 06.
Keith is recovering....the BEST news of all.
Euro Tour has been derailed but the door is open for 2007.
RO hits Europe in 2007??? I'm UP for it!!!!!!!!!!! I'll go to Greece to see a show with Fotini.
LJ. |
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| marko |
Yeps,but no comments from stones management,about 2007?
I think,they won´t be back here. |
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| Angiegirl |
quote:
LadyJane wrote:
I'm normally the eternal pessimist.
BUT..maybe there is a silver lining in all of this.
Clearly, the Stones aren't gonna hang it up in Dec. 06.
Keith is recovering....the BEST news of all.
Euro Tour has been derailed but the door is open for 2007.
RO hits Europe in 2007??? I'm UP for it!!!!!!!!!!! I'll go to Greece to see a show with Fotini.
LJ.
I'm a realist however. 1 year now makes 10 times the difference on them as 1 year in 1965...
I don't see it turn out all that well honestly. |
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| Gazza |
quote:
marko wrote:
Yeps,but no comments from stones management,about 2007?
I think,they won´t be back here.
because they havent finalised the dates for those shows yet. Theyre not in the business of speculation
The most important thing to announce was the itinerary for 2007 - which theyve done - and to confirm which of the postponed dates will and wont be rescheduled - which theyve also done.
As the rescheduled dates are a year away, rearranging exact dates for them is hardly as big a priority as rearranging new dates for shows that are due to take place in a few weeks time.
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| FotiniD |
quote:
LadyJane wrote:
RO hits Europe in 2007??? I'm UP for it!!!!!!!!!!! I'll go to Greece to see a show with Fotini.
You know you're most welcome here LJ dear! Maybe an ROCC summit should be in order We're gonna have a great time!
And we should get the very best setlist for all this mayhem! This is the THIRD time the Athens gig is postponed this year
Angie, cheer up! They're tough guys, they don't give up easily. They always go on, against all odds. |
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| Strange_Stray_Cat |
I have some Amsterdam tix for sale; email me if interested. |
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| Angiegirl |
Not the one reserved for me I hope?
My mum wants one FOS for first (only) show |
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