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| Meetch |
Does anyone have info?? Will they go to Shanghai?? Will it be in June/July??
Anybody know anything?
Thanks!
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| Gazza |
June- August will be Europe
The proposed Chinese dates (Beijing and Shanghai) are supposedly mid-march, ie around St Patricks Day
whether they'll come off or not is another matter..theres always a huge amount of red tape, political and administrative about playing shows in China. They're also now hoping for concerts in India in 2003,which I guess will also be around that time.
With a combined population in those two countries of 2.5 BILLION,thats quite a pair of lucrative markets for "40 Licks" !! |
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| stonedinaustralia |
this from a july '95 nme interview with keith:
"...Japan we played five years ago and that was the first time they let us in."
"Beijing - most sensible government in the world obviously still refuses us in. I got a long letter from the Chinese Government saying why I can't come in. Number One on the list was 'Cultural Pollution' and about Number 30 was 'Will Cause Traffic Jams!'. And in between is a whole load of other crap, the most amazing shit! Hahaha!" |
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| glencar |
I think China is one final obstacle for Mick. They've talked about it on at least the last two tours. I bet they don't do that many shows. I know someone who went to China recently. They said while poor, the Chinese are better off than the Russians. |
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| Gazza |
yeah youre right - the rumoured dates circulated at the announcement of this world tour were for Shanghai 13/3/03 and Beijing 17/3/03. IORR reports a possible show for Hong Kong also.
I've always thought it a bit strange that there was always such a political outcry when a band played a RIGHT wing country with bad human rights records such as South Africa (in the days of apartheid) yet there was never a fuss when anyone was allowed to play places like China with approval of THAT country's government. Anyway,I'm sure it'll be a huge media story if and when they do get there..and without any controversy hopefully!
Meetch - They'll be in Australasia in February and Asia in March. Europe will be mid-June until end of Aug/early September
Mick also talks in the new Billboard piece about the 2003 shows in China and India.
http://www.billboard.com/billboard/specialreport/index.jsp |
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| Soul Survivor |
It would be kind of cool if they played China. Don't ask me why........... |
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| fmk438j |
After this tour is over, I'd love to see someone make a poster with the world map, and at every single city the stones have ever played, have a small tongue. This would be real cool. Tongues scattered over the world It'd be like a map showing the world domination of the STONES. |
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| glencar |
Gazza, I don't think the Stones have ever played in a country ruled by a right wing dictatorship. They played S. Africa in 1995 which was a year after Mandela was voted in. I don't think I'll be too offended by them playing left wing dictatorial China. Maybe it'll help free up some of the restrictions. It can't hurt. |
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| juantcb |
Don't forget about Warsaw, 1967, on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. |
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| Sir Stonesalot |
Well, if nothing else, they should be able to find out what Chinese girls are hiding inside those silky sleeves! |
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| Moonisup |
quote:
fmk438j wrote:
After this tour is over, I'd love to see someone make a poster with the world map, and at every single city the stones have ever played, have a small tongue. This would be real cool. Tongues scattered over the world It'd be like a map showing the world domination of the STONES.
Holland would be covered with tongues then! hha
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