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Stones roll into town
By Nui Te Koha
THE Rolling Stones will play at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on February 24.
And, learning from the Paul McCartney debacle, tour organisers for the Stones are working frantically on acceptable ticket prices and arena-zoning plans.
Fans can expect to pay between $100 for cheap seats and $400 for the so-called golden circle. Tickets go on sale on December 11.
"They are spending an inordinate amount of time working out ticket price plans in terms of what to charge, in what sections, and how many sections there will be," an insider told the Herald Sun.
"There are e-mails sent daily switching from plan A to plan B, to plan C, to plan X and the rest of it. This tour is being constantly tweaked and refined."
Sources said the Stones will make an official Australian tour announcement on Sunday.
The Stones, the most profitable live act ever, will perform in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
They have allowed a four-day window of opportunity at Telstra Dome. Their latest world jaunt, a greatest hits romp celebrating 40 years in show business, caps off a decade in which the Stones earned $1.3 billion in tour receipts alone.
It is significant for fans that tour organisers want the best ticketing plan for the Stones at Telstra Dome. Industry sources said the sales trend for McCartney's aborted show at Docklands caused a major re-think.
They said McCartney's best and worst seats, $450 and $100 respectively, sold strongly but mid-range tickets did slower business.
A leading concert promoter said fans need to be convinced about Docklands as a rock venue.
"The Stones' demographic leans heavily to 50 and 60-year-olds, people at the peak of their earning cycle," the promoter said.
"If they want to indulge themselves, they will pay $400 or $500 to sit five or 10 rows away from Mick Jagger. But I don't think they would see it the same way at Telstra Dome. There is the perception that, if you're not in the best seats section, you might be 100 rows away."
Promoter Paul Dainty snagged the Stones' Australian tour months ago.
Constant changes to the schedule, dates and venues have caused announcement delays. The Stones' tour has played to stadiums, arenas and theatres in the US, with different set lists and production
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| stonedinaustralia |
thanx jaxx - missed you girl - where you been? - starting to think you were pulling a soulie on us - check your e-mail |
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| fmk438j |
Hey stoned, you suprised of no announcement today? I'm not. My money's still on Tuesday. |
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| stonedinaustralia |
fmk - after having gone through this a few times since '75/'76 nothing surprises me and i have absolutely no expectations about anything ... at least it does sound like they're definitely coming - i was thinking brisbane might be the best gig - it being a little more "down home" than the mega-extravaganza sydney and melbourne will no doubt be - but then brisbane will probably get all the dreadful "white shoe" brigade from the gold coast
re the article jaxx posted - i wouldn't say the stones "demographic" here the is mostly 50 - 60 crowd - that's bullshit - last time in adelaide there was people of all ages (which was cool to see) - but they're right (generally speaking), only the "older crowd" could afford to spend $400.00 on two and a half hours of entertainment
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| Jaxx |
quote:
stonedinaustralia wrote:
thanx jaxx - missed you girl - where you been? - starting to think you were pulling a soulie on us - check your e-mail
hey there SIA, i've been MIA due to circumstances beyond my control and my ski area opening as well-- but alive and well, at this moment, anyway. no email from ya guy. can you resend? |
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| stonedinaustralia |
quote:
Jaxx wrote:
no email from ya guy. can you resend?
hi jaxx - i've been having a bit of a problem with my mail box lately - i sent you another message about 60 mins ago - did you get that one?
tia
sia |
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| gypsymofo60 |
Docklands?????????? Where are those smilies with the rolling eyes when you need one? What a dump! Hey SIA did you catch The Robert Johnson special on SBS on Saturday Night? |
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| stonedinaustralia |
fuck no!!! - that'll teach me to read the paper more carefully
f$%k it, f*&k... f#+k (where's the picture of the little smiley face punching the wall?)
still before i get carried away - was it any good? - was keith on - what happened?
did you tape it?? |
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| fmk438j |
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gypsymofo60 wrote:
Hey SIA did you catch The Robert Johnson special on SBS on Saturday Night?
I missed it. Was it the on where Keith says something like "I can figure out most guy's chords... but RJ's, is real hard" |
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| gypsymofo60 |
To the Aussies, it was an hour and half long, hosted by Danny Glover, and had interviews with people who really knew him, Johnny Shines, a boy,(now an old man), who Johnson purportedly taught guitar to, Willie May of Love In Vain fame, and yes I taped it if you want a copy, by the way SIA you still haven't let me know if you want a copy of that Foxtel thing on the Stones. Oh yeah! Keith is interviewed twice for about ten seconds, the only disapointment. |
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| stonedinaustralia |
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gypsymofo60 wrote:
yes I taped it if you want a copy, by the way SIA you still haven't let me know if you want a copy of that Foxtel thing on the Stones.
i will get back to you on that gmf60 and maybe about that RJ show (i'd heard of it before -that's the second time i've missed it)
but before that i want to get your nyc discs sorted - i'm still waiting for the discs - i'll let you know when they get here and then we can talk about those videos then - thanx |
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| gypsymofo60 |
The good news is that they wont be playing Docklands, it looks like The Rod Laver Arena,(The Arena previously known as Oh! at least 50 other names)The true Prince of venues. The bad news, is that only three cities get 'em in town. Sydney 2 official gigs, and Melbourne & Brisbane get one each, great! One chance. Have to keep the ears, and eyes open for one off out of the way clubs and pubs. |
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| fmk438j |
According to the article below (although they're already wrong on the opening date) there's going to be a total of eight shows (ie. those already announced will be added to, just like the euro setup).
I'm being cynical, but I reckon the docklands show was never on the cards, but just spin by Dainty to promote that they're "now doing 'intimate' arenas!" ie. bring attention to the fact that they'll play arenas not stadiums.
Stones rock on
By Nui Te Koha
December 04, 2002
THE Rolling Stones have ditched a huge one-night stand at Docklands Stadium in favour of up-close shows at Rod Laver Arena.
The Stones will now play three arena-style shows at Rod Laver Arena from February 24. The arena can hold between 15,000 and 20,000 people.
It will be the first time that the Stones have played indoors in Australia.
The move to Melbourne Park is great news for fans, who will see the inventors of larger-than-life stadium rock in a relatively intimate venue.
"The Stones demographic leans heavily to 50 and 60-year-olds, people at the peak of their earning cycle," one promoter said.
"If they want to indulge themselves, they will pay $400 and $500 to sit 10 rows away from Mick Jagger."
Sources say ticket prices are more likely to be in line with a European conversion scale than US.
In the US, fans paid between $90 and $625 for tickets. European concert tickets are usually priced from $100 to $180.
Initially, the Stones had considered one night at Docklands, but huge freight costs and indecision over ticketing plans proved to be too great an obstacle.
"There are e-mails sent daily switching from plan A to plan B, to plan C, to plan X and the rest of it," an insider told the Herald Sun late last week. "This tour is being constantly tweaked and refined."
Yesterday, concert industry sources said the Stones had agreed to play eight dates in Australia, starting in Sydney on February 19 and ending in Brisbane on February 28.
There is a four-day window of opportunity for shows in Melbourne, with three dates mooted for Rod Laver Arena.
Insiders say freight costs to shift the Stones' massive stadium show for 40,000-plus crowds from Japan to Australia proved unworkable.
Paul McCartney's Telstra Dome debacle has also spooked concert promoters into re-thinking ticketing price plans and arena zoning.
McCartney's best and worst seats, $450 and $100 respectively, sold strongly but mid-range tickets did slower business.
The Stones, the most profitable live act ever, earned $1.3 billion in tour receipts in the past decade.
Their latest tour, a greatest hits show adaptable to stadiums, arenas and theatres, is travelling under the banner 40 Licks.
The stage show includes state-of-the-art lighting, video screens and billboard artwork by noted US artist Jeff Koons.
"Raw luxury, maximum minimalism, spectacular simplicity, showcasing the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world," says Mark Fisher, the band's production designer.
Industry sources estimate a conservative band fee of between $1 million and $1.7 million for a two-hour show.
Herald Sun
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