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Stones Roll Back To Hyde Park London
Mick Jagger has said The Rolling Stones' gig in Hyde Park, London this weekend will be "no exercise in nostalgia".
The band last...
Rolling Stones Release iTunes Collection
The band continue their 50th anniversary celebrations by launching a one-stop destination for their discography.
The Rolling Stones destination on the iTunes Store will feature all of the band's indispensable classic studio albums in pristine sound quality, from their eponymous 1964 debut, The Rolling Stones, No. 2 in 1965, to 1968's Beggars Banquet, Sticky Fingers in 1971, Exile On Main St. in 1972 and beyond, providing a handy one-stop opportunity for aficionados to acquire their catalogue.The store will also feature the band's critically-acclaimed live albums and compilations including the latest Greatest Hits release ‘GRRR!’.
Find out more at http://iTunes.com/therollingstones
Jagger’s Q interview
Read the first excerpts from the magazine here!
Mick Jagger talks about The Rolling Stones, playing Glastonbury and Hyde Park, camping, Twitter and how he still has to work to prove himself.
In the exclusive interview with Q magazine they ask why it’s taken so long for The Rolling Stones to play Glastonbury?
"You know we’ve never been asked before,” he said. He is planning on making his first Glastonbury appearance a family affair – setting up camp with his daughters, Jade and Elizabeth. "I’ve got nothing else to do, and I want to spend some time with my family. [Daughters Jade and Elizabeth] bring these yurts. Will I get hassled? Depends where I go. I think everyone will be pretty laid back.”
It creates an intriguing image, the global superstar walking through the Green Fields with his daughters acting as tour guides, but he explains: "I don’t need them to show me the cool places to go. I’m sure I can find some places of my own that are much cooler.”
Rock royalty camping in the mud at Glasto? Has he been camping before?
"Yeah, on the beach with my kids. Alright... in the Caribbean. Yeah, but it’s just the same as Brighton. There’s just less chance of bad weather. We went camping all the time when I was a kid. Camping in France was our family holiday. And we brought baked beans with us, as we didn’t trust that fancy foreign food. We were so totally English.”
Sir Mick reveals he uses social media when it comes to planning their show and finds it useful to ask his Twitter following for input on the set list.
"With Twitter you get so much more feedback. But the kind of people who tweet about songs are not your general fan. Not everyone wants obscure songs. Otherwise, you’ll get everyone else saying. ‘I bought my girlfriend along, and she wants Honky Tonk Women, not the whole of the Satanic Majesties, thanks.’”
The Stones are also performing in Hyde Park this July, having previously played there in 1969. It was guitarist Mick Taylor’s debut gig. Taylor left in the mid-‘70s and was replaced by Ronnie Wood. But he’s back guesting on a couple of songs during these anniversary shows.
"I thought about this yesterday,” he says, "how strange it will be to turn round on stage at Hyde Park and see Mick Taylor there again. But it’s nice. He’s playing very well.”
That afternoon in 1969 Mick famously wore a white dress. "I lost that dress. It vanished years ago,” he says. "I bought two for Hyde Park – a white one and an orange one. The orange one’s in the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, I think.”
Asked if it gets any easier being a Rolling Stone after 50 years he says: "It never gets easier. You’ve always got to prove yourself. You can’t rely on anything you’ve done in the past. Every time you play live, it feels like you’re finding your way again. Then you look at Keith or Charlie and think, ‘Oh it’s OK.’”
In the exclusive interview with Q magazine they ask why it’s taken so long for The Rolling Stones to play Glastonbury?
"You know we’ve never been asked before,” he said. He is planning on making his first Glastonbury appearance a family affair – setting up camp with his daughters, Jade and Elizabeth. "I’ve got nothing else to do, and I want to spend some time with my family. [Daughters Jade and Elizabeth] bring these yurts. Will I get hassled? Depends where I go. I think everyone will be pretty laid back.”
It creates an intriguing image, the global superstar walking through the Green Fields with his daughters acting as tour guides, but he explains: "I don’t need them to show me the cool places to go. I’m sure I can find some places of my own that are much cooler.”
Rock royalty camping in the mud at Glasto? Has he been camping before?
"Yeah, on the beach with my kids. Alright... in the Caribbean. Yeah, but it’s just the same as Brighton. There’s just less chance of bad weather. We went camping all the time when I was a kid. Camping in France was our family holiday. And we brought baked beans with us, as we didn’t trust that fancy foreign food. We were so totally English.”
Sir Mick reveals he uses social media when it comes to planning their show and finds it useful to ask his Twitter following for input on the set list.
"With Twitter you get so much more feedback. But the kind of people who tweet about songs are not your general fan. Not everyone wants obscure songs. Otherwise, you’ll get everyone else saying. ‘I bought my girlfriend along, and she wants Honky Tonk Women, not the whole of the Satanic Majesties, thanks.’”
The Stones are also performing in Hyde Park this July, having previously played there in 1969. It was guitarist Mick Taylor’s debut gig. Taylor left in the mid-‘70s and was replaced by Ronnie Wood. But he’s back guesting on a couple of songs during these anniversary shows.
"I thought about this yesterday,” he says, "how strange it will be to turn round on stage at Hyde Park and see Mick Taylor there again. But it’s nice. He’s playing very well.”
That afternoon in 1969 Mick famously wore a white dress. "I lost that dress. It vanished years ago,” he says. "I bought two for Hyde Park – a white one and an orange one. The orange one’s in the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, I think.”
Asked if it gets any easier being a Rolling Stone after 50 years he says: "It never gets easier. You’ve always got to prove yourself. You can’t rely on anything you’ve done in the past. Every time you play live, it feels like you’re finding your way again. Then you look at Keith or Charlie and think, ‘Oh it’s OK.’”
Read the full Mick Jagger interview out in Q magazine on sale Tuesday 28th May 2013!
Taylor Rolls With The Stones..Again!
Guitarist joins his former band onstage in LA.
Mick Taylor joined The Rolling Stones for the 7th stop on their "50 & Counting" world tour.
Taylor originally joined the Stones in 1969 as a replacement for Brian Jones.
His onstage deb...
Blur to start work on new album
Blur have confirmed they're working on a new album.
The band released their last album 10 years ago but did put out 2 new...
Heading To The US For The Stones?
Reduced price tickets to be made available for North American tour.
To accommodate more fans in their "50 and Counting" North American tour, the Stones plan to make seats available for just $85, due to overwhelming demand.
The seats ...
Stones Sell Out London’s Hyde Park
Tickets gone "in seconds"
In total, it took less than 5 minutes for all 65,000 tickets to sell out after public bookings opened at 9am. This has given rise to several rumours that a second date could follow.
"Basically we sold 65,000 tickets in the speed the system could handle it. If the system could handle it in seconds, we would have probably sold out in seconds. There are all these other artists out there this year — we’ve got Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Bon Jovi — but the tickets went as quickly as the system could do it" said concert promoter Rob Hallett.
Hallett also promised that anyone who had secured a basic £95 ticket would be able to get a ringside view on July 6.
"The band wanted the regular ticket-holders to be right at the front of the stage...not 200 yards away" he said. "The people who have coughed up for hospitality packages will get looked after in a way they have never known before. But when the doors open, if you can run faster than the next guy, it will be like any other general admission gig."
"Basically we sold 65,000 tickets in the speed the system could handle it. If the system could handle it in seconds, we would have probably sold out in seconds. There are all these other artists out there this year — we’ve got Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Bon Jovi — but the tickets went as quickly as the system could do it" said concert promoter Rob Hallett.
Hallett also promised that anyone who had secured a basic £95 ticket would be able to get a ringside view on July 6.
"The band wanted the regular ticket-holders to be right at the front of the stage...not 200 yards away" he said. "The people who have coughed up for hospitality packages will get looked after in a way they have never known before. But when the doors open, if you can run faster than the next guy, it will be like any other general admission gig."
Watch this space for updates!
(Evening Standard)
You Can’t Always Get What You Want..
And here's the proof!
Stones drummer Charlie Watts has said that he doesn't want to play Glastonbury because he doesn't like festivals...
Stones for Hyde!
...Sadly NOT Malahide.
But if the thought of seeing the Stones in the mud-bath that is ALWAYS Glasto, rejoice!
The rockers announced that...
