The Rolling Stones to tour North America in June & July of 2015

http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=817131
Pollstar is saying the 2015 shows were delayed for a ticketing issue.

Who said AEG had merch rights?

Some fun reading from 2013 about the Stones/AEG guarantees and ticket pricing:
http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,1827709,1828194
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/04/rolling-stones-face-pay-cut-ticket-prices-slashed
http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=805285

 

They must be printing commemorative tickets for everybody but ran out of glittery ink

 

Wow, angry scalpers take to the web to express their displeasure and speculate wildly!

 

http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=805285
Announcement now March 31st?

Billboard/Pollstar don't use scalper as sources. I doubt scalper got much action on that tour given the base prices for tickets.

 

But that's not a Thursday! They're going to have to change those billboards!!

 

It's April already ?

Could have fooled me...

 

Eventually, if they keep putting billboards up for all 7 days of the week, at least one of them will be right. Probably April Fool's Day will be the announcement date.

 

Investing in digital billboards seems to be a smart addition to one's portfolio.

 

The Stones could just promise to play "Ruby Tuesday" at all the shows with Billboards.

 

Truthfully, yes

 

http://www.rollingstones.com/tickets/

- The Rolling Stones ZIP CODE tour will take the band to 15 stadiums in 15 cities in North America!

- General on sale for all shows in the USA starts at 10am Local, Monday April 13.

- Wristbands for Le Festival D’Été de Québec, Canada, go on sale at 12pm Local, Saturday April 11.

- American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for US dates before the general public, beginning Wednesday, April 8.

 

Orlando Friday June 12 baby!!! I'll be there!

 

So, I guess the tour name ties into the Sticky Fingers re-issue (zip/zipper)... Guess we'll have to see if the setlists will be Sticky-centric!

 

Rolling Stones new 'Zip Code' tour only has 1 Canadian date: Quebec City
Band's 15-city North American tour will wrap up at Festival d’été de Québec on July 15
The Associated Press Posted: Mar 31, 2015 9:16 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 31, 2015 9:16 AM ET

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/rolling...nly-has-1-canadian-date-quebec-city-1.3016094
The tour will wrap with a summer concert on the Plains of Abraham on July 15, at Festival d’été de Québec in Quebec City.

Presale tickets for the Quebec City concert go on sale on April 9 and will cost $78 plus shipping. Regular price tickets are available for $88 plus shipping on April 11.



Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform at New Brunswick's Magnetic Hill in 2005. The band announced their 15-city 'Zip Code' tour Tuesday that will culminate with a concert at the Festival d’été de Québec. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)

 

My issue...deciding whether or not to get a ticket for my 4 year old, who is actually a pretty big Stones fan. I know this is pretty much the only chance she'll ever get to attend one of their shows.

 

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/rolling-stones-to-play-quebec-city-in-july-1.2305657

 

Rolling Stones Announce Summer Tour, 'Sticky Fingers' Reissue
Album reissue will contain previously unreleased takes from band's sessions and live recordings from early Seventies

By Kory Grow March 31, 2015

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...sticky-fingers-reissue-20150331#ixzz3VyoooM1r

The Rolling Stones will return to North American stadiums this summer for the 15-city Zip Code tour. The tour will kick off May 24th at San Diego's Petco Park, criss-crossing the country before ending July 15th at Quebec's Le Festival D’Été de Québec. The tour name plays off the jeans-focused cover of the group's classic 1971 album, Sticky Fingers, which it will be reissuing in a deluxe format on May 26th.
The band will play hits-filled sets, as well as selections of what it's calling "special gems" from its catalog. The last time the group toured U.S. stadiums was in 2007.

The group intends to elevate its stadium performances with a stage that will extend deep into the audience, as well as video screens and special effects. Tickets for all U.S. shows go on sale April 13th, while the Quebec date goes on sale April 11th.

 

In a way I'm relieved they aren't coming anywhere near me...now I don't have to feel guilty that I still haven't seen them. I've seen Paul, Ringo, "The Who" (w/John), and Page and Plant...along with the Davies brothers, the Stones are the only ones of my 60s heroes I haven't seen (but hope to someday if they're still around!)

 

Top ticket about $350-$365 each not VIP.

 

No NYC area dates


May 24 - San Diego, CA @ Petco Park
May 30 - Columbus, OH @ Ohio Stadium
June 3 - Minneapolis, MN @ TCF Bank Stadium
June 6 - Dallas, TX @ AT&T Stadium
June 9 - Atlanta, GA @ Bobby Dodd Stadium
June 12 - Orlando, FL @ Orlando Citrus Bowl
June 17 - Nashville, TN @ LP Field
June 20 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Field
June 23 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest / Marcus Amphitheater
June 27 - Kansas City, MO @ Arrowhead Stadium
July 1 - Raleigh, NC @ Carter-Finley Stadium
July 4 - Indianapolis, IN @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway
July 8 - Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park
July 11 - Buffalo, NY @ Ralph Wilson Stadium
July 15 - Quebec, QC @ Le Festival D’Été de Québec

 

My same thoughts...nothing in Boston (or NYC, which is doable). Oh well. Next time (hopefully...)

 

Almost a week between the San Diego and Columbus shows, though... They might fit in one more, and there was a rumored NYC show. Unless they go to the Northwest then...

 

Nothing against Summerfest/Milwaukee, but that one is perplexing. I would have thought they would have done Miller Park instead as it isn't a stadium venue like the rest of the tour. Any insight?

 

Wow...no New York...no LA...no SF...no Chicago