The Rolling Stones @ Trabendo, Paris Oct 25 2012

UPDATED OCT 26 with more pics & videos

 Street Fighting Men ? Not Tonight !

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The Rolling Stones @ Trabendo, Paris Oct 25 2012

Hard to believe that I'm at the tiny Trabendo club to see The Rolling Stones. We've already seen some famous band in this club, including The Strokes, Green day, Muse, Metallica.... but The FUCKIN' ROLLING STONES !!!

Dream Come True

We had to go through several security check points, for the tickets (twice) and search, you couldn't get in with your cell-phone or any camera...
I've never seen so many security guards, police in riot gear (?!?) and they've closed down the whole perimeter around the club. It looked like a military zone in Irak.

All that shit for 500 Rolling Stones fans most of them in their 50's? Bollocks !

Lots of familiar faces in the club, just 3 small backdrops in the back: including the cover of the new album above Charlie's drumkit.

9:15 pm , The band is getting on stage, we're just down the front facing Ron Wood.

They are all skin & Bones with gray faces and grief-written lines.Charlie's looking good and Keith Richards looks a zombie, Scary.

We're so close that we can see every line , every little muscle or vein on Jagger's face : Impressive, specially after seeing him/them only in Arenas or Stadiums.

Lightning is white and not that fantastic, sound is not too loud and perfect !

Route 66 is the first song played... in slow motion, I guess there's a bit of tension as it's their first official show since 2007.

Mick Jagger's is talking in french mostly, "I can't believe that we're still standing up" Yeah that's right specially regarding Keith Richards shadow, He looks scary and very frail; most of the time, there is no life in his eyes and from time to time there's a smile or a wink of an eye or a grin that shows us that there's still a bit of life in his body & brain. I've been told they had trouble finding an insurance Cie to sign them for a tour, I can understand why by looking at Keith.

The guitar playing is (still) perfect but kept to a minimum but isn't it his trademark ? Ronnie 's shining so is Mick.

He's playing the guitar on several songs "when the whip comes down", D&G" &"Miss ya".

You can see that several times they are relying on Chuck Leavell's direction to play a song.He's the Musical director and Mick Jagger , the conductor.

Ronnie's fooling around a bit and Daryl is faultless with some groovy bits, specially on "Miss You".

Fantastic version of "Midnight Rambler". "Doom & Gloom" is sounding very good on stage either.

Great 75 min gig, I would have never dreamed to see the Stones in such a tiny club and (almost) front row.

Now it's done, hallelujah !!!

More Pics from the show HERE

(c) Rolling Stones & Rocks Off

Rehearsals  (with Setlist)  of Oct 23 is HERE

Rehearsals  (with Setlist)  of Oct 22 is HERE

Rehearsals  (with Setlist)  of Oct 15 is HERE
Rehearsals (with setlist)  of Oct 16 is HERE
" I wanna be your man" audio from rehearsals is HERE

 Rehearsals  (with Setlist)  of Oct 11 & 12

The Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in France, setlist for Oct 23 2012

From my spy at the Barn, setlist for today's rehearsals Oct 23:

1. Route 66
2. IORR
3.  Shattered
4. When the whip comes down
5. Little red Rooster (x2)
6. Doom & Gloom (x2)
7. Miss You
8. Tumbling Dice
9. Start me up
10. Jumping Jack Flash
11. Brown Sugar
12. All down the line
13. Respectable
14. You can't always get what you want
15. You Got me rocking
16. Let it bleed
17. Honky Tonk Women
18. Paint it Black
19. Worried about you (x2)

It looks like there are no rehearsals tomorrow Oct 24 & the day after (Oct 25).

Maybe shooting a video somewhere else ?

Show @ Mogador will be private for bankers only

Another interesting article about sites reselling tickets for concerts at mad prices with the promoter's help , in order to get more money, of course this applies to The Rolling Stones' shows in London & Newark

Here's a video from English Channel4 about ticket touts:


Rehearsals  (with Setlist)  of Oct 22 is HERE

Rehearsals  (with Setlist)  of Oct 15 is HERE
Rehearsals (with setlist)  of Oct 16 is HERE
" I wanna be your man" audio from rehearsals is HERE

 Rehearsals  (with Setlist)  of Oct 11 & 12

The Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in France, setlist for Oct 22 2012

From my spy @ The Barn in France, here's the setlist for today's rehearsals Oct 22:

1. Tumblin' Dice
2. Route 66
3. It's only R 'n Roll
4. She's so cold
5. When the whip comes down
6. Champagne & reefer
7. Miss You
8. Tumbling Dice (again)
9. Start me up
10. Midnight rambler
11. Jumping Jack Flash
12. Doom & Gloom
13. Shattered
14. She's so cold (again)
15. Some Girls (X2)
16. RIP THIS JOINT
17. THAT'S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS (twice)
18. Just my Imagination

Rehearsals  (with Setlist)  of Oct 15 is HERE
Rehearsals (with setlist)  of Oct 16 is HERE
" I wanna be your man" audio from rehearsals is HERE

 Rehearsals  (with Setlist)  of Oct 11 & 12

RS 'Should' be playing @ Mogador...

Interesting article on how Ticketmaster (... Sorry Ticket-bastard) are acting as touts and directs fans to "sister site" charging more than 20 000 euros a ticket.

More news from the Premiere of Crossfire Hurricane in London on Oct 18 (StonesNews.)

The Rolling Stones @ O2 Arena in London and Newark Prudential Center Announcement

UPDATED with setlist from Oct 15 rehearsals (below)
 
IT'S OFFICIAL:

London O2 Arena Nov 25 & 29

 Newark Prudential Center Dec 13 & 15

WHAT ABOUT PARIS FRANCE, YOU BASTARDS !!!

From the rehearsals !!!

SETLIST rehearsals Oct 15:
From a friend who's still there, thanks to him ;-)
1) I wanna be your man 2) Not fade away 3) Route 66 4) It's all over now 5) Paint it black 6) When the whip comes down 7) Doom & Gloom, 8)  One more shot, 9) Far away eyes 10) Lady Jane 11) some Girls 12) Can'nt you hear me knocking 13) Happy 14) before they make me run 15) You got me rocking 16) Tumbling dice 17) Start me up 18) Sympathy for the devil 19) Brown sugar 20) You can't always get what you want