Tori Amos @ Grand Rex, Paris Oct 05 2011

Oct 07: updated with links to videos

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Tori Amos @ Grand Rex
Paris Oct 05 2011

Tori Amos is still as popular as ever in Paris.
Le Grand Rex is sold-out ( correction : in fact No it wasn't , there were tickets left at the box office) and from the street you can see that it's beautifully decorated with some great lightning and screens introducing next shows and projections.
Le Grand Rex is a concert Hall and a cinema.

Don't miss the Première of the projection with Olivia Harrison of the Martin Scorsese documentary on George Harrison.( Sunday Oct 16, 5:00pm).

First on stage is a poor guy on piano playing us his depressing songs about love.
It wasn't bad but he should have some more up-tempo songs, feels like he was about to cry into his beer.

For Tori Amos the stage is very simple but beautiful: a grand piano and a keyboard on the left, the string section ( a quartet) on the right in the back.
Some curtains & starry night backdrop for the atmosphere and some great lightning.Let's not forget the chandelier above the stage hanging from the ceiling (see pic above)

We're not too familiar with her repertoire even though we have a couple of her albums, see below for detailed setlist, I guess she stuck to it.

She's alternating songs with the quartet and on her own playing the grand piano, the keyboard or both of them at the same time as usual with very sexy looks and poses, very sensual.
The music is very hypnotic and the voice absolutely stunning.
She has a very dedicated fan base and the atmosphere though quiet is electric, you can see it in the eyes of the audience.
There are lots of foreigners from different countries.
A show like this is hard to describe, you had to be there to feel it.
It remembers me of the show we attended at the very same hall of Anthony & The Johnsons a couple of years ago.

Pass sheet

For the first encore the first rows are rushing to the stage, the quartet is playing a song on it's own when Tori is backstage refreshing herself before coming back on stage for the second encore on her own. Check videos HERE

Official setlist ( From Toris Amos' website):
Shattering Sea
Way Down
Suede
Snow Cherries From France
Fearlessness
Crucify (solo)
Garlands (Solo)
Mr. Zebra (solo)
Graveyard
Cloud On My Tongue
Girl Disappearing
Star Whisperer
River (solo)
Bells For Her (solo)
Programmable Soda (solo)
Cruel
Nautical Twilight
Siren
Carry
Encore #1
A Multitude Of Shades
Your Ghost
Encore #2
Jeanette Isabella (solo)
Holly, Ivy, and Rose Segue (solo)
Winter

Great show!

setlist & Merchandising

Paul McCartney @ Paris Bercy on Nov 30 2011

According to French newspaper Le Parisien Paul McCartney will play a show @ Paris Bercy on Nov 30 2011
It looks like it's been confirmed.

Coldplay will play @ Cigale on Oct 31. No tickets will go on sale for this one, only competition winners and invit'.

Guns N Roses entire Rock in Rio performance for streaming, Rio de Janeiro Oct 02 2011

After The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slipknot, Metallica, Motorhead...
We have GUNS N Fuckin' ROSES for you to enjoy @ Rock in Rio on Oct 02 2011
And that's the entire performance


Be quick as some of the links have been taken down because of copyright claims by Rock in Rio

Check our review of GUNS N ROSES @ Zénith arena in Lille France
GUNS N ROSES @ bERCY pART 1 pART 2 pART 3 (click on all links for GREAT Pictures, setlist, exclusive videos)
GUNS N ROSES @ L'aRC Club pART 1 pART 2

Metallica & Lou Reed @ Canal+ TV show L'Album de la semaine ?

UPDATED OCT 11:

LOUTALLICA @ Album de la Semaine: it's confirmed.
Second week of November, Probably Nov 10th (or 11th)
Not sure if it's gonna be open to the public as the Record Cie will probably get all the tickets for the press.
We shall see.

Reminder:

METALLICA @ Sonisphere France 2011
METALLICA @ Bercy 2009
Bercy April 1 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3, Bercy April 2 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
click for review setlist video and LOTS OF GREAT PICTURES from Patrice Guino

Metallica & Lou Reed @ L'Album de la Semaine ?

Nothing's signed yet !

Well !!! there's been some rumors that they might do Canal+ TV show L'Album de la Semaine.
It's NOT done yet, It looks like they don't know if they will play @ Le Grand Journal or maybe just give an interview...NOTHING is confirmed yet.

If they play L'Album de la Semaine it won't be in October as there are no recordings for this month but more likely in November ... if it ever happen.

Paul McCartney @ Stella McCartney Spring-Summer 2012 collection, Palais Garnier Oct 03 2011

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Paul McCartney + Chrissie Hynde @ Stella McCartney Spring-Summer 2012 collection,
Palais Garnier Oct 03 2011

Chrissie Hynde, Paul, Nancy & James / Salma Hayek (far right)

Early morning wake up call for the Stella McCartney's fashion show @ Opéra Garnier.
Paul McCartney is there to support her daughter with Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders, 60's model Twiggy, Actress Salma Hayek & Husband, French Actress Ludivine Sagnier & French Singer Marie-France.
Paul 's only son with Linda: James is here too

First row with Twiggy (far left)

Ludivine Sagnier with Mario Testino

Paul with Marie-France (left) & Chrissie (far right)

Stella (far left) A happy couple (far right)

More from Paul Mc Cartney :

• Paul MCartney @ Stella McCartney in March 2011 @ Opéra garnier
  

• Paul McCartney @ Stella McCartney Spring Summer 2011 @ Opera Garnier, Paris Oct 4th 2010
• Stella McCartney @ Opéra Garnier AW 2010, Paris March 8th 2010

• Paul McCartney @ Stella McCartney Fashion Week Spring/ Summer 2009 Paris Carreau du Temple Oct 2nd 2008

• Paul McCartney & Friends @ Stella McCartney A/W Fashion Week
  Paris, March 9th 2009 Carreau Du TemplePaul McCartney @ Stella McCartney
  
• Fashion week Spring /Summer Oct 5th 2009 Palais de Tokyo
• Don't forget to have a look at our review (lots of Pictures and videos) from his show @ Paris Bercy in Dec 2009 : Part 1 & Part 2 (click on links)

Charlie Watts & The A,B,C & D of Boogie Woogie @ New Morning, Paris Oct 03 2011

Charlie Watts & The A,B,C & D of Boogie Woogie @ New Morning, Paris Oct 03 2011
2 shows @ 06:00pm & 08:00pm

Intimate concerts for the drummer in The Rolling Stones :Charlie Catts @ this jazz club in Paris.
2 shows this evening: one @ 6:00pm and 8:00pm.
The audience is more rock 'n roll than @ Duc des Lombards last year.

The first concert started at 6:00pm sharp so we nearly missed the beginning as there was lots of traffic to come back from The Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe @ Longchamp.
For the first song the two piano players are on their own and then the rest of the band is introduced on stage : the guy on double bass and Charlie Watts on drums.
Don't know if I will listen to that kind of music on cd at home but Live it's entertaining even though some songs tend to sound the same in the end.

Don't ask us for the setlist as we don't know any of the songs apart from a couple of covers of Ray Charles.

The second set was different with a different setlist and more rockier songs: great long version of Chuck Berry's "Little Queenie" & Big Joe Turner's " Shake Rattle & Roll".
It was a longer set with an Encore.

Check our friends of Doctor Stones for Pics, review & setlist of French gigs @ Paris & St Germain en Laye.

Very enjoyable to attend a concert in these intimate conditions from a member of the Rolling Stones. Sorry for the lousy Pics the light-show wasn't too bright.

France 3 interview + live @ New Morning


Découvrez Charlie Watts en tournée avec "The A,B,C & D of Boogie Woogie" sur Culturebox !

Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe @ Longchamp, Paris Oct 02 2011

Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe @ Longchamp
Paris Oct 20 2011

The German Winner

Rockerparis loves horses too, we were invited to the n°1 Horse-Race @ Hippodrome de Longchamp.
Lots of very posh people and LOTS of very sexy-well-dressed women.
Couldn't miss this one and the weather is truly fantastic.
Nice sunday afternoon.