Bootsy Collins @ Trianon, Paris Feb 20 2014

Bootsy Collins @ Trianon, Paris Feb 20 2014

Let's get it FUNKY  with BOOTSY !!!
Hell Yeah !

Welcome to the spaceship with Bootsy Collins and his friends all dressed up as astronauts ready to invade the moon. More than 15 people on stage, First part with lots of groovy songs.

 Bootsy is leaving the stage a couple of times during the gig to have a rest a let  first his sexy backing vocals girls treating us with a nice rendition of Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart" and then his Backing Vocals men for some more soulful songs.

There is also a nice tribute to Buddy Miles with « Them Changes ».

Bootsy is doing the show more than he plays bass but that's ok, he's even getting into the pit to the delight of his fans.

Strange ending inviting the audience on stage on stage for the last song "One Nation Under a Groove" no encore but a 120+ min concert that was GROOVY.

 

Setlist (from Funk U)

• Intro
• Ahh… The Name is Bootsy, Baby
• Psychotic Bump School
• Pinocchio Theory
• Hollywood Squares
• Mothership Connection
• Groove Is in the Heart
• Don’t Take My Funk Away
• Body Slam
• Roto Rooter
• I’d Rather Be With You
• Them Changes
• Strechin’ Out (in a Rubber Band)
• Touch
• Flashlight/Night of the Thumpasorus People
• One Nation Under a Groove

 

St Vincent @ Album de la Semaine Canal+, Paris Feb 19 2014

St Vincent @ Album de la Semaine Canal+, Paris Feb 19 2014

After playing @ Cigale yesterday night (video below) St Vincent will play songs from the new album à famous Canal+ TV show L'Album de la Semaine

Nice show from St Vincent , on each song there is a dance choreography or stage moves that are adding a theatrical parts to the concerts.
 She's playing some nice guitars licks on a few tunes but it's a bit too electro for us, in fact I don't remember her being so electro, not really our stuff but enjoyable.
Didn't say a word for the whole set just a wave and a "Merci" at the end

Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 10 & secret Warm-up show , Feb 14 2014

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setlist corrected (thanks to Michel).

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History in the making once again as THE ROLLING STONES invited 27 lucky fans/bastards

 to attend a real show at the rehearsals studio in Bondy

They picked up the first 27 fans that were waiting in front of the studio. Too bad that many ( around 20) couldn't get in.
There were also a few invited guests of the band.

Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 9 , Feb 13 2014

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Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 9 , Feb 13 2014

Ticket for Japan & setlist

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Final & correct SETLIST for today's rehearsals in Paris

After the rehearsals the staff started packing stuff out from the studio into a truck
My reporters are telling me that it is getting even sillier than yesterday with many more people showing up in front of the studio just hoping that they will get in like we did last year.
Which obviously won't happen as there are far too many hangers on.
I've even been told that some guy turned up giving away flyers for a nearby pizzeria in case anyone wanted to order a pizza.
I Should have parked a food-truck in front of the studios I would have made a fortune out of it.
This is becoming a joke !

Bobby Keys today

Chances of a show on friday have dropped from 10% to 0,000001%
The band will be back for a European Tour in June/July, a show in Israel for June 10 is almost confirmed... 

Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 8 , Feb 12 2014

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Mick Taylor, Chuck Leavell, Bobby Keys & Ronnie Wood

& Daryl Jones

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The report has just been sent to me from the rehearsals :
The band left the hotel very late with the side musicians last, which is a first...

nothing happened for more than an hour after they've arrived at the studio,some chinese journalists left the premises so anyone could guess they were doing interviews for the Asian Press.
Then the rehearsals started with a Blues jam that no one present there could identified.
Once again very nice version of "CYHMK" and "Sway".
Fans waiting outside were interviewed by the Stones' crew for a documentary
Today is one of the last rehearsals before the band flies to Arabia this week-end

Chances of a warm-up show in Paris: I give it  10% (and I'm optimistic)

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Franchement:
"Laisseriez-vous vos fenêtres épouser un Rolling Store(s)"

The band is leaving the hotel later and later each day, Keith is impossible to see in or out.
Bobby Keys is in Paris too, he was already there yesterday.
From my spies at the studio: there are more and more people each day, even a couple with a baby-buggy and the kid in it
Two very old women came down and asked where should they get their tickets to get in ?!? WHAT THE FUCK !!!
The Press is also trying to get footage of the Stones on their way in but the security is getting tighter and tighter and they could not get anything at all.
It's getting really silly !!!
Even someone working at the studio told the fans outside that there was no way that the Stones will let fans in like they did last year as there were too many people !!! Too bad as I wanted to get there myself tomorrow.
Great setlist with the addition of "Till the next Goodbye" from IORR, It's a first !

setlist
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Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 6 , Feb 10 2014

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 (c) Ronnie Wood

Hope you had a nice week end, Bernard Fowler and Lisa Fischer are now in Paris.

 The band had the week-end to rest, Keith probably in London with his new born grand child Otto Reed (!? !) from daughter Angela 

 Ronnie Wood painting in his room (pic above)

Mick Taylor rehearsed with the band on friday while Keith was in London, looking forward hearing The Stones with 3 guitars on this monday.

Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 6 , Feb 10 2014

The band started the rehearsals very late today, the whole band was there including Keith Richards plus Mick Taylor , Bernard Fowler & Lisa Fisher.
The Stones satrted the rehearsals without Mick Jagger for the first two songs with Keith on vocals then Mick Jagger arrived.
Mick Taylor was at the rehearsals from the beginning but probably played on only a few songs.
Don't know why the fuck they're playing "Streets of Love", 3 times today ( are you kidding me ?), they've also played it friday
 

 

"Slipping Away" was played 3 times and "Moonlight Mile" twice

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Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 5 , Feb 07 2014

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 Mick Taylor

Mick Jagger & Pair of Charlie's Sticks

"Historical" moment as THE ROLLING STONES  rehearsed WITHOUT Keith Richards (he's back to London as he's having a grand-child from what I've heard) and WITH  Mick Taylor.

They struggled a bit on a couple of songs, only one guitar...just needed to get it going without the Riffmeister at the very beginning but afetr several attempt it was steaming...
Difficult to say on which songs exactly Mick played  but to the best of our knowledge MT played on all songs rehearsed on Fri 7 Feb.

SETLIST DAY 5:

1) Silver Train

2) Ventilator Blues (intro only)

3) Sway ( several attempt -4 or5)

4) Get Off of My Cloud

5) Let it bleed

6) Live with me ( with false start)

7) Respectable

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8) Angie (?)

9) Street of love (x2)

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10) She's so cold

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11) Heartbreaker (x2)

12) Can't you hear me knocking ( fantastic version, sounded like on the original album)

13) D&G

14) Emotional Rescue

15) Moonlight Mile (x2)

16) Shine a light

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Chances of a show on Feb 10th in Paris have dropped from 10% to 0,1%

HAVE A NICE WEEK-END !!!

Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 4 , Feb 06 2014

 Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 4 , Feb 06 2014

 Charlie and Ronnie's plectrum

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setlist DAY 4:

1) Heartbreaker (x2)

2) She was Hot (with false start)

3) Sympathy

4) Memory Hotel

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5) If you can't rock me

6) (X2, second version with false start)  SILVER TRAIN (NOT "Dance little sister", sorry)

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7) Can't you hear me knocking

----------Long Break-------------

8) Fool to cry (x2)

9) Let's spend the night together (x2)

10) Iorr

11) Far away eyes (x2)

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12) Love in Vain

 (Mick leaving the studio)

13) Slipping Away (x2) Keith vocals

We were expecting MT but no sign of the gunslinger, maybe tomorrow ?

Chances of having The Stones playing a "secret" show @ Trianon on Feb 10th... well... I give it 10% ( Note:  only MY personal opinion)
It could be in another club (on the same day ???), maybe the Trabendo one more time (?)

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Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 3 , Feb 05 2014

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Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 3 , Feb 05 2014

SETLIST DAY 3:

1) You got me rocking

2) All down the line

3) Rocks off

4) HT Women

5) D&G (x2)

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6) Emotional Rescue

7) Waiting on a friend

8) Some Girls

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9) If you can't rock me

10) Bitch

11) Angie (x2)

12) Rubie Tuesday

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13) SILVER TRAIN (first time played since 1973)

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14) Out of Control

15) Paint it black

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The good news is:
Jackie Lombard , who's the CEO of the French Promoter came to pay a visit to the Stones at the hotel.
So I guess that it's looking good for a future concert @  Stade de France for the summer.
HELL YEAHHH !!!

Ennio Morricone @ Bercy, Paris Feb 04 2014

 Ennio Morricone @ Bercy, Paris Feb 04 2014

So...Legendary Ennio Morricone is in town, it's been a while.
Last time he played in Paris was @ Palais des Congrès 11 years ago, backstage he was given the medal of the city of Paris.
Tonight he's playing a much bigger hall, we're @ the 13000 capacity (all seated) arena : Bercy and believe or not: it's sold-out with prices ranging from 45 euros (just a few) to 150 euros.

We have very nice seats in the stalls on the right but as Ennio is playing (read : conducting) facing the orchestra, we went to sit down behind the stage on the right side on what is supposed to be the worst seats which are in fact the best tonight as we're facing Ennio Morricone.

First there is a long introduction, an interview with The Master that is shown on the screens on each side of the stage , subtitled in French as The Master only speaks italian.
The short movie is quite long ( 5 min+) so the audience is starting booing but when Ennio is walking up the stairs to the stage , he's welcomed like a proper Rock Star but it doesn't seem to distract him at all.
I've never seen so many people on a stage: 86 piece orchestra and 75 voice choir.
We're getting treated to a Best of  with many famous soundtracks:

-Ist part of the concert with "Le clan des Siciliens", and the most famous parts of Sergio Leone's Western movies & "Once upon the time in America" plus a few others.
It's powerful

There is a 20 minute intermission
-Then second part with "Le professionnel"," Cinema Paradiso" and "La Bataille D'Alger" "The Mission" and many others

There is an encore with another version of The Good The Bad The Ugly's "Ecstacy of Gold" performed for the second time tonight to rousing applause.
Quite Amazing.

setlist: (from BERCY OFFl)
-The Untouchables
-Deborah's Theme
-Poverty
-Once upon a time in America
-The legend of'900
-H2S
-The sicilian clan
-Love Circle
-Croce d'Amore
-Come Maddalena
-The good, the bad and the ugly (title)
-Once upon a time in the west
-A fistful of dynamite
-The Ecstasy of the gold
-Chi Mai
-Cinema Paradisio
-The battle of Algiers
-Investigation on a citizen above suspicion
-Sostiene Pereira
-La classe operai va in paradiso
-Casualities of War
-Abolisson
-Il deserto dei tartari
-Riccardo III
-Gabriel's Oboe
-Falls
-On earth as it is on heaven
---Encores (rappel) ----
Here's to you (Sacco e Vanzetti)
Leone - Final part
Mission - Final Part

+ 
The Ecstasy of the gold (2)

 merchandising/audience/ Ennio's Dressing Room & record signed by the Master

Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 2 , Feb 04 2014

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1) Get off my cloud

2) The Last time (x2)

3) Emotional Rescue (X4 for 30min+)

4) Route 66

5) Shaterred (X2)

Break

6) Street Fighting Men (X2)

7) Ain't too proud to beg

8) it's all over now (X3)

9) Sway (X2)

10) Wild Horses (X2)

11) Midnight Rambler
12) Who do you love  (tbc)

could have been "Mona" or a Bo Diddley song
-Specialists- are 99% sure that it was "Bo Diddley's"

13) Some girls
14) OUT OF CONTROl (X2)

15) Loving Cup

Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 1, Feb 03 2014

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Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 1, Feb 03 2014

14 on Fire

Keith & Ronnie in Paris (thanks to Laurent D)

Finally the Stones are in Paris for the rehearsals of the "14 on Fire" Tour.
We were expecting them to start last week, everything was ready in the studio for a few days now just waiting for them to turn up.
The band arrived on saturday, Charlie and Ronnie from London on Eurostar, Keith on sunday from the US of A, from reports: he was on the same plane as Tenniswoman Serena Williams.
Chuck Leavell and Darryl Jones are here too, no one else...
Of course Mick Jagger is here , he was the last one to get into the studio,as usual, and waved to fans on his way in and out (from what I've been told).

Paris is freezing now.
The band after a few months' rest is very tight, they only messed up "Doom & Gloom" with several false starts and finally nailed it. They played it again for security.
The band is on fine spirit.

setlist 1st day

1) Bitch
2) All Down The Line 

3) IORR 

4) Just My Imagination
5) Live with me

6) You got me rocking

Long Break

7) Paint it black

8) Respectable

9) Rocks off

10) Beast of Burden

11) Dead Flowers

12) Shine a light

Break

13) Let it bleed

14) Doom & Gloom (1st version with several false start)

15) Doom & Gloom (perfect)

16) Tumbling Dice

17) When the whip comes down

18) Worried about you

Break

19) She's so cold

20) Miss You

Break

21) Start me up

ARCHIVES:
Check our previous entries...with the Stones @ Mogador
with links to the previous rehearsals from 2012

Stones @ Mogador (above)