The Rolling Stones' 50th Anniversary pushed back to 2013

No Tour for 2012 but recording sessions

Carrefour Market might be celebrating the Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary in March 2012 over here in France but it looks like the "Tour" will be pushed back to 2013.
According to Rolling Stone Magazine: "Stones insiders say that one reason for the delay is Richards' health, which has raised questions about his ability to make it through a worldwide tour."
The American edition is adding that it won't be a proper World Tour but The Rolling Stones will be "camping out in major cities for multinight runs in arenas, similar to Prince's recent stands in New York and Los Angeles".

Nevertheless the band will be busy through the end of the year with projects including new studio sessions and a major documentary. According to Richards, the Stones will begin rehearsing for a studio session as early as next month. "We’ll just get the boys back together again then and maybe cut a side," he says. "I’ve got plenty in the locker here, but it’s not on tape."

Full story on ROLLING STONE MAG

VAN HALEN: Video footage of entire Indianapolis concert (Feb 22) posted online

VAN HALEN performed @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 22 2012.
The entire concert has been posted online, watch it now on ROCKERPARIS before it's deleted:

Korn @ Bataclan, Paris March 12 2012

Updated march 14 with Links to videos

We didn't go but here's the Setlist: (Pictures from the show HERE)
Predictable
Lies
Place to hide
Helmet in the bush
Narcissistic cannibal
Chaos lives in....
My Wall
Get up
Way to fear
Here to stay
Freak on a leash
Falling away from me
Brick in the wall (Pink Floyd cover)
-Encore-
Shoots and ladders/one
Got the life
Blind

Next rock concerts in Paris for March 2012

America / Nina Hagen / Korn

March 12:
Korn @ Bataclan (sold-out)
March 14:
Music is not Fun @ Fnac St Lazare 6:00 pm (free show)
Chris Rea @ Olympia
March15:
Owlle @ Colette 5:00pm
Roger Daltrey playing Tommy @ Olympia
March 16:
Robin Forster @ Fnac Montparnasse 6:00 pm (free show)
The Megaphonic Thrist @ divan du Monde
March 17:
Revolver @ Fnac Ternes 4:00pm (free show)
Bryan Adams @ Zénith
America @ Bataclan
March 19:
Leon Russel @ New Morning
March 20:
Nina Hagen @ Fnac Ternes 6:00Pm (Q&A only)
MOE @ Bus Palladium
Laura Marling @ Alhambra
March 22:
Skip The Use @ Fnac Montparnasse 5:30pm (free show)
March 23:
Other Lives @ Fnac ternes 6:00 pm (free show)
March 25
Milk & Fruit juice @ Motel

dimanche, mars 25, 2012
21:00-23:00

le Motel

8 passage Josset Paris 75011

REMEMBER to check first before going to all those gigs

Raphael Saadiq @ Bataclan, Paris march 10 2012

Raphael Saadiq @ Bataclan, Paris march 10 2012

Another sold-out concert for Raphael Saadiq who's really doing very well over here.
Yesterday he played to a sold-out Olympia.
He was in Paris a few months ago when he opened for Lenny Kravitz @ Bercy.
Tonight he's playing with an extended band with brass and backing vocalists, 10 people on stage in all.
They get on stage to the sound of Barry White
They started with a very relaxed and groovy song with Raphael on guitar before he start picking up the microphone, we're back in time : 40 years before 2012 right back into the middle of the 70's for a dose of Funk-Soul.
Even though it still sounds very modern, glad we had some heavy guitars on some songs.
It's a real melting pot as he's also playing a blues song and also some New Orleans jazz.

He could be called a Recycler with all these influences, there is a bit of everything to satisfied everybody in Da house.
Raphael is an entertainer and is using every trick in the book, it's a very American show and the band is as tight as the JB's.
He's also giving a bit of a spotlight to his musicians or vocalists when songs are stretched out with extended soli.
Very entertaining !

setlist & merchandising

Ed Sheeran @ Fnac Ternes, Paris March 10 2012 4:00PM

Ed Sheeran @ Fnac Ternes, Paris March 10 2012 4:00PM

Showcase from this young artist @ Fnac Ternes, I thought I was at the wrong place as there are only girls between 15 and 17.
Was he playing in a Boys Band before or what ?
Anyway, everyone is well behaved and the guy seemed pretty cool, he only played 3 songs, here's the second one on video which has a hip hop beat, the other two were more "folk".
Maybe he should work a bit more on the lyrics.
Good set before a sold out show @ Maroquinerie tonight.
he will be back @ Cigale in July.

The Ting Tings @ La Cigale, Paris March 09 2012

The Ting Tings @ La Cigale, Paris March 09 2012

Well, another show in Paris from The Ting Tings in just a few months, we saw them playing a private show for Deezer @ Caroussel du Louvre in December last year and they came back @ Fleche d'Or in January.
Opening is french dance-electro band We are enfant terrible, not our cup of tea but that was alright.
Then The Ting Tings for an hour long set (9:11 /10:15 pm).
They started the set with a very cool song before getting everyone dancing on the dancefloor of la Cigale which is like a trampoline.
The band is much more rock on stage than on records and they always deliver a good show even though we're not too fan when they're more electro.
The blonde girl is making the show and they' re much more fun on stage than The Kills.
Good gig but a bit short, 65 min that's not enough when you have 2 albums.

setlist

"Shut up & let me go"


also tonight :
Raphael Saadiq @ Olympia (sold out)

Garbage new album "Not Your Kind Of People" tracklisting & covert art revealed

Garbage new album "Not Your Kind Of People" tracklisting & covert art revealed



Standard & deluxe Edition cover art

The album will be out on May 15, 2012 on the band’s STUNVOLUME record label.

Tracklisting:
1. Automatic Systematic Habit
2. Big Bright World
3. Blood For Poppies
4. Control
5. Not Your Kind Of People
6. Felt
7. I Hate Love
8. Sugar
9. Battle In Me
10. Man On A Wire
11. Beloved Freak
+ 4 songs for the deluxe Edition:
12. The One
13. What Girls Are Made Of
14. Bright Tonight
15. Show Me

Rock Posters in the Parisian tube , Feb-March 2012

The Parisian tube is rocking in 2012
Lots of Rock posters like never before
I remember a few years ago , you would NEVER see any billboards promoting music in the tube or in the streets of Paris.
Things have changed for the better.

Tony Bennett / Bruce/ Jerry Lee Lewis

Rolling Stones / Mötley Crüe

Leonard Cohen/ The Ting Tings-Foster the People/ Guns N Fucking Roses

Nick Waterhouse @ L'Album de la semaine, Paris March 07 2012

Another vintage artist, it sounds like the great James Hunter but without the charisma or the songs.
Can't say it's bad but can't say it's very good either there's no soul or spark.
It's just enjoyable but we need more than this!

Rammstein @ Paris Bercy, March 06 2012

Rammstein @ Paris Bercy, First show , March 06 2012

Impressive !

We didn't go but we have the setlist (Hope it's correct) and a nice video (and pics) from Mathilde Magic Mötley Mime

1. Sonne
2. Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?
3. Keine Lust
4. Sehnsucht
5. Asche zu Asche
6. Feuer frei!
7. Mutter
8. Mein Teil
9. Du riechst so gut
10. Links 2-3-4
11. Du hast
12. Haifisch
    
    
13. Bück dich
14. Mann gegen Mann
15. Ohne dich
    
    
16. Mein Herz brennt
17. Amerika
18. Ich will
19. Engel
20. Pussy
21. Frühlig in Paris

The Intro & first song:

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ Grand Rex, Paris March 06 2012

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ Grand Rex, Paris March 06 2012

The beautiful Grand Rex in Paris

Just 3 months after playing The Casino de Paris ( Dec 06 2011) Noël Gallagher is back in the French capital for another sold-out show, this time in the much bigger Grand Rex (2300 capacity).

English band FOLKS is opening tonight, another 60's influenced band with some cool songs.
Another quality support band for Noël after Electric Soft parade @ Casino.

a well behaved audience

We've never been fans of Oasis but we like Noel's band, he's a great songwritter and you can feel it and hear by listening to his solo album.He's a good singer too.
Conditions are perfect: there's a great lightshow and the sofas are very comfortable in this theatre.
Even if people stood up from the first song, no one rushed to the front of the stage and was well behaved... a bit too much, this is a rock'n roll concert for god's sake !!!

Another great show by Noel & co

The setlist is basically the same as last year, it's a well oiled show.
Some fans had some requests but Noel stuck to the setlist, as often on this tour he's having some discussions with people from the first row.

We had a very good show but on auto-pilot, it's too perfect.
We need more craziness !!!

The NME award (far right)

Pass sheet/ setlist/ merchandising

Also tonight:

Beth Hart @ New Morning (sold out)
Rammstein @ Paris Bercy (sold-out) They are recording a live DVD in Paris, tomorrow as well.
Fred Wesley @ La scene Bastille

Reminder:
Check our review of Noel Gallagher's show @ Casino de Paris last december
Oasis @ Paris Bercy in 2009
Bloc Party singer announcing on stage, Oasis breaking up @ Rock en seine festival 2009