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

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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 !

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