Seriously? OMG! WTF?

The Stones Kick-Off In Milan Tomorrow!Get ready for the most famous rock and roll show in the world! Tomorrow, Tuesday 11 July 2006, The Rolling Stones roll into Milan’s San Siro Stadium to kick-start their much-anticipated ‘A Bigger Bang‘ European tour. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood will rock some of the most famous stadiums and venues in the world and over the coming months will perform in Spain, The Netherlands, Austria, France, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Portugal and the UK. ‘A Bigger Bang‘ World Tour has so far led the band through some of the most amazing experiences of their career. Beginning the tour in Boston, The Rolling Stones completed their two-show siege of Fenway Park with a soaring display of staging and music, which had critics and fans alike searching for new superlatives. They stunned audiences on Copacabana Beach, Brazil where one and a half million fans enjoyed a Rolling Stones concert at one of the biggest gigs the world has seen. The tour also included a groundbreaking visit to Beijing, China, which marked the first time the band had played the country and a show stopping performance at the 2005 Super Bowl in Detroit- watched by more than 100 million viewers in the USA. Michael Cohl, Tour Director, commented: "This band is redefining the concert experience – for Rolling Stones fans this will be the greatest tour yet." The Rolling Stones consistently book the hottest new bands to support them, and this tour is no exception. Welsh rock band Feeder will open for the band tomorrow as well as in Germany and London. The European tour also features the following support acts, The Kooks, Razorlight. Kasabian, The Charlatans, Starsailor, Toots and the Maytals, and Simple Minds. Tickets for the Rolling Stones ‘A Bigger Bang’ European tour are on sale now. The newest single taken from the critically acclaimed album ‘A Bigger Bang’ will be ‘Biggest Mistake‘. Released by Virgin/EMI on August 20th, ‘Biggest Mistake’ will be available on 3 track cd and limited edition red vinyl 7". See full European tour schedule here.

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Interestingly this press release mentions nothing about why the tour was delayed, things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmm. 

LATEST: The ROLLING STONES will be back in the rehearsal studios later this week (ends07JUL06) after postponing dates dues to health setbacks for bandmates RONNIE WOOD and KEITH RICHARDS. The A Bigger Bang tour was halted in May (06) to allow Wood to enter rehab for an ongoing drinking problem and Richards to recover after falling out of a tree during a brief vacation in Fiji. The rock supergroup will relaunch what could be the top grossing tour of all time when the show continues in Milan, Italy, next week (11JUL06). According to Billboard.com, the band has already grossed an estimated $250 million (GBP138.9 million) from the tour and has 21 more stadium dates in Europe to play until the beginning of September (06). Another 10 dates that were postponed due to Richards’ injury are likely to be rescheduled after the tour’s official climax in Denmark.

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KEITH RICHARDS has reassured ROLLING STONES fans he is "ready to rock" on the upcoming European leg of the band’s world tour, following his recent brain surgery. The BROWN SUGAR guitarist delayed the A Bigger Bang tour by two months after he fell out of a tree while on holiday in Fiji in April (06) and suffered head injuries. But the 62-year-old insists fans will see him at his best when the tour resumes in Italy later this month (JUL06). In a recording on his website, Richards says, "Hey, everything’s cool, my guitar is tuned, I’m ready to go. "It was a nasty knock but we got over it and I’m ready to rock."

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ANGELS + AIRWAVES rocker TOM DeLONGE admires veterans THE ROLLING STONES for their staying power – but thinks their concerts are "terrible". The former BLINK 182 star, 30, saw a recent Stones gig and was horrified with his rock heroes’ performances. DeLonge says, "We are here to rule the planet. I’d like us to be still touring when we are old. "People talk s**t about the Stones being on the road and I don’t want anyone telling me I can’t play music any more, no matter what age I am. "I did go see them in the US but I didn’t really like it. "The show sucked – not necessarily because they are old. "The production was terrible, they had really lame lights and stuff. There was just no impact."

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Seriously, let’s see how good his production is in 30 years for Blink 182’s 5th reunion show?

AMSTERDAM – The Rolling Stones have cancelled the second of their two concerts in the Netherlands as a result of guitarist Keith Richards’ infamous palm tree accident.

Concert promoter Mojo said on Wednesday that the Stones will play the Amsterdam ArenA on 31 July, a day after the date announced.

Attempts to find a new date for the second concert to fit into the band’s touring schedule failed and people with tickets for the 1 August show can get their money back from the selling agent from Thursday 22 June.

A small number of tickets can be traded in for the concert the day before as there were a few places left on Wednesday.

The schedule for the Bigger BangTour was turned on its head literally when guitarist Keith Richards reportedly fell out of a palm tree in Fiji at the end of April. He had an operation in New Zealand to relieve pressure on his brain the following month.

He has been given the all-clear for the tour but several concerts had to be postponed or cancelled. Meanwhile his fellow guitarist Ron Wood was admitted to a recovery centre for alcohol addiction.

The Rolling Stones management said this would not influence the tour.

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