“Oh yeah, we had a meeting in New York with the boys, and we’re gonna come to North America again in the summer.” That’s blabbermouth Ron Wood telling GMI Rock News that, indeed, the Stones will be playing the States in 2015. Tidings of great joy no doubt though it is a pity Bobby Keys has passed. Read the Anti-Music story here.
The last time I saw the Stones was December 2012 at Barclay’s Center where I wrote (here):
“Whatever my reservations about the playing and the price, I have none whatsoever about Mick’s performance. His dancing on “All Along The Line” and harp playing on “Midnight Rambler” made fun at the question of age. This is sixty-nine years old? THIS??? The man did not stop moving and great performances massed up, the duet with Mary J. Blige on “Gimme Shelter” was a perfect and sexy lockstep duet, the first song of the encore, made fresh by the use of Grammy nominated The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, who start off sweet and end up in double time, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” sounded as if it was just written and the “practiced at the art of deception” line was returned to its position as testament to sex and betrayal. A great “Miss You” shows Jagger’s range narrowing but really, who goes to the Stones for Jaggers vocal range? You go for the MC, and from the tip of the stage to the lip of the tongue shaped runway, Jagger didn’t stop for a moment. It would have been a great performance by a 25 year old man and a testament to just how much it matters to Jagger that he is seen for what he is: the greatest rock and roll front man of all time, a snake oil con man who took with James Brown and ran with him.”
I guess what I meant is it was Mick’s Stones and not Keef’s but whether that remains true, whether the great guitarist is back up and running after hat more serious than we had believed accident, remains to be seen. But it will absolutely be my intention i life to check em out when they play Met Life. I know I promised in 2012 they’d be here in 2013 and now it is two years past their due date but my feeling is it will be well worth he wait.