With just over a week away from opening night in Los Angeles, The Rolling Stones are talking about their “50 & Counting” tour in a new video interview with Radio.com.
“I thought that we should continue doing this when the 50th anniversary came up,” admits Mick Jagger of the plans to schedule the 2013 shows. “I kept hedging when people asked me, but I knew, the year before.”
"Personally, I start preparing about two months before the tour starts,” he continued. “So I have to up my fitness level, I have to start singing every day, doing practices and a bit of dancing. I practice in front of mirrors if I can, in a dance studio."
“The process we go through for a tour is 6 weeks of rehearsal,” says drummer Charlie Watts, “to have twice as many numbers ready to play and to be twice as fit as you need to be for 2 hours [of live performance].”
"All that I do know about the Stones,” adds Keith Richards, “if you can get the wheel to go 'round, it's like a juggernaut..then it's unstoppable."
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50 & Counting tour – North America 2013
May 02 – Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
May 05 – Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
May 08 – San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
May 11 – Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 15 – Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
May 18 – Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
May 20 – Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
May 25 – Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
May 28 – Chicago, IL - United Center
May 31 – Chicago, IL - United Center
June 03 – Chicago, IL - United Center
June 06 – Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
June 09 – Montreal, PQ - Bell Centre
June 12 – Boston, MA - TD Garden
June 14 – Boston, MA - TD Garden
June 18 – Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
June 21 – Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
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