Rolling Stones Tour: Where Are They Headed Next?The Rolling Stones is scheduled to have a European tour this summer. The popular band is playing at The Puskas Ferenc Stadium in Budapest, Hungary on July 20. The concert expects about 40,000 people in attendance. The next stop will be at the Outdoor Exhibition Center in Brno, Czech Republic which is set at July 22. About 50,000 people can be accommodated in the event venue. The band will then head off to Sluzeweiec Hippodrone in Warsaw, Poland on July 25 where 60,000 people have already confirmed and grabbed tickets. The July tour will have its culmination at the Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia. The August shows will start off at Olympiastadion in Helsinki, Finland, on August 1. Another concert is set at Nya Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden on August 3. The stadium can accommodate about 56,000 people. The Stones’ next destination after Sweden is at the Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 5. The Stones will then head off to the Valle Hovin skating field in Oslo, Norway on August 8. A show at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland is next on August 11. Fans can then catch the Rolling Stones band at the LTU Arena stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany on August 15. About 80,000 people can catch the popular band at Slane Castle in Slane, Ireland on August 18. The next leg of their tour is at the O2 arena in London, England on August 21. The band will play in the said place for three consecutive nights. Some of the opening acts that will be playing with the band are the Charlatans in Bucharest and Budapest; Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel in Warsaw and St. Petersburg; Toots and the Maytals in Helsinki, Gothenburg, and Copenhagen; The Dandy Warhol in Lausanne; Amy Winehouse in Dusseldorf and Hamburg; and Tinariwen and Charlatans in Slane. The Stones have already performed and completed most parts of their tour. The band played at the Lia Manoliu National Stadium in Bucharest, Romania last July 17. About 65,000 people partied with the band at the USCE Park in Belgrade, Serbia last July 12. The band also visited and played at the Jaz Beach in Budva, Montenegro last July 9. A show was also held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy last July 6 and at the Estadio de Santo Domingo in El Ejido, Almeria, Spain last June 30. Positive reactions resulted from the Rolling Stones concert at the USCE Park in Belgrade, Serbia. The venue was filled to the very brim, thanks to very cooperative weather pegged at +30 C. The fans were impressed with the strong security measures implemented by most venues, including police officers and emergency facilities. There were also police officers strategically stationed inside the venue but they opted not to be very visible so as not to cause panic. Almost 40 years have passed since the Rolling Stones were discovered. However, the band still remains “hot” and in-demand as shown by the ticket sales and the amazing attendance at almost all of legs of their European tour for summer 2007. |