The Stones charge their own opening act!

bryn_cmbs

A new level of greed!

http://www.wkqq.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=104648&article=616784

toddiet123

wow..thats pretty bad.

bharQ

horrible.. corporate bullshit

restlesssoul

speechless here. the article is pretty short so lets give the boysthe benefit of the doubt here. they are probably not responsible, but that is total and utter bullshit they would have the gall to charge people who open for them.

i am enraged. they are bastards IF its is them making the decision.

Tnerb248

actually, i remember reading something comparable that dave grohl said when the foo fighters opened for the stones a few years back. something about how they were treated like shit and had to pay for stuff.


-brent

JOEJOEJOE

I have heard much worse......in the 80s, Public Image Ltd. used to charge bands for the pleasure of opening up for them.

The Stones pay HUGE sums to their openers, so if they have to give a few grand for tickets, the openers still come out WAY ahead!

The stones receive huge guarantees from promoters, so I could see how the promoters need to eek out all the cash they can in order to make a decent profit.

LedZepFan

Your title made it sound like the Stones were charging people to let them open for them

Rhinocerous Surprise

Hehe... The Stones charge their own opening act. It's like Kasabian are battery powered.

SVRDhand13

the stones suck compared to the beatles.

sorry, i had to.

pjfan020

like the band said, the stones probably don't know about it or aren't responsible for it...but it's bullshit either way. As far as i'm concerned any band that charges hundreds of dollars for a non charity show is a disgrace to music.

applenut

Yea, Its The Fucking Americans Man

mlman

Seen them years ago and they were great but after watching the Superbowl last year I would not give them $2.80 for a seat.

Eraserhead

Haha, am I the only one who thinks that's hilarious? Nice one Mick!

Anyone know who's opening in the UK for them?