Rolling Stones’ Ticket Sales Crashes AARP Site
It didn’t long, but shortly after AARP announced it, The Rolling Stones ticket sales crashed the AARP website! Talking about it this morning on The Mike & Carla Morning Show,…
Rolling Stones on stage at halftime of a Super Bowl game.
Brian Bahr / Staff via Getty ImagesIt didn't long, but shortly after AARP announced it, The Rolling Stones ticket sales crashed the AARP website! Talking about it this morning on The Mike & Carla Morning Show, we're talking within hours! It was just too much to handle, all these AARP members trying to take advantage of pre-ticket sales for the Stones!
Of course, all week long listeners have been able to grab tickets for the first five rows for The Stones when they are back in Las Vegas on May 11th, 2024. But that didn't stop the landslide of "older" fans from getting their tickets from the site.
Rolling Stones' tickets Are Hard To Come By!
Now Morty, the Executive Producer of The M&C Morning Show, thought he would be tricky and asked his mom to get on line. A way to get tickets for the band before they officially go on sale on Friday. But even she couldn't get on the site!
On the other hand, one listener did call in who did get on and get in. She said it took a while and that she was one of 15,000 people...so it took some time to finally cash in on the tickets. The good news, only took her like 40 minutes to get into the que, which doesn't really guarantee anything right?
The bottom line though, she got through and she got her tickets for the concert! Hey listen, dedicated fans do what they have to do right? You keep tryin', but you can't always get what you want! Get it? Okay, it was cheesy, but we had to!
All in all, at this point in their career, it's amazing at all that this band is still touring and still selling out arenas people! And if you've never seen them before, it should be on your bucket list! There's a reason for their staying power and they will show you why on May 11th at Allegiant Stadium!
Rolling Stones: What We Know About Their New Album
The Rolling Stones are currently teasing a new album. Their official website now has a landing page featuring the phrase "Welcome to Hackney Diamonds." On top of that, it features a countdown clock that's set to expire on Wednesday, September 6 at 9:30 a.m. EST.
While anything new from the Stones is big news, there's a big unanswered question: What do we even know about this LP? Fortunately, we've done some digging from our reporting from the past year. This led us to put together the list below, chronicling everything about this very mysterious album.
From potential guest appearances to behind-the-scenes details and everything in between, here are five things we know about the new Rolling Stones album.
Its title
As previously reported, the title of the new Stones album is Hackney Diamonds. Earlier this month, an unusual ad was printed in the Hackney Gazette, a local newspaper in England. The ad is for a "business" called Hackney Diamonds, which touts itself as "Specialists in Glass Repair." Additionally, the ad says the "business" is opening in September 2023. Furthermore, the ad states, "Our friendly team promises you satisfaction. When you say gimme shelter, we'll fix your shattered windows."
As if that weren't enough, a small Rolling Stones tongue and lips logo is visible in the ad. Also, when you search for "Hackney Diamonds," you find a website that's registered with the band's label Universal Music Group. Also, various Stones logos promoting the "Hackney Diamonds" website are showing up all over the world.
The album features Charlie Watts
Ronnie Wood shared that the band was working on new music, some of which would feature late drummer Charlie Watts. [inlink id="rolling-stones-new-lp-in-the-works-to-feature-charlie-watts" text="He told The Sun in November 2022"], "We are recording the new album now, and we are going to LA in a few weeks to carry it on and finish it off. Charlie is on some of the tracks and drummer Steve Jordan." Watts, of course, [inlink id="charlie-watts-iconic-rolling-stones-drummer-dies-at-80" text="died in August 2021 at age 80"].
There's a good chance a tour is in the works.
In January, Keith Richards [inlink id="keith-richards-theres-some-new-music-on-its-way" text="told fans via social media"], "There's some new music on its way, and hopefully, I'll get to see you. Anyway, let's keep our fingers crossed." (Side note: This clip was shared on January 11 and also served as Keef's way of wishing fans a belated Happy New Year, which kind of rules.)
Paul McCartney is confirmed for an appearance...and maybe Ringo Starr, too.
In February, there was quite a stir when [inlink id="paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-reportedly-on-new-rolling-stones-lp" text="Variety"] reported that Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were appearing on the new Stones LP. It was later confirmed by [inlink id="paul-mccartney-appearance-on-new-rolling-stones-lp-confirmed" text="CNN"] that Sir Paul plays bass "on just one RS track." While Ringo Starr was also reported as appearing on the album, the Stones rep said he is not on the track with McCartney. The rep didn't detail whether Starr is on the album elsewhere.
Andrew Watt is rumored to be producing the album
In addition to the Macca and Ringo news, [inlink id="paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-reportedly-on-new-rolling-stones-lp" text="Variety"] also reported the new Stones album is going to be produced by Andrew Watt. The 32-year-old producer is very young to be working with such legends. However, Watt notably produced Ozzy Osbourne's last two albums, Eddie Vedder's 2022 solo album Earthling and Iggy Pop's 2023 album Every Loser. Watt's also been in the studio with Pearl Jam as they work on new music.
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