TICKETS TORN IN HALF July 26, 1972 The Rolling Stones/ Stevie Wonder “THE STP TOUR” @Madison Square Garden
This courtesy of The Selvedge Yard:
The Rolling Stones embarked on their 1972 American tour to support the release of Exile on Main Street— which in and of itself was a push into new territory for the band, both musically and commercially. What followed rewrote the game for The Stones and the music industry, and basically set the stage for a decade of big, balls-out tours that went from being simple promotional vehicles to pop culture events. Nothing like this had been done in Rock ‘n’ Roll prior and all subsequent tours would follow the ’72 tour blueprint for scale, attempted musicality, logistics, legal entanglements, drugs, women, hilarity, hangers-on, and general debauchery. (me)The Stones did not disappoint.
christiansmusicmusings said:
I dig both The Stones and Stevie Wonder. Also nice to post this on Sir Jagger’s 75th birthday!
I’d be curious to know how much you paid for the ticket at the time?
Today, a doubleheader of that caliber pretty much has become unaffordable!
I was looking into Stevie Wonder tickets for Atlantic City earlier this year. I’ve never seen him. The cheapest I saw were $300 and up – sorry, I‘m not gonna spend that kind of money, even on an artist I love!
Luckily, I’ve seen The Stones once in Hershey, Pa. in 2006 – they were really kicking butt!
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MICHAEL C. HODGKISS said:
Saw the Stones in 69 @ MSG for 5 bucks (terry Reid, Ike and Tina, BB King). This show I believe was $ 7.50. And this was Mick’s 29th Birthday complete with a cake.
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christiansmusicmusings said:
Wow, $7.50 in 1972 was equivalent to about $44 as of last year!
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