![]() 4, 1989, Oakland Coliseum: Going off the Vegas listing for this historic show, the first concert at the Coliseum or the Bay Area after the ‘89 Loma Prieto earthquake. The tour also marked the return of Mick Taylor, a Stones stalwart from 1969-‘74. What wasn’t planned was Perry popping Jagger in the face with the mic during the wild performance. May 11, 2013, Grand Garden Arena: Katy Perry arrived in an unbilled, but expected, duet on “Beast of Burden.” She and the band had sent word over social media before the show that she would be onstage. That concert fell in the midst of a remarkable run at the Grand Garden Arena, during which Paul McCartney and U2 Played in the Grand Garden, the zenith of the venue’s 28-year history. This was just as the band kicked into “Tumblin’ Dice.” Jagger also seized the city’s hot tourism slogan, saying, “I’ve heard that new slogan, ‘What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.’ Does that mean my money, too?” The bottle landed just over the heads of Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci of the Killers, a random development as the two were at the show as fans. Nov 18, 2005, MGM Grand Garden Arena: Early in the show, Mick Jagger chugged a bottle of water, then kicked the container into the crowd. But we had to be at this one.”Ī trifecta of memories from Stones shows caught in Vegas, and one during my days in Chico in Northern California: “I’m not even going to tell you what they cost. “Everything I have in my life is because of that night,” said The Brick, who has a pair of front-pit tickets to Saturday’s show at Allegiant Stadium. This year, the couple celebrated their 22nd anniversary. ![]() The reception was at Monte Carlo, today’s Park MGM. 4, 1999 at Guardian Angel Cathedral in Las Vegas. But if I were three feet in either direction, it would’t have happened.” Julie and I started dating the following week. It was the greatest show they have ever done, in my opinion. “We started talking, and I said I would find her in the balcony during the show, and during Sheryl Crow’s set I grabbed a pass, which was a medallion, and took it to her and brought her down,” J.T., who works frequently as host and emcee of Las Vegas Raiders events, said Friday. Julie’s name was drawn, and she was set for the Stones show, further mapping this couple’s path to destiny. She was solo, having won the opportunity to buy a balcony ticket by dropping her ticket to a previous John Mellencamp show at the Joint into a drum for a random drawing. As was customary in The Center Bar’s golden era, J.T. The list was dotted with such name-checks as Jack Nicholson, Sting, Brad Pitt, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Gwen Stefani, Jenny McCarthy, Dennis Hopper, Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson. The concert was remarkable musically, opening with a spree of “(I Can’t Get No Satisfaction,” “You Got Me Rocking” and “Flip The Switch”) and for its superstar celebrity turnout. We took to calling that Stones concert The Fire Code Show, for its potential violation of capacity limits. The series was playing arenas except for the Vegas date, where 2,000 fans jammed into the old Hard Rock music hall (today’s Theater at Virgin Hotel Las Vegas). The Brick had a front-row ticket to a singularly wild Stones show on its “Bridges To Babylon” tour. ![]() It was the day after Valentine’s Day, but love was still in the air. The popular national “Mad Dog Sports” host on SiriusXM and veteran broadcaster (whose legal name is John Tournour), attended the historic Stones show at The Joint at the Hard Rock on Feb. The Brick and his wife, Julie, owe it all to the Rolling Stones and the fabled Center Bar at Hard Rock Hotel. Las Vegas guitarist JImmy McIntosh plays at the Sand Dollar Lounge on Wednesday night, when Tim Ries and Bernard Fowler joined his band for an unannounced set.
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