STONED-TOUR- The tour: Bang just gets bigger
Published September 29, 2005, in issue 0439 of The Hook
COMPILED BY LINDSAY BARNESBY
AUGUST
SUN,TUE 8/21,23 Boston Fenway Park
*As they kicked off their tour, the Stones joined Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Buffet as the only musicians to perform a concert at Fenway Park.
FRI 8/26 Hartford, CT Rentschler Field
SUN 8/28 Ottawa Frank Clair Stadium
WED 8/31 Detroit Comerica Park
SEPTEMBER
SAT 9/3 Moncton, NB Magnetic Hill
*For those unfamiliar with Canadian geography, "New Brunswick" is the full name of the province, just over the border from Maine.
TUE 9/6 Minneapolis Xcel Energy Center
THU 9/8 Milwaukee Bradley Center
SAT 9/10 Chicago Soldier Field
TUE 9/13 New York City Madison Square Garden
*Two days after the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Stones spread some love in midtown Manhattan. This is also the largest indoor venue they played on this leg of the tour.
THU 9/15 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium
SAT 9/17 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena
SAT 9/24 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
MON 9/26 Toronto Rogers Centre
WED 9/28 Pittsburgh PNC Park
OCTOBER
SAT 10/1 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium
MON 10/3 Washington, DC MCI Center
THU 10/6 Charlottesville, VA Scott Stadium
SAT 10/8 Durham Wallace Wade Stadium
*The decision to play this date came after the initial announcement of the tour itinerary, and some say the date was because of the strong ticket sales in a certain other southern college town.
MON, WED 10/10 & 12 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
SAT 10/15 Atlanta Philips Arena
MON 10/17 Miami American Airlines Arena
WED 10/19 Tampa St. Petersburg Times Forum
FRI 10/21 Charlotte Charlotte Arena
*Bid now for your chance to put your company's name on the side of this state-of-the-art facility!
FRI 10/28 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
SUN 10/30 Seattle Key Arena
NOVEMBER
TUE 11/1 Portland Rose Garden
FRI 11/4 Anaheim, CA Angels Stadium
SUN, TUE 11/6 & 8 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
FRI 11/11 San Diego Petco Park
SUN, TUE 11/13 & 15 San Francisco, CA SBC Park
FRI 11/18 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
SUN 11/20 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
TUE 11/22 Salt Lake City Delta Center
THU 11/24 Denver Pepsi Center
*Denver is the second stop on the tour where the Stones will play in an arena named for the cola in the blue can-- also known as "Brown Sugar"
SAT 11/27 Phoenix Glendale Arena
MON 11/29 Dallas American Airlines Arena
*This date marks the first time Mick, Keith and company will play in President Bush's home state of Texas since the release of their anti-Dubya song, "Sweet Neo Con." Check the reviews the next day and see if it made the setlist and how it was received.
DECEMBER
THU 12/1 Houston, Toyota Center
MON 12/3 Memphis FedEx Forum
JANUARY
TUE 1/10 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
FRI 1/13 Boston TD Banknorth Garden
*The site of many a Bruins and Celtics game. You might know this venue by its original name, the Fleet Center, or as Bostonians call it "That Wicked Huge Arena That Replaced the GAH-den."
WED, FRI 1/18 & 20 New York City Madison Square Garden
MON, WED 1/23, 25 Chicago United Center
FRI 1/27 St. Louis Savvis Center
SUN 1/29 Omaha Qwest Center
FEBRUARY
WED 2/1 Baltimore First Mariner Arena
*Charlottesville residents have a second chance to see the Stones three hours north at the venue formerly known as simply Baltimore Arena.
SAT 2/11 San Juan Coliseo de Puerto Rico
SAT 2/18 Rio de Janeiro Copacabana Beach
*No word yet on whether they'll cover Barry Manilow for the occasion.
TUE, THU 2/21,23 Buenos Aires River Plate Stadium
SUN 2/26 Mexico City Foro Sol
MARCH
THU 3/6 Los Angeles The Great Western Forum
THU 3/9 Little Rock Alltel Center
SUN 3/12 Ft. Lauderdale Bank Atlantic Cener
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