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ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE-COPY NEWS
Week of Monday, 14 September, 1981
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9/15
(WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS)
— WHEN IT COMES TO THE ROLLING
STONES, THE SHOW MUST GO ON. THAT'S THE WORD FROM WORCESTER RADIO
STATION WAAF, WHICH HAS OFFERED TO PAY THE NINE THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL FOR
EXTRA SECURITY AT TWO PROPOSED ROLLlNG STONES SHOWS IN BOSTON THIS
WEEKEND. THE RADIO STATION SPONSORED A STONES CONCERT IN WORCESTER
MONDAY NlGHT THAT TURNED OUT TO BE ONE OF THE WORST KEPT SECRETS OF THE
YEAR. THE CONCERT CLUB ONLY HELD 300 FANS — AND FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE
SHOWED UP OUTSIDE.
BOSTON POLICE CHIEF JOSEPH JORDAN SAID YESTERDAY HE WOULDN'T EVEN
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED STONES CONCERTS AT BOSTON'S ORPHEUM THEATER THIS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITHOUT AN EXTRA 100 BOSTON POLICEMEN. WAAF GENERAL
MANAGER STEVE MARX QUICKLY OFFERED TO PICK UP THE TAB FOR THE EXTRA
SECURITY, MARX SAID WAAF ALSO PAID FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EXTRA
POLICE PROTECTION AT THE MONDAY NIGHT WORCESTER CONCERT.
BOSTON OFFICIALS WERE EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE THIS MORNING WHETHER THEY
WOULD GIVE A LICENSE TO PROMOTER DON LAW FOR THE ORPHEUM SHOWS. THE
CITY TURNED DOWN A BID FOR A STONES CONCERT AT THE ORPHEUM IN 1978, AND
THE VETERAN BRITISH ROCK 'N ROLL BAND HASN'T PLAYED THE CITY SINCE THE
MID-1970's. ONE REASON MAY BE THEIR REPORTED DISLIKE FOR THE CITY'S
MAJOR HALL, THE BOSTON GARDEN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE STONES' RECORD COMPANY SAID TODAY THERE ARE STILL
NO CONFIRMED NEW ENGLAND DATES ON THE BAND'S NATIONAL TOUR, WHICH KICKS
OFF SEPTEMBER 25TH IN PHILADELPHIA.
9/16
(BOSTON)
— BOSTON MAYOR KEVIN WHITE CONFERRED WITH BILL GRAHAM
— THE TOUR PROMOTER FOR THE ROLLING STONES — FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR
THIS AFTERNOON. JOANNE PREVOST — WHO HANDLES LICENSING FOR WHITE —
SAYS THE MAYOR TOLD GRAHAM THAT THE ORPHEUM THEATER WOULD NOT BE
SUITABLE FOR STONES CONCERTS, AND THAT THE CITY WAS MAKING A SINCERE
OFFER FOR USE OF CITY HALL PLAZA FOR A FREE OUTDOOR SHOW. MS. PREVOST
SAYS GRAHAM MADE NO IMMEDIATE COMMENT ON WHETHER HE FELT THE STONES
WERE LIKELY TO ACCEPT THE OFFER.
MS. PREVOST SAID THE CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM — WHO RAN THE FILLMORE
EAST AND WEST ROCK HALLS IN THE LATE 1960'S — CAME AFTER WHITE
ANNOUNCED HIS OFFER OF CITY HALL PLAZA AT A NEWS CONFERENCE. THE PLAZA
COULD HOLD UP TO 40THOUSAND MUSIC FANS. TWO MASSACHUSETTS RADIO
STATIONS HAVE OFFERED TO PICK UP THE SECURITY COSTS FOR THE SHOW.
EARLIER TODAY, THE CITY REFUSED TO ISSUE A PERMIT TO THE BAND TO PLAY
CONCERTS AT THE DOWNTOWN ORPHEUM THEATER THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. CITY
OFFICIALS SAID THEY WORRIED ABOUT SECURITY OUTSIDE THE 28-HUNDRED SEAT
THEATER DUE TO CROWD PROBLEMS AT THE STONES' CONCERT IN WORCESTER
MONDAY.
(BOSTON)
— BOSTON OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY HEARD
YET WHETHER THE ROLLING STONES WILL PLAY A FREE CONCERT IN GOVERNMENT
CENTER ON SUNDAY. BUT RADIO STATION W-B-C-N SAYS IT HAS, AND THE WORD
ISN'T GOOD. W-B-C-N SAYS IT'S TALKED WITH TWO PEOPLE CLOSELY LINKED TO
THE STONES. PUBLICIST PAUL WASSERMAN SAID "THERE WILL BE NO STONES
CONCERT IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE." AND BILL GRAHAM, WHO'S RUNNING THE
STONES' UPCOMING NATIONAL TOUR, CITED WORRIES OVER THE OUTDOOR
LOCATION.
THE IDEA OF A FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT BEFORE SOME 40THOUSAND PEOPLE WAS
PROPOSED TODAY BY BOSTON MAYOR KEVIN WHITE. THAT'S AFTER WHITE REJECTED
THE ORIGINAL IDEA OF THE STONES PERFORMING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS
AT THE ORPHEUM THEATER.
9/17
(BOSTON)
— YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT A ROLLING STONES CONCERT IN
BOSTON IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THAT'S THE FINAL WORD TODAY FROM JOANNE
PREVOST — HEAD OF LICENSING FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IN BOSTON. SHE
TOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON THAT A FINAL ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE
BRITISH ROCK AND ROLLERS PLAY A CONCERT MONDAY NIGHT AT THE FOUR THOUSAND SEAT METROPOLITAN CENTER IN BOSTON'S THEATER DISTRICT HAD
BEEN REJECTED BY THE BAND. MS. PREVOST SAID A LATER CONCERT AT THE
BOSTON GARDEN WAS STILL A POSSIBILITY DURING THE STONES' NATIONAL TOUR.
BUT SHE ADDED "AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE,
THIS IS IT."
(BOSTON)
— NOW THAT THE ROLLING STONES HAVE TURNED THEIR BACKS
ON THE IDEA OF A CONCERT IN BOSTON, THEY'VE AT LEAST BEEN LOOKING
ELSEWHERE. LOWELL CITY MANAGER JOSEPH TULLY SAYS A REPRESENTATIVE OF
STONES' PROMOTER BILL GRAHAM TOOK A LOOK AT THE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
YESTERDAY ABOUT A POSSIBLE CONCERT SUNDAY. BUT LOWELL ASSISTANT CITY
MANAGER JAMES CAMPBELL SAYS DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH. HE SAYS A CONCERT
IS UNLIKELY BECAUSE OF PUBLICITY ABOUT IT TODAY IN THE "LOWELL SUN."
CAMPBELL TOLD W-E-E-I RADIO "ONE OF THE AGREEMENTS WAS THAT NOTICE OF
THE EVENT WAS NOT TO BE LET OUT UNTIL ONE OR TWO O'CLOCK THIS
AFTERNOON. BOTH PARTIES AGREED TO THIS." BUT HE DIDN'T SAY WHEN A FINAL
DECISION WOULD BE MADE.
9/17
(LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS)
— AFTER BEING REJECTED BY BOSTON
OFFICIALS, THE ROLLING STONES HAVE PROPOSED PLAYING A CONCERT SUNDAY AT
THE FOUR-THOUSAND SEAT LOWELL MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM. LOWELL CITY MANAGER
JOSEPH TULLY CONFIRMED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
STONES NATIONAL PROMOTER BILL GRAHAM TOURED THE AUDITORIUM YESTERDAY,
DISCUSSED TICKET DISTRIBUTION AND POLICE PROTECTION. HOWEVER, ACTING
LOWELL POLICE CHIEF JOHN SHEEHAN HAS SENT OUT A LETTER OPPOSING THE
CONCERT DUE TO POTENTIAL SECURITY PROBLEMS. LOWELL OFFICIALS SAID A
FINAL DECISION ON THE CONCERT WAS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.
9/18
(LOWELL)
— THERE'LL BE NO ROLLING STONES CONCERT IN LOWELL THIS
WEEKEND, THAT'S THE WORD FROM JACK REILLY, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE LOWELL MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM COMMISSION. THERE HAD BEEN
SOME TALK ABOUT A STONES CONCERT AT THE FOUR-THOUSAND SEAT AUDITORIUM.
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM . . . THEY TALK ABOUT IT. THE CONCERT ORIGINALLY
WAS GOING TO BE A LOW-KEY UNANNOUNCED EVENT. BUT WORD LEAKED OUT TO THE
MEDIA YESTERDAY AND THAT IN TURN LED TO QUESTIONS BEING RAISED ABOUT
CROWDS AND SAFETY. THE CONCERT HAD BEEN OPPOSED BY LOWELL'S ACTING
POLICE CHIEF, JOHN SHEEHAN, WHO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL SECURITY
PROBLEMS.
9/19
(PROVIDENCE)
— A CONCERT BY THE ROLLING STONES PLANNED FOR
TONIGHT IN PROVIDENCE REPORTEDLY HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF ADVANCE
TELEVISION PUBLICITY. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL-BULLETIN QUOTES AN
UNIDENTIFIED SOURCE CLOSE TO GEMINI CONCERTS INC. AS SAYING THE SHOW IS
"DEFINITELY OFF." GEMINI HEAD FRANK RUSSO SAID, "THERE NEVER WAS AN
ANNOUNCEMENT, THEREFORE THERE WAS NO SHOW." TWO PROVIDENCE TELEVISION
STATIONS REPORTED LAST NIGHT THAT THE ROCK BAND WOULD GIVE A CONCERT
TONIGHT AT THE 35-HUNDRED SEAT OCEAN STATE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. A
MAN WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS A MEMBER OF THE BAND'S ADVANCE CREW TOLD
THE JOURNAL-BULLETIN THE GROUP FEARED ADVANCE PUBLICITY WOULD DRAW A
LARGE CROWD THAT MIGHT CAUSE SECURITY AND SAFETY PROBLEMS.
9/19
(PROVIDENCE)
— THE ROLLING STONES, UNABLE TO ARRANGE CONCERTS
IN BOSTON OR LOWELL, APPARENTLY TURNED TO PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND AND
APPARENTLY MET A SIMILAR FATE. A STONES CONCERT PLANNED FOR TONIGHT AT
THE 35-HUNDRED SEAT OCEAN STATE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER REPORTEDLY WAS
CANCELLED LATE LAST NIGHT BECAUSE OF ADVANCE TELEVISION PUBLICITY. THE
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL-BULLETIN QUOTED A SOURCE AS SAYING THE SHOW WAS
"DEFINITELY OFF". TWO PROVIDENCE TELEVISION STATIONS REPORTED LAST
NIGHT THAT THE BRITISH ROCK BAND WOULD GIVE A CONCERT. A MAN WHO SAID
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BAND'S ADVANCE CREW TOLD THE PROVIDENCE PAPER
THE GROUP FEARED ADVANCE PUBLICITY WOULD DRAW A LARGE CROWD THAT MIGHT
CAUSE SECURITY AND SAFETY PROBLEMS. THE STONES AND BOSTON COULD NOT
AGREE ON A SITE FOR A CONCERT. AND PREMATURE PUBLICITY APPARENTLY
KILLED PLANS FOR A CONCERT IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.
9/21
(BOSTON)
— THE ROLLING STONES MADE IT OFFICIAL TODAY. NATIONAL
TOUR DIRECTOR BILL GRAHAM SAID THERE ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT BE ANY STONES
CONCERT BEFORE THIS FRIDAY WHEN THE STONES KICK OFF THEIR NATIONAL TOUR
IN PHILADELPHIA.
GRAHAM SAID NEGOTIATIONS WITH BOSTON OFFICIALS CONTINUED UNTIL LAST
NIGHT, WHEN BOTH SIDES AGREED NO SUITABLE LOCATION COULD BE FOUND FOR
THE BAND TO PLAY A SNEAK CONCERT BEFORE THE START OF THE TOUR.
THE PROMOTER ALSO SAID ONE MEMBER OF THE BAND — WHOM HE REFUSED TO
IDENTIFY — IS BEING TREATED BY A DOCTOR FOR A BAD BACK. AND THIS ALSO
COMPLICATED ANY SUDDEN CONCERTS. GRAHAM SAID THE BAND HOPED TO PLAY THE
BOSTON GARDEN AT THE END OF OCTOBER.
(BOSTON)
— THEY WON'T PLAY NOW, BUT THEY MIGHT PLAY LATER.
THAT'S THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING A POSSIBLE ROLLING
STONES CONCERT IN BOSTON BEFORE THE GROUP LAUNCHES A NATIONWIDE TOUR
THIS FRIDAY IN PHILADELPHIA. TOUR MANAGER BILL GRAHAM CAME TO BOSTON
TODAY TO SAY THERE WON'T BE A GIG THIS WEEK. BUT HE ADDED THAT BOSTON
HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE TOUR SCHEDULE. AND IF DETAILS CAN BE WORKED OUT,
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A CONCERT GIVEN AT BOSTON GARDEN. AT VARIOUS
TIMES, THE STONES ATTEMPTED TO HOLD CONCERTS AT THE ORPHEUM THEATER IN
BOSTON AND THE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM IN LOWELL. EACH PLAN WAS SNUBBED.
AND GRAHAM SAID THE GROUP FINALLY GAVE UP BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A
SUITABLE SITE, ALONG WITH A BACK INJURY SUFFERED BY LEAD GUITAR PLAYER
KEITH RICHARDS.
(NEW BEDFORD)
— THE ROLLING STONES MYSTERIOUSLY CANCELLED WHAT
IS PROBABLY THE LAST EFFORT FOR AN UNPUBLICIZED CONCERT IN
MASSACHUSETTS BEFORE STARTING THEIR NATIONAL TOUR. THAT WORD FROM TOM
SHIRE, WHO OPERATES THE STATE THEATER IN NEW BEDFORD. SHIRE SAYS THE
CONCERT HAD BEEN IN THE PLANNING FOR THREE DAYS. SHIRE SAYS THE CONCERT
WAS TO HAVE COME OFF TONIGHT AT HIS 800-SEAT FACILITY. BUT HE SAYS A
GROUP REPRESENTATIVE CALLED HIM ABOUT EIGHT HOURS BEFORE SHOW TIME TO
CANCEL OUT. NO REASON HAD BEEN GIVEN. THE STONES ARE TO BEGIN A
NATIONAL TOUR IN PHILADELPHIA THIS FRIDAY.
THEY'VE BEEN REHEARSING AT LONG VIEW FARM IN NORTH BROOKFIELD,
MASSACHUSETTS, BUT ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE GROUP THIS EVENING WERE
UNSUCCESSFUL.
(WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS)
— LEAD SINGER MICK JAGGER OF THE
ROLLING STONES PREDICTED TODAY THAT THE ROCK-AND -ROLL GROUP'S FIRST U-S
TOUR IN THREE YEARS WILL BE PEACEFUL. JAGGER MADE THE COMMENT AT A
BRIEF NEWS CONFERENCE IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, BEFORE DEPARTING FOR
CONCERTS IN PHILADELPHIA TOMORROW AND SATURDAY. THE ROLLING STONES HAVE
BEEN REHEARSING AT LONG VIEW FARM IN NORTH BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.
THE GROUP GAVE A WARM-UP CONCERT IN WORCESTER TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT SINCE
HAVE BEEN DENIED PERFORMANCE PERMITS IN BOSTON, AND HAVE BACKED AWAY
FROM RUMORED DATES IN OTHER NEW ENGLAND CITIES.
9/23
(NORTH BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS)
— A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ROLLING
STONES HAS DENIED A REPORT THE GROUP HAD PLANNED TO STAGE A CONCERT
TONIGHT IN NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. TOM SHIRE, THE OPERATOR OF THE
800-SEAT STATE THEATER, SAYS THE STONES HAD CONTACTED HIM ABOUT
PLAYING, BUT HE SAYS A GROUP REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED HIM EIGHT HOURS
BEFORE THE CURTAIN WAS TO HAVE GONE UP TO CANCEL THE EVENT. BUT A
STONES SPOKESMAN, WISHING NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED, SAID FROM LONG VIEW
FARM IN NORTH BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS THAT NO CONCERT HAD BEEN
PLANNED.
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