Stones Roll Again

By the time this magazine reaches your hands, the Rolling Stones will be well into their 1972 tour, which covers 30 cities in a seven week period. The tour, set by Peter Rudge of Sound Image Inc., contains “innovations in booking, consumer protection, security and staging never before used for rock concerts”.

The Stones had hoped to play in smaller, more intimate halls this time around, but complications arose when, they attempted to book locations which seated less than 5000. “City fathers and mothers seemed concerned by the possible damage the five Stones could do to their sons and daughters in close quarters”, reported Rudge. To alleviate some of the tension which surrounded the last tour, the band has arranged for more than one date in many of the larger markets.