Suddenly feel old

I saw them at the Il Rondo, a small scrubby club in the back streets of Leicester in the early 60s. Entrance cost the princely sum of 2/6. I wasn't impressed because you couldn't really dance to their music.
Fast forward 30 years my daughters paid a huge amount to see them on their Licks tour at Wembley Stadium.
I agree that there comes a time when some of these icons should hang up their guitars. Recently DD1 paid a lot to see Bob Dylan, she said it was such a disappointment, he could no longer hold a note and mumbled his way through unrecognisable songs.

I saw the Stones in very early 60s when they played a club I went to in Belsize Park. This was before Come On, I was about 16. I was right at the front, the stage was only about 18 inches high, and when Brian Jones turned his back to the audience and wiggled his bum I reached out and took his comb out of the back pocket of his jeans!

I saw them a few times in Birmingham in the '60s. If folks are still willing to pay and they enjoy what they're doing, why shouldn't they carry on?

The Stones now look about 108, or as if they'd been long buried and dug up again. I don't think I want to think of them as "my generation", even though they are!

Silverlining yes guess we must be.

Overthehill we must be of similar vintage!

I saw them at Victoria palace in about 1963 when they had their first hit 'come on'. Whats more we were chatted up by them outside the theatre prior to the show. We gave them the heave ho as they were scruffy and long haired. We didnt know who they were until they appeared on stage. What a surprise'
Shows in those days had a number of groups/ singers on and the rolling stones were bottom of the bill. I had gone to see the everly brothers who were headlining. Oh i have dined out on the story of how i could have been lady jagger for many a long year.
Also saw the beatles at finsbury. Coukdnt hear a thing!

I saw them at Walthamstow Assembly Hall I'm guessing 1963 when they'd just had a hit with 'Come On'. I was right next to the stage and marvelled at the slimness of Mick Jaggers hips (you can tell where I was looking). I also saw the Beatles in Finsbury Park Astoria around the same time. I just accept I'm ancient and the younger generation won't have a clue about things popular back then.

When I first worked in Liverpool we would all go down to The Cavern to see all the groups playing there when we finished work,slowly but surely members of some of the top bands of the time have died including John Lennon & George Harrison along with Cilla,it certainly reminds you how old you are when you come to think of it.

Me too Grandmamoira, 3 times in the 60s in Newcastle, when they used to do widespread touring. I wouldn't want to see them as they are now - not least because of the ridiculous prices for tickets!

I saw the Stones in 1966 at the Albert Hall, where they were top of the bill but it was half a century ago. I've found people are envious that I saw them in their prime. (That was one of only two concerts I've ever been to.)