* I’m shutting down the blog until next week. There could be random posts, and all the live feeds will be left on (of course), but unless something big happens comments will remained closed. I’m not yet sure when I’ll be back online, but I’ll let you know. Meanwhile, this is awesome news…

In what is surely among the biggest concert news – and perhaps the worst-kept secret – ever at Summerfest, the Big Gig will move its opening date up a day to host the Rolling Stones on Tuesday, June 23 at 8 p.m. at the Marcus Amphitheater. […]

The group has vowed to perform 1971’s landmark “Sticky Fingers” LP in its entirety at each concert.

“Sticky Fingers” with its distinctive “zipper” cover concept by Andy Warhol was the band’s ninth studio set – the 11th in America, where the label typically chopped down LPs and added singles tracks to create more albums.

The disc, which spawned massive hits like “Brown Sugar” and “Wild Horses,” topped album charts in the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and across Europe. The record has sold more than 3 million copies in the United States alone. A remastered edition will be released on May 26 to coincide with the tour.

* Obviously, the Stones will play us out…