UPDATE: April Fools!!!
When the Rolling Stones announced their “Zip Code” tour yesterday, many on the Front Range and throughout Colorado were disappointed that the band’s heavily rumored stop at Red Rocks was not included on the list of dates that includes shows at stadiums, sheds and the mammoth Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While the size of the venues for the stops on the tour lends a clue as to why the Red Rocks date didn’t come together, a source close to the City of Denver (who owns and administers the park) shed some light on the situation today in an interview. “The band had some wild requests for the show, which would have been filmed for an upcoming documentary, including, but not limited to ‘draping fabric with their iconic giant tongue logo over both rocks’ during the concerts,” the source revealed. While the city apparently considered the request, they ultimately decided that the Ship and Creation rocks are the iconic features of the amphitheater and they weren’t willing to risk damage to them or have them obscured for the sake of a publicity stunt.
Sadly, it looks like this decision caused the Stones to pull out of negotiations on the gig to focus on bigger and more lucrative venue opportunities. As of press time, the closest Rolling Stones gig to Denver is scheduled for June 27th at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. See the tour’s video announcement below.
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