Legendary rock ‘n’ roll promoter, Bill Graham, oversees the setup of the Rolling Stones’ “Tattoo You” Tour stage at JFK Stadium. The Stones arrived later in the afternoon for a sound check that ran into the night. Bill Graham promoted several tours for the Stones in ’72 and ’75 before being relieved in favor of Michael Cohl. Graham died in a helicopter crash in 1991 at sixty years old. © roger barone 1981
PROMOTER BILL GRAHAM: JFK STADIUM (September 24, 1981)
The Rolling Stones perform three songs on a secondary stage located closer to fans at the rear of the First Union Center during their “No Security” tour. © Roger Barone 1999
ROLLING STONES: FIRST UNION CENTER (March 15, 1999)
A super rare $52 ticket for a Rolling Stones concert at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby. Current prices for the Stones 50th Anniversary Tour in London and Neware, New Jersey, are ranging from $150 (upper level back of the house) to $800 (closer to stage. Fans are outraged, but the shows are selling out. © roger barone 2012
ROLLING STONES TICKET: TOWER THEATER (September 22, 2002)
Rolling Stones tickets for their 2012-2013, 50th Anniversary Tour went on sale last week. The outrageously priced tickets, ranging from $150 to $800 retail, and thousand of dollars on the secondary markets (scalpers, touts and authorized ticket reselling agencies). In July of 1972, the cost of my Rolling Stones tickets were $6.50 a piece. Every seat in the Spectrum Arena was the same price. Over the years, Stones’ tickets increased at a reasonable rate, until the mid-90s, when the price increased hundreds of dollars.
In 2002, the Stones performed three shows in Philly, beginning with a stadium show at the Vet, then moving indoors for the next night’s show at the First Union Center. The final show was held at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby. There were approximately 2, 500 tickets available for the small-venue show. I was lucky and acquired two tickets online went they became available. I used three computers on a high-speed fiber internet network. The tickets cost me $104–a gift!
The photo of my Tower Theater Stones’ ticket is like seeing a Brontosaurus Skeleton in a history museum, something so rare from a long ago time that is embedded in our past.
Rolling Stones singer, Mick Jagger, checks the settings on a camera given to him by a press photographer to take a picture of the photographer at his request. Jagger was posing for photographers in the East stands at JFK Stadium while promoting the Stones 1981 “Tattoo You” tour. © roger barone 1981
MICK JAGGER/ROLLING STONES: JFK STADIUM (August 26, 1981)
Approximately, 100,000 Rolling Stones fans attended the Rolling Stones opening show of their 1981 “Tattoo You” Tour at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. © Roger Barone 1981.
ROLLING STONES CROWD: JFK STADIUM (September 25, 1981)
Mick Jagger looks into the camera while singing from a squatting position at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. The Rolling Stones began their 1981 “Tattoo You” tour in Philly with two shows at the venerable old stadium © Roger Barone 1981.
MICK JAGGER/ROLLING STONES: JFK STADIUM (September 25, 1981)
How to shoot a photo of Mick Jagger’s crotch
- Fight your way through thousands of people to get a position close to the stage.
- Wait at least four or five hours before the Stones take the stage, surrounded by pushing, shoving, drunks and people also angling for a closer position.
- Carry a milk crate past security and stand on it, as people are dancing, screaming,knocking you off balance every time you raise your camera.
- Wipe the sweat out of your eyes whenever you have a chance so you can focus the lens.
- Try not to dance with the Rolling Stones music blasting from the massive sound towers a few feet away to your left.
- Get lucky as hell when Mick Jagger decides to squat right in front of you and look into your lens.
- Maintain your concentration and release the shutter with all the correct exposure controls set
- Don’t think about anything..shoot as many frames as possible while he’s right there, and before the crowd knocks you over as they attempt to shake Jagger’s hand.
The Rolling Stones performing at First Union Center with the New West Horns featuring Philadelphia sax player, Andy Snitzer. Also pictured from left: Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, New West Horns and Mick Jagger, right. © Roger Barone 1999.
ROLLING STONES: FIRST UNION CENTER (March 15, 1999)
Rolling Stones singer, Mick Jagger, starts them up at the First Union Center, as the Rolling Stones promote their “No Security” recording during a couple of shows in Philly. Philadelphia photographer Scott Weiner is visible next to the right of Jagger, sandwiched in the center between two photographers. © Roger Barone 1999
ROLLING STONES: FIRST UNION CENTER (March 15, 1999)
Ronnie Wood, left, and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones playing on a smaller stage near the back of the First Union Center for distant fans. The Stones were touring to promote their recent recording, ” No Security.” © Roger Barone 1999.
THE ROLLING STONES: FIRST UNION CENTER (Marck 15, 1999)
Rolling Stones’ drummer, Charlie Watts, left, and guitarist Ronnie Wood, applaud ad Mick Jagger introduces members of the band. The Rolling Stones played two nights in Philly during their 1999 “No Security” Tour. © Roger Barone 1999.
ROLLING STONES: FIRST UNION CENTER (March 15, 1999)
Rolling Stones Photos & Stories From Philadelphia: The City of Brotherly Love 
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