ISRAEL: Rolling Stones rock Tel Aviv in first ever Israel concert

Record ID: 398591

  • Title: ISRAEL: Rolling Stones rock Tel Aviv in first ever Israel concert
  • Date: 5th June 2014
  • Summary: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (JUNE 4, 2014) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ARRIVING FOR CONCERT (SOUNDBITE) (English) ROLLING STONES CONCERT-GOER MAYA SIEFF-ASHKENAZI SAYING: "I'm going to see the Rolling Stones, and it's going to be awesome, it's the first time in Israel, it's going to be so great to look at all the people around us, everybody came to see the Rolling Stones! Woohoo!" P
  • Embargoed: 20th June 2014 13:00
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  • Location: Israel
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVAEKBE8AA9AIQX3IS8HH0JTWMWF
  • Story Text: The Rolling Stones performed their first ever Israeli concert Wednesday (June 4) to a packed crowd in Tel Aviv, where tens of thousands had gathered to hear the classic rock band.
    "I'm going to see the Rolling Stones, and it's going to be awesome, it's the first time in Israel," said concert-goer Maya Sieff-Ashkenazi. "It's going to be so great to look at all the people around us, everybody came to see the Rolling Stones! Woohoo!"
    Israelis are accustomed to being overlooked by popular bands on worldwide tours and the arrival of The Rolling Stones band was widely anticipated. Many Israeli fans have travelled overseas in the past in order to attend their concerts.
    "I'm following The Stones for about 35 years, I saw a few concerts of them, the last one was in London at the O2 in November 2013, and I followed them in a few other places in the world, and I'm sure it's going to be a great show." said concert-goer Yoav.
    In a twist of irony for Israelis who usually travel to Europe for concerts, Austrians Michaela and Daniel said they'd done the opposite. "We've just arrived for the Rolling Stones," said Daniel. "Especially for the Rolling Stones, we're so excited," added Michaela.
    The Rolling Stones resumed their world tour last week in Oslo, more than two months after the suicide of singer Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott. They called off their tour - 14 ON FIRE - in Australia and New Zealand in March after Scott was found dead of an apparent suicide in her Manhattan apartment. They have now rescheduled the dates and will head to Australia at the end of October.
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