Monday 8 November 2004

Bill Wyman´s Rhythm Kings in High Wycombe - 08 November 2004

Band line-up:
Bill Wyman, bass, voc
Terry Taylor, git, voc
Albert Lee, git, voc
Mike Sanchez, key, voc
Beverley Skeete, voc
Nick Payn, horns
Frank Mead, horns, percussion, harmonica
Graham Broad, drums
Special guest:
Eddie Floyd, voc

The gig was fantastic and Bill was telling jokes in between. I could not believe what he said at the end of the concert: "This is the last gig of the Rhythm King". 


Some time later, the following note appeared on Bill's old website about this tour which shocked us all:
"The news on the UK Tour is that it is probably the last & then Farewell tour of the Rhythm Kings - I've decided that for what it achieves for 4 months work every year (plus all of the Press, Radio & TV promotion I have to do let alone the travelling), it doesn't seem worth the effort any more.  I have to think about the time I'm away from my family, & how I will support them financially in the future. I will still consider the odd dates that may come up for special events, but that's it as far as I'm concerned. It's been great, & I want to end it on a high!"(shortened) 

The note appeared again later with slightly changed wording. It caused massive regrets, protests and comments by fans on Bill's message boards, maybe that made him think twice and change his mind.

Friday 11 June 2004

Du wirst mit einem Lächeln geh’n" - Gespräch mit dem Ex-Rolling-Stone Bill Wyman





Am 11. Juni 2004 swingen die Rhythm Kings in Braunschweig
Von Reinhard Brennecke

"Waren wir nicht um 10 Uhr verabredet?", fragt Bill Wyman höflich. Stimmt! Punkt 10 Uhr, lautet der minutiöse Fahrplan der deutschen Agentur, die das Gespräch eingefädelt hat, steht Herr Wyman für ein Telefoninterview zur Verfügung. Und: Es wäre – bei aller Achtung vor der journalistischen Freiheit – "nicht ungeschickt", den ehemaligen Bassisten der Rolling Stones und heutigen Chef der Rhythm Kings mit Fragen nach den wilden Jahren der Stones zu verschonen. Dazu habe er im Laufe seiner mehr als 30-jährigen Mitgliedschaft in der dienstältesten und größten Rock ’n’ Roll-Band der Welt "wirklich alles gesagt".
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Sunday 30 May 2004

Bill Wyman´s Rhythm Kings Tour 2004

Sun 30th May..Grosses Zelt-HilchenBach-Lutzel.
Mon 31st May..off
Tue 1st June..Congresshalle-Giessen-Germany
Wed 2nd June..Alte Feuerwache-Mannheim-Germany
Thu 3rd June..Burg Salzvey-Merhernich-Satzvey
Fri 4th June..Congresshalle-Saarbrucken
Sat 5th June..Kulturzentrum-Mainz
Sun 6th June..Travel
Mon 7th june..Centre Sportif-Luxemboug
Tue 8th June...Pardiso-Amsterdam-Holland
Wed 9th June..Le forum-Liege..Belgium
Thu 10th june..Stadhalle-Osnabruk
Fri 11th June..Eissporthalle-Braunschweig
Sat 12th June..Nordalfestival-Nordborg
Sun 13th June..Markhalle-Hamburg-Germany.
Mon 14th June..travel
Tue 15th June...Sendesaal-Berlin-Germany
Wed 16th June..Travel
Thu 17th June..Neues Stadttheater-Bolzano
Fri 18th June..Komma-Worgl
Sat 19th June..Ulmer Zelt..Ulm
Sun 20th June..Stadhalle-Spielberg
Mon 21st June..Parktheater-Kempten-
Tue 22nd June..Hirsch-Nurnberg
Wed 23rd June..Travel
Thu 24th June..Le Rouge Gorge Club-Avignon
Fri 25th June..Yukon Bike Festival-Collombey-Switzerland
Sat 26th June..Quai De Londres-Verdun
Sun 27th June..Travel
Fri 2nd July..Opera House-Vienna.
Sat 3rd July..Schlosshof Herzogschloss-Straubing
Mon 5th July..Kings Dock-Liverpool-UK
Tue 6th July..Festival-Chichester-UK
Fri 9th July..Americana Festival-Newark Upon Trent-UK
Sun 11th July..Country Festival..Mirande-France
Tue 13th July..Festival-Pont Audemer.-France
Sat 17th July..Southwark festival-London-UK
Tues 20th July..Arts Festival-Galway-Ireland
Wed 21st July..Aiken-Dublin-Eire
Fri 23rd..July..Summer Festival-Eastleigh-UK
Sun 25th July..Festival-Caernarfon Castle-Wales
Tue 5th Oct..Colston Hall-Bristol-UK
Wed 6th Oct..Forum Theatre-Malvern-UK
Thu 7th Oct..Festival Hall-Southbank-London-UK
Fri 8th Oct..Opera House-Buxton-UK
Sat 9th Oct..Playhouse-Edinburgh-Scotland.
Sun 10th Oct..Music Hall-Aberdeen-Scotland.
Mon 11th Oct..City Hall-Newcastle-UK
Wed 13th Oct..Opera House-Blackpool-UK
Thu 14th Oct..City Hall-Hull-UK
Fri 15th Oct..off
Sat 16th Oct..The Stables-Milton Keynes-UK
Wed 20th Oct..Royal Court-Liverpool-UK
Thu 21st Oct..Victoria Hall-Stoke-UK
Fri 22nd Oct..Fairfield Hall-Croydon-UK
Sat 23rd Oct..Warwick Arts Centre-Coventry-UK
Sun 24th Oct..New Theatre-Oxford-UK
Tue 26th Oct..Cliffs Pavillion-Southend-UK
Wed 27th Oct..Dorking Halls-UK
Thu 28th Oct..The Anvil-Basingstoke-UK
FrI 29th Oct..Theatre Royal-Norwich-UK
Sun 31st Oct..Truro Hall-Cornwall-UK
Mon 1st Nov..Town Hall-Cheltenham-UK
Tue 2nd Nov..Royal Concert Hall-Nottingham-UK
Wed 3rd Nov..The Regent-Ipswich-UK
Fri 5th Nov..Derngate-Northampton-UK
Sat 6th Nov..International Centre-Harrogate-UK
Sun 7th Nov..North Wales Theatre-llandudno-Wales
Mon 8th Nov..Swan Theatre-High Wycombe-UK
Thu 11th Nov..Festsaal Messe Basel-Switzerland.