Stone Roses 2012 tour

The Stone Roses, Barcelona 8-9 June 2012
The Stone Roses, Barcelona 8-9 June 2012

The Stone Roses officially start their 2012 tour dates tomorrow (Friday 8 June) with the first of two Barcelona gigs.

The warm-up gigs in Barcelona and Amsterdam should see the reformed band perform their first full sets, after the ecstatically received surprise gig in Warrington.

thestoneroses.co.uk fansite will be in Barcelona and we’ll be reporting on the gigs. Follow us on Twitter @stoneroses for instant reactions, with full reports to follow on this website.

We’ve also set up the first of a series of webpages for each of the forthcoming gigs. You can can share your expectations, post comments, leave reviews and link to photos and videos. Help those who can’t make the gigs share the experience.

See you in Barcelona!

2012 Tour Dates

May

June
July
  • 01 – Heaton Park, Manchester
  • 05 – Phoenix Park, Dublin
  • 07 – T In The Park Festival
  • 14 – Benicassim Festival, Spain
  • 13 – Optimus Alive Festival, Portugal
  • 17 – Arena Civica, Milan
  • 22 – Indoor Stadium, Singapore
  • 24 – Asia World Arena, Hong Kong
  • 27 – Fuji Rock Festival, Japan
  • 27-29 – Jisan Valley Rock Festival, South Korea
August
  • 06-13 – Sziget Festival, Hungary
  • 08 – Øya Festival, Norway
  • 12 – Summer Well Festival, Romania
  • 17 – Pukkelpop, Belgium
  • 18 – V Festival, Chelmsford
  • 19 – V Festival, Stafford
  • 22 – Vital Festival, Belfast

Roses electric comeback gig

The Stone Roses have played their first comeback gig.

The free gig announced this afternoon, was played at the 1100 capacity Parr Hall, Warrington. An ecstatic crowd, including Cressa and Liam Gallagher, witnessed an electric performance from the classic Roses lineup of Brown, Squire, Mani and Reni.

Roses Parr Hall, Warrington

The Stone Roses played an 11 song list, drawing primarily from their debut album but also featuring two b-sides and two Second Coming tracks

Early reports suggest The Roses went down a storm,with a strong performance from the band and a solid vocal showing from Ian.

Parr Hall, Warrington set list:

1. I Wanna Be Adored

2. Mersey Paradise

3. Sally Cinnamon

4. Made of Stone

5. Sugar Spun Sister

6. Where Angels Play

7. Shoot You Down

8. Tightrope

9. Waterfall

10. She Bangs The Drums

11. Love Spreads

Stone Roses play free concert tonight at Warrington Parr Hall

The Stone Roses, Warrington 2012
The Stone Roses, Warrington 2012

The Stone Roses are to play a short set tonight (Wednesday 23rd May) at Warrington Parr Hall.

 

The concert is free. Wristbands (1 per person) can be collected from the Warrington Pyramid box office (next to Warrington Parr Hall) from 4pm today. Doors 8pm.

To qualify for a free ticket to this very special warm up show fans will need to take a Stone Roses CD inlay cover, record sleeve, official band t-shirt or Heaton Park ticket with them to the Pyramid box office. All entrants must be aged 14+.

The charity HUGS (‘Helping Uganda Schools’) will be collecting donations at the venue.

If you’re lucky enough to get a ticket, leave a comment and let us know how the gig went.