StoneMtn Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Moncton residents fret about Rolling Stones showSaturday, August 13, 2005 Page R3 Moncton -- Not everyone thinks the Rolling Stones are the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world.About 300 people who live near the planned concert site at Magnetic Hill, outside Moncton, N.B., met with organizers at a public meeting this week, denouncing the road closures and parking plans that will restrict their movements for the Labour Day weekend.About 85,000 Stones' fans are expected to attend one of the largest outdoor concerts ever organized in New Brunswick on Sept. 3.Area residents have been told they will need a special pass to access their homes before the barricades go up Sept. 1 and guests will need a pass and a concert ticket if they want to visit them."Nobody is happy about being locked in or out of their homes," resident Bob Fudge told concert organizers. "You invited 85,000 people here without our consent. You don't trust us; we don't trust you," he said to loud applause.Charles Crossman, a member of a residents' committee created to deal with local concerns, warned there could be acts of civil disobedience to protest restrictions."You're upsetting the whole community for the sake of a concert," he said. Earlier in the week, city officials released a traffic and parking plan for the concert that provided space for 27,000 vehicles. Shuttle services will be available from surrounding parking lots, but organizers warned regular ticket holders will still face a 1.5 kilometre walk to the concert site.Demand for concert tickets has been so great that organizers put another 10,000 on sale Friday morning.The first Canadian date for the Stones is Aug. 28 in Ottawa. The tour also includes stops in Toronto, Calgary and Montreal. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050813/NOTE13-1/TPEntertainment/Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 "Bob Fudge"what a great name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 The Rolling Stones performing in Moncton will probably do more for their economy over that weekend then anything that city has ever seen! It is foolish to complain about such things when you look at the bigger picture, to me those complaining are quite selfish.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 I think the one thing that alienates me from the rest of Rock N Roll society is that I dont love the Stones. Dont even like em. Good for these guys for not allowing the Stones army to walk all over them. They have more guts than I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Would it be ok if a band you liked were coming to Moncton then?These people in Moncton that are complaining are ugly and stupid and I hope they all get painful herpes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 There's lots of funny business surrounding the logistics of this event. The kicker here is that if you live in the area and want to have visitors at any point during Labour Day weekend, they have to: a) each purchase a Stones ticket and arrive on Friday before they lock-down all the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaidy Mae Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Yikes! So dave-O, does this mean I won't be able to get to you BBQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 There's lots of funny business surrounding the logistics of this event. The kicker here is that if you live in the area and want to have visitors at any point during Labour Day weekend, they have to: a) each purchase a Stones ticket and arrive on Friday before they lock-down all the roads. Your guests also have to pay for parking in a local designated lot. At first I thought these people were just whiners, but I could see getting annoyed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 No worries Kaidy Mae, I'm outside the lock down area. It's not so much the regulations surrounding the event that has people worked up, but more how it was communicated. Residents have been asking these questions for months and just last week (the same day they put 10,000 more tickets on sale) were told how it was going to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSeasJim Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 The Rolling Stones performing in Moncton will probably do more for their economy over that weekend then anything that city has ever seen! It is foolish to complain about such things when you look at the bigger picture, to me those complaining are quite selfish.TimThat's right folks....making money is the big picture. Especially for the business's that stand to profit from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Just for the record, 85,000 people around the Magnetic Hill area is going to be a complete clusterfuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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