A rumour is circulating around the CFL that Tom Wright has been pitching the Grey Cup halftime show to Atlantis Festivals who work with a special group that they CFL is wanting to do the CFL Grey Cup halftime show.
That group are The Rolling Stones.
A issue that Atlantis and the CFL are having problems is the fact the Rolling Stones are working on a new concert set that includes 5 or 6 new dates around November and may be rescheduling early 2007 concerts to accomodate the cancelled shows this past season.
If it all works out, the Stones have apparently been wanting to return to Winnipeg and name Winnipeg one of the best sites for a show, and one of the biggest reasons they haven't returned is because of the laws, and lack of promotion management in the area.
If Atlantis and the CFL work out a deal, what a show that would be.
Remember the Rolling Stones did the Superbowl last season, and a big stumbling block was the fact Michigan has the same laws, and that Lake HHT Managment firm was not big enough to accomodate the Rolling Stones.
The NFL got involved and booked the show.
Something similar that happened in Regina, and Regina fixed the problem and got the Rolling Stones booked later this year.
Thank God, the Stones will be the halftime show...greatest rocknroll show in the world. World class Band for a world class Football league...I know it's only a rumor..dare to dream..
because i dont think performing at a grey cup halftime would pay them thier going rate…but they tend to play in toronto for free, so i could see them doing a grey cup show in T.O.
...agreed, the only thing that would keep me watching a nelly furtado half-time show would be if there was a guarenteed wardrobe malfunction....
.....Stones would be alright, saw them once in '81 in the Seattle Kingdome, then again in '90 at BC Place, second row centre floor, spoiled me for every concert thereafter....
