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| The Rolling Stones concert in Hyde Park sold out in five minutes, despite fan concerns over ticket prices. The 65,000 tickets went within minutes of being put on general release . AEG Live promoter Rob Hallett said the response had been incredible. He said: "We sold 65,000 tickets in the speed the system could handle it. If the system could handle it in seconds, we would have probably sold out in seconds." | The Rolling Stones concert in Hyde Park sold out in five minutes, despite fan concerns over ticket prices. The 65,000 tickets went within minutes of being put on general release . AEG Live promoter Rob Hallett said the response had been incredible. He said: "We sold 65,000 tickets in the speed the system could handle it. If the system could handle it in seconds, we would have probably sold out in seconds." |
| Tickets cost £95, although there were hospitality packages at up to £299, but Hallett said basic ticket-holders would not lose out. He said: "The band wanted the regular ticket-holders to be right at the front of the stage staring at the whites of their eyes, not 200 yards away. | Tickets cost £95, although there were hospitality packages at up to £299, but Hallett said basic ticket-holders would not lose out. He said: "The band wanted the regular ticket-holders to be right at the front of the stage staring at the whites of their eyes, not 200 yards away. |
| "The people who have coughed up for hospitality packages will get looked after in a way they have never known before. But when the doors open if you can run faster than the next guy, it will be like any other general admission gig. You will get down the front." | "The people who have coughed up for hospitality packages will get looked after in a way they have never known before. But when the doors open if you can run faster than the next guy, it will be like any other general admission gig. You will get down the front." |
| The band will headline the Hyde Park gig in July – almost 44 years to the day they played a famous free concert in the central London park. They will also headline Glastonbury and play a North American tour this year. Their first Hyde Park concert, on 5 July 1969, was only two days after the death of founder member Brian Jones and marked the live debut of his replacement guitarist, Mick Taylor. | The band will headline the Hyde Park gig in July – almost 44 years to the day they played a famous free concert in the central London park. They will also headline Glastonbury and play a North American tour this year. Their first Hyde Park concert, on 5 July 1969, was only two days after the death of founder member Brian Jones and marked the live debut of his replacement guitarist, Mick Taylor. |
| Guitarist Keith Richards said he hoped there would be "some emotion involved" in the new concert. He said: "Not going to turn this into the funeral, but any more than that, I think it's a celebration. I think that it's a celebration for everybody really, for Brian, for everybody that was there and hopefully for loads of people that were not there the first time round." | Guitarist Keith Richards said he hoped there would be "some emotion involved" in the new concert. He said: "Not going to turn this into the funeral, but any more than that, I think it's a celebration. I think that it's a celebration for everybody really, for Brian, for everybody that was there and hopefully for loads of people that were not there the first time round." |
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