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Saturday 6 August 2016

Exhibitionism

As regular readers know I am a long-standing fan of the Rolling Stones.
A couple of years ago, I saw them for the first time ever in Hyde Park.
That was a weekend to remember.

My birthday present, from Paula, was a ticket to their exhibition in the 
Saatchi Gallery, London.


It is their first international exhibition.

This blog entry will not have many photos as film and photos were not allowed in the gallery, so my description will have to suffice.

The day began with my first treat from Paula.....a London bus tea ride.

Here is the high tea we had and yes we ate it all.






The  views were interesting....... through rain soaked windows......as the bus moved slowly through the traffic around the London sights.







We walked form Victoria Bus Station to the gallery....about half a mile, with a couple of surprises on the way.




We spent an hour in a massive Peter Jones store nearby, as we had timed tickets. 




 And then we were off.













Inside there were nine rooms 

There was a reconstruction of their flat in Edith Grove which was pretty disgusting, with unmade beds, beer bottles, discarded clothes etc.
From there we went into the recording room with reconstructions of a recording studio, instruments, drum kits and dial decks. In here we could do our own mixing, listening to various songs and being able to change each track.
The variables were astonishing. It always makes me wonder how they reproduce the sound live.
Keith Richards had kept tiny diaries which were on display, along with playlists kept meticulously by Ronnie Wood.

In the Art and Design room we saw mock ups for stage designs, sketch books of ideas, the origins of the famous tongue logo....this was part of a 3D display with a projected light show....quite stunning.

There was a wraparound cinematic experience which was mind-blowing, with footage from way back to the present day.
There were costumes from houndstooth suits to glam-rock, beautifully displayed with video or photos alongside.
Who saved and stored it all....it`s almost as if they knew this exhibition 
would take place in the future.

Finally we waited "backstage" amongst all the equipment, boxes of guitars and makeup "rooms" 
to enter the final performance room. We had 3D glasses which I`ve never used before.
We were treated to the last number from the Hyde Park concert "Satisfaction."
And we were there!!!
We had a fantastic experience and I thought it was very well done.
I would never expect anything else from the Stones, who never do anything by halves.

It is well worth a visit.















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