Reply #13: The Rolling Stones always warm up for a tour by playing club dates

[Aiptasia]

They make up a name and tour for about two weeks previous to their stadium tours by playing club dates. It isn't so unusual for headliners to play club dates from time to time.

It's a completely different experience to play in a more intimate club setting than in front of a stadium. You get more immediate feedback and crowd reaction in clubs for what you're playing and how your setlist effects the crowd as the show evolves.

I wouldn't consider it a bad thing that people's careers rise and fall like that. They should consider themselves lucky they can still tour and play some paying gigs on their past fame.

I know plenty of local musicians around here that lost their jobs to our bad economy and to Karaoke DJ's.