On July 15, the Stones roll to Vienna. With its own dance hall, skeletons and paintings.
Backstage. Lots of closets with dozens of different outfits and a little “dance hall” for Mick Jagger. Candles, knives, skeletons and a voodoo stick at Keith Richards. As well as leather couches, spotlights and easels at Ron Wood. These are the Rolling Stones’ backstage wishes. Also for her Vienna concert on July 15 in the Ernst Happel Stadium.
Home. There, the rather inhospitable athletes’ wardrobes are adapted for the Stones by an interior team around Heather Foster Kjollesdal. Almost two days of preparation for almost five hours of comfort. “They also want to feel at home on tour. The separate cloakrooms aren’t a sign of argument, but rather a sign of respect: Keith smokes like a chimney.”
Voodoo shrine at Keith Richards
Training. Jagger, who insists on a discreet design in his wardrobe and carries three mobile wardrobes with him, is in concert mode even before the sound check: “He does countless five-minute interval training sessions. Also to get his heartbeat up to operating temperature.”
Jagger needs dozens of outfits
Visit. Richards is much more comfortable in his “pirate cave”: a few guitar riffs, countless self-rolled cigarettes and sometimes women too.
Richards has his own pirate cave with him
Setlist. Meanwhile, Wood puts the finishing touches on the setlist. With bright colors he paints the order of the 19 Stones hits. You can then order the result from him in Vienna. For 90 euros a piece.