Rolling Stones
Bill worked on his book ‘Stone Alone’ throughout the month.
Bill and Wolfie left London and drove to Paris, France.
Bill and Wolfie left Paris and drove to Vence, South of France.
Bill’s father, who was 76 today, was admitted seriously ill to The Sloane Hospital, in Beckenham, Kent.
Bill spoke to his father in hospital for the last time.
Meeting with others discussing the Sticky Fingers Cafe.
Ray Coleman joined Bill in Vence for three days to work on the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
Bill heard from the family that his father was really ill again.
Bill’s father worsened in hospital. Bill delayed Rolling Stones trip to Japan. Keith and Ronnie arrived in Tokyo, Japan to a wild reception.
Mick and Charlie arrived in Tokyo, Japan from New York.
Bill heard from the family that his father’s health had improved.
Press conference: The Rolling Stones without Bill at the Kurahuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Bill flew to Paris and on to Moscow, then overnight to Tokyo, Japan.
Bill arrived in Tokyo, Japan and checked into the Okura Hotel. He then joined the rest of The Rolling Stones.
Bill and Ronnie did TV, radio and press interviews.
The Rolling Stones held a rehearsal at the venue.
The Rolling Stones held a rehearsal at the venue.
The Rolling Stones performed at the Korakuen Dome, Tokyo to 50,000 fans – first of ten shows in a row – until 27th February 1990.
Bill attended the Michael Cooper book launch at the Isetan Department Store, Tokyo, Japan.
Bill was checking his father’s health daily with the family.
The Rolling Stones attended a CBS/Sony Records reception at the hotel after the show, where the Stones were presented with Platinum CD Awards and video cameras.
Bill’s father died at the Sloane Hospital, Beckenham, Kent aged 76.
Japan experienced a 6.6 earthquake.
The Rolling Stones celebrated last performance at the Korakuen Dome, Tokyo with drinks and said goodbye to everyone.
The Rolling Stones – minus Bill – and entourage left Tokyo and flew home.
Bill and Wolfie flew Tokyo to London direct.
Bill attended his father’s cremation with family in Beckenham, Kent.
Bill left London and drove to Paris via Dover, the ferry and Calais.
Bill drove to his home in the South of France.
Bill worked on the ‘Stone Alone’ book throughout the month.
Bill attended the Chris Rea/Andy Fairweather Low concert in Nice.
Press conference at the Tabernacle Club, London, where Mick unveiled plans to tour Europe as the ‘Urban Jungle Tour’.
Tony Lacey (from Penguin) arrived to edit Bill’s book till 25th March 1990.
Ringo Starr visited Bill at the Vence House.
Bill had dinner with Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach and others.
Bill worked on the ‘Stone Alone’ book throughout the month.
Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach visited with the idea of renting the house.
Bill did interviews for Denmark and Belgium, promoting The Rolling Stones’ European Tour.
Judith Flanders arrived to continue editing Bill’s book until 8th April 1990.
Ringo Starr called and rented Bill’s house for two months from 25th June to 25th August inclusive.
Bill bought Mandy a house in Muswell Hill, London.
Bill shot a promo video for his book ‘Stone Alone’ at his house in Vence.
Bill had dinner with Ringo Starr at La Colombe d’Or.
Bill drove to the Chateau near du Dangu in Paris to join the rest of The Rolling Stones and began rehearsals there (until 4th May 1990).
The Rolling Stones completed a photo session for the tour programme and publicity.
Bill left and drove to Paris for the weekend break.
Bill worked on the final editing of his book with Judith Flanders.
The Rolling Stones rehearsed at the Chateau du Dangu (until 10th May 1990).
Bill flew from Heathrow to Rotterdam, and checked into the Rotterdam Hilton with The Rolling Stones.
The Stones rehearsed at the venue in Rotterdam (until 17th May 1990).
Bill did interviews promoting the Michael Cooper book.
The Rolling Stones commenced ‘Urban Jungle Tour’ with three shows at the Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Holland (toured until 25th September 1990).
After the show, the Rolling Stones (minus Bill) flew on to Hannover, West Germany.
Bill started to drive everywhere on tour rather than fly, so he drove to Hannover and joined the Stones.
The Rolling Stones performed two show at Niedersachsen, Hannover, West Germany.
The Rolling Stones (minus Bill) flew to Frankfurt.
Bill drove to Frankfurt, stopping off at Hamlyn and enjoyed the beautiful town of ‘The Pied Piper’.
The Stones played two shows at the Wald Stadium, Frankfurt, West Germany.
The Rolling Stones (minus Bill) flew on to Cologne.
The artist Helwein took photos of Bill and gave him a signed litho of Marlene Deitrich.
TV Show: MM TV (Canada) – The Rolling Stones: Steel Wheels – 8pm to 10pm (Footage of 19th December 1989 Show in Atlantic City, plus 3D segment)
Bill and Wolfie drove to Cologne, West Germany to join the rest of The Rolling Stones.
The Rolling Stones performed two shows at the Mungersdorfer Stadium, Cologne, West Germany.
Bill did an interview promoting the Michael Cooper book.
Party at the hotel for Ronnie and Charlie’s birthdays.
The Rolling Stones performed two shows a the Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany.
The Stones travelled by night train to West Berlin.
Bill and the other Stones visited the Berlin Wall that was being pulled down.
The Rolling Stones performed at Olympiastadion, Berlin, West Germany.
The Stones flew by 737 charter plane to Lisbon, Portugal.
The Rolling Stones performed at the Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal.
The Stones flew by 737 charter plane to Barcelona, Spain.
The Rolling Stones attended the Crew Party in the hotel in Barcelona.
The Rolling Stones performed first of two shows at the Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain.
The Stones (without Bill) flew to Madrid, Spain.
Bill travelled by train to Madrid, Spain to join the rest of the Stones.
The Rolling Stones performed first of two shows at the Calderon, Madrid, Spain.
The Rolling Stones released single in Europe – ‘Almost Hear You Sigh’ b/w ‘Break The Spell’ – RS Records 655981 7.
Bill flew to Nice, France and went to the Vence house.
Bill flew Nice to Paris, France to join the other Stones.
The Rolling Stones performed first of three shows at the Parc Des Princes, Paris, France.
Bill attended the party for The Rolling Stones at Regines, Paris.
Bill did interviews promoting the Michael Cooper book.
The Rolling Stones flew from Paris to Basel, Switzerland (had a very rough flight with the the plane hit by lightning).
The Stones performed a show at the St.Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland.
Bill travelled by train from Basel to Paris, France.
Bill returned to London.
Bill checked into the Mayfair Hotel and joined the other Stones.
The Rolling Stones performed first of three shows at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London.
Bill attended the Sticky Fingers’ 1st Anniversary birthday party.
The Rolling Stones flew London to Glasgow except for Bill who travelled by train and joined the others in Glasgow.
The Rolling Stones performed show at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland.
The Stones flew back to London and Bill travelled to London on the night train.
The Rolling Stones’ Cardiff show was postponed as Keith had a septic finger.
Bill heard that the next two Wembley Shows were postponed because of Keith’s septic finger.
Bill attended Mick and Jerry’s party at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park, London.
The Rolling Stones performed at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales.
The Rolling Stones perform at St.James Park, Newcastle–Upon-Tyne.
The Rolling Stones performed first of two shows at the Manchester City Football Stadium, Manchester.
The Rolling Stones, without Bill, flew to Rome, Italy.
Bill flew to Rome, Italy and joined the other Stones at the Cavalieri Hilton Hotel.
Bill did two-day photo session in Rome with Steve Wood.
The Rolling Stones performed the first of two shows at the Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy.
Mick’s birthday party was held at the hotel in Rome
Bill did interviews promoting the Michael Cooper book.
The Rolling Stones, without Bill, flew to Turin, Italy.
Bill flew to Turin, Italy and joined the other Stones at the Palace Hotel.
The Rolling Stones did exclusive filming for SKY TV onstage.
The Rolling Stones performed show at the Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin, Italy (filmed for I-Max).
The Stones filmed on stage for the I-Max Film.
In the afternoon, the Stones flew to Vienna, Austria, and checked into the Plaza Hotel.
The Stones flew Vienna to Gothenberg, Sweden and checked into the Sheraton Hotel.
The Rolling Stones performed first of two shows at the Eriksberg Sannegarsorten, Gothenberg, Sweden.
The Stones, without Bill, flew from Gothenberg to Oslo, Norway.
Bill drove to Oslo Norway and joined the rest of the Stones.
The Rolling Stones presented with a Gold Record (Norway) for their ‘Steel Wheels’ album.
The Rolling Stones performed first of two shows at the Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway.
The Stones flew from Oslo to Copenhagen, Denmark and checked into the Hotel D’Angleterre.
The Rolling Stones performed show at Idretspark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bill held a press conference at SAS Building for the Michael Cooper book
The Rolling Stones and their entourage flew from Copenhagen to East Berlin.
The Stones were filmed for I-Max onstage in Berlin.
TV Show: SKY TV – SKY Movies – The Stones (Live in Barcelona, Spain) broadcast from 8pm to 10.30pm.
The Rolling Stones performed at the Weissensee, East Berlin, East Germany (the show was filmed for I.Max)
Bill attended a party backstage for the crew.
The Rolling Stones performed at the Weissensee, East Berlin, East Germany (the show was filmed for I.Max)
The Rolling Stones (without Bill) and entourage flew from Berlin to Gelsenkirchen.
Bill drove from Berlin to Gelsenkirchen.
The Rolling Stones performed show at the Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
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The Stones (without Bill) flew to Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Bill drove from Gelsenkirchen to Prague, Czechoslovakia and joined the rest of the Stones at the Palace Hotel, Prague.
The Stones met with President Havel at the Palace in Prague.
The Rolling Stones performed show at Straiiov, Prague to 107,000 fans.
Bill flew from Prague to London and checked into the Mayfair hotel with the other Stones.
Bill drove Michael Cohl and others to Gedding,then on to Lavenham for dinner and back to London.
The Rolling Stones filmed for IMax film at Wembley Stadium over two days.
Bill signed 300 copies of his ‘Stone Alone’ book sheets.
The Rolling Stones performed show at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London (filmed for IMax).
The Rolling Stones performed show at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London (which was filmed for I-Max).This was Bill’s very last show with Stones.
Note: On the Stones’ tours of US, Japan and Europe, the Stones played a total of 120 Shows to an audience of 7.25 million fans. An average of 60,000 per show.
Bill attended the end-of-tour party at the Roof Gardens in Kensington.
Bill did an interview promoting the Stones book.
Bill did interviews promoting the Stones book
Bill received the first rough print of his book ‘Stone Alone’.
Charlie Watts called Bill and told him there were gold records for him at the Stones’ office.
Bill did interviews promoting the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
Mick Jagger called Bill and discussed future Rolling Stones business.
Bill and Charlie Watts had a meeting with lawyer Robert Lee and discussed Rolling Stones business and future contracts.
Bill did interviews and a photo shoot promoting the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
Bill did interviews promoting the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
Bill did interviews promoting the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
Bill did interviews promoting the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
TV Show: BBC2’s ‘Rapide Show’ at 7.40pm for 30 minutes, featured an interview with Bill (taped in Paris 1990).
Bill did radio interviews promoting the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
Bill did the Terry Wogan TV Show live with Sue Lawley.
Bill did interviews promoting the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
Bill did seven radio interviews promoting the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
Bill did radio interviews promoting the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
Bill attended the ‘Stone Alone’ book launch and his birthday party at Sticky Fingers.
Book (UK): ‘Stone Alone’ by Bill Wyman – Hardback; Published by Viking.
Bill did a radio interview, a couple of book-signings in London and filmed the Gloria Hunneford TV show.
Bill did a book-signing in London.
Bill flew from London to Dublin, Eire, and appeared with Gay Burn on ‘The Late Late Show’, promoting his book.
Bill did a book-signing in Dublin.
Bill flew from Dublin to London.
TV Show: ITV’s ‘Sunday Sunday’ – Featured Gloria Hunniford’s interview with Bill Wyman.
Bill did a book-signing in Bristol.
Bill did a phone interview with Billy Sloane for the Glasgow Daily Record.
TV Show (Eire): The Gay Burn ‘The Late Late Show’ broadcast from 5pm to 6pm, featuring a Bill Wyman interview.
TV Show: BBC1’s ‘The Rock ‘n’ Roll Years 1974′ broadcast from 10.55pm to 11.25pm, featuring The Rolling Stones (Repeat).
Bill did book signing at WH Smith bookstore, Birmingham.
TV Show: BBC1’s Trailer for the show below – Bill Wyman (live).
Bill interviewed by John Tainton for BBC Radio Midlands and taped an insert for the charity ‘Children In Need’.
TV Show: BBC1’s ‘Daytime UK’ Show ‘Pebble Mill’ from 12.45pm featured a live interview with Bill.
Bill did a book signing in Manchester, and a Granada TV interview with photos taken.
Charity auction at Sticky Fingers where Bill’s Stones tour jacket sold for £500, Bill’s ‘Stone Alone’ books went for £25-50, and a Pete Townshend guitar sold for £6,000.
Mick and Jerry went to the Himalayas and India.
Bill did a book signing and radio interviews in Glasgow.
Bill did a book signing in London and overseas press interviews.
Bill did a press interview promoting the ‘Stone Alone’ book.
Bill did an interview for Germany promoting his book.
Bill did three radio interviews for the USA.
Bill did TV and press interviews for the USA.
Bill did a press interview for the USA.
Bill filed for legal separation from Mandy Smith
Bill did interviews for overseas TV and press at Sticky Fingers.
Bill did TV interviews for the BBC and charity, and then did a one-hour radio interview for US Radio.
Ronnie Wood sustained two broken legs in an accident on the M4 motorway and was treated at the Cromwell Hospital.
Bill did press and radio interviews for the USA.
Bill did press and radio interviews for the USA.
Bill did press and radio Interviews for the USA.
Bill was at the Metropolis Studios in Chiswick, London, doing bass overdubs on The Rolling Stones live tracks and also the next day.
Mick and Jerry went through a Hindu wedding ceremony in Bali – later ruled invalid.
Bill did a press interview for the USA.
Charlie Watts called Bill Wyman to discuss Bill’s decision to leave The Rolling Stones.
Bill did an interview with US TV.
Bill attended a Rolling Stones meeting with the rest of the band, Prince Rupert and Joe Rascoff. They discussed the tour finances and Bill’s desire to leave the band.
Bill did interviews and photos with US TV and press promoting his book.
Bill did an interview with the US press promoting his book.
Bill received a petition for divorce from Mandy Smith’s lawyers.
Bill attended the Q Magazine Awards at the Ronnie Scott’s Club in Soho and was presented with The Stones award for ‘The Best Live Act of 1990’.
Bill did a book signing at Brent Cross, London.
TV Show: ITV Ch.3’s ‘Six O’Clock Live’ at 6pm featured Frank Bough’s interview with Bill Wyman.
TV Show: ITV’s ‘Denis Norden’s 21 Years Of Laughter’ from 8.10pm to 9.10pm, featured Bill Wyman at the Nether Wallop Arts Festival.
TV Show: ITV’s ‘Rolling Stones Music Special’ (A Profile Of The Rolling Stones) broadcast from 3am to 4am.
TV Show: BBC2’s ‘Arena Special – 25 x 5: The Continuing Adventures Of The Rolling Stones’ from 5.10pm to 7pm.
TV Show: BBC2’s ‘Rolling Stones In Concert (Live In Barcelona)’ from 10.55pm to 12.25am.