On this day: January 6, 1964 and 1990

January 6 is a big day for The Rolling Stones. On this day in 1964, the Stones began their first headlining tour in Harrow, a north London suburb.

Joining them on the tour were; The Ronettes, a girl group from the U.S. created by Phil Spector, and Marty Wilde, a 50's rocker and father of future hit maker Kim Wilde.

Needless to say the tour was a huge success and launched the band to stardom.

On this day in 1990, figures were released for the most recent Rolling Stones tour, and it was revealed the tour grossed over $100,000 million. The most any rock band had ever made in one tour.

The self proclaimed greatest rock band had timed the tour to coincide with the release of their latest album, Steel Wheels, and marked the return to live work for the band.

Since that time, the Stones have not shown any signs of slowing down. They still perform on a regular basis and even release new music. No matter what your personal feelings are on this band, you can't deny the influence they have had or the fact that they are one of the few groups around with true staying power.

This brings up an interesting point for me though. While I'm a huge fan of The Rolling Stones and would love to see them in concert, I just can't afford the insane ticket prices. This band has been around for over 50 years, and more than 20 years ago made over $100,000 million from one tour alone. Do they really need to be charging such a high ticket price still? Really, what more do they need? What is all this money buying them? Are they doing anything that will benefit the world with it?

At this point, I think (I wish!) they would charge a modest amount to allow everyone the opportunity to see them. They could still easily sell out arenas and have a massively successful tour, while also allowing the average fan a chance to see them live, not just those who make the most money. I know this will never happen, but I can dream!

Other notable events for January 6:
-EMI drops The Sex Pistols just weeks after signing them on Jan. 6, 1977 due to discontent from staff, and threat of a strike about producing Anarchy in the UK.
-Elvis performs on the Ed Sullivan for his seventh and final time on Jan. 6, 1957 due to his controversial dancing, the King was only shown from the waste up.
-Earl Scruggs born Jan. 6, 1924.
-Syd Barrett born Jan. 6, 1946.
-Malcolm Young born Jan. 6, 1953.