Canberra pitches for the Stones

The ACT Tourism Minister, Treasurer and Andrew Barr has said he will approach The Rolling Stones’ promoter Frontier Touring to include Canberra in the mooted October/November dates.

The ACT Government will not contribute funds to staging the show, hoped to be set on the Parliamentary lawns or the 25,000-capacity Canberra Stadium, despite the potential to draw international fans to the capital.

A request for comment was sent to Barr, a big Stones fan. Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson scoffed, “The ACT Government should be focusing on delivering better local services, not organising a Rolling Stones concert.”