Rolling Stones' New Jersey pre-show special will be televised on E!
The Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary concert at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, will have a live pre-show special on E! Entertainment Television at 8 p.m. Eastern Time/5 p.m. Pacific Time.
As previously reported, the Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary concert series, titled "The Stones: Fifty and Counting" has five shows in 2012: at the O2 Arena in London on November 25 and November 29, 2012; at the Barclay Center in New York City on December 8, 2012; and at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on December 13 and December 15, 2012. The December 15 show will be a pay-per-view TV special titled "One More Shot," and it is part of a deal that the Rolling Stones made with Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment to distribute the special, which will be televised live in the United States at 9 p.m. Eastern Time/6 p.m. Eastern Time.
Here's the announcement about the E! special from the official Rolling Stones website:
As previously reported, the Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary concert series, titled "The Stones: Fifty and Counting" has five shows in 2012: at the O2 Arena in London on November 25 and November 29, 2012; at the Barclay Center in New York City on December 8, 2012; and at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on December 13 and December 15, 2012. The December 15 show will be a pay-per-view TV special titled "One More Shot," and it is part of a deal that the Rolling Stones made with Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment to distribute the special, which will be televised live in the United States at 9 p.m. Eastern Time/6 p.m. Eastern Time.
Here's the announcement about the E! special from the official Rolling Stones website:
WWE AND E! TEAM UP TO BROADCAST THE STONES’ LIVE PRE-SHOW: LEADING TO THE FINAL 50 & COUNTING SHOW
WWE and E! today announced Live From the Rolling Stones – a one-hour special event covering all the pre-show action and excitement from the Prudential Center the hour leading up to the Rolling Stones’ final performance of their 50th anniversary shows. The special airs at 8pm ET/5pm PT, prior to the pay-per-view event on Saturday, December 15 only on E!
E! will give fans behind-the-scenes access and exclusive interviews with rock ‘n’ roll icons Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood. With Terrence Jenkins anchoring the pre-show, Ross Mathews backstage and Alicia Quarles capturing all the arrival excitement, E!’scoverage will catch all the buzz and anticipation leading up to this huge concert event. Plus, Terrence will be joined by Viacom Music Group’s Bill Flanagan, who has produced countless music television specials, interviewed most every major rock-n-roll figure that has hit the scene, and is an expert on the Rolling Stones. He’ll bring his expertise to the pre-show with extensive information about the band, their history, and more.
The pay-per-view will be available on Saturday, December 15 at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT through all cable, satellite and telco providers. WWE, the world’s pre-eminent provider of pay-per-view programming, in partnership with Dainty Group and Endemol, will be distributing and marketing the pay-per-view event entitled One More Shot, the band’s final performance of its 50th anniversary shows. For additional information, please visit www.rollingstones.com/watch/
