The Rolling Stones settle in Marseille with “Unzipped Exposition” – 20 minutes
- Unzipped Exhibition on the Rolling Stones opened at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille until September 5.
- This exhibition brings together nearly 400 objects that belonged to members of the rock group.
- The reconstruction of their first roommate apartment, the Olympic studio and the costumes are worth a look while waiting for the Stones’ next concert in Marseille.
They were a few dozen to quietly wait in front of the Velodrome stadium in Marseille on Thursday morning. Not to observe the last recruit of the Olympique de Marseille, but to discover the exhibition on the Rolling Stones,Unzipped Exhibition which opened its doors until September 5.
Jean-Pierre, 72, the grandfather, Stephan, 50, Olivier, 49, the sons, and Benjamin, 19, and Raphaël, 16, the grandsons, came to discover it as a family. “We are obviously a fan of the Rolling Stones, it is a legendary and transgenerational group. We learned that the exhibition was here in Marseille so we came, hoping to see Mick Jagger. We hope to dive into the history of the group, to return to the sources, around this timeless sharing that are the Rolling Stones ”, explain the three generations of fans of the English group.
“The reconstruction of the apartment is really cool”
They could not see Mick Jagger, unlike Philippe Maneuver, godfather of the exhibition. “It’s an exhibition that brings together 400 objects belonging to the Rolling Stones, they are their guitars, their stage clothes, their street clothes. It’s a little open door at the Rolling Stones, a very secret group, which had always kept the creation process secret, there they open their trunk and they say: “Look”, “he explains behind his dark glasses. .
Alexandre, 26, took the train from Paris on Wednesday, especially to come and see this unique exhibition in Europe this summer, since it will fly to Canada afterwards. “I’m not necessarily of their generation, so seeing all these images and objects makes me relive all that a bit. The reconstitution of their first apartment, when they were in a shared apartment, is really very cool. The disguises are also very impressive ”, he confides.
“I was overwhelmed with joy”
After having crossed the ages through musical instruments, album covers, posters, the Olympic studio where they recorded Sympathy for the Devil, the costumes and the famous apartment, the spectators have the chance to relive the free concert given by the Rolling Stones in Cuba in front of a million people in 2016. “We are sitting on the flight cases, the boxes where we store the guitars and cables after concerts, and we are in front of five screens, we see the concert filmed by five cameras from different angles, we see everything that is happening. Absolutely fabulous sound, I haven’t seen a concert for a year so I was overwhelmed with joy, ”says Philippe Maneuver.
A great opportunity for Marseillais and holidaymakers who will come to the region this summer. “The Vélodrome is the home of football and OM, but also other cultural events such as major concerts. We are super happy to welcome this unique exhibition in Europe and which allowed us to innovate. Especially since the Rolling Stones love Marseille, ”says Martin d’Argenlieu, director of major projects for the Vélodrome. Nothing like waiting until the next Stones concert.