Live streams; Chicago concerts. T he 180,000 people who turned out to see the opening shows of the Rolling Stones' 1981 concert tour at Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy Stadium couldn't have cared less that the band was out . ' It isa fun track and the audience get into it, and afterwards he says, Are you respectable? But the fact is that Jagger is right when he says hes just another singer in another rock & roll band. [1] Mediocre performances in New York and Philadelphia generate questions about the Stones' shaky present and uncertain future By Dave Marsh August 10,. Kiss Paul Stanley Has 'Thoughts' About Parents Who Support Kids Gender Identities We didn't have tickets but we knew since they were playing a football stadium that tickets would be available. When The Whip Comes Down
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I wish one of these were true. Jagger teaches the audience to sing the chorusbefore Miss You., Afterwards he says,Were gonna do more songs from Some Girls. But circumstances conspire against that. Miss You
Black Limousine08. Opening acts included Van Halen, Journey, Peter Tosh, Patti Smith, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Foreigner, Eddie Money, Kansas, Etta James, Furry Lewis, Atlanta Rhythm Section, April Wine, The Outlaws, and the Doobie Brothers. "[1] This was billed as the "Farewell Tour' as, at the time, it was going to be their last. Click to reveal Tumbling Dice is in lesser sound quality and sounds likeitcomes from a different source as the rest of the concert. Happy
Let It Bleed13. The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band is back on tour in 2022 and tickets for all cities and shows are on sale now! For the ticket scalpers, today brought some windfalls. The Rolling Stones: Just Another Rock Band? The Dog N Cat has very good sound quality and is from the cassette. The Rolling Stones at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, June 17, 1978 [Credit: Henry Ray Abrams Collection] (6607x4239) . The bands that performed were: Monster of Rock 1988. The Rolling Stones at JFK Stadium in 1978 726 Related Topics Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America North America Place 67 comments Best Add a Comment art-man_2018 3 mo. In their first week on the road, the Stones played to about 113,000 people in six cities. Rock critic Robert Christgau wrote that the 1978 Tour was an improvement over the group's previous go-around, "especially when Mick [Jagger] stopped prancing long enough to pick up a guitar and get into the good new songs from Some Girls. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. inside to get a good position in the front. Logistics were being handled with military precision by Bill Grahams organization.
But in New York, sufficient volume restored, they were never less than interesting. 2023 Rolling Stone, LLC. Both shows were released in five disc box set called Dead Man Cumming (The Eternal Records RSCDX 610/624 055-2) in 2000 but they attributed this tape as coming from RFK Stadium in Washington DC on September 23rd. Then some dude got on top of the back and started dancing. An attendee to the show remembers:We got in line early to try and get as close to the stage as we could. Part of the difference was sound. Philly turns out to be an average show for the tour. But they would be rated very average, on a level far below that of their peak tours. Sweet Little Sixteen
To the Philadelphia audience, nothing would have made much difference. Listed), jazzbo on Bob Dylan USA box Vol. All Down The Line
There is another cut in the tape after Love In Vain.. Jagger wears blazers and golfing caps onstage these days, which is reminiscent of nothing so much as Bob Hope or Jerry Lewis, in The Delicate Delinquent. Rolling Stones 1978 tour was a great summer. Either you believe, through thick and thin, that the Stones are the worlds greatest rock band, or else you think that claims fraud. JFK Stadium occasionally hosted rock concerts, including the American portion of Live Aid on July 13, 1985. JFK Philadelphia 1978 (Dog N Cat DAC-078) JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA - June 17th, 1978 Disc 1: Opening, Let It Rock, All Down The Line, Honky Tonk Women, Star Star, When The Whip Comes Down, Miss You, Just My Imagination, Respectable, Beast Of Burden Beast Of Burden
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At first people cheered then it became target practice. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define, The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Use coupon code: RSMFLASHBACK50 at checkout (Two per customer, excludes auction listings) September 25 & 26, 1981 - Rolling Stones Comeback to Philly to Reclaim Their . Brown Sugar
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87.120.9.10 Rolling Stones tour manager and musician Ian Stewart on stage at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia in September 1981. George Thorogood and the Destroyers were the perfect opening act: Thorogoods Chuck Berry-based R&B fetish nearly equals the Stones, and his bands sax-stoked, slide-guitar sound cut through the stadiums dense acoustics like a shiv. The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Journey, which followed Thorogood at both Philadelphia dates, were less successful at commanding this formidable structure. They are both excellent quality soundboard recordings with really nice balance and clarity. Opening acts were Journey and George Thorogood & the Destroyers. The Rolling Stones John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, PA - Sep 26, 1981 Sep 26 1981 Last updated: 23 Apr 2023, 20:44 Etc/UTC The Rolling Stones Gig Timeline Previous concerts The Rolling Stones Civic Auditorium, Oshawa, ON - Apr 22, 1979 Apr 22 1979 The Rolling Stones Sir Morgans Cove, Worcester, MA - Sep 14, 1981 Sep 14 1981 Sep 25, 1981 Probably because Mick Jagger sings Love in Vain exceptionally well. Clearly, the best was yet to come. The best-received moments were ritualistic gestures the opening chords of Brown Sugar, a snippet of Satisfaction, Jagger wiggling out to the stages wings and anything unexpected was simply ignored. Star Star
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The Stones were really good and they concentrated on material
The tape first surfaced on vinyl back in the late seventies onJFK Stadium (Phoenix Records 44771). Continuing a schedule started in 1966 of touring the United States exactly every three years, the Stones played in a mixture of theatres, sometimes under a pseudonym (i.e., at the start of the 1978 US Tour in Lakeland, Florida, The Stones were billed on the ticket as "The Great Southeast Stoned Out Wrestling Champions"), arenas, and stadiums, a practice that they would follow for many of their future tours as well. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. The Rolling Stones at Oakland, CA, 1978 by Robert Altman.
We went to the stadium and spent the night with a lot of people outside. Stripped of their history, the Stones would not be judged a second-rate band, though it is easy to think that when you realize how much their performances have declined in the past few years. Barry Recap: A Tragic Death Shakes Up Bill Haders Dark Satire.
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First two shows in Philadelphia were marred by sound issues, but the Stones played on. De azrt sirly az oldal, ha le tudnm tlteni, mg sirlyabb lenne!
Street Fighting Man26. Mediocre performances in New York and Philadelphia generate questions about the Stones' shaky present and uncertain future. It also helps that the band has been streamlined. Great Scot: Nobody Pushes Sean Connery Around, Keith Richards: The 40th Anniversary Interview, Keith Richards Surprises Fans at Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Concert, Sings 'Live Forever' With Willie, Marty Stuart Heads Back to the Spiritual Home of Country Music, BachmanTurner Overdrive Guitarist Tim Bachman Dead at 71, Pride Live Recruits Christina Aguilera to Headline 2023 Stonewall Day Celebration, Aerosmith to Peace Out With Farewell Tour, Trump Tries to Bail Himself Out of Rape Case by Asking for Mistrial. But theres danger of little more than lip service being paid to the attitudes and music that earned the Stones their reputation. The nextthree songs, Happy, BrownSugar and Jumping Jack Flash finish up the show and the band quickly leave the stage. - Paul Fernandes. The Doors Stockholm 1968 Pre-FM (No Label), The Rolling Stones European Tour Live 1970 (No Label), The Rolling Stones Boston Orpheum Theatre 2002 (No Label), New Rolling Stones / Jeff Beck title on Goldplate, The Rolling Stones Sixty Tour 2022 Stockholm Crystal Cat CC 1145-46), The Rolling Stones See You At Groupama (No Mftr. Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. 1982 25 Sep.
JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA - August 29th, 1989 Disc 1 (71:10): Start Me Up, Bitch, Shattered, Sad Sad Sad, Undercover Of The Night, Harlem Shuffle, Miss You, Tumbling Dice, Ruby Tuesday, Play With Fire, Dead Flowers, One Hit (To The Body), Mixed Emotions, Honky Tonk Women, Rock And A Hard Place Foreigner and Peter Tosh were the opening acts. The Rolling Stones ' US Tour 1978 was a concert tour of the United States that took place during June and July 1978, immediately following the release of the group's 1978 album Some Girls. Reportedly, both nights drew a ridiculous attendance of 90,000 spectators it was not only the highest grossing tour of the year, per Wikipedia . Tour statistics Love In Vain
Shattered06. Little T\u0026A19. Without much hope, I wish them well. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. 1981 25 Sep. About half way through a jet plane is audible flying over the stadium. Philadelphia Journal courtesy
The Rolling Stones Foreigner Concert Details Date: Saturday, June 17, 1978 Venue: JFK Stadium Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Notes: $12.00 GA Band Genres Show more genres Setlists The Rolling Stones setlist: Play on YouTube Play on Spotify Let It Rock All Down the Line Honky Tonk Women Star Star When the Whip Comes Down
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New releases from Beano, Tricone, Zion, & no label! Send us a tip using our anonymous form. This ones for you. They play Chuck Berrys Sweet Little Sixteen which the Stones played live for the first time two days before in Passaic, New Jersey. Cover art for a bootleg of the Rolling Stones' Philadelphia date in 1981 Thirty-five years ago today, The Rolling Stones kicked off their massive tour in support of 1981's Tattoo You with a two-night stand at South Philly's iconic JFK Stadium. 2 (Crystal Cat CC 1139-44). The massive scrims surrounding the stage painted with post-modernist pastel renderings of cars, guitars and long-playing records were constructed with 10,000 square feet of cloth (enough, according to one source, to outfit three clipper ships with complete sets of sails). Some of the shows rank among some of their best, while others are decidedly mediocre, but many collectors claim this to be the last of the Rolling Stones legendary tours. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
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Mick came up and hugged him. The Rolling Stones' Kid-Approved Fisher-Price Collab Just Got Restocked Online All Down the Line23. While no live album was released immediately following this tour, a fair amount of bootleg releases showcased its musical qualities most notably the multi-show King Biscuit Flower Hour FM recording often known as "Handsome Girls". The tour used a stripped back, minimal stage show compared to the previous Tour of the Americas '75 and Tour of Europe '76, possibly due to the emergence of the punk rock scene and its emphasis solely on music and attitude rather than presenting a grandiose stage extravaganza. Jun 17 1978 The Rolling Stones Setlist at John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA Edit setlist Tour: Some Girls Tour statistics Add setlist Setlist Let It Rock ( Chuck Berry cover) All Down the Line Honky Tonk Women Star Star When the Whip Comes Down Miss You Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) ( The Temptations cover) Respectable The real limits of these performances, though, werent technical but conceptual. Jumpin' Jack FlashEncore:25. This isnt the bands show, its Jaggers, something thats made most clear by the six songs on which he plays guitar. After the show fans trashed the stage because they were pissed off., It takes a while for them to warm up and the opening numbers are delivered at a brisk pace, but the band delivers an effective show. (Graham himself was a colorful sight in Philadelphia, tearing around backstage with a red garter on his arm and a perfectionists fire in his eyes.) There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Rolling Stones Recorded a New Song With Paul McCartney. Its easy to say that the Rolling Stones are still the greatest, or that theyve become silly and dismissible. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction of Paul Fernandes, pictures courtesy
Beast of Burden11. They have performed more than 2,000 concerts around the world and across 7 decades, to date. Somebody nailed him right in the forehead sending him off the truck. The 50 Worst Decisions in Music History Immediately Richards leads the band into Satisfaction, which is played forthe first time on the tour and only appears five times (Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Paul, Boulder, and the final show of the tour in Oakland). He fell off the opposite side so we have no idea how bad he was hurt.
But shorn of extravaganza, its clear that these Stones can only barely do it at all. get there the day before. Watch Kevin Bacon, Jimmy Fallon Revise the Rolling Stones' 'Paint It, Black' Shattered
Nonetheless, their performances abysmally muddy the first day, spirited and surprisingly effective the second made audible points with the sizable hard-pop contingent in attendance. The efficient tour management gave the Stones plenty of time to concentrate on working out the kinks in their performances. Being a local hero didnt hurt Thorogood any, either. It was a good, if not great, start. Tattoo You After all, the whole point of seeing the Stones in a blimp nest like JFK is not simply to hear them, but to spend some time with them. Under My Thumb02. were there and would like to share your memories, pictures or tape please send
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We bought some tickets fairly cheap $12.00 and when the doors open we all ran
Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts kicked off the Stones sets by locking into the rolling riff of Under My Thumb, while Mick Jagger whip-thin and wired in a yellow quilted jacket, scarlet T-shirt and white wool leotards stomped and scrambled across the stage and onto the wings, pumping his hips, primping his hair, kung-fu fighting to the bleachers and singing like the master he is. It meant a return to a mixture of classic Stones numbers ("Tumbling Dice", "Star Star", "Happy", "Street Fighting Man", etc.) didn't have tickets but we knew since they were playing a football stadium that
List of all The Rolling Stones tour dates, concerts, support acts, reviews and venue info. Opening night of Still Life Tour, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, September 25, 1981 : Under My Thumb * When The Whip Comes Down * Neighbors * Just My Imagination.
Tumbling Dice16. The Rolling Stones + Journey + George Thorogood and the Destroyers. Much of the bands roiling interplay was inaudible over the loudspeakers, but by the time Jagger scampered up a cherry-picker crane in the middle of a thundering Jumping Jack Flash and swung out over the crowd, blowing kisses and dropping armloads of red and white carnations, frenzy reigned. Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time The concerts featured backing vocals by Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, something that the Stones would get away from beginning with their next tour when Richards handled the majority of the backing vocals himself. All rights reserved. He had a fever and they played a short set. Three years ago, in order to get through a two-and-a-half-hour performance, Jagger was obliged to take frequent breaks, and those were the slackest moments of all. We were on the east side of JFK with about 10,000 other people wanting to be in the front row. Under My Thumb02. Related Itsounds like the taper pointed the microphone towards one of the speakers. Everything here is a gesture, included for pose and posture, which is fine enough, if all thats at stake is entertainment. Keith Richards Surprises Fans at Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Concert, Sings 'Live Forever' With Willie, Marty Stuart Heads Back to the Spiritual Home of Country Music, BachmanTurner Overdrive Guitarist Tim Bachman Dead at 71, Pride Live Recruits Christina Aguilera to Headline 2023 Stonewall Day Celebration, Aerosmith to Peace Out With Farewell Tour, Trump Tries to Bail Himself Out of Rape Case by Asking for Mistrial. info@rirocks.net. The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Tour Rehearsals - Philadelphia, JFK Stadium, August 28th 1989.During summer 1989, The Rolling Stones rehearsed for their "S.
The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. The 180,000 people who turned out to see the opening shows of the Rolling Stones 1981 concert tour at Philadelphias John F. Kennedy Stadium couldnt have cared less that the band was out of shape and two or three times older than many of those in the audience. Waiting on a Friend12. Listen free to The Rolling Stones - 1978-06-17.- JFK Stadium, Philadelphia (LP 1). The Rolling Stones 1978 Some Girls tour is terribly uneven. A small number of dates had an encore of either Satisfaction or Street Fighting Man, but there is none on this day. Like the 1972 and 1975 U.S. tours, Bill Graham was the tour promoter. They mastered the tape so that the treble is emphasized and there are some pops in the very high frequencies, but generally the sound is very stable. A typical set list for the tour, with minor variations involving one or two of the numbers being omitted: Last edited on 26 November 2022, at 11:21, Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me), "The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas '78 DVD/LP Review", "Rare 1978 photos of Rolling Stones fans at an epic Day on the Green", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Rolling_Stones_US_Tour_1978&oldid=1123916698, This page was last edited on 26 November 2022, at 11:21. CIA Director, Noam Chomsky Named in Epstein's Private Calendar: Report
The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time But only one of those dates, the 90,000-plus show at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, had been on the original . The only previous compact disc release isJFK Stadium (Vinyl Gang VGP-336) in 2003, which duplicates the title and cover artwork complete with reverse negative photo and is copied from vinyl. Tickets $12.00.
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And why dispense with the amusing medley of If You Cant Rock Me and Get Off of My Cloud and keep Love in Vain, which hasnt had a proper solo since Mick Taylor quit?
Tour statistics We decided to hitchhike from Providence which must have taken around 6 hours but we managed to Philadelphia was the fifth of twenty five shows and, given the venue, the biggest one to date. No you dont look it.
Succession Recap: Logan Roy Makes Shock Return, Shiv and Tom Get Kinky Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0883028dfb3134 . Judy Garland gave her last concert in America here in 1968. DAC also resurrect the design with the band and title name printed vertically on the front cover, something they used for the 1981 soundboards they were releasing several years ago. Still, the current show is superior to its 1975 counterpart in several ways. Add setlist, 22 activities (last edit by event_monkey, 24 Mar 2023, 10:53 Etc/UTC).
Go directly to shout page. ago This was the "Some Girls" Tour. Neighbours04. 2 (Crystal Cat CC 1139-44), Stuart on Bob Dylan USA box Vol. 3 - 1965/66 - Big Hits & America Calling, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. In Philadelphia, the Stones played softly and were less than mediocre they were awful. Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account, Do you have the artwork for this album? 1981 26 Sep. Now, at ninety minutes, he can keep on going. Keith Richards performs on stage in 1981. Tumbling Dice
We did see first aid work their way through the crowd. Far Away Eyes
Onstage, as on record, the Rolling Stones (whatever they may have once been) are now just another good rock band, and its no fairer to dismiss them as boring old farts despite the fact that their show is frequently very dull than it is to claim that they are still the greatest. And it gets worse when the Stones do a song as out of place as Far Away Eyes. Almost anything from Not Fade Away to Memory Motel could take this space with better results, and almost anything would have been more in keeping with the bands tradition. One opening act was Peter Tosh, who was sometimes joined by Mick Jagger for their duet "Don't Look Back". JFK Stadium Philadelphia July 30, 1978 T hey might as well have called it a pop-blues festival.
Get the The Rolling Stones Setlist of the concert at John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA on September 26, 1981 from the Tattoo You Tour and other The Rolling Stones Setlists for free on setlist.fm! As we were running for the car I remember people being pissed about the length of the show. CIA Director, Noam Chomsky Named in Epstein's Private Calendar: Report It had rained before the Stones played and I remember Mick Jagger running out on stage, slippingand falling down. The Rolling Stones' Kid-Approved Fisher-Price Collab Just Got Restocked Online Honky Tonk Women
1982 21 Aug. Blondie setlist at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. In addition to the complete concert, the DVD included footage of the tour rehearsals and the three songs the Rolling Stones performed live on the Saturday Night Live television show in October 1978.[2]. The tour is widely believed among fans to be one of the band's greatest, largely because it was in many ways back to basics both in musical and visual terms. Good night, good bye, and well see you next year is Jaggers parting words. On August 28, 29, and 30, 1989, In preparation for opening their 1989 Steel Wheels tour in Philadelphia (Veterans Stadium, August 31, 1989), the Rolling Stones set up their stage inside JFK Stadium for two full dress-rehearsal performances on August 28 and 29, 1989. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. When was the last concert at JFK Stadium? Opening night of Still Life Tour, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, September 25, 1981 : Under My Thumb * When The Whip Comes Down * Neighbors * Just My Imagination * Shattered * Let's Spend The Night Together * Black Limousine * She's So Cold * Time Is On My Side * Beast Of Burden * Waiting On A Friend * Let It Bleed * You Can't Always Get What You Want * Tops * Tumbling Dice * Hang Fire * Let Me Go * Little T\u0026A * Start Me Up * Miss You * Honky Tonk Women * All Down The Line * Brown Sugar * Jumping Jack Flash * Street Fighting Man * Satisfaction This is a gesture to maturity, just as Love in Vain is a gesture to the blues. However, this United States tour did not carry on into Europe in 1979, breaking the group's similar schedule of performing in Europe every three years, which had started in 1967.
How many concerts have there been at JFK Stadium? Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. The tape fades out soon afterwards so the commotion mentioned above isnt present on the tape. JFK Stadium has had 39 concerts.
Many of the selections from the past made little sense. 2023 Rolling Stone, LLC. Tops (live debut)15. dv: Lalyos, Bruce Springsteen If You Make Your Home In Milan (Godfather Records G.R. bearable. The expensive staging has also been eliminated, though a modest stage scrim painted with the tongue-and-lips logo is used for the outdoor shows. The Stones entourage sixty-eight people for the outdoor gigs, fifty-two for arenas and theaters flew down from Long View Farm in Massachusetts, where they had been rehearsing, in a leased Altair aircraft.