The Rolling Stones Shine A Light movie Cineworld Boldon April 17th 2008 I’m writing a chapter for a text on the Rolling Stones, focussing on my recollections of the Stones in concert. As part of that I’m also reflecting on the recent Shine A Light film, which Laura and I went to see in 2008. [...]
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26 Feb
The Rolling Stones O2 Arena London August 21st 2007
The Rolling Stones The O2 Arena London August 21st 2007 I saw the Stones in Sheffield in 2006 on the first leg of the Bigger Bang tour, which was the 9th time I’d seen the band, and convinced me I should take every chance I could to see them so, when they returned to the [...]
25 Feb
The Rolling Stones Don Valley Stadium Sheffield August 27th 2006
The Rolling Stones Don Valley Stadium Sheffield August 27th 2006 A Bigger Bang Tour This was David’s first Stones experience. We had tickets on the pitch pretty near the stage. It was the second time I’d seen the Stones in Don Valley, and my 9th Stones concert experience. Support came from Paolo Nutini, who put [...]
23 Feb
The Rolling Stones Twickenham Stadium London September 20th 2003
The Rolling Stones Twickenham Stadium London September 20th 2003 Support Act: Primal Scream By 2003, and the Licks tour, The Stones tours had become corporate rock, and ticket prices had rocketed. I was really up for seeing them again, and wanted to be sure of tickets for one of the gigs, so I joined the [...]
22 Feb
The Rolling Stones Don Valley Stadium Sheffield June 6th 1999
The Rolling Stones Don Valley Stadium Sheffield June 6th 1999. This show was originally scheduled to take place a year earlier in 1998, but the entire European tour was postponed for a year for tax reasons! From Time is on My Side, the Rolling Stones Chronicles site: “June 8, 1998: The Rolling Stones’ British concerts [...]
21 Feb
The Rolling Stones St James Park Newcastle July 18th 1990
The Rolling Stones St James Park Newcastle July 18th 1990 The Stones returned to St James Park in 1990, 8 years after their last visit to the venue. Support this time came from Dan Reed Network, and local rockers The Quireboys. This was part of their Urban Jungle Tour which took them around the world. [...]
20 Feb
The Rolling Stones St James Park Newcastle 1982
The Rolling Stones St James Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, June 23rd 1982 Support Acts: J Geils Band, George Thorogood and the Destroyers. Setlist: Under My Thumb; When the Whip Comes Down; Let’s Spend the Night Together; Shattered Neighbours; Black Limousine; Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me); Twenty Flight Rock; Going to a Go-Go; [...]
19 Feb
The Rolling Stones Knebworth 21 August 1976
The Rolling Stones Knebworth 1976 The Rolling Stones, 10cc, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Todd Rundgren’s Utopia , Hot Tuna , Don Harrison Band. By 1976 The Rolling Stones were reaching the peak of their success. The Knebworth festival of that year was a massive event of celebration. The band had sold out a big UK tour, and [...]
11 Feb
The Rolling Stones Glasgow Apollo May 10th 1976
The Rolling Stones Glasgow Apollo May 10th 1976 I saw the Stones for the third time in Glasgow in 1976. My friend John was at University in Edinburgh and bought the tickets. There was a big sramble for tickets for this tour. I seem to recall that I applied for tickets for Stafford I think, [...]
4 Feb
The Rolling Stones Newcastle City Hall 13th September 1973 (late show)
The Rolling Stones Newcastle City Hall September 1973 The Rolling Stones returned to Newcastle in 1973, two years after I first saw them at the same venue. This time I was determined to get a ticket when they went on sale, having had to buy one outside the gig on the night in 1971. The [...]
