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April 2 marks a fascinating thread in the evolving story of The Rolling Stones, where past, present, and reinvention collide. From the 1966 release of Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)—a defining snapshot of their early dominance—to the raw live energy of Flashpoint in 1991, this date captures the band in constant motion. Across decades, it stretches from explosive concerts in cities like Vienna and Sydney to cinematic moments like the premiere of Shine a Light. Even into the digital era, releases like L.A. Friday (Live 1975) prove their legacy never stands still.
April 2, 1966: Release of the Stones’ first greatest hits compilation albumBig Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (London Records NP-1) in the U.S. SIDE A: 1. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction/ 2. The Last Time/ 3. As Tears Go By/ 4. Time Is On My Side/ 5. It’s All Over Now/ 6. Tell Me SIDE B: 1. 19th Nervous Breakdown/ 2. Heart Of Stone/ 3. Get Off My Cloud/ 4. Not Fade Away/ 5. Good Times, Bad Times/ 6. Play With Fire
April 2, 1967: Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria (2 shows) Second show: The Last Time/Paint It Black/19th Nervous Breakdown/Lady Jane/Get Off Of My Cloud-Yesterday’s Papers-Get Off Of My Cloud/Ruby Tuesday/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Goin’ Home-Satisfaction
Apr. 2, 1986: Keith Richards appears on U.S. TV’s The Today Show and confirms that the Stones will not be working together in the near future, fueling speculation about the band’s uncertain future at the time.
April 2, 1991: Release of Flashpoint, the Stones’ fifth live album (recorded during the 1989 Steel Wheels and 1990 Urban Jungle tours) SIDE A: 1. (Intro) Continental Drift/ 2. Start Me Up/ 3. Sad Sad Sad/ 4. Miss You/ 5. Ruby Tuesday/ 6. You Can’t Always Get What You Want/ 7. Factory Girl/ 8. Little Red Rooster SIDE B: 1. Paint It, Black/ 2. Sympathy for the Devil/ 3. Brown Sugar/ 4. Jumpin’ Jack Flash/ 5. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction/ 6. Highwire/ 7. Sex Drive
Apr. 2, 1992: Keith Richards returns to New York from California, where he soon resumes work on his next solo album (Main Offender), continuing recording sessions over the following months.
Apr. 2, 1995: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Not Fade Away/Tumbling Dice/You Got Me Rocking/It’s All Over Now/ Shattered/Sparks Will Fly/Satisfaction/Beast Of Burden/ Angie/Rock And A Hard Place/I Go Wild/Miss You/Band introduction/Honky Tonk Women/ Happy/The Worst/Sympathy For The Devil/Monkey Man/Street Fighting Man/ Start Me Up/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash
April 2, 1997: Release of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers‘ CD The Best Of (1988-1993), with Keith as guest on one track: Lee and Molly (extended version)
Apr. 2, 1998: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 2, 2006: Super Arena, Saitama, Japan Jumpin’ Jack Flash/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Oh No, Not You Again/Sway/Wild Horses/Rain Fall Down/Midnight Rambler/Tumbling Dice/Band introduction/This Place Is Empty/Happy/Miss You/Rough Justice/Start Me Up/ Honky Tonk Women/Sympathy For The Devil/Paint It Black/Brown Sugar/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Satisfaction
Apr. 2, 2007: Release of The Stereophonics‘ DVD Rewind – The First 10 Years. Includes an interview with Ronnie Wood.
April 2, 2008: The Rolling Stones appear in London for the UK premiere of the Shine a Lightmovie lighting up Leicester Square as fans and media gather to celebrate the band’s legendary live energy captured on film.
April 2, 2012: Release of the (download-only) album L.A. Friday (Live 1975) Recorded live in Los Angeles, July 13, 1975. It captures their performance at The Forum, near Los Angeles. The album debuted exclusively as a digital download via Google Music on April 2, 2012. Although the recording comes from the July 13, 1975 show, bootleg editions borrowed their title from a Rolling Stone magazine review of the Friday concert. A DVD of the July 12, 1975 performance at the same venue was later released on November 19, 2014 as From the Vault: L.A. Forum (Live in 1975)
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