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Today in Rolling Stones history: August 3

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Rock history isn’t built only on chart hits or sold-out concerts. Sometimes the most revealing moments happen when the spotlight shifts somewhere unexpected. The Rolling Stones have always thrived on that unpredictability, moving effortlessly between film premieres, charity events, intimate performances, and massive tours without missing a beat. Mick Jagger could be promoting Performance one moment and supporting a public cause the next, blurring the line between celebrity and cultural figure. It’s that constant ability to surprise—both on and off the stage—that makes following the band’s story so addictive, with every milestone offering another unexpected twist worth revisiting.

August 3, 1963: St. Leonard’s Hall, Horsham, England

August 3, 1970: Premiere of the Performance movie in New York City. On the same day, Mick Jagger also took part in a public demonstration at London’s Chester Square in support of the Invalid Children’s Aid Association, joining the charity event to help raise awareness and funds for children with disabilities.

August 3, 1990: Eriksberg Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden (Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour)
Start Me Up/Sad Sad Sad/Harlem Shuffle/Tumbling Dice/Miss You/Ruby Tuesday/Angie/Dead Flowers/ Rock And A Hard Place/ Mixed Emotions/ Honky Tonk Women/Midnight Rambler/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Can’t Be Seen/Happy/Paint It Black/2000 Light Years From Home/ Sympathy For The Devil/Street Fighting Man/Gimme Shelter/Band introduction/ It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Satisfaction

August 3, 1994: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA (Voodoo Lounge Tour, U.S. leg)
Not Fade Away/Undercover Of The Night/Tumbling Dice/Live With Me/ You Got Me Rocking/Rocks Off/ Sparks Will Fly/ Shattered/Satisfaction/ Beast Of Burden/Out Of Tears/Memory Motel/All Down The Line/ Miss You/ I Can’t Get Next To You/ Brand New Car/Band introduction/Honky Tonk Women/Happy/The Worst/Love Is Strong/Monkey Man/I Go Wild/Start Me Up/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Street Fighting Man/ Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

August 3, 1995: Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany (Voodoo Lounge Tour, European leg)
Not Fade Away/Tumbling Dice/You Got Me Rocking/It’s All Over Now/ Sparks Will Fly/Satisfaction/Beast Of Burden/Angie/Shine A Light/Like A Rolling Stone/Rock And A Hard Place/Monkey Man/I Go Wild/Miss You/ Band introduction/Honky Tonk Women/ Connection/Slipping Away/Sympathy For The Devil/Street Fighting Man/Start Me Up/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

August 3, 2006: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany (A Bigger Bang Tour, 1^st European leg)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Oh No, Not You Again/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Ruby Tuesday/Streets Of Love/ Tumbling Dice/Midnight Rambler/ Night Time/Band introduction/Slipping Away/Before They Make Me Run/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

August 3, 2007: Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden (A Bigger Bang Tour, European leg)
Start Me Up/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Rough Justice/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/Let It Bleed/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Midnight Rambler/I Go Crazy/Tumbling Dice/Band introduction/You Got The Silver/Wanna Hold You/Miss You/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Satisfaction/Honky Tonk Women/Sympathy For The Devil/Paint It Black/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Brown Sugar

August 3, 2022: Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany (Mick, Keith and Ronnie, Sixty European tour)
Street Fighting Man/All Down The Line/Tumbling Dice/Rocks Off/Out Of Time/Fool To Cry/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Living In A Ghost Town/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/You Got The Silver/Happy/Miss You/Midnight Rambler/Paint It Black/Start Me Up/Gimme Shelter/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Sympathy For The Devil/Satisfaction
All photos from IORR

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