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August 31, 1963: Royal Lido Ballroom, Prestatyn, Wales, UK (the Stones’ first concert outside of England ever)
Aug. 31, 1968: Release of the Street Fighting Man / No Expectations 7″ single in the US (London 909) The single eventually stirred immediate controversy. Its original U.S. picture sleeve—showing police clashing with demonstrators—was deemed too provocative amid political unrest. Fearing backlash, London Records quickly withdrew the cover, making surviving copies extremely rare and highly prized among Stones collectors today.
August 31, 1973: Release of Goat’s Head Soup, the Stones’ 11th British and 13th American studio album SIDE A: 1. Dancing With Mr. D. /2. 100 Years Ago/ 3. Coming Down Again/ 4. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)/ 5. Angie SIDE B: 1. Silver Train/ 2. Hide Your Love/ 3. Winter/ 4. Can You Hear The Music/ 5. Star Star
August 31, 1987: Release of Mick’s Let’s Work / Catch As Catch Can 7″ and 12″ single (CBS 651028 -7)
August 31, 1989: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA (first show of the Steel Wheels tour) Start Me Up/Bitch/Shattered/Sad Sad Sad/Undercover Of The Night/Harlem Shuffle/Tumbling Dice/Miss You/Ruby Tuesday/Play With Fire/Dead Flowers/One Hit (To the Body)/Mixed Emotions/Honky Tonk Women/Rock And A Hard Place/Midnight Rambler/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Little Red Rooster/Before They Make Me Run/Happy/Paint It Black/2000 Light Years From Home/Sympathy For The Devil/Gimme Shelter/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/ Satisfaction/Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Aug. 31, 2005: Comerica Park, Detroit, MI, USA Start Me Up/You Got Me Rocking/She’s So Cold/Tumbling Dice/Rough Justice/Back Of My Hand/Beast Of Burden/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/Night Time/Band introduction/The Worst/Infamy/Miss You/Oh No, Not You Again/Satisfaction/Honky Tonk Women/Out Of Control/Sympathy For The Devil/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Brown Sugar/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/It’s Only Rock’n Roll
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