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Today in Rolling Stones history: August 4

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Rock history rarely follows a straight line, and neither does the Rolling Stones chronology. One moment the band is venturing beyond London for an early gig without two future cornerstones, the next they’re filling arenas in the United States and Sweden before Ronnie Wood unexpectedly pops up on a Neol Davies’ Future album. It’s the kind of timeline that reminds you the most interesting stories often happen between the headline moments. If anything, August 4 proves the Stones had a remarkable habit of turning ordinary days into chapters packed with surprises, detours, and unforgettable performances.

August 4, 1962: William Morris Hall, South Oxhey, England (first Stones show outside London, without Bill and Charlie)

Aug. 4, 1963: 2 shows: Ken Colyer Jazz Club, Studio 5, London and Crawdaddy Club, Richmond, England

August 4, 1975: Freedom Hall Coliseum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA (Rolling Stones’ Tour of the Americas ’75)
Honky Tonk Women/All Down The Line/If You Can’t Rock Me-Get Off Of My Cloud/Star Star/Gimme Shelter/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/You Gotta Move/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Happy/Tumbling Dice/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Band introduction/ Fingerprint File/Wild Horses/That’s Life/Outa Space/Brown Sugar/Midnight Rambler/Rip This Joint/Street Fighting Man/ Jumpin’ Jack Flash

August 4, 1990: Eriksberg Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden (Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour)
Start Me Up/Sad Sad Sad/Harlem Shuffle/Tumbling Dice/Miss You/Almost Hear You Sigh/Ruby Tuesday/Factory Girl/Rock And A Hard Place/Mixed Emotions/Honky Tonk Women/Midnight Rambler/ You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Before They Make Me Run/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 4, 2003: Release of Neol Davies’ CD Future Swamp, with Ronnie as guest on one track: Future Swamp
Neol Edward Davies is an English musician, composer, and founder of the pioneering 2 Tone ska revival band The Selecter. Born in Coventry, he wrote the instrumental The Selecter in 1979, a track that inspired the band’s name and helped launch the influential ska movement.

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