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Today in Rolling Stones history: August 5

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Some dates on the calendar quietly pile up trivia. August 5 does the opposite—it keeps throwing the Rolling Stones into unexpected corners of rock history. One year they’re charming American television audiences, the next they’re crossing paths with The Beatles through Yellow Submarine, ands more. It’s the kind of timeline that reminds you the Stones rarely stayed in one lane for long. Whether the spotlight belonged to Mick, Charlie, or even Brian Jones, August 5 proves that rock history has a habit of connecting seemingly unrelated moments in fascinating ways.

August 5, 1963: Botwell House, Hayes, England

August 5, 1964: The Stones tape an appearance at the London Palladium for the American CBS television program The Red Skelton Hour, performing three songs in playback mode: Tell Me, Carol and It’s All Over Now. Filmed in front of an enthusiastic audience on the theater’s grand staircase, the performance helped introduce the band to a wider American TV audience several weeks before the episode aired in the United States on September 22, 1964.
Read: The Rolling Stones on the Red Skelton Hour (1964): Rare TV Performance

August 5, 1966: Release of The Beatles’ 7″ single Eleanor Rigby/ Yellow Submarine, with Brian as guest (percussion and backing vocals) on side B
Eleanor Rigby and Yellow Submarine formed one of The Beatles‘ most remarkable double A-side singles. Released in 1966, they contrasted stark orchestral melancholy with carefree singalong charm, demonstrating the band’s extraordinary versatility and willingness to redefine the possibilities of popular music.

August 5, 1978: Release of Bob Hall & George Green’s LP Jammin’ The Boogie, with guesrts Charlie Watts on all tracks and Stu (who also produced the album) on one song: Great Western Boogie
Jammin’ The Boogie is a standout British boogie-woogie album enhanced with guest appearances by Charlie and Stu. Critics have consistently praised its authentic spirit, lively performances, and infectious, piano-driven blues sound.

August 5, 1995: Strahov/Spartakiadni Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic (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/Sweet Virginia/Angie/Like A Rolling Stone/Rock And A Hard Place/Gimme Shelter/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
Read: The Rolling Stones Meet Czech President Václav Havel in 1990: Rock, Freedom and History

August 5, 1998: Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (Bridges to Babylon Tour, European leg)
Satisfaction/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Flip The Switch/Gimme Shelter/ Anybody Seen My Baby?/ Paint It Black/Saint Of Me/Out Of Control/Love Is Strong/Miss You/Band introduction/Thief In The Night/ Wanna Hold You/ Little Queenie/You Got Me Rocking/Like A Rolling Stone/Sympathy For The Devil/ Tumbling Dice/Honky Tonk Women/Start Me Up/Jumping Jack Flash/ Brown Sugar

August 5, 2006: Militärflugplatz, Duebendorf, Switzerland (A Bigger Bang Tour, 1^st European leg)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Oh No, Not You Again/She’s So Cold/ Wild Horses/Streets Of Love/All Down The Line/Tumbling Dice/Night Time/Band introduction/Slipping Away/Before They Make Me Run/Miss You/Rough Justice/Get Off Of My Cloud/Honky Tonk Women/Sympathy For The Devil/Start Me Up/Brown Sugar/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/ Satisfaction
Read: The Rolling Stones Live in Duebendorf 2006: Switzerland’s Biggest Rock Spectacle

August 5, 2007: Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark (A Bigger Bang Tour, European leg)
Start Me Up/You Got Me Rocking/Rough Justice/Rocks Off/Dead Flowers/Ruby Tuesday/Can’t You Hear Me Knocking/I’ll 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 5, 2019: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA (No Filter Tour, U.S. leg)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash/You Got Me Rocking/Tumbling Dice/Harlem Shuffle/Monkey Man/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Let It Bleed/Dead Flowers/Sympathy For The Devil/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/You Got The Silver/Before They Make Me Run/Miss You/Midnight Rambler/Paint It Black/Start Me Up/Brown Sugar/Gimme Shelter/Satisfaction
Read: New York Shuffle – The Rolling Stones, East Rutherford, NJ, 5 de agosto de 2019

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