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Today in Rolling Stones history: August 8

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August 8 has a habit of bringing out the Rolling Stones at their most unpredictable. From a Dutch debut so unruly that furniture became collateral damage to packed stadiums across Europe and America, this date traces a fascinating thread through the band’s touring history. The Stones could turn a routine concert into a story people remembered for decades—and apparently, in 1964, even the chairs had opinions. Across the years, the setlists changed, the venues multiplied, and the scale grew dramatically, but the appetite for chaos never completely disappeared. Here’s what happened on August 8 throughout the Rolling Stones’ remarkable live history.

August 8, 1964: The Kurhaus, Scheveningen, first Stones’ show ever in the Netherlands, and also their first on the European continent besides the UK).The thrilled young crowd at the Kurhaus went wild, breaking furniture during the show. The chaos halted after ten minutes. Unlike the Beatles’ calmer visit months earlier, this gig turned frenzied—chairs flew, and Charlie Watts dodged glass that injured a backstage technician.
Read: The Rolling Stones’ Kurhaus Riot: What Happened in Scheveningen in 1964?

August 8, 1975: Rich Stadium, Buffalo, New York, 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/Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa/Wild Horses/That’s Life/Outa Space/Brown Sugar/Midnight Rambler/Rip This Joint/Street Fighting Man/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

August 8, 1995: Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary (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/Like A Rolling Stone/Heartbreaker/Gimme Shelter/I Go Wild/Miss You/Band introduction/Honky Tonk Women/Before They Make Me Run/Slipping Away/Sympathy For The Devil/ Street Fighting Man/Start Me Up/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

August 8, 1998: Tallinna Lauluvaljak, Tallin, Estonia

August 8, 2003: EXPO-Gelaende Messe Ost, Hannover, Germany (Licks Tour, European leg)
Brown Sugar/You Got Me Rocking/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Don’t Stop/Angie/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Midnight Rambler/Tumbling Dice/Band introduction/Slipping Away/Before They Make Me Run/ Sympathy For The Devil/Respectable/I Just Want To Make Love To You/Street Fighting Man/Gimme Shelter/Honky Tonk Women/Start Me Up/Satisfaction/Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Read: The Rolling Stones in Hannover 2003: Photos From a Big Night

Augusy 8, 2006: Stade Charles Ehrmann-Palais Nikaia, Nice, France (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/As Tears Go By/Streets Of Love/Midnight Rambler/Tumbling Dice/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 8, 2007: Valle Hovin, Oslo, Norway

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