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Today in Rolling Stones history: February 17

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February 17 isn’t just another date on the calendar — it’s a time capsule in Rolling Stones history. On Feb. 17, 1966, The Rolling Stones stormed Australian TV’s Bandstand Special, firing through Satisfaction and 19th Nervous Breakdown with youthful swagger. Seven years later, they shook Melbourne’s Kooyong Tennis Courts during the explosive 1973 Australasian Tour. By 1990, they were conquering the Tokyo Dome, and in 1999, igniting the Fargodome in North Dakota. Across decades and continents, February 17 traces the band’s evolution from rebellious upstarts to global rock royalty — a single date that mirrors their unstoppable rise.

February 17, 1964: Granada Theatre, Greenford, England (2 shows)

Feb. 17, 1966: The Stones appear on Bandstand Special (Channel 9, Australian TV) doing five songs:
Get Off Of My Cloud/ Play With Fire/ 19th Nervous Breakdown/ As Tears Go By/ Satisfaction

February 17, 1973: Kooyong Tennis Courts, Melbourne, Australia (2 shows)

The Australasian Winter Tour 1973 saw The Stones return to Australia and New Zealand for a series of explosive performances. With Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts at their peak, the band delivered high-energy sets. The tour, which ran from January to February, was marked by wild crowds, intense media attention, and some controversy—including Jagger’s run-in with Japanese immigration authorities, a country that would only have them playing there for the first time 17 years latyer. Despite the challenges, the Stones cemented their rock ‘n’ roll dominance, leaving audiences in awe with their electrifying stage presence. This tour remains a legendary chapter in Stones history, showcasing their raw power and ability to captivate fans worldwide

Feb. 17, 1984: Keith is interviewed for U.S. TV’S Friday Night Videos (NBC, US TV), at JP’s bar, New York City. Later broadcast in March that year.

Feb. 17, 1990: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
Start Me Up/Bitch/Sad Sad Sad/Harlem Shuffle/Tumbling Dice/Miss You/ Ruby Tuesday/Angie/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/Gimme Shelter/ Band introduction/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Satisfaction/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

February 17, 1999: Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Live With Me/Respectable/You Got Me Rocking/Honky Tonk Women/Memory Motel/ Sweet Virginia/Some Girls/Saint Of Me/Paint It Black/Band introduction/You Got The Silver/Before They Make Me Run/Out Of Control/Route 66/When The Whip Comes Down/Midnight Rambler/Tumbling Dice/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Start Me Up/Brown Sugar/Sympathy For The Devil

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