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Today in Rolling Stones history: February 27

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On February 27, The Rolling Stones history takes some wild turns. In 1977, Keith Richards faced serious drug charges in Toronto. A year earlier, Bill Wyman stepped out with Stone Alone, revealing a subtle, groove-driven solo voice. Same date, totally different headlines. But February 27 also roars onstage—from 1964 in Sheffield to massive nights in Tokyo (1990) and São Paulo (2016) Add early London club gigs and a 2013 NME Awards win, and one date becomes a microcosm of chaos, reinvention, and endurance in Stones chronology.

February 27, 1963: Harringay Jazz Club, Manor House Pub, London, England

February 27, 1964: City Hall, Sheffield, England (2 shows)

February 27, 1973: Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
Brown Sugar/Bitch/Rocks Off/Gimme Shelter/Happy/Tumbling Dice/ Love In Vain/Sweet Virginia/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/ Honky Tonk Women/All Down The Line/Midnight Rambler/Band introduction/ Little Queenie/Rip This Joint/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Street Fighting Man

February 27, 1976: Release of Stone Alone, Bill Wyman’s second solo album, marked a confident step forward for the Rolling Stones bassist as a solo artist. Issued in 1976, the record showcased a more personal and rhythm-driven side of Wyman, blending rock, blues, and groove-heavy arrangements with understated charm. Unlike the arena-sized sound he helped create with The Rolling Stones, Stone Alone felt intimate and exploratory, highlighting Wyman’s interest in layered instrumentation and tight musicianship. The album reflected his quiet but steady creativity during a decade when the band itself was navigating both excess and evolution.
SIDE A: 1. A Quarter To Three/ 2. Gimme Just One Chance/3. Soul Satisfying/ 4. Apache Woman/ 5. Every Sixty Seconds/ 6. Get It On
SIDE B: 1. Feet* / 2. Peanut Butter Time/ 3. Wine & Wimmen/ 4. If You Wanna Be Happy/ 5. What’s The Point/ 6. No More Foolin’
*With Ronnie Wood on guitar

February 27, 1977: Keith is arrested at Toronto’s Harbour Castle Hotel after 15 members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police found an ounce of heroin following a raid of his hotel room. Keith was charged with possession with intent to traffic, facing seven years to life in prison. Bail was set at $25,000 (£14,705) Later on, he received a one-year suspended sentence and was placed on a year’s probation after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of possession of the drug. Charges of possession of cocaine and possession of heroin with intent to traffic, which could have resulted in a life sentence for Richards, were dropped.

February 27, 1990: Toko 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 27, 2003: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Street Fighting Man/Start Me Up/You Got Me Rocking/Don’t Stop/Monkey Man/Ruby Tuesday/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Midnight Rambler/Tumbling Dice/Band introduction/Thru And Thru/Happy/ Sympathy For The Devil/Gimme Shelter/Honky Tonk Women/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Mannish Boy/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Satisfaction

February 27, 2013: Ronnie accepts the Best Live Band and Best Music Film awards on behalf of the Stones at the NME Awards held at The Troxy in London, England. He also performs The Smiths’ How Soon Is Now with Johnny Marr.

February 27, 2016: Estadio Do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jumpin’ Jack Flash/It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll/Tumbling Dice/Out Of Control/All Down The Line/She’s A Rainbow/Wild Horses/Paint It Black/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/Slipping Away/Before They Make Me Run/Midnight Rambler/Miss You/Gimme Shelter/Start Me Up/Sympathy For The Devil/Brown Sugar/You Can’t Always Get What You Want*/Satisfaction
*With special guests Coral Sampa choir
*All photos by Marcelo Sonaglioni

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