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Today in Rolling Stones history: July 25

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Think July 25 is just another square on the calendar? The Rolling Stones would politely disagree—probably at stadium volume. This date keeps resurfacing with a strange habit of collecting unforgettable concerts, major tour milestones, emotional tributes, and even quiet farewells that shaped the band’s story. From the electric chaos of Madison Square Garden to the final tour appearance of Ian Stewart, the surprises never seem to stop. And no, rock history doesn’t always arrive wrapped in guitar solos. Sometimes it sneaks in through the details. Explore why July 25 remains one of the most unexpectedly eventful dates in the Stones timeline.

July 25, 1964: Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, England

July 25, 1965: ABC Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England (2 shows)

July 25, 1966: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA (The Rolling Stones American Tour 1966)
Read: The Rolling Stones at the Hollywood Bowl 1966: The Night They Finally Played L.A.

July 25, 1972: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA, 2 shows (The Rolling Stones American Tour 1972)

July 25, 1982: Roundhay Park, Leeds, England. Last show of the European Tour ’82, and also last show with Ian Stewart ever.
Under My Thumb/When The Whip Comes Down/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Shattered/Neighbours/ Black Limousine/Just My Imagination/ Twenty Flight Rock/Going To A Go Go/Let Me Go/Time Is On My Side/Beast Of Burden/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Band introduction/Little T & A/Angie/ Tumbling Dice/She’s So Cold/Hang Fire/Miss You/Honky Tonk Women/Brown Sugar/Start Me Up/ Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Satisfaction
Read: The Rolling Stones in Leeds 1982: The Tour’s Final Bow and Stu’s Farewell

July 25, 1990: Stadio Flaminio, Roma, Italy (Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour)
Start Me Up/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/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

July 25, 1998: Stade de France, Paris, France (Bridges to Babylon Tour, European leg)
Satisfaction/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Flip The Switch/Gimme Shelter/ Anybody Seen My Baby?/ It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Saint Of Me/Out Of Control/ Paint It Black/Miss You/Band introduction/Thief In The Night/Wanna Hold You/Little Queenie/The Last Time/Like A Rolling Stone/Sympathy For The Devil/ Tumbling Dice/Honky Tonk Women/Start Me Up/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/ Brown Sugar

July 25, 2007: Sluzewiec Hippodrome, Warsaw, Poland (A Bigger Bang Tour, European leg) Following the deaths of 26 Polish citizens in a bus accident three days earlier, the band observes a one-minute silence, omits Sympathy for the Devil and donates part of the concert proceeds to those affected.
Start Me Up/You Got Me Rocking/Rough Justice/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/Love Is Strong/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Midnight Rambler/I’ll Go Crazy/Tumbling Dice/Band introduction/You Got The Silver/ Wanna Hold You/Miss You/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Get Off Of My Cloud/Honky Tonk Women/Paint It Black/ Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Brown Sugar/Satisfaction

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