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Today in Rolling Stones history: June 1

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June 1 proves that Rolling Stones history rarely sticks to a single script. One minute they’re landing in New York and triggering scenes that looked suspiciously like Beatlemania with a different soundtrack, the next they’re filming promos for It’s Only Rock ’n Roll (But I Like It) and other songs, launching tours, releasing live albums, and quietly crossing paths with The Beatles in the studio. It’s the kind of date that reminds you how often the band seemed to be everywhere at once—on stage, on television, in the charts, and occasionally in the middle of rock mythology. For fans, June 1 is packed with memorable milestones.

Happy birthday Ronnie!
Read: June 1: Happy Birthday Ronnie Wood!

June 1, 1964: The Stones are met by over 500 fans as they arrived on British Airways flight 505 at JFK Airport in New York City for their debut U.S. tour, with the arrival quickly turning into a chaotic but iconic rock and roll moment. After landing, they held a press conference where they faced intense media attention before going on to guest on DJ Murray The K’s radio show, famously known as “the 5th Beatle” , which helped amplify their early U.S. exposure. The tour’s opening show then took place on June 5 in San Bernardino, California, marking the beginning of their breakthrough American concert run.

June 1, 1966: Brian Jones contributes to The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine recording session (percussion and backing vocals) at EMI Studios, London

June 1, 1974: The Stones shoot promotional film clips for It’s Only Rock ’n Roll (But I Like It), Ain’t Too Proud to Beg and Till the Next Goodbye at LWT Studios in London, England, with all the segments directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The sessions were part of a focused promotional push for the It’s Only Rock ’n Roll album era, blending performance-style staging with the growing importance of music television visuals in the mid-1970s.

June 1, 1975: Dunkirk Hall, Louisiana State University Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA (2 shows; first concerts of the Tour of the Americas ’75 and also, on the day of his 28th birthday, the first with Ronnie Wood in the band ever)
Read: The Rolling Stones Live in Baton Rouge 1975: Ronnie Wood’s First Show & Tour Kickoff

June 1, 1976: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany (Tour of Europe ’76)
Honky Tonk Women/If You Can’t Rock Me-Get Off Of My Cloud/Hand Of Fate/Hey Negrita/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/Fool To Cry/ Hot Stuff/Star Star/You Gotta Move/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Band introduction/Happy/Tumbling Dice/Nothing From Nothing/Outa Space/Midnight Rambler/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Street Fighting Man

June 1, 1982: Release of the Going to A Go Go / Beast of Burden (live) 7″ single (Rolling Stones Records RSR 110)
Going to A Go Go (originally recorded by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) taken from the Still Life (American Concert 1981) album, released on the same day. As for the live version of Beast of Burden, the single’s B-side, it was recorded at the Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Nov. 25 1981

June 1, 1982: Release of Still Life (American Concert 1981), the Stones’ fourth live album (Rolling Stones Records CUN 39115)
SIDE A: 1. Intro: Take The A-Train – Under My Thumb/ 2. Let’s Spend The Night Together/ 3. Shattered/ 4. Twenty Flight Rock/ 5. Going To A Go Go
SIDE B: 1. Let Me Go/ 2. Time Is On My Side/ 3. Just My Imagination/ 4. Start Me Up/ 5. Satisfaction – Outro: Star Spangled Banner

Like Love You Live before it came out, Still Life portrays the Stones as skilled entertainers, adding just enough rhythmic grit to avoid a pure showbiz feel. However, it lacks the raw edge of Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! or even the very Love You Live (both hard to beat, actually. Filled with stage patter and padded with intro and outro noise, it still serves as a serviceable document of serviceable era.

June 1, 1995: Cirkus Arena, Stockholm, Sweden: a press conference to announce the European leg of the Voodoo Lounge Tour. The event marked the official unveiling of the tour plans, drawing media attention as the band prepared for another major run across Europe.

June 1, 2007: Press conference at Videohouse, Vilvoorde, Belgium, where the Stones addressed the media during the rollout of the previous Voodoo Lounge promotional cycle. The setting served as a key European media hub, with journalists gathering to capture details about the tour, the production, and the band’s return to large-scale live performances.

June 1, 2010: Release of Saint Jude‘s CD Diary Of A Soul Fiend, with Ronnie as guest on one song: Garden Of Eden
Diary of a Soul Fiend is the band’s debut 2010 album, a collection of songs exploring personal emotions rather than a unified narrative structure themes.

June 1, 2014: Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland (14 On Fire tour, European leg)
Start Me Up/You Got Me Rocking/It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll/Tumbling Dice/Worried About You/Doom And Gloom/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Out Of Control/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/You Got The Silver/Can’t Be Seen/Midnight Rambler/Miss You/Gimme Shelter/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Sympathy For The Devil/Brown Sugar/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/ Satisfaction
*With special guests the Zürcher Sing-Akademie choir on You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Read: Zürich 2014: The Rolling Stones Deliver a Blazing Live Performance in Switzerland

June 1, 2020: The Rolling Stones voice their support online for Americans protesting against racism in their social media channels.

June 1, 2022: Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain (Sixty tour, European leg, No Charlie)
Street Fighting Man/19th Nervous Breakdown/Sad Sad Sad/Tumbling Dice/Out Of Time/Beast Of Burden/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Living In A Ghost Town/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/Happy/Slipping Away/Miss You/Midnight Rambler/Start Me Up/Paint It Black/Sympathy For The Devil/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Gimme Shelter/Satisfaction
Read: The Rolling Stones Rock Madrid in 2022: First Major Show Without Charlie Watts

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