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Today in Rolling Stones history: June 12

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June 12 reads like The Rolling Stones quietly refusing to leave pop culture alone. From early club gigs in 1963 and a first American tour stop in Minneapolis in 1964, to the 1971 release of Wild Horses and Sway, the date keeps circling back with emotional weight and musical evolution. Fast-forward through marathon sets in Boston (1975), a disguised Atlanta show (1978), Wembley in 1999, and modern-era fire in Boston 2013 and Orlando 2015, and you get a band that treats time like a suggestion. Add side notes from Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman’s projects, and June 12 becomes less a date—and more a Rolling Stones time loop with attitude.

June 12, 1963: Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, England

June 12, 1964: Excelsior Fair, Big Reggie’s Ballroom, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (The Rolling Stones 1st American Tour 1964)

June 12, 1971: Release of the Wild Horses/Sway 7″ single in the USA (Rolling Stones Records RS-19101)

Featured on the 1971 album Sticky Fingers, Wild Horses became one of The Rolling Stones’ most enduring and emotional ballads. Keith Richards originally wrote it while touring and longing for his newborn son Marlon, while Mick Jagger later adapted the lyrics into a reflection on the lingering pain and resilience of a fading relationship.
Read: The Rolling Stones’ ‘Wild Horses’ (1971): The Classic That Couldn’t Be Tamed

Sway, also from Sticky Fingers, delivers a dark and introspective portrait of uncertainty, emotional fatigue, and lost optimism. The song reflects the lingering effects of the social and personal upheavals that followed the turbulent end of the 1960s, capturing a mood of disillusionment and restless reflection.
Read: How ‘Sway’ Shaped The Rolling Stones’ Legacy (1971)

June 12, 1975: Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, 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/ Band introduction/Happy/Tumbling Dice/Luxury/ Heartbreaker/ Fingerprint File/Angie/Wild Horses/That’s Life/Outa Space/Brown Sugar/Midnight Rambler/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Rip This Joint/ Street Fighting Man/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

June 12, 1978: Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (billed as The Cockroaches) (The Rolling Stones U.S. Tour 1978)
Let It Rock/All Down The Line/Honky Tonk Women/Star Star/Lies/Miss You/When The Whip Comes Down/Beast Of Burden/Just My Imagination/Respectable/Far Away Eyes/Love In Vain/Shattered/ Tumbling Dice/Happy/ Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Read: Inside The Rolling Stones’ Atlanta 1978 Concert

June 12, 1999: Wembley Stadium, London, England (Bridges to Babylon Tour, European leg continued)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash/You Got Me Rocking/Bitch/Respectable/Gimme Shelter/Angie/Honky Tonk Women/ Saint Of Me/Out Of Control/Paint It Black/Band introduction/Thief In The Night/Before They Make Me Run/Route 66/Like A Rolling Stone/Midnight Rambler/Sympathy For The Devil/Tumbling Dice/ It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Start Me Up/Brown Sugar/Satisfaction

June 12, 2001: Release of Chico Hamilton‘s CD Foreststorn, with Charlie as guest on one track: Here Comes Charlie Now
Named in tribute to Hamilton’s late son, this album is a vibrant, groove-driven work by the legendary jazz drummer. Blending blues, swing, soul-jazz, and Latin influences, it highlights his eclectic Euphoria band concept and reflects his enduring creativity, energy, and musical versatility.

June 12, 2003: Release of the Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings‘ CD Bootleg Kings – On The Road Again
1. Down In The Bottom/ 2. SOS/ 3. Too Late/ 4. Trust In Me/ 5. Jump, Jive & Wail/ 6. Days Like This/ 7. He’s A Real Gone Guy/ 8. Kiddio/ 9. Midnight Special/ 10. Lights Out/ 11. Chantilly Lace/ 12. Melody/ 13. Frankie & Johnny

A live album available exclusively through merchandise stands and Bill Wyman’s website

June 12, 2007: Release of the 4-DVD-box The Biggest Bang
This is a massive four-disc live DVD set documenting the Stones’ 2005–2007 A Bigger Bang world tour, capturing the band’s remarkable endurance. It includes two full concerts from Austin (Oct. 22 2006) and the free show in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 18 2006, plus an in-depth behind-the-scenes documentary showcasing life on the road.

June 12, 2013: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (50 & Counting… Tour, North American Leg)
Get Off Of My Cloud/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Paint It Black/Gimme Shelter/Going Down/Beast Of Burden/ Sway/Emotional Rescue/ Doom And Gloom/One More Shot/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/You Got The Silver/Before They Make Me Run/ Midnight Rambler/Miss You/Start Me Up/Tumbling Dice/Brown Sugar/Sympathy For The Devil/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Satisfaction
*With special guests Gary Clark Jr. on Going Down and the Boston University Marsh Chapel Choir on You Can’t Always Get What You Want

June 12, 2015: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, USA (Zip Code Tour of North America 2015)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash/It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll/All Down The Line/Tumbling Dice/Doom And Gloom/Bitch/ Moonlight Mile/She’s So Cold/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/Before They Make Me Run/Happy/ 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 the University Of Central Florida Chamber Singers choir on You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Read: Flashback to The Rolling Stones in Orlando (2015): Live Power on Display

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