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Today in Rolling Stones history: June 24

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June 24th has always been a strange, high-octane blur for The Rolling Stones, acting less like a calendar date and more like a chaotic masterclass in rock ‘n’ roll survival. Whether it’s the band turning a yacht into a floating, smoke-filled circus or Mick Jagger ditching his bandmates to warble The Wild Colonial Boy for a cinematic flop, the archives are packed with these bizarre, beautiful detours. From sweaty nights at the Ken Colyer Club to conquering Madison Square Garden, the history is relentless. Forget the neat narrative; we’re diving into the messy, glorious snapshots of a band that never stopped moving.

June 24, 1963: Ken Colyer Jazz Club, Studio 51, London, England

June 24, 1965: Messehallen Skoyen, Oslo, Norway (2 shows, 2nd Scandinavian Tour)
Read: When The Rolling Stones Shook Oslo: Inside the 1965 Concert

June 24, 1966: The Stones turn a routine press conference into a spectacle aboard the S.S. Sea Panther in New York. Amidst the harbor breeze and cigarette smoke, a young Linda McCartney (at the time, Linda Eastman) captured the band, framing the rebellious icons against the city in an unforgettable, historic snapshot.

June 24, 1966: Manning Bowl, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA (The Rolling Stones American Tour 1966)

June 24, 1970: Release of the Ned Kelly movie soundtrack, with Mick on lead vocals on one song: The Wild Colonial Boy
Although critics panned the Tony Richardson-directed Ned Kelly—Mick Jagger’s second film role—the soundtrack remains a hidden treasure for Rolling Stones completists. It features Jagger’s haunting folk performance of The Wild Colonial Boy, though the rest of the album consists of lackluster country tracks by Shel Silverstein, performed by a pre-fame Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Despite the mundane songs, the Rykodisc reissue is worth noting for its excellent packaging and comprehensive historical liner notes.

June 24, 1972: Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA (2 shows, The Rolling Stones American Tour 1972)

June 24, 1975: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA (Rolling Stones’ Tour of the Americas ’75)
Honky Tonk Women/All Down The Line/Lady Jane (a capella)/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/Tumbling Dice/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Heartbreaker/Fingerprint File/Angie/Wild Horses/ That’s Life/Outa Space/ Brown Sugar/Midnight Rambler/Rip This Joint/Street Fighting Man/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Sympathy For The Devil
*With special guests The Steel Association on Sympathy For The Devil

June 24, 1995: Festival Ground, Werchter, Belgium (Voodoo Lounge Tour, European leg)
Not Fade Away/Tumbling Dice/You Got Me Rocking/It’s All Over Now/Rocks Off/Sparks Will Fly/ Satisfaction/Let It Bleed/ Angie/ Like A Rolling Stone/Heartbreaker/Gimme Shelter/I Go Wild/Miss You/ Band introduction/Honky Tonk Women/Before They Make Me Run/Slipping Away/Sympathy For The Devil/Street Fighting Man/Start Me Up/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/ Jumpin’ Jack Flash

June 24, 1998: Rheinstadion, Dusseldorf, Germany (Bridges to Babylon Tour, European leg)
Satisfaction/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Flip The Switch/Gimme Shelter/ Ruby Tuesday/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Saint Of Me/Out Of Control/Under My Thumb/Miss You/Band introduction/You Don’t Have To Mean It/Wanna Hold You/Little Queenie/Little Red Rooster/Like A Rolling Stone/Sympathy For The Devil/ Tumbling Dice/Honky Tonk Women/Start Me Up/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/ Brown Sugar

June 24, 2013: Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., USA (50 & Counting… Tour, North American Leg)
Get Off Of My Cloud/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Paint It Black/Gimme Shelter/Worried About You/Street Fighting Man/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 The Washington Chorus choir on You Can’t Always Get What You Want

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