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Today in Rolling Stones history: March 5

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March 5 has proven legendary in Rolling Stones history, marking unforgettable performances and releases across decades. From the early 1964 double shows at Blackburn’s Odeon Theatre to Manchester’s 1971 Free Trade Hall gigs, the band consistently electrified audiences. The secretive 1977 El Mocambo shows in Toronto, remain iconic, with rare tracks later immortalized on Love You Live and the 2022 El Mocambo ’77 release. Bill Wyman’s solo single in 1982, plus massive concerts in Ft. Lauderdale (1999) and Brisbane (2003), highlight the band’s unstoppable energy and evolution. March 5 is pure Stones magic.

March 5, 1964: Odeon Theatre, Blackburn, England (2 shows)

March 5, 1971: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England (2 shows)

March 5, 1977: El Mocambo Tavern, Toronto, Canada
Honky Tonk Women/All Down The Line/Hand Of Fate/Route 66/Fool To Cry/ Crazy Mama/Mannish Boy/Crackin’ Up/Dance Little Sister/Around And Around/ Tumbling Dice/Happy/Hot Stuff/Star Star/Worried About You/Let’s Spend The Night Together/ Worried Life Blues/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Rip This Joint/ Band introduction/Little Red Rooster/Luxury/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

In March 1977, The Rolling Stones performed two secret shows at Toronto’s El Mocambo club, delivering one of their most iconic live sets. Held on March 4 and 5, the band played under the alias ‘The Cockroaches’ to maintain secrecy. Fans arrived expecting to see Canadian group April Wine but were surprised with an intimate, high-energy performance by the Stones.

Recordings from these shows later appeared on the double album Love You Live (1977, side 3), showcasing the band’s raw, blues-infused sound. The setlist featured rare tracks like Melody, Worried About You and Luxury, which remained unreleased in full until May 2022 as part of the El Mocambo ’77 live album.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2014/11/03/long_live_the_el_mocambo.html

March 5, 1982: Release of Bill Wyman‘s 7″ single A New Fashion / Girls (both travks from his upcoming album Bill Wyman)

March 5, 1999: Broward Arena, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Live With Me/Respectable/You Got Me Rocking/ Honky Tonk Women/Moonlight Mile/Saint Of Me/Some Girls/Paint It Black/Band introduction/You Got The Silver/Before They Make Me Run/ Out Of Control/Route 66/Just My Imagination/Midnight Rambler/Tumbling Dice/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Start Me Up/Brown Sugar/Sympathy For The Devil

March 5, 2003: Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
Start Me Up/If You Can’t Rock Me/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Don’t Stop/Ruby Tuesday/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Monkey Man/Midnight Rambler/Tumbling Dice/Band introduction/Thru And Thru/Happy/ Sympathy For The Devil/Gimme Shelter/Honky Tonk Women/Satisfaction/Mannish Boy/Like A Rolling Stone/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash

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