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May 12, 1968: NME Pollwinners Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley, England (Brian’s last live performance) Other performers included Dusty Springfield, Status Quo, The Move, The Herd, Bee Gees, LuLu, and Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Although they hadn’t toured that year, focusing instead on recording Beggars Banquet, they had a hectic schedule. Just a day earlier, they shot a gritty promo video for Jumpin’ Jack Flash at Olympic Studios, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg.
May 12, 1971: Mick marries Bianca (Bianca Rosa Pérez Moreno de Macías) at St. Anne’s Church, in St. Tropez, France. The Roman Catholic ceremony included guests like the other members of the Stones, Brigitte Bardot, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Peter Frampton, Bobby Keys, Ronnie Wood and Stephen Stills. They finally split in 1977.
News of Mick and Bianca’s wedding quickly spread, drawing crowds of fans and paparazzi. The couple couldn’t avoid the media frenzy, and even Mick’s father once told a reporter, “I hope my second son never becomes a superstar.” Though their marriage lasted just seven years, it remains one of the most talked-about celebrity unions. Mick, then 27, married 26-year-old Nicaraguan Bianca in a highly publicized ceremony.
May 12, 1976: Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland 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/Jumping Jack Flash/Street Fighting Man
May 12, 2015: Release of the Wild Horses CD-single in the USA (Universal Music 4730721 1. Wild Horses (Album version)/ 2. Wild Horses (Acoustic version) *The release included a T-shirt and was sold exclusively at Best Buy shops in the USA
May 12, 2017: Release of the Olé Olé Olé! A Trip Across Latin America DVD/Bluray in Japan
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