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Today in Rolling Stones history: May 17

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May 17 has never been a quiet date in Rolling Stones history, bouncing from early UK gigs to stadium chaos and headline-grabbing chaos in equal measure. From sweaty club-era performances to a famously unlucky moment involving Mick Jagger and a shattered window in Montauk, the day reads like a rock’n’roll highlight reel with extra tabloid seasoning. The band’s legacy with Keith Richards keeps resurfacing across tours, interviews and global milestones proving they never really take a day off. Whether it’s Sympathy for the Devil echoing through setlists or cameras catching every move The Rolling Stones turn May 17 into legend.

May 17, 1963: Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, England

May 17, 1964: Odeon Theatre, Folkestone, England (2 shows)

May 17, 1965: Community Concourse, Convention Hall, San Diego, California, USA

May 17, 1975: While attempting to break his fall, Mick Jagger accidentally smashes his hand through a window in a Montauk restaurant (Long Island, New York), which then required twenty stitches on his wrist, but the Stones’ North American tour still proceeded in two weeks, as planned.

The Stones’ 1975 rehearsals for their Tour of the Americas were anything but typical. Instead of a cramped studio, they chose the upscale setting of Montauk, New York. True to their larger-than-life persona, the band invited none other than Andy Warhol to add his unique artistic flair there to the scene. Warhol, ever the visual chronicler, documented the wild energy with his signature photography. As Mick Jagger and the crew ran through songs—likely with drinks in hand—the rehearsals took on the feel of a surreal performance piece rather than traditional practice. It was pure Stones: style, spectacle, and Warholian cool.

May 17, 1976: New Bingley Hall, Stafford, England

May 17, 1999: In New York Luciana Gimenez Morad gives birth to Lucas Jagger, Mick’s second son (and his seventh child overall) The birth quickly drew media attention due to the high-profile nature of both parents: Jagger, already an iconic figure in rock history, and Luciana, a Brazilian TV presenter and model with a strong public presence in her own country. Lucas’s arrival added another branch to Jagger’s expanding family tree, which had already become a frequent topic of tabloid coverage by the late 1990s. While Mick Jagger maintained his global touring and recording career, the news underscored the increasingly international and complex nature of his personal life, spanning continents, relationships, and generations.

May 17, 2010: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards appear on the U.S. morning program Today (NBC, U.S. TV) for a Matt Lauer interview promoting the re-release of Exile on Main St.

May 17, 2018: Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland (first show of the 2018 No Filter European Tour)
Sympathy For The Devil/Tumbling Dice/ Paint It Black/Just Your Fool/Ride’em On Down/Neighbors/Wild Horses/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/It’s Only Rock and Roll/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/Before They Make Me Run/The Worst/ Miss You/Midnight Rambler/Start Me Up/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Brown Sugar/Gimme Shelter/Satisfaction

The atmosphere at Croke Park was electric from the start, with a massive crowd greeting the band as they took the stage under a crisp Irish evening sky. The Rolling Stones delivered a polished but ferocious performance, proving that decades into their career they could still command stadiums with ease and intensity. The show also reinforced the “No Filter” concept: a stripped-back production style that put the focus squarely on the music rather than elaborate stage theatrics. It was a symbolic restart for the tour, blending nostalgia with a sense of ongoing momentum as the band prepared to sweep across Europe in the weeks that followed.

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