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The Rolling Stones live in Boston 1975
June 11, 1975: Garden, Boston, MA, USA 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/Happy/Tumbling Dice/Luxury/Band introduction/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
Pomp Rock. That could’ve easily been the perfect title for the Rolling Stones’ massive 1975 Tour of the Americas. Compared to the band’s earlier North American tours in the early 1970s, this one was on a completely different scale—larger, louder, and more ambitious. The original plan was to venture into uncharted territory for the band: South America. The Stones intended to kick off the South American leg in Mexico City on August 7, continuing through Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and wrapping things up in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 31.
These plans explain why it was called the Tour of the Americas, even though the South American leg ultimately didn’t happen. Logistical issues and other complications delayed their arrival on that continent for more than two decades.
Massive Numbers and Lasting Impact
Despite the scrapped South American dates, the tour was a major success. Over the course of 45 shows, the Rolling Stones played to more than 1.1 million fans across 26 cities in 21 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and even Canada. The financial results reflected the scale of the tour—with revenues topping $10 million. That marked a massive leap from the band’s earlier U.S. tour, which pulled in $3.5 million back in 1964, with the first show held in San Bernardino almost exactly 11 years earlier.
The 1975 tour wasn’t just about music—it was about spectacle, showmanship, and cementing the Stones’ place in rock ‘n’ roll history. (Ref. The Rolling Stones Boston)
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