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The Rolling Stones live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2007
June 10, 2007: ‘Isle Of Wight Festival’, Seaclose Park, Newport, England Start Me Up/You Got Me Rocking/Rough Justice/Love In Vain/Can’t You Hear Me Knocking/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/Tumbling Dice/Band introduction/Wanna Hold You/Slipping Away/Miss You/ Satisfaction/Honky Tonk Women/Sympathy For The Devil/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash *With special guests Paolo Nutini on Love In Vain and Amy Winehouse on Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
The Rolling Stones in 2007: A Dirty, Dangerous Triumph at Isle of Wight
It had been over three decades since The Rolling Stones stepped foot on a festival stage in the UK, their last being Knebworth Fair in 1976—an era before giant screens, corporate wristbands, or telescopic catwalks. Fast-forward to the Isle of Wight Festival 2007, and the contrast couldn’t be starker. With a dazzling light show, colossal video screens, and a custom walkway stretching into the crowd, the band returned to the scene with as much spectacle as swagger.
From the moment Keith Richards unleashed the opening riff of Start Me Up, the crowd at Seaclose Park was in for the full Stones experience. Blazing through You Got Me Rocking, Tumbling DiceandRough Justice, the band proved time hadn’t dulled their edge. Jagger even broke from his usual cool to joke with the audience: “Two quid for a bottle of water! Four quid for a burger! Then a dog ate my dope!”
Jagger’s Wit, Winehouse’s Chaos, and a Rock Revival
Though their early set choices had a few scratching their heads, The Rolling Stones closed the weekend with tracks that could only be described as rock royalty. Paolo Nutini joined for a heartfelt rendition of Love In Vain, while Amy Winehouse, dubbed “the Madam” backstage, offered a raw, off-kilter rendition of Ain’t Too Proud To Beg, duetting with Mick and injecting a shot of unpredictability into the show.
By the time the last five songs roared across the park, it was clear—this wasn’t just a headline set, it was a resurrection. The Rolling Stones didn’t just play the Isle of Wight Festival. They owned it, quirks, chaos, and all.
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