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A half-century into their career, The Rolling Stones arrive in Las Vegas like aging outlaws who somehow keep outrunning time itself. Their 2013 MGM Grand performance turns songs like Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Gimme Shelter andBeast Of Burden into something bigger than nostalgia: proof that swagger can apparently survive anything. With Mick Jagger still moving like a man ignoring the laws of physics, surprise guests adding chaos to the night, and Vegas happily embracing every oversized moment, the concert feels less like a reunion tour and more like rock ’n’ roll refusing to retire out of pure stubbornness.
May 11, 2013: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA Get Off Of My Cloud/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Paint It Black/Gimme Shelter/You Got Me Rocking/Beast Of Burden/Emotional Rescue/ All Down The Line/Doom And Gloom/One More Shot/Honky Tonk Women/Before They Make Me Run/Happy/Midnight Rambler/ Miss You/Start Me Up/Tumbling Dice/Brown Sugar/Sympathy For The Devil/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Satisfaction *With guests Katy Perry on Beast Of Burden and the Green Valley High School Choir on You Can’t Always Get What You Want All photos from the IORR sit
The Stones Hit Vegas in Style
In 2013 Las Vegas got a serious dose of rock ‘n’ roll when The Rolling Stones rolled into town for their 50 & Counting tour. The show took place on May 11 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and you could feel the buzz all over the city. Fans from all over came to see the legendary band—many for the first time, others for the tenth or more. After five decades of rocking stages around the world, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts still had the magic, and they weren’t holding back.
From the moment the band walked onstage, the energy was unreal. Jagger was strutting, Richards was riffing, and the whole place was on fire. It wasn’t just a concert—it was a celebration.
A Night to Remember in Sin City
Las Vegas was the perfect place for a Stones show—loud, lively, and totally over the top. The lights, the crowd, the atmosphere… it all came together to make the night unforgettable. The band played a killer setlist packed with fan favorites and the crowd sang along to every word.
There were a few surprises too, like guest appearances and extended solos that kept everyone on their toes. Whether you were in the front row or up in the nosebleeds, it felt like the Stones were playing just for you.
By the time the final encore ended, no one wanted to leave. The Stones showed Vegas—and the world—that five decades in, they were still the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band alive. And that night in the desert? Pure rock history.
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