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The Rolling Stones live in Montreal, Canada 2013
June 9, 2013: Bell Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada Get Off Of My Cloud/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Paint It Black/Gimme Shelter/Wild Horses/Dead Flowers/The Last Time/Emotional Rescue/Doom And Gloom/One More Shot/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/You Got The Silver/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 special guests Win Butler on The Last Time and Les Choeurs Des Petits Chanteurs De Laval choir on You Can’t Always Get What You Want All photos from the IORR site
Still Standing: A Night of Vintage Power and Pricey Nostalgia
Opening with a thunderous Get Off of My Cloud, the Rolling Stones didn’t waste time stirring up the crowd at Montreal’s Bell Centre. With a setlist stacked with vintage hits, the show felt like a love letter to fans rather than a leap forward. Highlights included Lisa Fischer’s soul-piercing vocals on Gimme Shelter, Bobby Keys’s fiery sax on Emotional Rescue, and a spry Dead Flowers chosen by fan vote. Guest appearances from Win Butler (Arcade Fire) and Mick Taylor added local flair and a touch of history. Jagger worked the “tongue pit” like a born showman, delivering Honky Tonk Women with theatrical charm.
Musically, moments of magic surfaced—like Ronnie Wood’s elegant solo on You Got the Silver and bassist Darryl Jones’s thick, funky run on Miss You. But for every flash of brilliance, there was a misstep: Keith Richards, visibly diminished, stumbled through introductions on Paint It, Black and Gimme Shelter. Still, the 15,000-strong crowd roared for nearly every song, forgiving flaws in favor of faithful memory.
Jagger’s Fire, Richards’ Shadow, and the Glimmer of Mortality
At nearly 70, Mick Jagger was unstoppable—leaping, strutting, owning the stage. Charlie Watts kept things tight and steady, while Wood carried the guitar load with grace. The cool distance between Jagger and Richards spoke volumes—this wasn’t about chemistry anymore; it was business. Yet fans willed it to feel joyful, needing to believe the Stones still have it. Maybe that’s the true show: not just the music, but our refusal to let go.
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