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The Rolling Stones live in Southampton 2018
May 29, 2018: St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, England Start Me Up/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Tumbling Dice/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Just Your Fool/Under My Thumb/Sweet Virginia/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Paint It Black/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/The Worst/Before They Make Me Run/Sympathy For The Devil/Miss You/Midnight Rambler/Jumping Jack Flash/Brown Sugar/Gimme Shelter/Satisfaction *All pictures by Hendrik Mulder
If age has slowed the Rolling Stones, you wouldn’t know it from their blistering night at St Mary’s Stadium. Launching into a riotous version of Start Me Up, the band didn’t so much play the stage as conquer it. Mick Jagger, 74 and unstoppable, commanded the crowd like a man half his age, strutting, spinning, and singing with that signature snarl. His voice, still sharp and strong, cut through the night air, while his movements – from prowling the runway to sharing cheeky banter – suggested a man deeply allergic to standing still. Even in the show’s quieter moments, like the bluesy Just Your Fool, his charisma burned bright. Around him, the Stones weren’t just backing musicians; they were vibrant showmen. Charlie Watts coolly tapped along in shimmering shoes, Ronnie Wood danced and dazzled, and Keith Richards crooned The Worst with a country-worn charm that wouldn’t feel out of place in a smoky Nashville bar.
The Rolling Stones in Southampton: Still Rolling, Still Reigning
As the hits kept coming, so did the fireworks, both literal and musical. The band fearlessly stretched songs beyond their radio lengths, like an 11-minute Midnight Rambler that became a blues-rock playground for Ronnie’s searing guitar and Mick’s harmonica. Jagger, ever the showman, connected with the local crowd by joking about Southampton’s Premier League survival and tossing in a cheeky jail anecdote. By the time the iconic (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction closed the show in a burst of pyro and crowd-roaring euphoria, it was obvious: the Stones don’t just play gigs—they throw full-blown rock ‘n’ roll epics. Whether your favorite didn’t make the setlist or not, no one left unsatisfied.
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