August 19 delivers Stones history at full volume: ballroom gigs, stadium tours, Bowie and Jagger’s ‘Dancing in the Street,’ Sex Drive, Keith Richards with George Jones, and the unruly New Barbarians.
August 19 delivers Stones history at full volume: ballroom gigs, stadium tours, Bowie and Jagger’s ‘Dancing in the Street,’ Sex Drive, Keith Richards with George Jones, and the unruly New Barbarians.
From psychedelic singles and a movie-set mishap to Václav Havel, a red Cadillac, and huge stadium shows—August 18 has been anything but ordinary for The Rolling Stones.
August 17 brings a 1963 Northwich show, a 1965 studio session with Jagger, Wyman, Stewart, Clapton and Page, Voodoo Lounge concerts in New Jersey and Berlin, plus the 2000 Faces compilation.
August 16 brings a strange mix of Stones history: a secret Toronto gig, the Jagger-Richards reconciliation behind ‘Mixed Emotions’, and some unexpected Keith and Ronnie collaborations.
From Margate in 1963 to Hamburg in 2007—and Mick Jagger’s SuperHeavy detour—August 15 delivers some wonderfully unexpected chapters in Rolling Stones history.
August 14 delivers a curious Stones timeline: Five By Five, ‘Start Me Up’, and packed stadium shows. One date, several eras—and plenty of trouble brewing.
A dog crashes an early Stones show, ‘Sad Sad Sad’ arrives in Holland, and the band storms Berlin, Rotterdam and Düsseldorf. August 13 is anything but uneventful.
From Ronnie Wood’s surprise appearance on Bob Dylan’s Shot Of Love to Stones shows in massive stadiums and festivals, August 12 hides some fascinating moments in rock history.
August 11 brings a few Stones facts through the years, among them Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards (as the New Barbarians)—and a rather enormous Led Zeppelin-sized backdrop at Knebworth.
August 10 connects Ronnie Wood’s solo work, Keith Richards’ unlikely dub collaboration, surprise Stones shows, and a bizarrely intimate Toronto gig. The Stones’ calendar gets wonderfully unpredictable.