![]() ![]() ![]() The Rolling Stones "live in concert" is an experience not to be missed. "I know it's only Rock and Roll but I like it". Wardrobe changes, grabbing phones from the crowd to take selfies, reminiscing about things that happened back in ’74…he was on point the entire night. Mick Jagger was a diva less than half his age as he strutted his shit up and down the catwalk. Sure, the giant screens and incredible soundsystem and fireworks were to be expected, I even figured they would sound pretty good, but nothing prepared me for how animated they would be. I had heard stories, but I couldn’t wrap my head around that fact that a bunch of 70-year-olds could still put on an epic show. If I’m being honest, the main reason I was seeing The Rolling Stones was to check them off my list of legends. “Doom And Gloom” was the exception to the rule, but served to prove that even a mediocre song can be more than magnificent in the right hands. “It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll” and “Tumbling Dice” set the precedent for a show that would include mostly material from before I was born. The song is over 30 years old, but was nothing more than a baby when compared to most of the set list. At 50,000 strong, it was quite a site to see the crowd on their feet as the Stones kicked off their 3rd performance at Arrowhead Stadium (their first was ’75, their latest was in ’89) with “Start Me Up” from Tattoo You. The empty seats filled in quickly once Sheeran had taken his leave. Sixteen hours after I left my house, and 50 years after forming as a band, The Rolling Stones took the gigantic stage at 9:30pm. ![]()
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