The Stones 1975 TOTA started 37 years ago today in Baton Rouge, La.

I was there for both shows!! They played Rocks Off during the first show for the only time on the 1975 tour.

During the 1st show first live performance of If You Can't Rock Me, It's Only Rock and Roll, Dance Little Sister, Fingerprint File and Luxury.

It was also Ron Wood's birthday and Mick announced it to the crowd.

Geraldo was there with his film crew.



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Was at all 5 MSG shows!

How incredibly lucky you are !
Did you take any photos ?

My very first Stones show, July 31, Greensboro, TOTA '75.

In some ways, that seems like a million years ago. In other ways, it seems like about ten years ago!

Yes, I shot three rolls of film during the 1st show. We were on the front row infront of Keith's microphone. I haven't seen those photos in years. Some are great, some are not. HA!

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My very first Stones show, July 31, Greensboro, TOTA '75.

In some ways, that seems like a million years ago. In other ways, it seems like about ten years ago!

I know what you mean.

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batonrouge75
Yes, I shot three rolls of film during the 1st show. We were on the front row infront of Keith's microphone. I haven't seen those photos in years. Some are great, some are not. HA!

Unfortunately, I was too young to attend The Stones shows in 76 (was only 13) in France.
How did the audience behave at that time ?
was there any fight ?

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batonrouge75
Yes, I shot three rolls of film during the 1st show. We were on the front row infront of Keith's microphone. I haven't seen those photos in years. Some are great, some are not. HA!

Unfortunately, I was too young to attend The Stones shows in 76 (was only 13) in France.
How did the audience behave at that time ?
was there any fight ?

The crowd was very well behaved. No fights.

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batonrouge75
Yes, I shot three rolls of film during the 1st show. We were on the front row infront of Keith's microphone. I haven't seen those photos in years. Some are great, some are not. HA!

Unfortunately, I was too young to attend The Stones shows in 76 (was only 13) in France.
How did the audience behave at that time ?
was there any fight ?

The crowd was very well behaved. No fights.

Would it be possible to post your photos here on the forum ?

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batonrouge75
Yes, I shot three rolls of film during the 1st show. We were on the front row infront of Keith's microphone. I haven't seen those photos in years. Some are great, some are not. HA!

Unfortunately, I was too young to attend The Stones shows in 76 (was only 13) in France.
How did the audience behave at that time ?
was there any fight ?

The crowd was very well behaved. No fights.

Would it be possible to post your photos here on the forum ?

I would have to locate them. I have not seen them in 20 years.

Best Tour EVER!

I saw one show in June at the old Boston Garden and then I saw the show they added on to appease their Canadian fans..it was at Rich Stadium, Buffalo on August 8...a KILLER show!

First Stones show was 8-2-1975 Gator Bowl Jacksonville,Fl. Remember it as if it were yesterday. Where does the time go.

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First Stones show was 8-2-1975 Gator Bowl Jacksonville,Fl. Remember it as if it were yesterday. Where does the time go.

The time goes by way too fast. It was a great tour!!

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Was at all 5 MSG shows!

Actually there were six shows at the Garden,l attended all

"No dope smoking no beer sold after 12 o'clock"

oh,man-my first one.its so funny when i see people trying to dissect it from grainy videos and bad recordings and then tell us it wasnt that great,micks voice was bad and this and that-you just had to be there,it was soooo f/cking good.

keith was just in the zone all summer,killing it every night and jagger was flat out losing his mind onstage.a jack daniels and cocaine fueled rock and roll dream.

Were they a bag of nerves?

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oh,man-my first one.its so funny when i see people trying to dissect it from grainy videos and bad recordings and then tell us it wasnt that great,micks voice was bad and this and that-you just had to be there,it was soooo f/cking good.

keith was just in the zone all summer,killing it every night and jagger was flat out losing his mind onstage.a jack daniels and cocaine fueled rock and roll dream.

"No dope smoking no beer sold after 12 o'clock"

July 10, LA Forum. If I could do a "Somewhere In Time" moment I'd choose that..

Visually my favorite Stones tour. The stage, Jagger's outfits/makeup, Woody, KRs torn jeans, Bills makeup. the dragon, cock...etc..

Good stuff. The guitar sound was their best since 69 too (IMHO)

From Zentgraf:

750728A 28th July: Detroit, Michigan, Cobo Hall
(Honky Tonk Women/All Down The Line/If You Can't Rock Me-Get Off
Of My Cloud/Star Star/Gimme Shelter/Ain't Too Proud To Beg/You
Gotta Move/You Can't Always Get What You Want/Happy/Tumbling
Dice/It's Only Rock'n Roll/Band introduction/Fingerprint File/Wild
Horses/That's Life/Outa Space/Brown Sugar/Midnight Rambler/Rip This
Joint/Street Fighting Man/Jumping Jack Flash)
Note: Soundboard recording was made. With an unidentified black percussionist as
special guest.


Any idea whom this may have been???

Ollie Brown?

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Ollie Brown?

Yes, Ollie Brown.

Ollie Brown did the whole tour. There was an additional percussionist at this particular show.

Even though this is my least favorite Stones tour I would have loved to have been there!

Why don't they ever play Dance Little Sister on stage? i love that song

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Even though this is my least favorite Stones tour I would have loved to have been there!

Why don't they ever play Dance Little Sister on stage? i love that song

They played Dance Little Sister during the first Baton Rouge show.

And when have they played it since? El Mocambo and no place else that I know of.

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njlstones815
Was at all 5 MSG shows!

Then you missed one. They played 6 MSG shows in 1975

Greensboro, NC. July 31st, 1975. My first Stones gig and I've not looked back since. I was down front with my cousin (we were 15 years old) and there's a great photo from the Greensboro paper in which you can see my cousin and one of my arms and head.

What a show! I couldn't hear for a week after that.

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Greensboro, NC. July 31st, 1975. My first Stones gig and I've not looked back since. I was down front with my cousin (we were 15 years old) and there's a great photo from the Greensboro paper in which you can see my cousin and one of my arms and head.

What a show! I couldn't hear for a week after that.

I've met a lot of other folks who were there at that show. At the time, I was playing in a band and living in Winston-Salem. We all went back after the concert and had a massive house party that evening that lasted until the sun came up.

Ahhhh......youth.......