Was there supposed to be a US Tour in '76? Or a few one off shows?

Yes but I recall reading they had issues getting Keith a visa?

There was talk, a lot of it, about a July 4 gig (the U.S. Bicentennial) at the LA Coliseum. Perhaps Knebworth was the better alternative.

The Rolling Stones headline the Knebworth Festival, 21st August 1976.
Left to right: Keyboard player Billy Preston, Giuitarist Ron Wood, percussionist Ollie Brown, singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards.
August 21, 1976

I heard something like this about Hamburg 1978. Or was it 1979.



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I clearly remember the rumours about a 1976 US Tour but I had trouble believing it as at that time a tour every three years seemed to be almost a religious tradition. I remember reading a newspaper article that said it was canceled because Jagger and Richards were feuding. Don't know if it was true at the time.

"Gonna find my way to heaven ..."

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tomk
There was talk, a lot of it, about a July 4 gig (the U.S. Bicentennial) at the LA Coliseum. Perhaps Knebworth was the better alternative.

That was reported in Rolling Stone. There wasn't going to be a tour, just a July 4th Bicentennial show in L.A.

There was a story in Rolling Stone titled "Stones back off mini tour" that you might be able to find,it was only going to be 6-8 gigs...

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detroitken
There was a story in Rolling Stone titled "Stones back off mini tour" that you might be able to find,it was only going to be 6-8 gigs...

Believe it or not, the article is online. Six shows planned in Oakland, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit.



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