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stonesstein
No, Let It Rock was an encore at Leeds 1971
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lem motlow
“We’re gonna do one more then we’re gonna go “
I never saw them do an encore in the 70s , it was either 81 or 89.i remember being a little torn between glad to see it and not liking them being like everyone else.
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lem motlow
Sorry, forgot to answer the OPs question.
The Stones almost exclusively played arenas then and the tickets were really hard to get.
These shows weren’t sold out they were sold-the-mthrfckng-pay your last dollar out.
There were no “bucket listers” or “oh honey we should go see Mick Jagger and those other guys” people.
If you were there you didn’t just want to be , you needed to be.
And if you were there you already knew- no encores.house lights up- thank you good night.
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crholmstrom
I've seen a few shows lately where the bands said this is the part where we walk off & come back. We're going to skip that part. The bands were Drive-by Truckers & Afghan Whigs.
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stonesstein
No, Let It Rock was an encore at Leeds 1971
Not saying it’s not, but it’s not listed that way on setlist.fm. What makes you say that? Were you there? What’s your proof?
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stonesstein
No, Let It Rock was an encore at Leeds 1971
Not saying it’s not, but it’s not listed that way on setlist.fm. What makes you say that? Were you there? What’s your proof?
Nashville, I have read that in (as I seem to recall now) multiple sources over the years which I thought may have originated with Roy Carr's Illustrated Record. However, I checked, and while a later edition of Carr's book did not, Wikipedia clearly designates it as an encore.
Stones 1971 UK Tour Wiki
I recall there being many other sources, too.
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RisingStone
“A tentative list of encores by The Rolling Stones in the 70’s”
*Compiled from Gazza’s The “Rocks Off” Rolling Stones Setlists Page (Thanks!)
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Javadave
A few memorable ad hoc encores I witnessed:
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 10/21/09 at the Comcast Arena (aka Everett Events Center) in Everett, Washington.
After a blistering set topped off by a cover of the Beatles “A Day In The Life” for the encore, the house lights had come up and about half the crowd had left, when they came back out to play “The Sultan”, an ultra-rare song from Neil’s pre-Buffalo Springfield band, The Squires.
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The Grateful Dead 09/03/88, The Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
They had finished the show with an encore of “One More Saturday Night”. Much of the crowd had already exited. I was just about to walk out the exit doors when a roar burst out from the remaining crowd as the band returned to the stage. A fan had made a request for them to play “Ripple” through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. They reciprocated with their first and only version of the song since the early 1970’s, an especially rare electric rendition at that.
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The Grateful Dead, 06/22/86 The Greek Theater, Berkeley, California
This was the third and final night of three shows at The Greek to open the Summer tour. It was broadcast live on radio. After a “U.S. Blues” encore, there was about a 15 minute wait, where again, many had left, thinking the show was over, when they came out and performed “Box Of Rain” which Phil Lesh had just returned to their repertoire that March at Hampton Coliseum.
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These were all “you had to be there” moments.
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slewan
I'm not a Prince fan (and I haven't been there) but this deserves a honorable mention:
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They're good but I was a little disappointed. I go way back with them & have seen way better shows. Their longtime guitar player passed away from cancer & the new guy isn't quite as good. If you've never seen them I'd recommend it. I'm sure Plant will be good too but expensive & his shows are on the short side lately.Quote
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crholmstrom
I've seen a few shows lately where the bands said this is the part where we walk off & come back. We're going to skip that part. The bands were Drive-by Truckers & Afghan Whigs.
Most likely it happens due to curfew, the band taking the stage delayed or playing over time. I have experienced a few. Not necessarily and strictly a ‘no encore’ case.
BTW are Afghan Whigs any good live? I have never seen them and their forthcoming show in my accessible region clashes with Saving Grace (ft. Robert Plant) so I’m wondering.
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tatters
One thing that's always annoyed me is when a band will let the audience scream their lungs out for an encore for an extended period of time .... and then turn the lights up. I think good concert etiquette dictates that if you're not going to do an encore, just turn the lights up right away so the crowd doesn't clap their hands raw for nothing.
I remember seeing David Crosby on a solo club tour in 1981 and he let the crowd go nuts for 10 minutes before deciding not to return. I can just picture the scene backstage. The club owner saying, "Will you please get the @#$%& back out there?" and Dave on the crack pipe saying "Okay, just one more hit man!" before finally deciding that he was just too @#$%& up to play another song.
Fast forward to 1991, and I'm at a Fifth Dimension concert, of all things, the last time they toured with all 5 of their original members. They finished their set, but still hadn't played their biggest hit, "Aquarius," so of course, the crowd knew there would be an encore. Except that after many long minutes of enthusiastic applause, they still hadn't returned. Finally, the audience gave up and started to file out. Half of us were already in the lobby when we finally heard the first notes of "Aquarius." People were pissed! "Too long, man! Too long!" I heard some lady say as we rewarded the band's bad behavior by reluctantly heading back into the theater.
I've also frequently seen bands return for encores even though there was no great particular demand from the audience to hear more music. Just a smattering of applause was enough to get them back out there.
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slewan
I'm not a Prince fan (and I haven't been there) but this deserves a honorable mention:
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tatters
One thing that's always annoyed me is when a band will let the audience scream their lungs out for an encore for an extended period of time .... and then turn the lights up. I think good concert etiquette dictates that if you're not going to do an encore, just turn the lights up right away so the crowd doesn't clap their hands raw for nothing.
I remember seeing David Crosby on a solo club tour in 1981 and he let the crowd go nuts for 10 minutes before deciding not to return. I can just picture the scene backstage. The club owner saying, "Will you please get the @#$%& back out there?" and Dave on the crack pipe saying "Okay, just one more hit man!" before finally deciding that he was just too @#$%& up to play another song.
Fast forward to 1991, and I'm at a Fifth Dimension concert, of all things, the last time they toured with all 5 of their original members. They finished their set, but still hadn't played their biggest hit, "Aquarius," so of course, the crowd knew there would be an encore. Except that after many long minutes of enthusiastic applause, they still hadn't returned. Finally, the audience gave up and started to file out. Half of us were already in the lobby when we finally heard the first notes of "Aquarius." People were pissed! "Too long, man! Too long!" I heard some lady say as we rewarded the band's bad behavior by reluctantly heading back into the theater.
I've also frequently seen bands return for encores even though there was no great particular demand from the audience to hear more music. Just a smattering of applause was enough to get them back out there.
For big stadium shows some of that has to do with the band escaping before the mob lets out. Have seen it happen a few times. In fact, the Stones were kind of doing it with the fireworks in the not too distant past. U2 comes to mind also as using that tactic.
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tatters
One thing that's always annoyed me is when a band will let the audience scream their lungs out for an encore for an extended period of time .... and then turn the lights up. I think good concert etiquette dictates that if you're not going to do an encore, just turn the lights up right away so the crowd doesn't clap their hands raw for nothing.
I remember seeing David Crosby on a solo club tour in 1981 and he let the crowd go nuts for 10 minutes before deciding not to return. I can just picture the scene backstage. The club owner saying, "Will you please get the @#$%& back out there?" and Dave on the crack pipe saying "Okay, just one more hit man!" before finally deciding that he was just too @#$%& up to play another song.
Fast forward to 1991, and I'm at a Fifth Dimension concert, of all things, the last time they toured with all 5 of their original members. They finished their set, but still hadn't played their biggest hit, "Aquarius," so of course, the crowd knew there would be an encore. Except that after many long minutes of enthusiastic applause, they still hadn't returned. Finally, the audience gave up and started to file out. Half of us were already in the lobby when we finally heard the first notes of "Aquarius." People were pissed! "Too long, man! Too long!" I heard some lady say as we rewarded the band's bad behavior by reluctantly heading back into the theater.
I've also frequently seen bands return for encores even though there was no great particular demand from the audience to hear more music. Just a smattering of applause was enough to get them back out there.
For big stadium shows some of that has to do with the band escaping before the mob lets out. Have seen it happen a few times. In fact, the Stones were kind of doing it with the fireworks in the not too distant past. U2 comes to mind also as using that tactic.
I'm trying to remember if I've ever been at a show where they turned the lights on and the crowd simply would not accept no for an answer; where they continued to stand there and refused to leave and demanded to hear more music, until finally the house lights dimmed and the band returned. I could swear I've seen that happen, but I can't for the life of me think who the band might have been. I do remember that at the New Barbarians show in New York in '79 they turned the lights on and a large portion of the crowd refused to leave, believing that if they just stuck around long enough, something amazing would surely happen. It didn't, of course.
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crholmstrom
For big stadium shows some of that has to do with the band escaping before the mob lets out. Have seen it happen a few times. In fact, the Stones were kind of doing it with the fireworks in the not too distant past. U2 comes to mind also as using that tactic.
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crholmstrom
For big stadium shows some of that has to do with the band escaping before the mob lets out. Have seen it happen a few times. In fact, the Stones were kind of doing it with the fireworks in the not too distant past. U2 comes to mind also as using that tactic.
I have been to more than 30 shows by U2 and never there have been any fireworks...
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schwonek
Also they didnt play HTW encore the night after.
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Javadave
A few memorable ad hoc encores I witnessed:
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The Grateful Dead, 06/22/86 The Greek Theater, Berkeley, California
This was the third and final night of three shows at The Greek to open the Summer tour. It was broadcast live on radio. After a “U.S. Blues” encore, there was about a 15 minute wait, where again, many had left, thinking the show was over, when they came out and performed “Box Of Rain” which Phil Lesh had just returned to their repertoire that March at Hampton Coliseum.
[archive.org]
These were all “you had to be there” moments.