Lucky Dip.
Last night my luck was pretty good:
On the side, section 111, 15th row

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The pit was way too crowded. More so than any of the other shows this tour.

I agree! It was the most packed pit that I have been in by far! Couple scuffles broke out with multiple people. Great energetic show! NYC always has energy!

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It was a great show last night.
Keith was super present.
His guitar was really clear in the mix.
I have to say the electric guitar version of Wild Horses and having Keith sing with Mick made it a highlight versus a bad vote song.
Really great!

And Keith's set—he sang clear, the guitar on T&A had great tone, and the solo was great.

Keith was super into Jumping Jack Flash - he was the most on I have seen him since 1981, I think.

Love the non choir YCAGWYW

Start Me Up also was the best guitar I have heard for a long time - no Scarf Me Up

The general mix seemed more guitar heavy (nice!) and less keyboards, strong sax presence, Bass sound was great, Steve really hits the drums hard.

Total respect to the boys, they show up, keep the energy going, and deliver.
How many bands are performing two of their singles from 1965 with such energy today?
Impressive!

And with that energy also three singles from 2023....

Impressive, indeed!

- Doxa

Such a shitty song vote when you think about it. Wild Horses should or could be a war horse and your making that count for a vote against a new song that people prob dont know that they should be sharing with the audience as part of their new album. Weird

They're long past caring about that kind of stuff ! Besides the more "war horses" they play, the better for them, they could play them in their sleep and they see smiling faces, not "blank stares" (per Mick).

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So, now we know that the song vote is honest, unfortunately

As usual, despite the setlist, the band keep on putting on a solid show, apparently

Yup

Honest vote... no doubt.
Wild Horses is very popular amongst casual fans, middle-lower of the top ten in the few song polls I glanced at.

Could be argued that the vote was "rigged" just by having it in the mix I suppose, but the vote was accurate. Hoping that's the last time we see it in the mix for a while, would love to hear more from the new album.
"We put up a vote with four songs from our new album, and this is what you voted for".. would work nicely for promoting it and letting people know they're about to hear something new.

A snapshot of the Instagram voting from the song vote thread..

Wild Horses - 54%
Depending on you - 13%
Fool to Cry - 18%
Worried About You - 14%

A travesty that Depending on You isn't on the set list from the start. For me it's the strongest song on Hackney Diamonds.

That's good information about the vote songs, I didn't think of it in that way. Sometimes I forget the comment that Gene Simmons once made to a hard-core fan on his TV show, the guy won a contest to meet him. He said I already got you so I don't need to cater to you. I'm sorry to say this is probably a common strategy. On the other hand I don't really think they're going to make that many new fans. Maybe I'm wrong, hmm.



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something to note not only has keith not played tell me straight but he also hasn't played happy or btmmr for six shows in a row

The Rolling Stones N.J. concert review: An inhuman display, no farewells here

By Bobby Olivier
May 24, 2024


Al Mannarino

The first time The Rolling Stones played New Jersey, they were invincible.

As Mick, Keith and crew rolled into Newark’s Symphony Hall in November 1965, for a pair of afternoon shows amid their fourth American tour, not only was “Get Off of My Cloud” gleaming atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but they’d just come off a monster summer — “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” was the song of the season, notching the band’s first U.S. No. 1 single. Its corresponding album, “Out of Our Heads,” had also recently become the Stones’ first American No. 1 album.

The cost to see the hottest band on Earth (not called the Beatles) in ‘65? Just $4.50 for front row seats. Amid the crowd was future E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg, 14 years old.

The Stones played only a nine-song, 25-minute set, covering Chuck Berry, Solomon Burke and the Crickets before closing with “Satisfaction.” They were paid $30,000 (about $300,000 in 2024 buying power) — an unmatched payday for such short sets, one of which ended abruptly as fans rushed the front and at least one young woman broke through the security line and got on stage.

Flash forward nearly 60 years and no rowdy supporters disrupted the Stones’ latest Garden State romp, as they jammed for around 55,000 fans at MetLife Stadium Thursday night.

The hit-laden performance, the first of two nights in the Meadowlands (second gig is Sunday), was part of their new “Hackney Diamonds” tour, supporting the pulse-pounding 2023 album of the same name — the band’s first LP of original music in 18 years, a vibrant wallop of modern rock. In step, the enormous stage often appeared to be carved from jewels, the band’s classic tongue-wagging logo redrawn to be sculpted from rubies and platinum on the JumboTrons.

While Jagger and Richards, the band’s only remaining original members after drummer Charlie Watts’ death in 2021, are now both 80 years old, it seems they’re still sipping some elixir of eternal rock n’ roll fervor — especially Jagger, who was requisitely cheeky and energized in his emerald, shimmering jacket, all struts, skips, hips, lips and arms outstretched, pointing to all corners of the cavernous venue.

At one point, during “Honky Tonk Woman,” Jagger took off from one end of the center catwalk that bisected the floor and ran — not jogged, ran — the 30 yards or so back to the main stage. He obviously maintains terrific physical shape, but this display seemed nearly inhuman. His vocals were sharp, too, perhaps a benefit of his half-shouted singing style; a more technical singer may show more cracks after seven decades on stage.

Richards was more statuesque, strumming his generation-defining bluesy riffs from his post in front of the drum kit, usually beside the band’s next-longest tenured member, guitarist Ronnie Wood, 76. Richards perked up a bit for a pair of songs where he sang lead (giving Jagger a break): “You Got the Silver” and “Little T&A,” the latter he prefaced with “I haven’t the faintest idea what it’s about — and I wrote it!”

Jagger didn’t speak much to the crowd — a few stories of Jersey shows of yore would’ve been welcomed, especially the band’s iconic night at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic in 1978. Though he did mention the band’s last visit to MetLife, on the No Filter Tour in 2019, and a minor culinary uproar he caused.

“The last time we were here I mentioned I’d been to this diner called the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton and so, on the way to the show I stopped in there and I found out they got a new sandwich and it’s called the Mick Jagger,” he quipped. “I’ve never had a f------ sandwich named after me before, so I am very, very proud and me, Keith and Ronnie are going to eat it after the show.”

Jagger also made a political joke, noting how he was worried about the weather for the outdoor show: “I thought we were gonna get a bit of a Stormy Daniels but we’re alright,” he jabbed to laughs. Earlier, as the band announced the fan-voted song of the night would be “Wild Horses,” he urged “there’s a much bigger vote happening in November.”

Otherwise this was largely standard Stones show, anchored by titanic singalongs to “Tumbling Dice,” “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” and “Sympathy for the Devil,” the latter including some dynamic visuals with snakes slithering across ancient stone columns engraved with hieroglyphics on the big screens. The night’s lone tour debut was a jaunty reintroduction to “Shattered,” off “Some Girls.”

Three new tracks were worked in, the best being the explosive and very catchy lead single “Angry,” and the more nuanced “Sweet Sounds of Heaven,” recorded as a duet with Lady Gaga. Backing vocalist Chanel Haynes took Gaga’s verses and sent them sky-high, likely rattling the cabins of planes flying overhead. Haynes, who previously starred in the West End’s Tina Tuna musical, was a terrific force playing off Jagger and injecting some relative youth (she’s 45) on “Gimme Shelter,” where her vocal solo was a volcanic, wide-eyed highlight.

It’s easy to wonder when the Stones might call it quits, considering their age, but after Thursday’s propulsive affair, which allowed their graying fans to recapture a bit of their own adolescence, this felt nothing like a farewell tour.

And none should be so eager to remove one of the biggest rock stars of all time from his podium. A lifetime later, he’s still bulletproof.

[www.nj.com]

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Keith was super into Jumping Jack Flash - he was the most on I have seen him since 1981, I think.

Awesome !

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“Little T&A,” the latter he prefaced with “I haven’t the faintest idea what it’s about — and I wrote it!”

That’s funny!

Mick to the NJ audience last night:

“The last time we were here I mentioned I’d been to this diner called the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton. And so, on the way to the show I stopped in there and I found out they got a new sandwich and it’s called 'The Mick Jagger,' he quipped. “I’ve never had a f-cking sandwich named after me before... So I am very, very proud. And me, Keith and Ronnie are going to eat it after the show.”

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something to note not only has keith not played tell me straight but he also hasn't played happy or btmmr for six shows in a row

I think maybe it's his hands. Those songs have a lot of those two-note open G bar chords, that require pressure from the hand and precisely dropping the fingers on the two notes on different frets.

I suspect it's finally getting to be difficult for him to grip those firm bar chords with two additional fingers, that put stress on the thumb muscles and the middle of the hand.

Compared to those two songs, Little T&A and You Got The Silver don't require the same amount of finesse to the fingers, to hit the chords. It's more like hold it down firmly with two fingers and strum. I'm really getting into the fine details of playing the guitar here, but Keith's hands are finally starting to give out on him.

Also, by the way, the flubbed first chords on "Start Me Up" that Keith has been known to flub for a while -- Scarfgate and this tour opener etc. -- that is one of those same type of two-note bar chords that require a harder grip from the hands.

TO me, it's a continuation of the years of threads here about Keith's hands.

I'm not new here, I was here a looooong time ago but just recently came back to posting.



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Little T & A

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I thought this was hilarious:


“I was a bit worried about the weather tonight,” Jagger said. “I thought we were going to get a Stormy Daniels but we’re all right.”

Are they going to put Start Me Up in the next song vote. Weird to put one of their well know songs in with a new song and those others.

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Mick to the NJ audience last night:

“The last time we were here I mentioned I’d been to this diner called the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton. And so, on the way to the show I stopped in there and I found out they got a new sandwich and it’s called 'The Mick Jagger,' he quipped. “I’ve never had a f-cking sandwich named after me before... So I am very, very proud. And me, Keith and Ronnie are going to eat it after the show.”

I bet there are still people who actually believe Mick ever went to that diner.

Great energy is right, best so far this year I think.

I saw a few of those scuffles.

Never could understand why there is fighting at a concert, but I guess to each his own

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The pit was way too crowded. More so than any of the other shows this tour.

I agree! It was the most packed pit that I have been in by far! Couple scuffles broke out with multiple people. Great energetic show! NYC always has energy!

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Great energy is right, best so far this year I think.

I saw a few of those scuffles.

Never could understand why there is fighting at a concert, but I guess to each his own

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The pit was way too crowded. More so than any of the other shows this tour.

I agree! It was the most packed pit that I have been in by far! Couple scuffles broke out with multiple people. Great energetic show! NYC always has energy!

I was in the back of pit A, it was a constant stream of people going for beer, coming back with beer, going for every reason, and they all pick the back as transit. I got stepped on, had beer dropped on me, and got knocked over. That’s why there are scuffles.

My 1st show on this tour and they delivered!
The Stones have always needed to do a few show before they hit their stride!

Lucky Dipped into sec. 111A 5th row off the floor. Perfect side view of the stage although I could not see the horn section.

Watching the pits from above was interesting.
They looked very packed and I was glad I had a seat with room to dance.
Also noticed the rear GA area seemed to be half the size from 2019 and that looked packed as well.

Overall they sounded fantastic!
Shattered was one of the better ones I have heard since the 80's.
Loved the new songs, Sweet Sounds of Heaven was sweet!
Chanel, although a little over-the-top was great!

Looking forward to Sunday!

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something to note not only has keith not played tell me straight but he also hasn't played happy or btmmr for six shows in a row

I think maybe it's his hands. Those songs have a lot of those two-note open G bar chords, that require pressure from the hand and precisely dropping the fingers on the two notes on different frets.

I suspect it's finally getting to be difficult for him to grip those firm bar chords with two additional fingers, that put stress on the thumb muscles and the middle of the hand.

Compared to those two songs, Little T&A and You Got The Silver don't require the same amount of finesse to the fingers, to hit the chords. It's more like hold it down firmly with two fingers and strum. I'm really getting into the fine details of playing the guitar here, but Keith's hands are finally starting to give out on him.

Also, by the way, the flubbed first chords on "Start Me Up" that Keith has been known to flub for a while -- Scarfgate and this tour opener etc. -- that is one of those same type of two-note bar chords that require a harder grip from the hands.

TO me, it's a continuation of the years of threads here about Keith's hands.

interesting i'm not a guitar player but i have listened to every single show they've done for the last ten years or so and he's had these problems for at least the 10 15 years on and off but didn't drop happy or btmmr

is it possible that his hands loosen up as he plays thru the shows and that there stiffer at the beginning of shows then they are at the end or middle?

it seems like he makes more of those kind of mistakes at the beginnings of the shows then later on in the set

and by the way i'm not complaing about the lack of happy or btmmr

i love those songs but he's played them endlessly for decades even when he's not playing with the stones he plays them

i just thought the setlist complainers here (myself included) would be more happy to see to warhorses seemingly retired and replaced with two relatively lesser played songs and likely tell me straight at some point

you know for people complaining about boring setlists i hear ya

but we did get little t&a and ygts

Had a fantastic time seeing them last night!! Keith was really on fire and everybody had a great time!!

I was listening to tell me straight and i think the keith guitar parts are pretty complicated when singing.

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Mick to the NJ audience last night:

“The last time we were here I mentioned I’d been to this diner called the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton. And so, on the way to the show I stopped in there and I found out they got a new sandwich and it’s called 'The Mick Jagger,' he quipped. “I’ve never had a f-cking sandwich named after me before... So I am very, very proud. And me, Keith and Ronnie are going to eat it after the show.”

I bet there are still people who actually believe Mick ever went to that diner.

when he said that last night, my first thought was that the Tik Tok will be packed tonight and have no idea why!!

“I was a bit worried about the weather tonight. I thought we were going to get a Stormy Daniels but we’re all right.”

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I am 35 years old, today was my 21th show. First time 2003, Rotterdam. But this one was by far the best show i’ve attented. Jagger is unbelievable.

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I am 35 years old, today was my 21th show. First time 2003, Rotterdam. But this one was by far the best show i’ve attented. Jagger is unbelievable.

Thanks for positive feedback. There is always a tendency to overvalue the current show if it is good enough, but yes. They are really giving great shows, solid setlist, awesome new album ... We ought to be happy and enjoy!

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Mick to the NJ audience last night:

“The last time we were here I mentioned I’d been to this diner called the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton. And so, on the way to the show I stopped in there and I found out they got a new sandwich and it’s called 'The Mick Jagger,' he quipped. “I’ve never had a f-cking sandwich named after me before... So I am very, very proud. And me, Keith and Ronnie are going to eat it after the show.”

ticktockdiner.com

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MICK Taylor ham???

Anyone know what time parking lots open?

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Sounded like a disappointed reaction from several in the crowd when Keith introduced You Got the Silver...

Hope springs eternal for Tell Me Straight...

Disappointed about Silver, but voting for Wild horses.... weird crowd.

It's as if a crowd is comprised of individuals.