does mick call darryl gary before the bass solo in bite my head off?

also that bite my head off was fantastic

leaps and bounds better then the racket version

someone try to complain about that ronnie solo

go on i dare ya

Thrilled BMHO finally got played. A lot of head fakes but we got it. Glad they are sticking to the 3 Keith set and 20 total. 1 left to cap a GREAT tour

This show was definitely treated like a tour finally with the setlist.
It will be interesting to see how they approach Thunder Ridge.

Faraway Eyes was magic. When Keith and Chanel come in for the backup it's just great...this should be a staple and I hope makes the live album.

BMHO is killer great energy

I think we can be very proud of our band! What started out little worrying to me seems to have turned into the best tour of the last few years!
(don't need no powerage comment under this compliment )

Interesting on Ronnie's setlist it says that YCAGWYW was filmed... anyone have any insight into this.... thunder ridge show likely to be recorded?

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Interesting on Ronnie's setlist it says that YCAGWYW was filmed... anyone have any insight into this.... thunder ridge show likely to be recorded?

it does

what does that mean?

As I sit here at the airport waiting to head back home, I must say this was my favorite show of the tour.

Bite My Head Off was awesome.

What a great way to end the last of the stadium shows.

Like A Rolling Stone is not one of my favorites but "How does it feel" was sung by many of us in Pit B.

Not sure why the scuffle broke out during the encore but glad I got out of the way.

One more show left. Hopefully the last one will give us a couple of more chestnuts from the catalogue.

Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger jokes about robotaxis and crime at Bay Area concert

By Aidin Vaziri
July 17, 2024


Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle

Mick Jagger is staying up-to-date with the latest headlines in the Chronicle.

At the Rolling Stones’ “Hackney Diamonds” tour stop at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Wednesday, July 17, he demonstrated his impressive knowledge of Bay Area news. In one breath, Jagger touched on several local hot topics: traffic, robotaxis, airplane malfunctions and rampant crime.

“It’s quite a hard place to get to sometimes, isn’t it?” the svelte 80-year-old singer quipped, referring to the notorious backups around the stadium. “I booked a Waymo to come here, but it got hit by an aircraft wheel, and then someone slashed the tires.”

He added, grinning, “But we made it in the end.”

The electric two-hour show, featuring a career-spanning set, marked the 10th anniversary of Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Jagger acknowledged the milestone to the ecstatic crowd of approximately 50,000 and added, “Next year, I’m looking forward to you guys winning the Super Bowl!”

Since opening on July 17, 2014, the venue has hosted hundreds of sporting events, including a Super Bowl and two NFC Championship games, as well as concerts by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, U2, Ed Sheeran and, of course, the Rolling Stones in 2019. That year the British music icons performed well past the curfew.

This time, they finished up just before Levi’s Stadium’s 11 p.m. curfew.

The Rolling Stones were in the Bay Area for one of the final dates of their North American stadium tour supporting their first new full-length release — the band’s 24th studio album — in nearly two decades, 2023’s “Hackney Diamonds.” But the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rockers played only a few songs from the record — or this century. The set list was loaded with classics, kicking off with “Start Me Up” and continuing with hit after hit, from “Sympathy for the Devil” to “Gimme Shelter,” “Honky Tonk Women” and “Paint It Black.”

With the 2021 death of drummer Charlie Watts, the band performed as a core trio of Jagger and Keith Richards, both 80, plus Ronnie Wood, 77, and backed by various musicians including two keyboardists, a new drummer, backup singers and a brass section.

With the 2021 death of drummer Charlie Watts, the band performed as a core trio of Jagger and Keith Richards, both 80, plus Ronnie Wood, 77, and backed by various musicians including two keyboardists, a new drummer, backup singers and a brass section.

“I can still smell it,” he said.

[www.sfchronicle.com]

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Interesting on Ronnie's setlist it says that YCAGWYW was filmed... anyone have any insight into this.... thunder ridge show likely to be recorded?

it does

what does that mean?

Probably not much. They've had many shows filmed over the years. What's ever been released? Leeds 1982 is one.

One of 5 Inglewood, CA 1975 shows was filmed, one of 5 was recorded: both are called LA FRIDAY, of which neither show was - film was a Saturday, audio was a Sunday.

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Interesting on Ronnie's setlist it says that YCAGWYW was filmed... anyone have any insight into this.... thunder ridge show likely to be recorded?

it does

what does that mean?

There was at least one song I saw with extra film crew: a guy with a camera walking a little down the catwalk with Mick (he wound up knocking over the mic stand while walking backward). There was also a camera man walking around Keith and Ronnie.

Listening to the show last night on my computer (thank you streamers!) the sound was really good, I can only imagine that those recording this will turn out some good live stuff.. The LA shows rocked but depending on where one was the sound could get quite echoey at Sofi, if they ever toured the states again I’d plan for Santa Clara based on sound quality alone

The filming of the show probably means they are planning for a hologram tour in the future, when they are gone, like the Abba museum in Sweden. The Stones will thus tour forever!

Review: Rolling Stones fans find complete ‘Satisfaction’ at Levi’s Stadium

Mick Jagger leads band in 2-hour show

By Jim Harrington
July 18, 2024


Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group

It’s been 60 years since the Rolling Stones first burst onto the international scene, racing up the album charts with their self-titled 1964 debut — which is known in America under the title of “England’s Newest Hit Makers.”

Well, the Stones are far from being “England’s Newest” anything these days, but they still came across as incredibly fresh and vibrant as they brought the Hackney Diamonds Tour to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Wednesday (July 17).

t was an amazing showing by the three remaining Stones — all of whom are age 77 or older — and one that nicely illustrated why AARP would decide to sponsor this roadshow. Because if Mick Jagger is what 80 looks like then, well, sign all of us up.

Jagger, as per usual, was nothing short of miraculous as he worked the full house during a 20-song set that ran approximately two hours. The show began at right around 9 p.m., following an opening set by Canadian rock act The Beaches, and Jagger was still going strong — racing up and down the catwalk that extended from the large mainstage and into the crowd on the floor — as clock ticked towards 11 p.m. (A representative for the 49ers, who operate the stadium, explained that the team had received an exemption to the regular 10 p.m. weekday curfew rule for this show.)

The group — which also consists of longtime guitarists Ronnie Wood (77) and Keith Richards (80) — kicked off the show in appropriate fashion, revving through the “Tattoo You” anthem “Start Me Up,” and then followed up with the first-tier classics “Get Off of My Cloud” and “Tumbling Dice.”

The Hackney Diamonds Tour supports last year’s album of the same name, which is the group’s first collection of original material in nearly 20 years and has earned solid reviews from both critics and fans.

This injection of new material has obviously been great for the Stones, stirring up creative juices that haven’t really been put to use since 2005’s “A Bigger Bang,” and the band members seemed particularly inspired whenever they turned to a “Hackney Diamonds” track in concert.

The first new cut on the setlist was the album’s lead single, “Angry,” which scored a nomination for for best rock song — but ended up losing to Boygenius’ “Not Strong Enough” — at this year’s Grammy Awards. The group was really on a roll as they entered “Angry” territory, having just finished up three straight fan favorites, and the fact that the new song didn’t derail the party one iota is a testament to the strength of “Hackney Diamonds.”

They’d find similar success with the new material a few songs later, offering up a muscular take on “Bite My Head Off” — which is about as punk rock as the Stones get in 2024 — as well as a memorable version of “Mess It Up.” They’d also include a lovely rendition of “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” in the encore.

Jagger was the undeniable bright star throughout the show, operating in full cheerleader mode as he used his moves and vocals to continually push the evening to even greater heights. He also took time to charm the crowd, showing his sports acumen as he gave his blessing to the hometown 49ers.

“Next year, I’m looking forward to you guys winning the Super Bowl,” Jagger said, noting the 10th anniversary of Levi’s Stadium before adding a sports wish that is a bit more personal to his heart: “Maybe England can win the World Cup.”

The consummate front man further bonded with the audience as he looked back at the long history that the band has with the Bay Area.

“We first came here 59 years ago, if you believe it,” “There was no Silicon Valley. But there was the Cow Palace. I can still smell it.”

The biggest difference between this concert and Stones shows of yore was, of course, the absence of Charlie Watts. This was the first time that the group had played in the Bay Area since the acclaimed drummer died at the age of 80 in 2021. And his presence was greatly missed, to the point where — at times — it just didn’t feel like it was the Stones as you looked up at the stage and didn’t see Watts behind the kit.

There’s no replacing Watts, yet that’s not to say that Steve Jordan didn’t do a wonderful job keeping the beat for Jagger and company. He’s a terrific drummer, who adds his own distinct flare, while still honoring those legendary drum parts that Watts originally fashioned.

The rest of the touring band is also splendid, consisting of bassist Darryl Jones, saxophonists Karl Denson and Tim Ries, multi-instrumentalist Matt Clifford, keyboardist Chuck Leavell and backing vocalists Bernard Fowler and Chanelle Haynes.

Haynes got her chance to shine during an fiery version of “Gimme Shelter” late in the set, backing up Jagger with those impassioned lines first set to wax by Merry Clayton on the opening track of the 1969 album “Let It Bleed.”

Wood was on top of game on this night, delivering a steady string of meaty leads on such songs as “Bite My Head Off” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” while picking up the slack from Richards’ somewhat diminished role in the production.

The Stones didn’t hold anything back as they approached the finish line, rolling right through “Honky Tonk Women,” “Midnight Rambler” and other favorites before finishing up the main set with the always fun “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”

Then the group returned to deliver the “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” before closing up shop with — what else? — “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” The crowd sang along with that closing number, then left the building looking as completely satisfied as ever.

[www.mercurynews.com]

Great show!
The band seemed to appreciate the very strong crowd response, super-enthuiastic.

Getting in was somewhat of a clusterf for me, and getting to and out of the parking lot took a long time. At the back of Pit A about halfway through, an apparently drunk women kept trying to get through, grabbing our rail and trying to squeeze in. At one point, she actually put her hands around my friend's neck. Security got her out.

Sympathy and Rambler were especially well-played, in my view. LARS had loud crowd participation. Bite My Head Off, an added treat to the set list.

Sorry to have missed some of you there.
Greg, if you're reading, thanks for keeping me company in the pit line. :-)

~"Love is Strong"~

Great to meet Nicole and Friends in Pit A w/Lucky Dip tix...Epic Show!

I have been to every show this tour and I will say the crowd reactions were the best I have seen this time around.

Especially on Like A Rolling Stone............ " How Does It Feel". At least where I was standing in Pit B there was a ton of us singing along.


Same on Faraway Eyes.

Bite My Head Off was definitely the highlight. In your face guitars.

Hi Angee!

Glad to see you made it to the show. And a great show it was.

Review: Rolling Stones dazzle at ‘Hackney Diamonds’ Bay Area concert

By Todd Inoue
July 18, 2024


Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle

Among his prodigious gifts and talents, Mick Jagger has a sharp olfactory memory for an 80-year-old.

While addressing a crowd of more than 50,000 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara during the Rolling Stones’ one-night stop on Wednesday, July 17, the frontman reminisced about the band’s initial impressions of the Bay Area, flashing back to when they performed at the Cow Palace in Daly City in the mid-’60s.

“I can still smell it,” he quipped.

From young kids with ear protection to silver-haired boomers in faded tour shirts emblazoned with the iconic lips and tongue logo, every person strolling through the home of the San Francisco 49ers carried a memory of when they were first introduced to the Stones. A rare few watched the group on black-and-white television screens. For others, it was through terrestrial radio, MTV, commercials,movie soundtracks, even a software product launch.

The Stones’ swaggering bad boy rock ’n’ roll — a blueprint for the British Invasion — has 62 years of entry points. Their energizing and entertaining two-hour concert showed how they coalesce to create fresh memories and connections.

Following an upbeat opening set from Toronto indie rockers the Beaches, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers took the stage a little after 8:45 p.m., opening with the perennial jock jam “Start Me Up.” Throughout the night there was something old (octogenarians Jagger and Keith Richards), something new (four tracks from the band’s 2023 album “Hackney Diamonds”), something borrowed (a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone”), and a whole lot of blues.

The core trio of Jagger, guitarists Richards and Ronnie Wood, 77, were joined by a backing band that featured bassist Darryl Jones, 62, who took over for Bill Wyman in 1993; and drummer Steve Jordan, 67, who stepped in after the death of Charlie Watts in 2021. Both Jones and Jordan brought rock ’n’ roll intensity with jazz precision and sensibility.

But it was clear the stadium is where Mick Jagger thrives. He was a freak of nature, an elite showman strutting across every inch of the stage and its catwalk, shaking his size 28 waist, clapping along and waving his arms from side to side. His voice sounded strong and well-preserved across 19 familiar anthems and anthems-in-waiting.

Along with the dig about Cow Palace, Jagger took time between songs to humorously riff on robotaxis, airplane malfunctions and the region’s crime rate.

“It’s quite a hard place to get to sometimes, isn’t it?” he said with a chuckle, referring to the notorious backups around the stadium. “I booked a Waymo to come here, but it got hit by an aircraft wheel, and then someone slashed the tires.”

He made no mention of the band’s run-in with Santa Clara’s curfew ordinance during their last visit in 2019, but he did shout out a few out local cities and said he hopes the Niners win the Super Bowl.

“Maybe England wins the World Cup,” he added.

Tempos and high notes were recalibrated ever so slightly, but the musical muscle memory remained sharp throughout the night. Wood assumed the bulk of the lead guitar duties while Richards lent burnished rhythmic touches, eliciting a roar of recognition during famous intro riffs.

Normally when a foundational band like the Rolling Stones trots out new songs, it’s a cue to take a potty or smoke break. Not the case here. “Hackney Diamonds” tracks “Angry” and “Bite My Head Off” were propulsive and soaked with attitude. “Mess It Up” came with a pleasing singalong chorus, which Jagger and backup singers Chanel Haynes and Bernard Fowler helped along.

In fact, Haynes and Fowler were the secret sauce of the evening. Fowler, 64, is a longtime Stones associate, while newcomer Haynes, 45, has a colorful backstory. She was starring in a London production of the Tina Turner musical “Tina,” when the band suddenly needed someone to duet with Jagger on “Gimme Shelter” in Milan. Haynes jumped at the chance, nailed the duet and was sacked from the musical. Haynes was hired by the Stones for the 2024 North American tour, and her addition provides a key vocal and visual counterpart. On Wednesday, “Gimme Shelter” was an emotional high point, as expected. Jagger famously adored and emulated Turner, but it was clearly Haynes on stage — there was no attempt to recreate the 1985 Live Aid Tina/Mick moment.

After Richards gave Jagger a spell with a three-song turn, the Stones launched into a landslide of their most beloved hits from their classic rock canon, including “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Paint It Black” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.” They even extended “Midnight Rambler” into a bluesy stomp with Jagger on harmonica.

The evening ended, naturally, with the countercultural anthem “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” with five minutes to spare before the city-mandated curfew kicked in at 11 p.m., a special extension approved by the Santa Clara City Council in 2021 for up to five non-NFL events each year. The irony was delicious, proving rock’s resident rebels can sometimes play by the rules.

As one of the world’s greatest bands, the Stones remain a comforting thread in the fabric of life — albeit a thread that’s stained, tattered, and smelling faintly of sex and illicit substances. The extended warranty on their steel wheels expired long ago (that AARP is sponsoring the tour is a joke that writes itself), but the Stones continue to chug along, proving they still have a lot of gas-gas-gas left in the tank.

[www.sfchronicle.com]

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I have been to every show this tour and I will say the crowd reactions were the best I have seen this time around.

Especially on Like A Rolling Stone............ " How Does It Feel". At least where I was standing in Pit B there was a ton of us singing along.


Same on Faraway Eyes.

Bite My Head Off was definitely the highlight. In your face guitars.

Christopher that is amazing you made every show - they all seemed great but I'm very curious if you have top 3-5 show's you thought stood out?

The IORR Editorial pages for the Santa Clara show has been updated with reports and pictures. Also included an amazing picture of Ronnie, taken by James Crowley.

The Rolling Stones
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara CA USA
Wednesday July 17, 2024



Photo by James Crowley

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Just WOW!!! Every gig is better than the last, Incredible. We got home 13 hours ago and I'm still moving to "Bite Your Head Off". I love the Bay Area. (Parking at Levi's, not so much.)

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Just WOW!!! Every gig is better than the last, Incredible. We got home 13 hours ago and I'm still moving to "Bite Your Head Off". I love the Bay Area. (Parking at Levi's, not so much.)

Parking at Levi's is the absolute worst!

But last night's show was absolutely the BEST!

complete show very close to the stage

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Just WOW!!! Every gig is better than the last, Incredible. We got home 13 hours ago and I'm still moving to "Bite Your Head Off". I love the Bay Area. (Parking at Levi's, not so much.)

Parking at Levi's is the absolute worst!

But last night's show was absolutely the BEST!

Yes on both accounts. Stayed at a hotel I could walk to and drove home in the morning. This band continues to amaze me.

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Just WOW!!! Every gig is better than the last, Incredible. We got home 13 hours ago and I'm still moving to "Bite Your Head Off". I love the Bay Area. (Parking at Levi's, not so much.)

Parking at Levi's is the absolute worst!

But last night's show was absolutely the BEST!

Yes on both accounts. Stayed at a hotel I could walk to and drove home in the morning. This band continues to amaze me.

We stayed at Aloft and did the same

I always try to stay at a place within walking distance of the venue. It may cost more but it sure beats being stuck waiting for traffic to move.

Also, it just makes the entire experience better. When the concert is over you just walk to the hotel and you're done. No waiting, no driving. Sometimes walking in the rain sucks.

In some cases, it can take longer to get out of the damn parking lot than it does to walk to the hotel.

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Just WOW!!! Every gig is better than the last, Incredible. We got home 13 hours ago and I'm still moving to "Bite Your Head Off". I love the Bay Area. (Parking at Levi's, not so much.)

Parking at Levi's is the absolute worst!

But last night's show was absolutely the BEST!

Yes on both accounts. Stayed at a hotel I could walk to and drove home in the morning. This band continues to amaze me.

We stayed at Aloft and did the same

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Hi Angee!

Glad to see you made it to the show. And a great show it was.

Thanks, Christopher. It was! To think, for a while I hadn't planned to go. So happy I did.

I like to stay within walking distance too, but couldn't find any this time that weren't sold out. An Uber driver in Santa Clara told me
this morning that he didn't finish driving until 2:30 am, because of the show.

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