Now the triumphant Hackney Diamonds US tour has come to an end, it got me thinking.....in all their years of touring the United States, there can't be many states they have never played. Any tour historian out there know the answer to this question? Just curious!

Alaska.



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Came up with these 7 states "never played", I think it's accurate:

Alaska
South Dakota
Mississippi
Delaware
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont

Thanks, souldoggie, not many!

Can't find anything for Wyoming that is accurate. The 11/7/69 show was actually in Colorado not Wyoming.

New Mexico, West Virginia??

1972 and 1997 for New Mexico. Looks like nothing for West Virginia.

They have been here but it is time to come back to Hawaii.Lots of RS fans and Aloha Stadium is always available. Their last show ever?

Updated to 9 states:

Alaska
South Dakota
Mississippi
Delaware
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Wyoming
West Virginia

I believe souldoggie is correct!

BTW- There is an error in Bill Wyman's book, Rolling With The Stones, that claims they played Charleston, West Virginia in the 60s.

There is an error in Chet Flippo's book, On The Road With The Rolling Stones (1985) that says the Stones played Jackson, Mississippi on 19 Nov 1965.

Also, the US state played by the Stones with the longest gap since the last time they played is Rhode Island (last played in 1965). 59 years and counting!

I will ask a follow-up question: What US states have never been played by the Rolling Stones as a band or as solo artists? Including Mick Taylor solo gigs.

Confusion.

Well...there was that one time at Altamont.

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I believe souldoggie is correct!

BTW- There is an error in Bill Wyman's book, Rolling With The Stones, that claims they played Charleston, West Virginia in the 60s.

There is an error in Chet Flippo's book, On The Road With The Rolling Stones (1985) that says the Stones played Jackson, Mississippi on 19 Nov 1965.

Also, the US state played by the Stones with the longest gap since the last time they played is Rhode Island (last played in 1965). 59 years and counting!

I will ask a follow-up question: What US states have never been played by the Rolling Stones as a band or as solo artists? Including Mick Taylor solo gigs.

Come back to Rhode Island! I'll have a cookout for them.

I guess the shows in Boston cater for those folks living in the New England states such as Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Rhode Island did well back in '65 ChrisL!

I will ask a follow-up question: What US states have never been played by the Rolling Stones as a band or as solo artists? Including Mick Taylor solo gigs/Faces/Rhythm Kings/Keith&Winos/Wood and Bo Diddley...

I find that no Rolling Stone (or ex-Rolling Stone) ever played in these US states (If you know of any Stones related gigs in these states, please cite source):

Alaska (No confirmation, but I heard that M. Taylor played at least 1 show here, probably in the early 1990s.)
Delaware
Mississippi
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Wyoming

I found that Mick Taylor played in Vermont 1987; Maine in 1900. The Faces played in West Virginia on 21 Feb 1975.

Ronnie Wood & Bo Diddley played the Stone Balloon in Newark DE, November 21, 1987.

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bye bye johnny said: "Ronnie Wood & Bo Diddley played the Stone Balloon in Newark DE, November 21, 1987."

Thank you bye bye johnny! Then there are only five states where no stones have performed.

When did they play Idaho?

November 14 2006

Hi DGA35:

The Rolling Stones played Idaho Stadium, Nampa, Idaho (promoted as Boise) on November 14,2006.

They've done stoned..drunk... straight .... not much else left ...



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I will ask a follow-up question: What US states have never been played by the Rolling Stones as a band or as solo artists? Including Mick Taylor solo gigs/Faces/Rhythm Kings/Keith&Winos/Wood and Bo Diddley...

I find that no Rolling Stone (or ex-Rolling Stone) ever played in these US states (If you know of any Stones related gigs in these states, please cite source):

Alaska (No confirmation, but I heard that M. Taylor played at least 1 show here, probably in the early 1990s.)
Delaware
Mississippi
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Wyoming

I found that Mick Taylor played in Vermont 1987; Maine in 1900. The Faces played in West Virginia on 21 Feb 1975.

Mick Taylor played in Maine in 1900 you say? Well it's no wonder we don't see him around much anymore

The original Rolling Stones played Mississippi.

[www.clarionledger.com]

Kinda strange that The Rolling Stones from the UK have never played in Jackson (the only place that could possibly work is the fairgrounds and it's nothing like New Orleans) or Biloxi, MS at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, which holds 15,000, would make sense, at least in the past, although given how MS is these days, it would make sense today.

Anyone from MS that can afford to buy a Stones ticket goes to New Orleans.

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The original Rolling Stones played Mississippi.

[www.clarionledger.com]

Kinda strange that The Rolling Stones from the UK have never played in Jackson (the only place that could possibly work is the fairgrounds and it's nothing like New Orleans) or Biloxi, MS at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, which holds 15,000, would make sense, at least in the past, although given how MS is these days, it would make sense today.

Anyone from MS that can afford to buy a Stones ticket goes to New Orleans.

Or Memphis (last show 2006 but still)

I’m surprised they never played a concert in Mississippi.



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Especially in 94 when they did a lot of College Football Stadiums. The Grove in Oxford would have been fun.

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Especially in 94 when they did a lot of College Football Stadiums. The Grove in Oxford would have been fun.

Isn't there a stadium in Starkville? I haven't Googled it yet.

The problem with open stadiums in the South is... obvious. Which Miami having an open stadium is kind of surprising with the amount of rain they get. They've made improvements fan wise but - Tampa is worse!

Bands have everything connected to electricity. That's a problem. Yet they avoided the Superdome in New Orleans from 1997 through 2015 (because they didn't tour the states again until 2019). But... not because of rain.

Gaslight- Yes, Starkville has a large college football stadium too. Somehow Oxford popped into my head first. Jackson probably would be the first thought of promoters but Oxford and Starkville have the outdoor football stadiums. They played Legion field in Birmingham Alabama in 89 and 94 both.



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northof49, you wrote: "Mick Taylor played in Maine in 1900 you say? Well it's no wonder we don't see him around much anymore:.

Oops, that should have been 2000! Specifically, he played the Stone Coast Brewing Co., Portland, Maine on September 10, 2000. Thank you for catching my mistake.

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The original Rolling Stones played Mississippi.

[www.clarionledger.com]

Kinda strange that The Rolling Stones from the UK have never played in Jackson (the only place that could possibly work is the fairgrounds and it's nothing like New Orleans) or Biloxi, MS at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, which holds 15,000, would make sense, at least in the past, although given how MS is these days, it would make sense today.

Anyone from MS that can afford to buy a Stones ticket goes to New Orleans.

Or Memphis (last show 2006 but still)

I forget that MS goes way further north than where I usually go, which has occasionally been Brandon but often Biloxi. I was in Oxford for a day in 2006 or so and have driven up through Memphis.

For some reason, Southaven, MS is pronounced South Haven... instead of south-aven.

Weird.

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northof49, you wrote: "Mick Taylor played in Maine in 1900 you say? Well it's no wonder we don't see him around much anymore:.

Oops, that should have been 2000! Specifically, he played the Stone Coast Brewing Co., Portland, Maine on September 10, 2000. Thank you for catching my mistake.

When i first read your post i thought it was meant to be 1990 but either way, no worries, we all make little miss-hits from time to time myself included.