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Rolling Stones show time: 9:10p.m. - 11:10p.m.
The show took place amid thunderstorm alerts, but the weather was calm as we trooped into the Alltel Arena. I was fortunate to sit next to an excited 22-year-old lap-dancer who had driven eight hours from Kansas, and I knew there was no way the show could suck. Country legend Merle Haggard got things off to a great start, and Mick thanked him before dusting off �Dead Flowers,� the first of two consecutive songs on which he played guitar (followed by the welcome return of �Back of My Hand�).
Mick did not say much during the show, apart from noting the 12-year absence, and sardonically commenting, �You haven�t changed a bit. You look fantastic.� The crowd, indeed, was more rowdy than the Los Angeles people on Monday, not needing much incentive to sing along with such tunes as �Brown Sugar� and �You Can�t Always Get What You Want.�
This was the 37th and last show I saw on the Americas leg of the �Bigger Bang� tour, and I�m glad that �Satisfaction� finally sounds like it should. Keith is brandishing a white guitar that Ronnie plays in some earlier tunes, and the song packs a lot more heft.
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