Rolling Stones Still Gathering No Moss 60 years later

 

Jagger was the undeniable bright star

It was a very large concert with some 50,000 in attendance at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA- which took a long time to get in- just getting into the parking lot and into our seats took almost as long as drive time to Santa Clara Levi’s Stadium.
On the positive, you’ve got to hand it to The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for their longevity . They seemed pretty much like they were last time I saw them a couple decades ago , moving around at 80- 82 years old. Hard to believe  Jagger is the same age as President Biden- what a contrast! Actually only Jagger and Keith Richards have been around really that long so it’s not like the whole band; they lost their drummer Charlie Watts to a heart attack and their bass player left the group years ago and they so Jagger and Richards are really beating time right now .

https://youtu.be/bOTtObTr8EQ?si=s6Lqvp4rlKfDUBfX

They played lot of newer songs I didn’t recognize , and had a couple of their old hits , You Can’t Always Get What You Want and Paint it Black q with I Can’t Get No Satisfaction. They actually did a couple country songs too which I didn’t quite recognize but they even had a steel guitar one of them.
The main reason for going is the spectacle it to see a legendary act.

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I didn’t expect the concert to be so great as far as the Acoustics and the sound- Never As Good in a large venue.

There was a big screen on stage ,as pictured, that framed different performers at different times which was good because the artists were so small you could barely see them from high up where we were seated.

https://youtu.be/bOTtObTr8EQ?si=hWF65IEHIG8Q_h01

Jagger and Company didn’t  really talk very much but apparently  Jagger did comment about the crime and problems in SF Bay I didn’t quite hear but read in review and saluted the 49ers

 He also recalled his first visit 59 years ago at the Cow Palace!

 

from East Bay Times:

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 frontman 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,” he said. “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 “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” before closing up shop with — what else? — “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” Fans then left the building and made their way out into the night, looking every bit as satisfied as ever.

Setlist1. “Start Me Up”2. “Get Off of My Cloud”3. “Tumbling Dice”4. “Angry”5. “Far Away Eyes”6. “Like a Rolling Stone”7. “Bite My Head Off”8. “Mess It Up”9. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”10. “You Got the Silver”11. “Little T&A”12. “Before They Make Me Run”13. “Sympathy for the Devil”14. “Honky Tonk Women”15. “Midnight Rambler”16. “Gimme Shelter”17. “Paint It Black”18. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”Encore:19. “Sweet Sounds of Heaven”20. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”