- Rolling Stones concerts
Since 1963, English
rock group The Rolling Stones has performed hundreds ofconcerts around the world, being one of the world's most popular live music attractions.In their early years of performing, the band would undertake numerous short tours of
Great Britain andNorth America , playing in small- and medium-size venues to audiences composed largely of screaming girls. As time moved on, they would favour largerarena s andstadium s. For many years, the group would choose to playNorth America ,Continental Europe , and theUnited Kingdom on a three-year rotating cycle.Many audio recordings exist of Rolling Stones concerts, both official and unofficial. Eight official concert albums (nine in the US) have been released by the band. There also exists an unreleased live album entitled "Brussels Affair". Several of their concerts have also been filmed and released under a variety of titles, such as "Stones in the Park" which records the band's performance at
Hyde Park in 1969.The most famous and heavily documented of all the band's concerts was the
Altamont Free Concert at theAltamont Speedway in 1969. For this concert, the biker gangHells Angels provided security, which resulted in a fan,Meredith Hunter , being stabbed and beaten to death by the Angels. [Burks, John, [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/5934386 "Rock & Roll's Worst Day: The aftermath of Altamont"] , "Rolling Stone ",1970 -02-07 , URL retrieved2007 -04-18 ] Part of the tour and the Altamont concert were documented inAlbert and David Maysles ' film "Gimme Shelter". As a response to the growing popularity ofbootleg recording s, the album "Get Yer Ya-Yas Out!" (UK 1; US 6) was released in 1970; it was declared by criticLester Bangs to be the best live album ever. [Bangs, Lester. [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/therollingstones/albums/album/238845/review/6067337/get_yer_yayas_out "The Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out"] . "Rolling Stone".November 12 1970 (accessed28 April 2007 )]Concert tour chronology
ources
* Carr, Roy. "The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Record". Harmony Books, 1976. ISBN 0-517-52641-7
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