 Ford Center, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
on Tuesday 28th. of January 2003. The around 20.000 seated arena in Oklahoma
City had their Forty Licks visit to night.
Set list:
You Got Me Rocking - Street Fighting Man - If You Can't Rock Me - Don't
Stop - Live with Me - Monkey Man - Sweet Virginia - Loving Cup - Rocks Off -
Tumbling Dice - Slipping Away - Happy - Sympathy For The Devil - Start Me
Up - Can't You Hear Me Knocking - Honky Tonk Women - Satisfaction - It's
Only Rock'n'Roll - Like A Rolling Stone - Brown Sugar - Jumpin' Jack Flash.
 Rolling Stones review
by Jerry Shottenkirk, The Oklahoman
Mick Jagger, just a few spins and gyrating jumps away from 60, gives the world
hope that tomorrow always comes. And for 40 years, the Rolling Stones have given
the world some of the greatest rock music.
And they still do.
There were no dinosaurs to be found at the Ford Center Tuesday night.
Every soul was young, especially those on stage.
Fresh, right on the mark, and crowd-pleasing every step of the way, the
Stones cranked out about two hours worth of rock standards, along with a few new
numbers off their recently released “Forty Licks.”
Ron Wood brought his perpetual smile.
Keith Richards brought his licks, his cigarettes, and a on-stage presence
that never loses a beat, or a step.
Charlie Watts, the stoic Stone, brought his expressionless mastery of the
drums.
The Rolling Stones are never short on background players, and the brass, the
keyboards, backup singers and additional guitarists give unmatched support.
“Please allow me to introduce myself,” shouted Jagger after the other
Stones had been introduced midway in the concert. “Sympathy For the Devil”
followed, and the nearly 20,000 fans roared.
Tickets were offered right up to the point of the show, and by the time the
main attraction reached the stage, only a few seats remained.
Ryan Adams opened the evening, and he properly primed the crowd with an
impressive set. Lending everything from an Allman Brothers sound to Hendrix-like
riffs than eventually broke his guitar, Adams and his band rocked for about 45
minutes.
After a short break, Mick and his pals exploded onto the stage, and they were
sharp. That can’t be an easy task; they’ve been on tour since early fall.
“Start Me Up” is a sports anthem heard in nearly every indoor or outdoor
stadium, and it really has supreme meaning when it’s done live by the men
themselves.
Not surprisingly, the audience ranged from small children to those in their
“70s.
Jagger strutted and played to fans in all sides of the stage. He has a
handful of harmonica solos and grabbed a guitar and joined Wood and Richards for
a few tunes.
The crowd heartily received every effort, but the standards such as “Honky
Tonk Woman,“ in which the Stones had thousands of backup singers, made the
Ford Center vibrate. “(Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and “Brown Sugar”
followed with similar results.
Near the end of the concert, the band walked to the other end of the arena
and provided close-up jams to those who didn’t have the $320 seats.
Everyone with rock music in their heart needs to see these guys at least once.
If you haven’t, don’t worry. Time is on your side. 
 
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