 The Forum,
Inglewood, California
on Monday, March 6th. 2006. The Rolling Stones gave a great show
on Saturday evening, it certainly was the evening for Keith and his fans, he
simply was so much on fire.
Set list:
Jumping Jack Flash - It's Only Rock'n'Roll - Oh No Not You Again - Sway - Far
Away Eyes - Worried About You - Tumbling Dice - Midnight Rambler - Gimme Shelter
- Intros - This Place Is Empty - Happy - Miss You - Rough Justice - Respectable
- Honky Tonk Women - Sympathy For The Devil - Start Me Up - Brown Sugar - You
Can't Always Get What You Want (encore) - Satisfaction (encore)
Reviews:
Stones play LA venue for first time in 30 years
by Dean Goodman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones got religion in Los Angeles,
returning for the first time in more than 30 years to the Forum, a concert venue
that now doubles as a church.
They celebrated the occasion on Monday by playing "Faraway Eyes," a
California-centric gospel satire that singer Mick Jagger jokingly described as
"a country religious song." It marked the tune's debut on the "Bigger
Bang" world tour, which began last August in Boston and will reach Japan in
two weeks.
Other rarities dusted off for the 16,000-strong crowd included the "Sticky
Fingers"-era drugs tale "Sway," performed for only the fourth
time ever, and the piano ballad "Worried About You," played for the
fifth time on this tour.
The band played three Los Angeles-area dates in November, and was expected to
spring some surprises, especially following the drubbing it received back then
from Los Angeles Times music critic Robert Hilburn, who accused the Stones of
jeopardizing their legacy by not playing more new music.
As it was, the rock veterans played just three songs from their Grammy-nominated
"Bigger Bang" album. The only one not heard before in California was
guitarist Keith Richards' ballad "This Place Is Empty."
Richards enjoyed being back at the venue, declaring at one point, "It feels
real good tonight. If the legs don't fall off, we'll be here forever."
Many of the songs could have been heard back when the Stones last played the
Forum for five consecutive nights in July 1975, including Monday's set-opener
"Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Sympathy for the Devil," "Midnight
Rambler" and "Gimme Shelter." Richards sang "Happy" on
both occasions, but this time he did not need a vocal assist from Jagger.
As usual in Los Angeles, celebrities and models were out in force, and Jagger at
one point idly stood at the edge of the stage shielding his eyes from the
spotlight, apparently taking in a row of beauties up front.
Musicians in attendance included Jefferson Airplane alumnus Jack Casady, a
survivor of the Stones' disastrous Altamont concert in 1969, and Red Hot Chili
Peppers drummer Chad Smith, whose band opened for the Stones at the Rose Bowl in
1994.
The Forum, located in Inglewood, Calif., was bought in 2000 by the business arm
of the Faithful Central Bible Church, but continues to host concerts.
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