 Hershey Park Stadium,
Hershey,Pennsylvania
on Saturday, October 1st. 2005. Beck was warm-up on this 30.000 not
sold out stadium.
Set list:
Start Me Up - It's Only Rock'n'Roll - She's So Cold - Tumbling Dice - Rough
Justice - Back Of My Hand - Midnight Rambler - All Down The Line - Night Time -
Intros - The Worst - Infamy - Miss You - Oh No, Not You Again - Get Off Of My
Cloud - Honky Tonk Women - Sympathy For The Devil - Paint It Black - Brown Sugar
- Jumpin' Jack Flash - You Can't Always Get What You Want (encore) -
Satisfaction (encore)
From Blue Lena:
Hi from DC,
Just arrived in DC today at 3:30pm, driving in from Hershey, PA where we saw the
show last night. Stones were on fire again, playing a great Midnight Rambler and
then Get Off My Cloud on the B-stage. Main stage, catwalk & b-stage were all
much higher than in other stadiums-so hard to see in the front. We were third
row by the catwalk. Didn't take any pictures, sorry.
It's 1:30am here and we just returned from the Stones hotel. Chuck, Bernard,
Blondie, Bobby were all spotted tonight. Keith's daughter and son-in-law as well
as Blondie's daughter are all in town.
Applebees pre-party in Hershey, PA:
Mr. JC Pender won the Stones Planet
Blue Lena and Mrs JC Pender also
t-shirt and button at the pre-party in
from Applebees
Hershey at Applebees
Review:
Start ’em up
Stones get in their licks at Hersheypark Stadium.
By Eric G. Stark
Sunday News
Published: Oct 02, 2005 12:05 AM EST
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - HERSHEY — The definition of old may
need to be altered, or as the Rolling Stones are proving: You’re only as old
as you feel and act.
Based on how they performed in front of a record crowd Saturday night at
Hersheypark Stadium, these bad boys still have a lot of hop left.
They may be senior citizens, but they’re still the Stones, and they can still
rock a crowd with a high-energy show.
In their first appearance in central Pennsylvania since the 1964 show at
Harrisburg’s Farm Show building, the Stones delivered more than two hours of
new hits and classics that span a career that started in 1962 for three of the
members — Mick Jagger, 62, Keith Richards, 61, Charlie Watts, 64, and 1974 for
Ronnie Wood, the baby of the band at age 58.
More than 31,000 were on hand when the lights went down at 8:45 p.m. and
fireworks exploded from the top of the four- level stage. Wood and Richards
emerged and broke into “Start Me Up,” the group’s traditional opening song.
Jagger, in an emerald green jacket, was last to make his entrance, but his
presence was felt immediately as he began the first of many dashes across the
stage. Later in the song, Wood fired into a guitar solo and the crowd sang along,
knowing the words.
The band followed this up with other staples like “It’s Only Rock ‘N Roll
(But I Like It),” “She’s So Cold,” and Tumblin’ Dice.”
Jagger and Richards both acknowledged the crowd at different points in the
evening, as Jagger thanked people from Mechanicsburg, Harrisburg, York and
Lancaster (he pronounced Lancaster correctly).
Later, Richards thanked the crowd, saying, “It’s good to be back, well...
it’s good to be anywhere, really,” which brought a chuckle from the audience.
Nine musicians accompanied the Stones, including a four-piece horn section.
Always innovative, the Stones were transported on a portable stage that moved to
the center of the stadium. In the center, the group played “Miss You,” “Oh
Not You Again,” “Get off my Cloud” and “Honky Tonk Woman.”
The group brought the house down during the two-hour show with “You Can’t
Always Get What You Want,” and “Satisfaction.”
Stones fans young and old took it all in with glee. “We’re fired up,” Jeff
Short of Millersville said. He and his wife, Sarah, brought their two sons,
Daniel and Stephen, ages 12 and 10, respectively, to Hershey; both boys were
force-fed the Stones, their father said.
“They’ll be full-fledged fans once the concert is done,” Short said.
“They’ll be charged. It’s a joyous event. It’s the peak, as far as rock
‘n roll shows.”
Parking was at a premium, as cars parked on both sides of the grass on
Hersheypark Drive. Cars were also parked on rows on the hill of the former
Milton Hershey High School. A festive atmosphere prevailed before the show, as
fans tailgated in the parking lot and met at popular Hershey nightspot,
Shakey’s for a pre-Stones party. Prime seats Saturday sold for $175 and
grandstand seats went for $60. But fans didn’t seem to mind the price.
“It’s like two nights out,” Short said. “And it is a lot more of a show
than I can get for two nights out.”
The Stones are touring behind their new album, “A Bigger Bang,” which was
released in early September; it’s the band’s first album with new material
in eight years and has been called the group’s best in two decades.
Opening for the Stones was Beck, and members of his band wound up sitting in row
11 to watch the headliners.
Tim Treece of Etters and his wife, Lisa, won tickets in a radio contest and had
them upgraded the day of the show at the same station, putting them in the front
row. It was Tim’s sixth Stones concert. He has followed the band since he was
7. He’s 40 now, and the group and its sound never grow old to him.
“It’s the music that brings people out,” he said. “They [the Stones]
like making music and playing and they still enjoy performing. People like them
or hate them. They were the bad boys; they weren’t afraid to take that route.
“The Beatles were calmer, more poetic. The Stones jumped out, and other groups
emulated them.”
And the Stones are still bringin’ it with the best of them.
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