 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
on Saturday March 1st. 2003.
The last of three shows in Melbourne, with an entusiastic 14000 people
audience.
Set list:
Jumping Jack Flash - Street Fighting Man - You Got Me Rocking - Don't Stop -
Live With Me - Angie - Sweet Virginia - All Down The Line - Tumbling Dice - The
Worst - Before They Make Me Run - Sympathy For The Devil - Gimme Shelter - Honky
Tonk Women -
It's Only Rock'n'Roll - Start Me Up - Midnight Rambler - Like A Rolling Stone -
Brown Sugar - Satisfaction.
 Stones roll about
Melbourne
By PAUL STEWART
THE owner/manager of upmarket South Yarra restaurant France-Soir could not
believe his luck when 17 members of the Rolling Stones entourage walked in this
week.
Jean-Paul Prunetti - a dedicated fan who has seen the band 16 times, including
twice in the past fortnight - happened to have a Stones poster on hand.
Guitarist Keith Richards was happy to sign it at the end of his meal.
This was one of the crowd-stopping moments that had fans in a spin as the "greatest
rock 'n' roll band in the world" descended on Melbourne.
Drummer Charlie Watts dined mid-week at the acclaimed Flower Drum, and was later
seen strolling with friends through Chinatown.
Cabaret audience members were surprised when they left Her Majesty's Theatre -
Watts was outside as the doors opened.
Mick Jagger took his children Georgia May and Gabriel out on Port Phillip Bay
and was later seen playing with them on a beach in St Kilda.
He also danced at Honkytonks nightclub and attended a party at the Mink Bar
organised by the band's road crew.
But few managed to catch a glimpse of guitarist Ronnie Wood - he was reportedly
in a lazy mood, not emerging from bed each day until late afternoon.
 Long-time Stones keyboard player Chuck Leavell and wife Rose spent a day in the
country investigating Victorian forests.
Leavell, a tree farmer when not on tour, is considered an expert and has written
a book on the subject - Forever Green: The History and Hope of The American
Forest.
"I have seen an outstanding job of tree stewardship while in
Australia," he said. "They are doing a great job here."
Jagger and Watts were eager not to miss any World Cup cricket action. Both
demanded a full list of games so they could watch live broadcasts from their
hotel rooms.
The Stones surprised many at their Tuesday night show by performing the 1967 hit
Ruby Tuesday - a song they had not previously performed on their 40 Licks world
tour.
The crowd was treated to such rare tracks as Mannish Boy, by Muddy Waters, and
Monkey Man from the 1969 Let It Bleed album.
Topping everything was a 10-minute band workout on the classic track Midnight
Rambler.
ŠAnthony Dunn, with a big thank you from us
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