The first club show on Forty Licks show:
With an audience of only around 2700 people, this was something very special,
we all have waited for. A special setlist was expected, and many different songs
were played during the fantastic show at the beautiful old Orpheum
Theater.
Set list:
Jumping Jack Flash - You Got Me Rocking - All Down The Line - Brand New Car -
Parachute Woman - Dance Part 1 - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Heart Of
Stone - Going To A Go Go - Love Train - Slipping Away - Before They Make Me Run
- It's Only Rock'n'Roll - Rock Me Baby (with Buddy Guy) - Hand Of Fate - Can't
You Hear Me Knocking - Honky Tonk Women - Start Me Up - Brown Sugar - Tumbling
Dice
Review
Orpheum Theater
Rolling Stones Soul-Ed Out at Boston Theater Show
Mon Sep 9, 2:26 AM ET
By Dean Goodman
BOSTON (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll's bad boys the Rolling Stones displayed
their soulful, sensitive side in Boston on Sunday as they played the first of a
handful of small theater concerts on their newly launched Licks world tour.
While 2,800 fans in the oppressively hot Orpheum Theater cheered wildly, the
veteran English rockers dug deep into their repertoire to perform old songs they
had rarely -- if ever -- played before.
Among them were covers of Solomon Burke's "Everybody Needs Somebody to
Love," Smokey Robinsson and the Miracles' "Going to a Go-Go," the
O'Jays' "Love Train" and B.B. King's "Rock Me Baby," the
latter with the help of opening act Buddy Guy.
The Rolling Stones began their world tour in Boston on Tuesday, playing to
20,000 fans at the Fleet Center. Two days later they played the 53,000-capacity
Gillette Stadium.
Next stop is Chicago whey they are also scheduled to perform at an arena, a
stadium and a theater. Other cities with theater stops include Philadelphia, New
York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Tickets for Las Vegas' Joint club went on sale
this weekend,with the cheapest priced at $505. Orpheum tickets were $66.
 In contrast to their usual practice, the Stones are dramatically varying
their set lists. Half of the 20 songs at the Orpheum had not been heard on this
tour. Other rarities dusted off included the bluesy "Parachute Woman"
from 1968's Beggars Banquet" opus, and the funky "Dance (Pt. 1)"
from their unloved 1980 album "Emotional Rescue."
The band and its multitude of sidemen were crammed onto the Orpheum's small
stage for the 110-minute show. Even though he did not need to run around as much,
singer Mick Jagger often complained about the heat, and sarcastically asked the
audience if they wanted it turned up.
"This is our third show in Boston and it's gonna be definitely the
hottest one, I think," he said.
Guitarists Keith Richards and Ron Wood, and drummer Charlie Watts seemed
untroubled by it, thanks to giant fans. Richards, as usual, sang two songs while
Jagger cooled off backstage.
Wood, newly sober after a few stints in rehab, played a more prominent role
this time. The dapper Watts, wearing red socks in honor of Boston's baseball
team, forgot to come out when the band took its final bow.
 Among the thirtysomething crowd was Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry, who
flew in to the hometown gig on a night off from his band's tour. He told Reuters
recently that Aerosmith had planned its tour around the Stones tour in order to
catch as many shows as possible.
Outside the Orpheum, veteran filmmaker Michael Apted and his crew interviewed
fans for a documentary he is making about the Stones.
© AP Photo/Winslow Townson
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