 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
on Wednesday 6th of November 2002.
Around 20.000 people audience attended the show. Sheryl Crow was
really great as always.
Set list:
Brown Sugar
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It's Only Rock'n'Roll
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Start Me Up
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Don't Stop
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Tumbling Dice
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Monkey Man
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Wild Horses
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You Can't Always Get What You Want
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All Down The Line
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Midnight Rambler
- Slipping Away
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Before They Make Me Run
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Sympathy For The Devil -
When The Whip Comes Down
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Little Red Rooster
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You Got Me Rocking
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Gimme Shelter
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Honky Tonk Women
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Street Fighting Man
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Jumping Jack Flash
- Satisfaction
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Tacoma Dome gets its Licks from the Rolling Stones
By Patrick MacDonald
Seattle Times music critic
JIM BATES / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Mick Jagger sings “It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll,” with Charlie Watts on
drums and Keith Richards playing guitar. Sheryl Crow opened last night’s
concert in Tacoma, which featured many classic Stones hits, plus a few new
numbers from the band’s latest album, “Forty Licks.”
They may be grandfathers now, but for this one night at least, the Rolling
Stones were once again the bad boys of rock 'n' roll. They still had sympathy
for the devil. They still were monkey men. They still were midnight ramblers.
Mick Jagger, still thin as a rail, shimmied, strutted and pursed those famous
lips. He never stopped moving, even when the house lights were down and he could
hardly be seen.
Keith Richards smiled wickedly as he played spare, stinging guitar. When Jagger
left the stage for Richards to do a solo spot, the crowd roared and clapped so
long, he had to beg, "I've got a show here to do."
He sang "Slippin' Away" and "Before They Make Me Run" like
he really meant them.
The Stones were closer to the crowd than ever before, especially when they used
a satellite stage in the center of the T-Dome floor for a spirited "When
the Whip Comes Down," the blues classic "Little Red Rooster" and
a song that epitomized the night — "You Got Me Rockin'."
After a spirited set from opener Sheryl Crow, the Stones hit the stage at 9 p.m.
with the familiar twang of Keith Richards' guitar, carving out the riffs for
"Brown Sugar." Mick Jagger came dancing out on the stage in an
electric-blue jacket, egging on the crowd to supply the "yeah, yeah, yeah,
woo!" refrain of the classic Stones tune.
They followed that up with the emblematic "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll,"
with Jagger throwing off his jacket and maniacally prancing across the simple,
unadorned stage. Next came the song that may now be forever linked with
microsoft, "Start Me Up," as a phalanx of spectacular video screens
lit up around the stage. The screens were so crystal clear you could see every
wrinkle and crevice in Jagger's and Richards' faces. Now that's clarity.
The Stones broke out a few new songs, including "Don't Stop" from the
new "Forty Licks" greatest-hits album. Jagger strapped on a guitar for
that one, a song in the classic bluesy Stones style, but lacking the lyrical
punch of their best work.
The Stones broke out a small army of back-up singers and horn players for a
rousing "Tumbling Dice," followed up by a groove-heavy "Monkey
Man," with Jagger living out the song's title with his stage antics.
They slowed it down for "Wild Horses," with Richards and a surprise
walk-on by Crow helping out on the harmonies.
And they pumped it up again for "You Can't Always Get What You Want,"
a song driven by Charlie Watts' outstanding, as always, drumming.
"Midnight Rambler," with its long, instrumental break, was the
centerpiece of the set, with Jagger's bluesy harmonica supplying the driving
engine.
Other workouts included "Sympathy for the Devil," with Jagger in a
long red cloak, "Gimme Shelter," with a great vocal from singer Lisa
Fischer, a "Honky Tonk Woman" that featured a racy cartoon on the
video screen, and an electrifying "Street Fighting Man."
The show climaxed with the monster Stones hits "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
and "Satisfaction."
 CONCERT
REVIEW: Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow concert was high-energy event
Ernest A. Jasmin; The News Tribune
It's hard to argue with the Rolling Stones' reputation as the World's
Greatest Rock Band, especially after their sizzling set before more than 18,000
excited fans Wednesday night at the Tacoma Dome.
Guitarists Keith Richards and Ron Wood and drummer Charlie Watts took the
sparsely furnished stage first, followed by Mick Jagger, who continues to
deliver with a cool, sensual swagger that belies his age, 59. Most of the night
Sir Mick (he was knighted, too, you know) was a walking, talking Viagra ad -
dancing, gyrating and preening with more zest than most rockers in their 20s and
30s.
The four - backed by a horn section, backup singers, a bassist and keyboard
player, in various arrangements - started with their 1971 hit "Brown
Sugar." As they've done since the tour's September launch, they shuffled
the set around, in spots pausing for a quick conference as if they were making
it up on the spot.
The crowd was into it from the start, singing along with the opening song and
later echoing Jagger's "whoo whoo" during "Sympathy for the Devil."
The band kept the energy high early on with classics "It's Only Rock 'n'
Roll (But I Like It)" and "Start Me Up," getting many fans
dancing at their seats. Next up was "Don't Stop" - one of four new
songs from their latest greatest-hits disc, "Forty Licks" - followed
by "Tumbling Dice." Then they ventured into more obscure territory
with "Monkey Man," a funky but goofy number from 1969's "Let It
Bleed" album. Jagger looked like some sort of bizarre, pouty hybrid between
Curious George and James Brown throughout.
"Thank you," he said in his British drawl. "We're gonna slow
it down a bit for you - save a little energy so we'll have some energy
later."
The Stones then eased into their ballad "Wild Horses." Opening act
Sheryl Crow joined Jagger on vocals midway through the song.
Some of the night's most special moments soon followed. My favorite was
"You Can't Always Get What You Want," which ended with a fun, gospel
revival-style breakdown. And the bluesy "Midnight Rambler" stretched
into a sweaty, simmering, 15-minute epic with Jagger on harmonica.
Other high points included "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Gimme
Shelter" (the band's best song, for my money). Between the two songs,
members of the group strutted down a long catwalk to a smaller stage in the
middle of the arena floor and played "When the Whip Comes Down,"
Howlin' Wolf's "Little Red Rooster" and "You Got Me Rocking"
with their backs to the folks in the $300 seats.
Richards took over on lead vocals on "Slippin' Away" and
"Before They Make Me Run." "It's good to be back. It's good to be
anywhere," Richards said, a nod to his knack for survival.
The two-hour set also included classics "Street Fighting Man,"
"Honky Tonk Women," "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "(I Can't
Get No) Satisfaction." Of all the tracks the band didn't play, I missed the
oldie "Paint It, Black." But with four decades worth of music to
choose from, how could they get it all in?
Crow got the feel-good rock vibe started with her 45-minute opening set,
which began with the single "Steve McQueen." Her set also included
hits "If It Makes You Happy" and "Soak Up the Sun," but not
"Leaving Las Vegas" and "All I Wanna Do" - the songs that
introduced her to millions in the early '90s. (She teased fans with the latter,
cheerfully singing "all I wanna do is play this song" before launching
into "Soak Up the Sun.")
It was a blast seeing the living legends in action, and Crow is worthy of top
billing on her own. But was it worth the top ticket price of $300 for three
hours of fun? Nope.
It's an indication of things to come, considering how full the house was.
Three hundred bucks was unheard of for a rock show a few years ago, but don't be
surprised if top seats for the Stones cost $400 or $500 next time around - if
there is a next time.
Judging by the number of limos parked outside after the show, the Stones'
baby boomer crowd could afford to get gouged once in a while.
The high ticket costs were expected to propel the Stones' show past Paul
McCartney's record-setting T-Dome appearance Oct. 19. With tickets maxing out at
$250, Sir Paul pulled in more than $2.3 million, the most a Dome show had ever
grossed.
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