Never Ending Tour

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ROLLING STONES

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The Rolling Stones' 69 years on (and off) the road.

In November 2021, the Stones will wrap up a tour that may well be its last. After all, the band's been touring since 1962, playing more than 2000 live shows around the globe. See for yourself.

OVER 6 DECADES OF STONES

Data from setlist.fm.

between 1960 - 1969

between 1970 - 1979

between 1980 - 1989

between 1990 - 1999

between 2000 - 2009

between 2010 - 2019

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"I didn’t have any inhibitions. It’s a real buzz, even in front of 20 people, to make a complete fool of yourself. But people seemed to like it...and people were shocked. I could see it in their faces." MICK JAGGER

237

Total # of concerts in peak year 1964.

1964

Stones' peak year of the 60's for live performances.

Not Fade Away

Most performed song in '64.

“He’s really an extraordinary actor... because: (a) he can’t sing; (b) he can’t dance; (c) he doesn’t know a damn thing about music. But he does know about coming on and being a great showman." TRUMAN CAPOTE on Mick Jagger on the 1972 tour.

1973

Stones' peak year of the 70's for live performances.

All Down the Line

Most performed song in '73.

Total # of concerts in peak year 1973

“Anything to get the Stones on the road,” KEITH RICHARDS in Life on the addition of Ron Wood to the Stones lineup for the Tattoo You tour. “I figured I could handle him.”

1989

Stones' peak year of the 80's for live performances.

Bitch

Most performed song in '89.

Total # of concerts in peak year 1989

1995

Stones' peak year of the 90's for live performances.

Brown Sugar

Most performed song in '95.

Total # of concerts in peak year 1995

“All the contortions we go through just not to be ourselves for a few hours.” KEITH RICHARDS

2003

Stones' peak year of the 80's for live performances.

Brown Sugar

Most performed song in '03.

Total # of concerts in peak year 2003

“There is going to come a point when we don’t want to do it anymore, but I’m not thinking about that this summer.” MICK JAGGER

2014

Stones' peak year of the 10's for live performances.

Satisfaction

Most performed song in '14.

Total # of concerts in peak year 2014

“I’d rather be dead than sing Satisfaction when I’m 45.” MICK JAGGER *who sang “Satisfaction” 30 times the year he turned 45.

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