Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Rolling Stones concert in Los Angeles features Mick Taylor on three songs...



Rolling Stones concert in Los Angeles features Mick Taylor on three songs


AEG Live is the promoter of the Rolling Stones' 2013 tour, which features former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor as a guest on all the tour dates. The tour has been named "50 and Counting" as a celebration of the Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary.
One of the biggest things that was different about the show on May 20 was that Taylor was a guest on three songs: "Sway," "Midnight Rambler" and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." On previous concerts of the tour, Taylor did only one or two songs with the Stones: "Midnight Rambler" and/or "(I Cant' Get No) Satisfaction."
Secondly, guitarist Keith Richards, who sings lead vocals on two songs per concert (usually "Happy" and "Before They Make Me Run"), skipped singing "Happy" at the May 20 show. Instead of doing "Happy," he sang lead vocals on "You Got the Silver." "Happy" has been a song that Richards performs at almost every Rolling Stones concert for the past several tours, so it's unusual for him not to perform "Happy" at a Rolling Stones show.
As of May 8, 2013, select concerts on the tour will feature a song performed by request from fans who voted online via the official Rolling Stones mobile app. For each concert, fans will be given a choice of five different songs to vote for, and the Rolling Stones will perform the song that gets the most votes for that concert. The Rolling Stones also did this for their "50 and Counting" concerts in 2012. At the concert on May 20, 2103, the song performed by request was "Sway."
For the first time on the tour, the Rolling Stones also performed "Faraway Eyes."
Another thing that the Rolling Stones did differently at the May 20 show was that they did not have any celebrity guest stars on stage. On previous concerts of the tour, the celebrity guest stars were: