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Whitney Houston is one of the best voices of all time. While that might be a bold statement, few can hardly make a case that she isn’t.

From the moment she started singing in her church choir in Newark, New Jersey, at a young age, Whitney blew away just about anyone who would listen to her. And it was the strength in her voice and expansive vocal range that grabbed everyone’s attention and kept it. Whitney has had a successful career in both music and acting. She released six full-length studio albums, four original movie soundtracks and one Christmas album. With such an expansive song catalogue, one can never be sure what her set list would look like as she has so much to choose from. However, Whitney can’t deny her fans of the memorable hits such as ‘I Will Always Love You,’ ‘I’m Every Woman,’ ‘How Will I Know’ and ‘Saving All My Love for You.’ And she really exuded so much energy at her gigs and made sure to get her fans involved -- whether it’s to let them sing some of the lyrics into her mic or even just by conversing with them between songs. While she is no longer with us, Whitney has not only been able to play just about every stage in the world but has also sold millions of records worldwide. And it’s this success that will keep her at legend status.

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Setlist History: Whitney Houston's Final Concert in 2010

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• Last updated: 17 Jun 2022, 21:14:06
• Published: 17 Jun 2019, 19:26:48
• Written by: Justine Hooks
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On this day in 2010, Whitney Houston completed her Nothin’ But Love World Tour in Manchester, England. Although nobody knew it would be her last ever full concert, the night was still a bittersweet moment for Houston’s fans.

The entire tour had been met with mixed reviews. However, many concertgoers were still as excited as ever to see the icon perform, tempering their expectations of the veteran star.

Houston herself, donned in a sparkling silver dress at her Manchester gig, seemed confident onstage while delivering classics such as “My Love is Your Love” and “Saving All My Love For You.” Given that the tour was promoting her last album I Look To You , Houston also fit quite a few new songs into the setlist among old hits. In fact, she both opened and closed the show with I Look To You tracks, “For the Lovers” and “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength.”

The moment that Houston sung the opening notes of the 15th song in the setlist, her iconic cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” the crowd burst into enthusiastic cheers. Even as Houston took a lengthy pause midway through the ballad to catch her breath, the audience rallied behind her with excited screams and encouraged her to bring the song to an emotional finish.

Houston completed the night with “Million Dollar Bill,” another I Look To You track, as the encore. If Houston’s Manchester show proved anything, it was that while her voice may have been more fragile than ever, her stardom was certainly not. Overall, she won over the crowd with her palpable charisma and clear effort. It was a poignant moment for both Houston and her fans.

Houston passed tragically on February 11, 2012 to the world's devastation. RIP to an absolute queen who we love and miss everyday! Whitney's music still keeps her energy alive to this day.

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992, amassed global sales in excess of 86 million copies.

Early Years

Albums and songs, daughter bobbi kristina, documentary, posthumous music, projects, and honors, who was whitney houston.

Whitney Houston released her debut album at age 22 and scored three No. 1 singles. Whitney (1987) delivered four more No. 1s and earned Houston a Grammy, with later albums including I'm Your Baby Tonigh t (1990) and My Love Is Your Love (1998) as well as soundtracks to The Bodyguard (1992) and Waiting to Exhale (1995). With her marriage to singer Bobby Brown in 1992 and ensuing drug use, Houston's career got off track. She eventually made a comeback with 2009's I Look to You and also co-starred in the musical film Sparkle . Houston died from accidental drowning in a hotel on February 11, 2012.

Born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, Houston almost seemed destined from birth to become a singer. Her mother and cousin were both legendary figures in American gospel, soul and pop music. Cissy Houston was the choir minister at New Hope Baptist Church, and it was there that a young Houston got her start. Even as a child, Houston was able to wow audiences; she later told Diane Sawyer that a rapturous response from the congregation at New Hope had a powerful effect upon her: "I think I knew then that [my singing ability] was an infectious thing that God had given me."

By the time she turned 15, Houston was performing often with her mother and trying to get a record deal of her own. Around the same time, she was discovered by a photographer who was awed by her natural beauty. She soon became an extremely sought-after teen model, one of the first African American women to appear on the cover of Seventeen magazine. But music remained her true love.

When she was 19, Houston was discovered in a nightclub by Arista Records' Clive Davis, who signed her immediately and took the helm of her career as she navigated from gospel to pop stardom. In 1983, Houston made her debut on national television, appearing on The Merv Griffin Show to sing "Home" from the musical The Wiz . She and Davis spent the next two years working on her debut album, finding the best producers and songwriters available to showcase her amazing vocal talent.

Whitney Houston Album: “Saving All My Love for You” and “How Will I Know”

In 1985, the artist released her debut album, Whitney Houston , and almost immediately became a smash pop sensation. Over the next year, her hit singles "Saving All My Love for You" and "How Will I Know" helped the album reach the top of the charts, where it stayed for 14 non-consecutive weeks. Houston won a Grammy in 1986 for "Saving All My Love for You"; the award was presented to the singer by her cousin Dionne Warwick .

Whitney Album: “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”

Houston followed the monumental success of her first album with a second release, Whitney , in 1987. That record, too, went platinum many times over and won a Grammy for the single "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," with a successful world tour following. During this time, the singer also appeared at a concert for Nelson Mandela's birthday and founded the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, a nonprofit organization that funds projects to help needy children over the world.

By 1992, Houston was on top of the world, but her life was about to get very complicated very quickly. That year she married the R&B singer Bobby Brown , formerly of New Edition, after a three-year engagement. At first, the marriage was passionate and loving, but things turned sour as the decade progressed. Both Brown and Houston battled substance abuse and increasingly erratic behavior, with Houston later alluding to emotional abuse from Brown and domestic violence.

The Bodyguard Album: “I Will Always Love You”

In spite of these growing personal troubles, Houston continued to progress in her career, crossing over successfully into acting in 1992 by starring opposite Kevin Costner in the wildly popular movie The Bodyguard . With this project, she set a trend for her films to follow: For each movie she also released hit singles, creating sensational record sales for the soundtracks. Her smash single from The Bodyguard , a cover of Dolly Parton 's "I Will Always Love You" from 1974, proved to be Houston's biggest hit ever, spending a record-breaking 14 weeks atop the U.S. charts. The soundtrack album went on to win Houston three Grammys, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year. Later in the 1990s, Houston also starred in Wait ing to Exhale and The Preacher's Wife , both accompanied by hit soundtracks as well.

My Love Is Your Love Album: “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay”

In 1998, Houston released My Love Is Your Love , her first non-soundtrack studio album in many years, and it earned her another Grammy for the single "It's Not Right But It's Okay," The album was not as successful as her previous full-length releases, though her collaboration with Mariah Carey in the animated film The Prince of Egypt produced a hit single, "When You Believe," which won an Academy Award.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Houston's increasingly rocky marriage, struggles with drugs and health problems threatened to derail her career. Several concert cancellations and a notorious TV interview with Sawyer in 2002, in which Houston appeared far too thin and in poor health, led many to speculate that she was on the verge of a breakdown.

Just Whitney Album

In 2004, when production began on the TV reality series Being Bobby Brown , Houston received substantial airtime. The show aired during the worst years of the couple's crumbling marriage; drug use, lifestyle excess and bad behavior were all caught on tape and Houston's reputation sunk to new lows. Houston tried to ignore the controversy, charging ahead with her music by releasing Just Whitney… to combat her detractors, but it did not match the success of her earlier works. In spite of her troubled relationship, Houston was still celebrated as a singer, being named the most-awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records in 2006.

Over the next few years, Houston attempted to repair her marriage and to break her drug habit, but after several relapses, Cissy had to step in. As Houston explained to Oprah Winfrey in 2009: "[My mother] walks in with the sheriff and she says: 'I have a court injunction here. You do it my way or we're not going to do this at all. You're going to go on TV, and you're going to retire. And say you're going to give this up because it's not worth it.'" Houston took a break from her career, divorced Brown in 2007 and won sole custody of Bobbi Kristina.

I Look to You Album

After almost a decade of struggling with her personal life, Houston seemed to be pulling herself together. She released a new album, I Look To You , in 2009. "The songs themselves will speak to you and you'll understand where I am and some of the changes I've gone through for the better," Houston told Entertainment Tonight . The recording received a warm welcome from music fans, making it to the top of album charts. Her live shows, however, garnered mixed reviews, with some complaining about the quality of her voice.

In early 2012, Houston was rumored to be experiencing financial trouble, but she denied this claim. Indeed, the artist seemed poised for a career upswing: Houston worked on the musical film Sparkle with Jordin Sparks, a remake of the 1976 movie about an all-girl musical group similar to The Supremes, and also reportedly had been approached to join the singing competition series The X Factor as a judge. Unfortunately, Houston did not live long enough to see the latest comeback reach fruition.

Houston died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012, in Los Angeles at a Beverly Hilton hotel where a Grammy party was being held by Davis. Houston had been seen out in the days before her death, including at one of the pre-Grammy parties. According to a report released by the Los Angeles County coroner's office on March 22, 2012, the official cause of her death was an accidental drowning. The effects of heart disease and cocaine found in her system were contributing factors as well.

With her passing, the music world lost one of its most legendary stars. Davis once said that Houston "is in the great tradition of great, great singers, whether it's Lena Horne or Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan or Gladys Knight ."

Daughter Bobbi Kristina dealt with much tumult after the death of her mother. She was hospitalized immediately after the passing of Houston due to emotional trauma but later spoke with Winfrey about returning to her mother's home and feeling her mother's presence. Houston left everything to her daughter, but eventually the singer's sister-in-law Pat Houston became the executor of the estate.

Bobbi Kristina had public conflicts with her grandmother, Cissy, over the publishing of the Houston biography Remembering Whitney . In early 2014, she was reported to have been married to Nick Gordon, who had been taken in by Houston during his childhood and raised with Bobbi Kristina, yet later reports stated that they weren't legally wed. In another confrontation, she made disparaging comments via Twitter about Angela Bassett after the actress/director opted to cast a trained actress in the lead role of a Houston biopic instead of Bobbi Kristina.

On January 31, 2015, nearly three years to the date of her mother's death, Bobbi Kristina was discovered face down in a bathtub in her Roswell, Georgia, home by associate Max Lomas. After being admitted to North Fulton Hospital, she was eventually taken to Emory University Hospital, having been placed into a medically-induced coma.

Her father and grandmother visited her bedside amid calls for public support and prayer, with a candlelight vigil held on February 10 in suburban Atlanta. Bobbi Kristina Brown died on July 26, 2015, at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia. She was 22 years old.

Backed by the Houston estate, the documentary Whitney was released in July 2018, with Houston's sister-in-law, Pat, serving as executive producer.

“Everyone that has a life has a story. It’s her story and it’s played out in the documentary," Pat Houston told Good Morning America a few weeks before the film's release. "She narrated a lot of it herself. It’s just her life and her story as the family would see it, and the friends, who dealt with it every single day.”

The documentary premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. In the doc, it is revealed that her cousin, Dee Dee Warwick, sister of Dionne Warwick, allegedly sexually abused the singer. Houston’s brother told filmmakers he was abused by Dee Dee and believed his sister was too. The documentary also provided insight into Houston's relationship with drugs — her brother Michael admitted that he gave her marijuana and cocaine as a gift for her 16th birthday — as well as her kinship with fellow pop superstar Michael Jackson .

The following year brought more revelations about the singer's private life with the publication of A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houston , by Robyn Crawford . A longtime friend and assistant, Crawford confirmed that the two also had a romantic relationship before Houston became a global superstar.

Memories and Higher Love

In 2016, fans were treated to the release of a new Houston single, "Memories," with Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza sharing credit on the track. Houston's vocals had been recorded nearly 35 years earlier. In 2019, another new Houston single surfaced, this one a cover of Steve Winwood's 1986 hit "Higher Love." Houston had recorded a version that was originally meant for her 1990 album I'm Your Baby Tonight , before it was remixed for a posthumous release by Norwegian DJ and producer Kygo.

Hologram Tour

In 2019, it was announced that Houston's hologram would be going on tour the following year. The production was being developed by BASE Holograms, which had already debuted shows featuring the likenesses of Greek opera diva Maria Callas and American rock 'n' roll great Roy Orbison .

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

On January 15, 2020, it was announced that Houston had been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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• Name: Whitney Houston
• Birth date: August 9, 1963
• Birth State: New Jersey
• Birth City: Newark
• Astrological Sign: Leo
• Death date: February 11, 2012
• Death State: California
• Death City: Beverly Hills

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• From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. I know the eye of the camera is on me—eye to eye. It loves me, and I love it.
• Well, I've gone from singing too white to R&B diva, and now I'm hip-hop. I guess it's flattering to know that I can sing it all.
• I know what my color is. I was raised in a Black community with Black people, so that has never been a thing with me. Yet I've gotten flack about being a pop success but that doesn't mean I'm white ... pop music has never been all white.
• Nobody makes me do anything I don't want to do. It's my decision. So the biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy. And that's how I have to deal with it.
• Cracking gum or sitting with your legs open were considered unacceptable ... and I'd better not come back from the yard with scratched knees."[On mother Cissy Houston's parenting.]
• I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of 10 or 11, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh God, what's this?' I kind of knew teaching and being a veterinarian were going to have to wait. What's in your soul is in your soul.
• They're devils to me ... and they're out to eat my flesh."[On the media.]
• Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let's get that straight. OK? We don't do crack. We don't do that. Crack is whack.
• I can tell you that I am not self-destructive. I'm not a person who wants to die. I'm a person who has life, who wants to live. And I always have. And I wouldn't mistake it for anything else other than that.

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Whitney Houston Hologram Tour Announces First Dates

In partnership with the Estate of Whitney E. Houston, BASE Hologram has revealed the first slate of tour dates for the upcoming hologram production An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston…

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In partnership with the Estate of Whitney E. Houston , BASE Hologram has revealed the first slate of dates for the upcoming hologram production An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour.

The trek will kick off in Mexico between Jan. 23 and Feb. 9, followed by dates in U.K. and Europe, hitting England, Scotland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and more.

The currently announced dates close out April 3 at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk, Belarus. The tour is expected to hit North American in the fall of 2020.

'You Want It to Be Authentic': BASE Hologram Details New Whitney Houston Hologram Tour

BASE Hologram has also released the first rendering of the Whitney Houston hologram which can be seen above.

“Whitney Houston was a talent beyond words, and her influence and artistry transcended all boundaries,” said BASE Hologram and BASE Entertainment CEO and chairman Brian Becker in a statement. “What we are creating here is a new type of theatrical concert experience designed to capture that magic. When she performed there was an unmatched level of charisma and emotion to it – that’s what we are going to bring to audiences and it’s an honor to be able to help add to her legacy with this project.”

“A hologram show is all about the imagination and creating a ‘wow factor’ that extends to an incredible experience to enjoy for years to come,” added Whitney’s former manager and president and CEO of The Estate of Whitney E. Houston,  Pat Houston . “Whitney is not with us but her music will live with us forever. We know we made the right decision partnering with BASE because they understand how important it is to produce a phenomenal hologram.”

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The production will be helmed by acclaimed choreographer Fatima Robinson , known for her work on massive events and directing multiple award-winning music videos for such names as Rihanna , Kanye West and Mary J. Blige .

An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour will feature a live band, back-up singers and dancers set to digitally remastered arrangements of Houston’s classic songs.

This show joins BASE Hologram’s currently touring properties Roy Orbison & Buddy Holly: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Dream Tour and Maria Callas ‘ Callas in Concert. A full list of tour dates can be found at basehologram.com .

January 23 – February 9, 2020 – Mexico (additional information to come soon). February 27, 2020 – M&S Bank Arena 2 Arena – Liverpool, England February 28, 2020 – Apollo – Manchester, England February 29, 2020 – First Direct Arena – Leeds, England March 1, 2020 – SEC Armadillo – Glasgow, Scotland March 2, 2020 – P&J Arena – Aberdeen, Scotland March 3, 2020 – Bord Gais Theatre – Dublin, Ireland March 4, 2020 – Arena Birmingham – Birmingham, England March 5, 2020 – Bournemouth International Centre – Bournemouth, England March 6, 2020 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff, Wales March 7, 2020 – Brighton Centre – Brighton, England March 9, 2020 – Royal Concert Hall – Nottingham, England March 10, 2020 – Hammersmith Apollo – London, England March 12, 2020 – Bozar – Brussels, Belgium March 13, 2020 – AFAS Live-  Amsterdam, Netherlands March 14, 2020 – Capitole –  Ghent, Belgium March 19, 2020 – Samsung Hall – Zurich, Switzerland March 20, 2020 – Admirals Palast – Berlin, Germany March 22, 2020 – Stadhalle F – Vienna, Austria March 23, 2020 – Inchebo Expo Arena – Bratislava, Slovakia March 25, 2020 – Forum Black Box – Copenhagen, Denmark March 26, 2020 – Folketeatret – Olso, Norway March 28, 2020 – Cirkus -Stockholm, Sweden March 30, 2020 – BKZ Oktyabrisky – St Petersburg, Russia March 31, 2020 – Kremlin Concert Hall – Moscow, Russia April 2, 2020 – Palace Ukraine – Kiev, Ukraine April 3, 2020 – Palace of the Republic – Minsk, Belarus

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Review: THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL: A TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON at Reynolds Performance Hall

Belinda Davids captures the essence of the 80s pop idol for one show only

All the way from South Africa, Belinda Davids and her amazing entourage brought the spirit of Whitney Houston to Reynolds Performance Hall Thursday, January 25, to an audience ready to celebrate “The Voice,” as dubbed by Clive Davis . THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL: A TRIBUTE TO Whitney Houston covered a sampling of Houston’s career that included 11 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as 23 total top 10 tracks, and four No. 1 albums, all before her untimely death in 2012. And though we would have loved to have seen the original, I am certain Houston would give her approval of the astounding ability Davids’ possesses in bringing her memory to life, rekindling the emotional depths of her soulfulness into our hearts once again.  

Before Davids took her place on stage, music from the phenomenal band filled the auditorium with a familiar ballad that most of the audience members immediately recognized. As the melodious horns beckoned the songstress, lights came up and shown on our beautiful starlet who was wearing a dazzling white evening gown slit up her left thigh. Davids was breathtaking, and then when she oozed her first notes, she pulled you into her world and created magic that captivated and held us through the duration of the show. Even now, I am telling my friends that they missed an amazing show. I was blown away! 

Davids’ and her crew began with Run to You and Didn’t We Almost Have It All before they picked up the tempo for If I Told You That . Then the keyboardist (Ofentse Moshwetsi) brought out his flute to intro the "Prince of Egypt" hit When You Believe . She followed that with Where do Broken Hearts Go and finished the first set with It’s not Right, But it's Ok. At this point I’m thinking that I don’t remember Houston having so many ballads, but then again it makes sense. She did have that vocal styling that was able to draw out those long phrases that necessitated the music to take its time.  

Once she left the stage, the backup singers (Yahto Kraft & Zamagambu Memela) took control alongside the shredding guitarist (James Childs), who entertained us long enough for Davids to reappear in a red jacket and pants with a black top to contrast the fabulous outfit and sung I’m Your Baby Tonight . Then, multitalented Moshwetsi set the mood with the sultry saxophone for a grooveable rendition of You Give Good Love . After we danced to How Will I Know and swayed to Greatest Love of All , it was time for intermission. 

After the break, Davids emerged in a purple and black sparkly ensemble to rock out to Queen of the Night and I’m Every Woman . A few more ballads followed with My Love Is Your Love and One Moment in Time , before we were back to dancing with Million Dollar Bill . She then disappeared briefly. 

When the sax solo was finished, Davids appeared in a stunning teal dress and crooned a powerful rendition of I Will Always Love You . Then it was time for the band intros, most hailing from South Africa. After that, she passed through the audience while singing Saving All My Love for You . This was our time to sing as well, but I am certain we were not up to her standards according to the look and sassy way she disappeared off stage. I laughed so hard I had tears!  

Sexy sax man had another solo along with an awesome display from the keytar player before she returned in glistening black suit that matched her backup singers. We boogied on with I Get So Emotional  and Dance With Somebody before she took her exit to wow us with her red dress during her encore to finish with I Have Nothing.  

I cannot express enough how much fun this whole show was. Davids is a star, and she is backed by an extraordinary group of performers. Let me share my knowledge of the little research that I did on each performer: 

•  James Childs is a performing musician who was signed with BMG in 1997. 
• Mfundo Mbuli (Mus Scales) is an award-winning producer and has released his own EP. 
• Thembelihle Ndimande is a seasoned performer with tribute shows. 
• Travis Johnston is a full-time musician and drum tutor at Melray Music in Bedfordview. 
• Ofentse Moshwetsi won the Paul Bothner Jazz Prize at the University of Cape Town. 
• Yahto Kraft was a featured contestant on Season 3 of The Voice South Africa and has a debut single entitled “Ugly.” 
• Zamagambu Memela (XAE) was on Season 14 of Idols South Africa and finished in 7th place.  

GREATEST LOVE OF ALL will be at Corsicana Palace Theatre in Texas Thursday Feb. 1 and The Strand Theatre in Shreveport, Louisiana, on the 2nd. To find out more, visit their website at https://thegreatestloveofallshow.com . 

Next up at Reynolds Performance Hall is a showing of the original Batman with the soundtrack performed by the Conway Symphony Orchestra this Saturday, Feb. 3. For more information on tickets, visit uca.edu/reynolds.  

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Over the past couple of decades, the Rolling Stones have looked for any reason to hit the road besides the release of a new album of original songs. They’ve launched tours celebrating their 50th anniversary, reissues of select archival records, the 2016 covers LP Blue & Lonesome , and their 60th anniversary. Some years they headed out on the stadium circuit for no particular reason whatsoever, knowing a Stones tour is a major event in and of itself.

The first step was Houston’s NRG Stadium on Sunday night. After a strong opening set by Gary Clark Jr. that centered around his new LP, JPEG Raw , the band took the stage to the familiar opening notes of “Start Me Up.” This is the first time Mick Jagger has faced a stadium crowd since his 80th birthday last year, but his voice and body seem like they stopped aging sometime around Steel Wheels . It’s almost impossible to fully believe until you see it in person. (“People say Joe Biden is too old to be president,” an elderly woman behind me said early in the night. “They need to look at Mick!”)

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He wasn’t kidding. The 1965 Aftermath track wasn’t played live once until their 2022 European tour, and this was the first time it crossed the Atlantic. But it’s not something you hear much on classic rock radio, and the audience reaction was pretty muted at first. “I don’t think you really knew it,” Jagger said at the end. “But you got to know it as it went along.”

The Hackney Diamonds portion of the evening began at this point with leadoff single “Angry,” which popped onstage much like it did during their surprise album release show at the New York club Racket last year. “Beast of Burden” won the fan vote for the night, and it provided veteran backup Stones singer Bernard Fowler with a much-deserved spotlight moment. “You’ve got one more vote in November,” Jagger said. “Don’t forget to vote then too. What to play now? Something old … something new.”

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At the midway point of every Rolling Stones concert in recent memory, Jagger introduces the band one by one before heading offstage so Keith Richards can sing a couple of songs. For some reason, perhaps to squeeze more new songs into the set without cutting any of the standards, Richards was limited to just a single tune. He made it count by singing 1981’s “Little T & A” for the first time since 2016, though it was disappointing he didn’t get a chance to break out “Tell Me Straight” from Hackney Diamonds . It feels inevitable that’ll happen before this tour ends.

Jagger returned for “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Gimme Shelter,” which gave new background singer Chanel Haynes a chance to emerge from the wings and show off her stunning pipes. She first entered Stones World in 2022 when Sasha Allen, their previous background singer, couldn’t make a Milan show. Haynes was playing the lead role in the West End musical Tina at the time, and she parachuted in at the last second to save the show. This frustrated the producers of Tina , who fired her for handing the show off to her understudy that night when she wasn’t ill, but it impressed the Stones enough to hire her for this tour.

The main set wrapped up with “Honky Tonk Women,” “Miss You,” “Paint It Black,” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.” These are songs they’ve done hundreds and hundreds of times for good reason. The hardcores may yearn for deeper cuts like “Memory Motel” or “Moonlight Mile,” but Jagger knows they’d cause many people to sit down and start scrolling through Instagram. And when you have a song like “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” in your repertoire, you simply have to play it every time you do a gig.

“Sweet Sounds of Heaven,” one of the finest songs on Hackney Diamonds , kicked off the brief encore set. If it wasn’t challenging enough to channel Merry Clayton a few songs back, Haynes had to now deliver Lady Gaga’s soaring vocal parts from the original recording. Unsurprisingly, she crushed it. For a moment, it really felt like witnessing a scene from some alternate-universe version of A Star Is Born.

The night closed out with a joyous “Satisfaction,” meaning they played just three songs from Hackney Diamonds. That’s typical for a tour in support of a latter-day Rolling Stones album, but this one really deserved more. They dropped “Midnight Rambler,” one of the Richards songs, and the acoustic set to make room for the three new ones in the show, but it be worth further restructuring to squeeze in “Whole Wide World,” “Bite My Head Off,” and “Tell Me Straight.” These are stellar songs that deserve a spot in the set, even if it means tossing aside “Paint It Black” or “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” sometimes.

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“Start Me Up” “Get Off of My Cloud” “Rock Off” “Out of Time” “Angry” “Beast of Burden” “Mess It Up” “Tumbling Dice” “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” “Little T & A” “Sympathy for the Devil” “Gimme Shelter” “Honky Tonk Women” “Miss You” “Paint It Black” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” “Satisfaction”

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