The Rolling Stones rock and roll train stopped at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Saturday night. The band performed a 19-song set of hits that spanned the decades.
The core trio of The Rolling Stones are old, pretty darn old. Even if 80 is the new 70, The Glimmer Twins -- Mick Jagger and Keith Richards -- plus Ronnie Wood, the youngest of the trio who celebrated his 77th year on June 1, are definitely veteran senior citizens. And, in a wry bit of self-realization with a dash of irony, the band’s current Hackney Diamonds Tour, which stopped at Cleveland Browns Staidum on Saturday, is sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons.
Before the show, fans milled about in a wide variety of vintage t-shirts, and as always, hardcore fans commiserated about the number of Stones shows they have attended across the decades. Unfortunately, as many of those fans were attempting to settle in for the show, they could be heard grousing about the difficulty of getting to their seats.
It’s a rock and roll machine, a live jukebox filled with Rolling Stones classics and a few new tunes from their highly regarded new album “Hackney Diamonds,” from which they performed three songs. Jagger’s onstage energy level is legendary, but Wood was also constantly on the move and was clearly enjoying himself. Like, Jagger, Wood explored the considerable stage space, occasionally walking down the catwalk during his solos, and ensuring that the folks in the nosebleeds and on the sides of the stadium didn’t only get to see him on the massive screens on either side and above the stage while Richards mostly hung out by his Fender amps and Jordan.
As Jagger took a well-earned break, Richards stepped to the mic for three tunes, giving solid raspy vocals the new ballad “Tell Me Straight,” , fan favorite “Little T&A,” highlighted with some chunky Chuck Berry inspired riffage and of course many folks favorite Keef tune, “Happy.” The set wound down with a trio of the band’s ’60′s hits, “Paint it Black,”and “Jumping Jack Flash,” with Richards intro chords leaping out of the massive speakers and Jagger still moving like Jagger.
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