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Your ideal Stones set
So, Austin, what with the news regarding the Rolling Stones coming to Austin, what is your ideal 25-song Stones set?
Here’s mine:
- Rocks Off
- Sway
- Jumpin’ Jack Flash
- She Said Yeah
- Don’t Stop*
- I Got the Blues
- Tumbling Dice
- Dandelion
- I Am Waiting
- Let’s Spend the Night Together
- Play With Fire
- Dead Flowers
- Happy
- Under My Thumb
- Honky Tonk Women
- Paint it Black
- Miss You
- Get Off of My Cloud
- Beast of Burden
- Love in Vain
- Monkey Man
- Satisfaction
- Brown Sugar
- Gimme Shelter
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want
*Yeah, I know, I know. It’s from the 21st century. I still think it’s one of the better songs from that period.



Comments
By charles
August 5, 2006 08:18 AM | Link to this
I couldn’t care less, and wouldn’t take free tickets except to sell them to some other late arrivals. I’m from here, and Austin was cool before they were. We weren’t good enough for them until now, they aren’t god enough for us anymore. Don’t waste your money on the hype.
By Ron Windham
August 2, 2006 12:47 PM | Link to this
I would like to hear something that they don’t usually play. Has anybody seen my baaabbyy, Far away eyes and Sitting on a Fence! I love Don’t Stop!
By RK
July 29, 2006 12:21 AM | Link to this
sympathy for the devil 25 times in a row
By Tedd H.
July 26, 2006 05:02 PM | Link to this
Exile on Mainstreet, top to bottom.
By chris gray
July 26, 2006 02:39 PM | Link to this
Well, I stand corrected. I like my crow with plenty of hot sauce. Double or nothing on who opens?
My list: Get Off My Cloud/ B***h/ Respectable/ Ventilator Blues/ Under My Thumb/ Not Fade Away/ 19th Nervous Breakdown/ It’s All Over Now/ Gimme Shelter/ Paint It Black/ Miss Amanda Jones/ Stray Cat Blues/ Let It Bleed/ Street Fighting Man/ She’s So Cold/ Happy/ Faraway Eyes/ Sister Morphine/ You Got Me Rockin/ Undercover of the Night/ Moonlight Mile/ Jumpin’ Jack Flash/ Tumbling Dice/ Sympathy for the Devil/ Satisfaction
By Hunt W.
July 26, 2006 11:25 AM | Link to this
Rip This Joint Stray Cat Blues Gimme Shelter Live With Me Midnight Rambler Monkey Man Love in Vain Before They Make Me Run Happy Far Away Eyes Paint It Black Play With Fire Time is on My Side 19th Nervous Breakdown Wild Horses Satisfaction Jumpin Jack Flash Miss You Shattered Waiting On A Friend Used to Love Her (but it’s all over now) Just Wanna See His Face Sympathy for the Devil I realize this is a lot, but at the ticket prices I suspect they’ll recieve, it won’t hurt the Stones to stick around a while and do a good long two-set show. (Since this is my ideal setlist, I won’t take endurance into account)
By Glimmer Twin in Dallas
July 26, 2006 10:31 AM | Link to this
Sympathy for the Devil* Rain Fall Down Dangerous Beauty Angie Miss You Beast of Burden Time Is On My Side Midnight Rambler Wild Horses Paint It Black Shine a Light Tumbling Dice Can’t You Hear Me Knocking Out of Control Rocks Off You Can’t Always Get What You Want Waiting On A Friend Worried About You Hot Stuff Back of My Hand Under My Thumb Gimme Shelter Street Fighting Man Jumpin’ Jack Flash
*They should open with something that frightens the Power of the Cross convention down the street! lol
Note: Satisfaction and Start Me Up are purposely excluded! :D
By nikolai spanlowski
July 25, 2006 08:49 PM | Link to this
let’s hear the entire Beggar’s Banquet album
By Deborah
July 25, 2006 08:16 PM | Link to this
You must also inclue Emotional Rescue.
By heather jo
July 25, 2006 05:13 PM | Link to this
Rip this Joint Undercover Luxury Hand of Fate Time is on My Side Brown Sugar All Down the Line Round & Round My Obessession Please Go Home Happy Citadel I’ve got the Blues How Do You Hide Your Love Sympathy Street Fighting Man Ventillator Blues Satisfaction Brown Sugar Shine a Light Moonlight Mile {queue helicopters}
By SA
July 25, 2006 05:09 PM | Link to this
let’s have “Shattered” and “She’s a Rainbow” too
By Cecil
July 25, 2006 04:44 PM | Link to this
I like that you included “I am waiting.”
By Davey
July 25, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this
Daydream Believer Pleasant Valley Sunday Valeri Listen to the Band Peter Percival’s Pet Pig Tapioca Tundra I’m a Believer Last Train to Clarkesville The Porpoise Song Take a Giant Step Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow Going Down Sugar Sugar Stepping Stone She Mary, Mary I Want to be Free The Day We Fall in Love
Dunno, can’t come up with anymore without getting sick.
By matt
July 25, 2006 03:59 PM | Link to this
I would have added Moonlight Mile and No Expectations, although the absence of Brian Jones may cause this tune to suffer. You also left out Sympathy for the Devil and Wild Horses. Monkey Man would be awesome to see live and so would i got the blues if they can snag that organ player. Good picks Joe.
By Miss Adventure
July 25, 2006 02:40 PM | Link to this
My dream Stones set, in alphabetical order:
Encore: You can’t always get 1. As tears go by (w/ Marianne Faithfull) 2. You can’t always get what you want
By houtexstonesfan
July 25, 2006 09:04 AM | Link to this
I like your choices Joe. I like “Don’t Stop” too. It’s an under appreciated tune. I’d add “Rocks Off” if I had a vote. The press conference should be in about an hour, if the rumors are true. Great stuff.
By JT
July 25, 2006 08:46 AM | Link to this
Good grief! Zilker Park; terrible accoustics, insects, heat; how miserable. I won’t pay a penny over $200 for a ticket.
Your set list is good however; must include Sympathy for the Devil Start Me Up Time On My Side It’s All Over Now
By chris gray
July 24, 2006 06:09 PM | Link to this
why do you do this? you know it just makes both of our jobs harder when we have to report that they’re not coming after all. the very first front-page article I ever wrote for the daily texan was about how the stones were set to announce a show in memorial stadium. still waiting on that one too…