I've been fortunate enough to have seen them a few times, the first when Brian Jones was still in the group. The concert I liked the best was the 1969 Tour performance in the Oakland Coliseum. The opening act was Terry Reid, who was a journeyman singer guitarist who a minor a few hits in England, but never broke big in the US. The next act was a full set by B.B. King and his full band. After B.B., the Ike & Tina Turner Revue did their full set. Lastly, the Rolling Stones came on and gave an amazing set and all with just their amps and durmset, no fancy sets or pyrotechnics. The only innovation was the use of Jumbotron screens for the first time to show the action on stage to the full stadium audience (an idea of promoter Bill Graham). All this talent and showmanship was all for the price of about $10.00 US. Imagine how much it would cost today...
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