The tour followed the release of the group's album Goats Head Soup on 31 August. It began at the Stadthalle in Vienna (the closest the Stones would get to the Eastern bloc in those days; Yuri Kurinoff of the Soviet Union's Ministry of Culture was in attendance), Austria on 1 September. It then saw, in large halls to mid-sized arenas, West Germany, England (including four shows at the Empire Pool in London), Scotland, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, and Belgium, finishing on 19 October with the band's fourth entry into and thirteenth show in West Germany, at the Deutschlandhalle in West Berlin, which would turn out to be Mick Taylor's last live performance with the Stones. Altogether 42 shows were played in 22 cities, with two shows in a day a commonplace.
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| Bill Wyman Soundcheck at Empire Pool, Wembley, England 7th September 1973 |
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| Charlie Watts Unknown venue Autumn 1973 |
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| Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman Somewhere in Europe Autumn 1973 |
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| Deutschlandhalle, West Berlin, West Germany 19th October 1973 |
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| Keith Richards Unknown venue Autumn 1973 |
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| Keith Richards Unknown venue Autumn 1973 |
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| Keith Richards and Bill Wyman Backstage at an unknown venue Autumn 1973 |
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| Keith Richards and Charlie Watts Rolling Stones tour bus, somewhere in Europe Autumn 1973 |
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| Mick Jagger Empire Pool, Wembley, England 9th September 1973 |
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| Mick Jagger Empire Pool, Wembley, England |
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| Mick Jagger Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 28th September 1973 |
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| Mick Jagger Rolling Stones press conference, Amsterdam, Holland 12th October 1973 |
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| Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Empire Pool, Wembley, England 8th September 1973 |
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| Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Empire Pool, Wembley, England September 1973 |
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| Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Empire Pool, Wembley, England September 1973 |
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| Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Rolling Stones press conference, Amsterdam, Holland 12th October 1973 |
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| Mick Taylor Somewhere in Europe Autumn 1973 |
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My mom told me once she almost begged my grandparents to have the family go moving to the united kingdom just so she can always see these guys on stage. Guess she was a hardcore fan.
ReplyDeleteMy mom and dad were both obsessed with Rolling Stones. If I showed them this site, they would print out all the pictures and post them on our basement. Seriously, our basement is like a shrine of our favorite bands! - Emily Carver
ReplyDeleteThe pic labeled 'Keith Richards Unknown venue Autumn 1973' is from 1975.
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