Concert Review: Those Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones: Stones Tour’24 Atlanta
Review by Lindsey V. Britt
Although they have been performing farewell shows since the 1980s, The Rolling Stones are still touring the world with their Hackney Diamonds North American Tour.
The tour is based on their twenty-fourth album Hackney Diamonds which was released last autumn and featured artists such as Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John as additional musicians on the album.
Each city opened with different artists, the Atlanta show was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 7th and opened with Pittsburgh’s rock ’n’ blues band Ghost Hounds. The set featured songs from the band’s latest album First Last Time, including “Make It Shake”, “Last Train To Nowhere”, and “Dirty Angel.” Ghost Hounds were a great opener for the night with their blues and rock sound, perfect for a show in the ATL.
The Stones started their set with the 1981 classic “Start Me Up,” and as someone who had not thought she’d see the actual Rolling Stones live in concert, can I tell you, they lived up to the hype! Mick Jagger at almost 81 years old is jumping around on stage just as much, if not more, than guys I’ve seen on stage in their 20’s, sounding like he did over 40 years ago - With Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards playing guitar incredibly like they always have.
Continuing with “It’s Only Rock’n’Roll (But I Like It)”, “Let’s Spend The Night Together,” and the latest hit single “Angry,” followed by the audience-voted song of the night “Sweet Virginia,” and a reminder to make sure to vote in the upcoming American election from Jagger himself, Richards leads a three-song performance along with Wood before Jagger returned to the stage singing “Sympathy For The Devil.” The show closed with an encore of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”.
The audience was a collective of age groups, that ranged from casual fans to groupies, all of whom came to see one of the most iconic bands in history, which have inspired those who’ve followed in their footsteps. Seeing The Rolling Stones is something I’ll never forget and can’t believe I get to say I experienced being born 40 years after they started.