THE "ROCKS OFF" ROLLING
STONES SETLISTS PAGE
BY GARY GALBRAITH
(With Gerardo Liedo)
2003 LICKS TOUR.
European
Leg
Includes
the SARS Benefit concert in Toronto
Olympiastadion,
Munich - June 6, 2003 © Brian Rasic
2003 European ‘Licks’ tour overview
Early June saw the Stones kick off a 47 date, four-month trek around
Europe with theatre, stadium and arena shows in Munich. The ‘small, medium and
large’ format would also subsequently be used in Paris, Stockholm, Rotterdam
(although the theatre show would be in nearby Utrecht) and London. The British Isles leg of the tour would also
see additional arena shows in London, plus Glasgow, Manchester, and Dublin –
the eleven shows there would be their biggest tour on home soil since the
70’s. In late July, halfway through the
tour, the Stones returned to Toronto to play an all-day multi artist S.A.R.S
benefit aimed at helping the city recover from the recent pandemic. With 475,000 people in attendance, this would
be the largest ticketed event in history. The full day’s line up was televised
with highlights later being released on an official DVD. It’s a decent enough gig, although it’s
probably best remembered for the crowd bottling guest star Justin Timberlake,
much to Keith’s visible annoyance. Back in Europe, Mick’s laryngitis flared up
again leading to a few shows having to be rescheduled at short notice. After
this happened in August, as a precautionary measure, the Stones would never
play full length shows on successive nights again. This was a very strong tour leg with the UK
and Ireland arena dates being especially good.
The European tour ended in Zurich in early October, but that wasn’t
quite the end of the Licks tour as a few weeks later the Stones finally made it
to Hong Kong (having had to cancel shows there in March) to play two dates at
the city’s Harbour Festival.
The excellent ‘Four Flicks’ DVD box set, released in late 2003,
includes 16 of the 19 songs played at the first Twickenham show, plus 19 of the
22 songs performed at the Olympia Theatre in Paris as well as a couple of
numbers from the theatre show in Munich. The ‘Live Licks’ CD also includes
several tracks from Twickenham and Olympia. The ‘Toronto Rocks’ DVD features
six of the sixteen songs played at the SARS Benefit show. Finally, the 2022 DVD
released of ‘Licked Live In NYC’ includes three bonus tracks from the Amsterdam
show on 19th August. There is
also a great unofficial pro shot of the Munich theatre show, which is strongly
recommended.
Number of shows (including the 3 in Toronto and Hong Kong) – 49
Number in circulation – 49
Recommended shows – all of the theatre shows (Munich 8th
June, Paris 11th July, Stockholm 22nd July, Utrecht 16th
August, London 27th August), the arena shows in London, Glasgow and Dublin
(especially London 29th August), the arena shows in Paris and
Stockholm and the stadium shows at Twickenham.
Personnel
– Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood with Darryl Jones
(bass), Chuck Leavell (keyboards), Bernard Fowler and Lisa Fischer (backing
vocals & percussion), Blondie
Chaplin (backing vocals, percussion & occasional guitar), Bobby Keys (tenor
sax) and The New West Horns – Tim Ries (sax , Michael Davis (trombone) and Kent
Smith (trumpet).
Concert Listing (full European Tour)
|
No. |
Date |
City |
State / Province / Country |
Venue |
Notes |
|
33 |
4-Jun |
Munich |
Germany |
Olympiahalle |
|
|
34 |
6-Jun |
Munich |
Germany |
Olympiastadion |
|
|
35 |
8-Jun |
Munich |
Germany |
Circus-Krone-bau |
|
|
36 |
10-Jun |
Milan |
Italy |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza |
|
|
37 |
13-Jun |
Oberhausen |
Germany |
Vision Zukunftspark |
|
|
38 |
15-Jun |
Berlin |
Germany |
Olympiastadion |
|
|
39 |
18-Jun |
Vienna |
Austria |
Ernst Happel Stadion |
|
|
40 |
20-Jun |
Leipzig |
Germany |
Festweise |
|
|
41 |
22-Jun |
Hockenheim |
Germany |
Hockenheimring |
|
|
42 |
25-Jun |
Bilbao |
Spain |
Estadio San Mamés |
|
|
43 |
27-Jun |
Madrid |
Spain |
Estadio Vicente Calderon |
|
|
44 |
29-Jun |
Barcelona |
Spain |
Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic |
|
|
45 |
5-Jul |
Marseille |
France |
Stade Vélodrome |
|
|
46 |
7-Jul |
Paris |
France |
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
|
|
47 |
9-Jul |
Paris |
France |
Stade de France |
|
|
48 |
11-Jul |
Paris |
France |
L’Olympia |
|
|
49 |
13-Jul |
Copenhagen |
Dennmark |
Idraetsparken |
|
|
50 |
16-Jul |
Helsinki |
Finland |
Helsingfors Olympiastadion |
|
|
51 |
18-Jul |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
Stockholms Olympiastadion |
|
|
52 |
20-Jul |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
Globen |
|
|
53 |
22-Jul |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
Cirkus |
|
|
54 |
24-Jul |
Hamburg |
Germany |
AOL-Arena |
|
|
55 |
27-Jul |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
Letanska Plan |
|
|
56 |
30-Jul |
Toronto |
Ontario |
Downsview Park |
SARS Benefit Concert |
|
57 |
8-Aug |
Hannover |
Germany |
EXPO Gelaende Messe Ost |
|
|
58 |
11-Aug |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
Feyenoord Stadion |
|
|
59 |
13-Aug |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
Feyenoord Stadion |
|
|
60 |
15-Aug |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
Ahoy Arena |
|
|
61 |
16-Aug |
Utrecht |
Netherlands |
Muziek Centrum Vredenburg |
|
|
62 |
19-Aug |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam ArenA |
|
|
63 |
24-Aug |
London |
United Kingdom |
Twickenham Stadium |
|
|
64 |
27-Aug |
London |
United Kingdom |
Astoria |
|
|
65 |
29-Aug |
London |
United Kingdom |
Wembley Arena |
|
|
66 |
1-Sep |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
SECC Arena |
|
|
67 |
3-Sep |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
SECC Arena |
|
|
68 |
5-Sep |
Manchester |
United Kingdom |
Manchester Evening News Arena |
|
|
69 |
7-Sep |
Werchter |
Belgium |
TW Classic Festival Site |
|
|
70 |
9-Sep |
Dublin |
Republic of Ireland |
The Point |
|
|
71 |
11-Sep |
Dublin |
Republic of Ireland |
The Point |
|
|
72 |
13-Sep |
London |
United Kingdom |
Wembley Arena |
|
|
73 |
15-Sep |
London |
United Kingdom |
Wembley Arena |
|
|
74 |
20-Sep |
London |
United Kingdom |
Twickenham Stadium |
|
|
75 |
22-Sep |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam ArenA |
|
|
76 |
25-Sep |
Benidorm |
Spain |
Estadio Municipal de Foietes |
|
|
77 |
27-Sep |
Coimbra |
Portugal |
Estadio Finibanco Cidade |
|
|
78 |
29-Sep |
Zaragoza |
Spain |
Feria de Muestras |
|
|
79 |
2-Oct |
Zurich |
Switzerland |
Letzigrund Stadion |
|
Part 2: 8th August
to 2nd October
©GARY GALBRAITH 1999-2024