ROCKS OFF
Television Guest
Appearances - Live Performances
The
purpose of this page is to document "live" guest appearances by The
Rolling Stones on television shows
It may
be a surprise to some to see how few there actually are, which is mainly
because many TV appearances in the 1960's featured the band miming to a
playback recording...as a result, I have not listed appearances without any
"live" performance of any kind, which explains the non-inclusion of
most appearances on shows such as "Thank Your Lucky Stars", "Top
Of The Pops", "Shindig" etc.
It is
quite difficult to find tapes of many early TV shows to try and discern between
"live" and "mimed" performances, but I have listed only the
shows where I am pretty certain they did NOT mime.
In
fact, some of the appearances documented here are not completely
"live" either, as in many cases the performance featured only a live
vocal performed over a pre-recorded backing track (for example, many
appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show")
Latter
day performances are easier to track down as the Stones have only made a guest
performance on one "regular" TV show since 1971,namely NBC's
"Saturday Night Live" in 1978 - any other performances since then
have been on awards shows, usually in the form of satellite feeds taken from a
Rolling Stones concert
I have
not listed shows where the performance has not been "live" in front
of an audience of sorts such as "Don Kirshners Rock Concert" (US TV
1973 and 1974), even if the vocals have sometimes been "live",
because these segments have featured promotional videos as opposed to an
"in person" guest appearance. Nor have I listed features on shows
such as "Old Grey Whistle Test" (1972), "Good Night
America" (1975) etc which featured footage of the band in rehearsal for a
tour
The
contents should be self-explanatory - however, just to clarify, they are listed
thus:
Broadcast
date - ie, the INITIAL broadcast date only, not taken into
account the countless reruns and /or video repackaging of these performances.
Programme
Title - Original broadcast only, not re-broadcasts in
different shows under other titles.
Channel
- Again,
this refers only to the TV station, which originally broadcast the performance.
Country
- Country of origin of broadcast, taking into account that in recent
years, satellite television has broadcast shows live worldwide.
Songs
performed - Setlists of the TV program.
Tape
Extant - Whether a video recording of the performance is known
to be in circulation amongst collectors (or if no video recording is
circulating, if it is available as an audio recording).
Notes - Any
additional notes on the performance, in particular if the show was recorded on a
different date than it was broadcast.
Ready Steady Go!
Photos with thanks to the author Jan Olofsson,
From his book "My 60s" - Taschen, Italy 1994
'Copyright Jan Olofsson, 2000. Not to be reproduced without permission'
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Programme
Title |
Channel/Country |
Songs
Performed |
Notes |
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8.2.64 |
'The
Arthur Haynes Show’ |
ITV
(UK) |
I Wanna Be Your Man / You Better
Move On |
Filmed 7.2.64 at Elstree Studios,
Borehamwood. Both songs released on ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ DVD (May 2013) (US) |
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27.4.64 |
'Top
Beat’ |
BBC
(UK) |
Not Fade Away / Hi-Heel Sneakers
/ I’m Alright |
Filmed 27.4.64 at the Royal Albert
Hall, London (late show). Footage
is not in circulation. |
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3.5.64 |
'Big
Beat ‘64’ |
ITV
(UK) |
Not Fade Away / I Just Want To
Make Love To You / |
Filmed 26.4.64 at NME Pollwinners
Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley. Song 1 released
on ‘Rock n’ Roll – The |
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I’m
Alright |
Greatest Years ‘64 - Vol. 2’
(home video) (July 1990). All
songs released on ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ DVD (May 2013) (US). |
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13.6.64 |
'The
Hollywood Palace’ |
ABC
(US) |
I Just Want To Make Love To You |
Filmed 3.6.64 at The Hollywood
Palace Theatre, Hollywood, Ca. Released
on ‘25 x 5’ home video (Feb 1990). Some sources (Tv studio history) say RSG
is studio 1 not studio 5 (wiki) |
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25.6.64 |
'The
Mike Douglas Show’ |
KYW-TV
(US) |
Carol
/ Not Fade Away |
Filmed 18.6.64 at KYW-TV3 Studios,
Cleveland, Oh. Song 2 released on “The Mike Douglas Show –
Moments and Memories” (DVD) |
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(Mar 2008). The
Stones also lip-synched to two other songs (‘Tell Me’ and 'I Just Want To
Make Love To You’). |
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7.8.64 |
'Ready,
Steady, Go’ |
AR-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
Around and Around / If You Need
Me / It’s All |
Filmed at Television House, Kingsway,
London. Audio of the performance is in
circulation. Song
2 may be a live vocal over the official |
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may be mimed) |
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Over
Now |
version’s
backing track. |
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26.9.64 |
'The
Hollywood Palace’ |
ABC
(US) |
Not
Fade Away |
Filmed 3.6.64 at The Hollywood
Palace Theatre, Hollywood, Ca. |
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25.10.64 |
'The
Ed Sullivan Show’ |
CBS
(US) |
Around and Around / Time Is On
My Side |
Filmed at CBS TV Studio 50, New
York, NY. Song 1 released on 'British Rock – The First Wave’ (home video) (1985). |
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Song 2 released on “The Rolling
Stones Singles 1968 -71” (CD Box set, bonus DVD) (Mar 2005) |
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Both songs released on “6 Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones”
DVD (Nov 2011) |
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25.11.64 |
'Glad
Rag Ball’ |
AR-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
Little Red Rooster / Around and
Around |
Filmed 20.11.64 at Empire Pool,
Wembley. ‘Off The Hook’ was performed but not broadcast. |
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The broadcast has since been
wiped and is not in circulation. |
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15.1.65 |
'Ready,
Steady, Go’ |
AR-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
What A Shame / Time Is On My
Side / Down The |
Filmed at Television House, Kingsway,
London. Audio of the performance is in circulation. |
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Road Apiece / Everybody Needs
Somebody To Love |
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26.2.65 |
'Ready,
Steady, Go’ |
AR-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
The Last Time / Play With Fire
/ Everybody Needs |
Filmed at Television House, London.
Audio of the performance is in circulation. |
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Somebody To Love / Pain In My
Heart / I’m Movin’ On |
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9.4.65 |
'Ready,
Steady, Go’ |
AR-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
The Last Time / Everybody Needs
Somebody To |
Filmed at Television House, London.
Audio of the performance is in circulation. |
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Love / Pain In My Heart / I’m
Alright |
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2.5.65 |
'The
Ed Sullivan Show’ |
CBS
(US) |
The Last Time / Little Red Rooster
/ Everybody Needs |
Filmed at CBS TV Studio 50, New
York, NY. All songs released on “6 Ed
Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones” DVD (Nov 2011) |
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Somebody To Love / 2120 South
Michigan Avenue |
Song 4 is incomplete and features
over the end credits. |
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26.5.65 |
'Shindig!’ |
ABC
(US) |
Down The Road Apiece / Little
Red Rooster / The |
Filmed at ABC Studios, Los Angeles
20.5.65. Songs 2-5 are live vocals
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Last Time / Play With Fire /
Satisfaction |
introduced Howlin’ Wolf – while
the Stones are onscreen behind him during his performance, they didn’t take
part in it. |
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4.6.65 |
'Ready, Steady, Goes Live!’ |
AR-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing
Goin’) / Good |
Filmed at Rediffusion TV Studios,
Studio One, Wembley, London. |
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Times / I’m Alright / Play With
Fire |
The broadcast has since been
wiped and is not in circulation. |
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27.8.65 |
'Ready,
Steady, Go’ |
AR-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
Mercy Mercy/ Cry To Me / Satisfaction/
Apache |
Filmed at Rediffusion TV Studios,
Studio One, Wembley, London. |
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Song 4 is an excerpt of The Shadows’
hit, played over the end credits. Only song 3 in circulation (audio) |
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10.9.65 |
'Ready,
Steady, Go’ |
AR-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing
Goin’) / That’s |
Filmed 2.9.65 at Rediffusion
TV Studios, Studio One, Wembley, London. |
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How Strong My Love Is / Satisfaction |
The Stones, Andrew Loog Oldham
and host Cathy Magowan also famously lip synched to Sonny & Cher’s ‘I Got
You Babe’ |
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on
this show. |
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22.10.65 |
'Ready,
Steady, Go’ |
AR-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
Cry To Me / She Said Yeah / Get
Off Of My Cloud |
Filmed at Rediffusion TV Studios,
Studio One, Wembley, London. Audio of
the performance is in circulation. |
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15.11.65 |
'Hullabaloo’ |
NBC
(US) |
She Said Yeah / Get Off Of My
Cloud |
Filmed 11.11.65 at NBC Studio
H, New York. Live vocals over the official version’s backing track. |
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6.2.66 |
'The
Eamonn Andrews Show’ |
ABC-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
19th Nervous Breakdown |
Filmed at ABC TV Studios, Teddington,
Middlesex. Live vocals over the official version’s backing track. Footage is not in circulation |
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and has presumably been wiped. |
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13.2.66 |
'The
Ed Sullivan Show’ |
CBS
(US) |
Satisfaction / As Tears Go By
/ 19th Nervous |
Filmed at CBS TV Studio 50, New
York, NY. All songs released on “6 Ed
Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones” DVD (Nov 2011) |
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Breakdown |
The string section on ‘As Tears
Go By’ was a pre-recorded playback. ‘As
Tears Go By’ was released (briefly) as part of the 1966 |
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Copyright Preservation Release
(December 2016). Note – All future US
broadcasts from this show onwards would be in colour. |
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27.5.66 |
'Ready,
Steady, Go’ |
AR-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
Under My Thumb / I Am Waiting
/ Paint It Black |
Filmed at Rediffusion TV Studios,
Wembley, London. Billed as a ‘Rolling
Stones Special’. |
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Live vocals over the official
versions’ backing track. Song 3 fades out. |
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Released on ‘Ready, Steady, Go!
Volume One’ home video (Nov 1983). Audio briefly released on 1966 Copyright
Preservation |
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Releases
(Dec 2016) |
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11.9.66 |
'The
Ed Sullivan Show’ |
CBS
(US) |
Paint It Black / Lady Jane /
Have You Seen Your |
Filmed 9.9.66 at CBS TV Studio 50, New York, NY. All songs released
on “6 Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The
Rolling Stones” DVD |
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Mother, Baby, Standing In The
Shadow? |
(Nov 2011) Live vocals over pre-recorded
backing tracks. |
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22.12.66 |
'Top
Of The Pops’ |
BBC
1 (UK) |
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby,
Standing In |
Filmed 17.12.66 at Studio G,
Lime Grove Studios, London for the annual ‘Top Of The Pops’ Christmas Special. |
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The
Shadow? |
Live vocals over a pre-recorded
backing track. Only the audio is in circulation (although this has also been attributed to the |
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broadcast
of 29.9.66) |
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15.1.67 |
'The
Ed Sullivan Show’ |
CBS
(US) |
Ruby Tuesday / Let’s Spend The
Night Together |
Live vocals over a pre-recorded
backing track. Mick had to change the lyrics to song 2 and sang it as ‘Let’s
Spend Some Time |
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Together’ |
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22.1.67 |
'Sunday
Night At The |
ATV
(ITV) (UK) |
Connection / Ruby Tuesday / It’s
All Over Now / |
Filmed (as the title suggests)
at the London Palladium, Soho, London and broadcast live |
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Palladium’ |
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Let’s Spend The Night Together |
Songs 1 & 3 live vocals over
a pre-recorded backing track. Songs 2 & 4 live vocals over the official
version’s backing track. |
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Only the audio of this performance
is in circulation. The Stones famously refused to join the rest of the cast
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finale of the show where all
of the evening’s performers would wave goodbye to the audience. |
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26.1.67 |
'Top
Of The Pops’ |
BBC
1 (UK) |
Let’s Spend The Night Together |
Filmed 25.1.67 at Studio G, Lime
Grove Studios, London. Live vocals
over a pre-recorded backing track. |
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The original broadcast has since
been wiped and is not in circulation. The version of this performance
that circulates comes from |
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a rebroadcast shown on the annual
‘Top Of The Pops’ Christmas special shown on 25.12.67. |
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5.2.67 |
'The
Eamonn Andrews Show’ |
ABC-TV
(ITV) (UK) |
She
Smiled Sweetly |
Filmed at ABC TV Studios, Teddington,
Middlesex. Live vocals over the official version’s backing track. Footage is not in circulation |
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and has presumably been wiped. |
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28.12.67 |
'Top
Of The Pops’ |
BBC
1 (UK) |
2000
Light Years From Home |
Filmed 19.12.67 at Studio G,
Lime Grove Studios, London. Live vocals
over a pre-recorded backing track. |
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The broadcast has since been
wiped and is not in circulation. |
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7.7.69 |
'The
David Frost Show’ |
Westinghouse |
You Can’t Always Get What You
Want |
Filmed 16.6.69 at Intertel TV
Studios, Stonebridge Park, London. Live vocals over pre-recorded backing
track |
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10.7.69 |
'Top
Of The Pops’ |
BBC
1 (UK) |
Honky
Tonk Women |
Filmed 3.7.69 at BBC Television
Centre, White City, London. Live vocals over the backing track of the
released version. |
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This performance was also featured
in the broadcasts aired on July 17 & 31. The broadcasts have
since been wiped and |
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are
not in circulation. |
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7.8.69 |
'Top
Of The Pops’ |
BBC
1 (UK) |
Honky
Tonk Women |
Filmed 3.7.69 at BBC Television
Centre, White City, London. Live vocals over the backing track of the
released version, which has a |
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different mix to the version
broadcast in July. This version was also broadcast on August 14 & 21. The broadcast has been wiped |
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but the circulating version comes
from a rebroadcast shown on ‘Hits A Go Go’ on Swiss TV on 24.9.69 and circulated
in 2018. |
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It is also possible that the
circulating performance may come from the July broadcasts (see above) although
I do recall reading |
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that the initial broadcasts after
Brian’s death featured a huge photo of him as a stage backdrop and that is
definitely not included |
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in
this video footage. |
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21.8.69 |
'The
David Frost Show’ |
Westinghouse |
Honky
Tonk Women |
Filmed 16.6.69 at Intertel TV
Studios, Stonebridge Park, London. Live vocals over pre-recorded backing
track |
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23.11.69 |
'The
Ed Sullivan Show’ |
CBS
(US) |
Gimme Shelter / Love In Vain/
Honky Tonk Women |
Filmed 18.11.69 at Ed Sullivan
Theater (formerly CBS TV Studio 50), New York, NY. All songs released
on “6 Ed Sullivan Shows |
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Starring The Rolling Stones”
DVD (Nov 2011). Live vocals over pre-recorded
backing tracks. |
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25.12.69 |
'Top
Of The Pops’ |
BBC
1 (UK) |
Honky
Tonk Women |
Filmed 12.12.69, presumably at
the BBC Television Centre, White City, London for the ‘Top Of The Pops’ Christmas
TV special. |
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Live vocals over pre-recorded
backing track. |
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28.12.69 |
'Ten Years Of What?’ |
BBC
2 (UK) |
Let
It Bleed |
Filmed 12.12.69, presumably at
the BBC Television Centre, White City, London for a long-lost TV special looking
back at the |
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decade. Live vocals over a pre-recorded backing track.
Not in circulation. |
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31.12.69 |
'Pop
Go The Sixties’ |
BBC
1 (UK) |
Gimme
Shelter |
Filmed 12.12.69, presumably at
the BBC Television Centre, White City, London for a multi-artist music special
looking back over the |
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decade. Live vocals over a pre-recorded backing track. |
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15.4.71 |
'Top
Of The Pops’ |
BBC
1 (UK) |
Brown
Sugar |
Filmed 11.3.71 at the BBC Television
Centre, White City, London. Live vocals over a pre-recorded backing track.
Note - the |
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broadcast of the show of 15.4.71
has been long wiped. The circulating footage comes from a re-run shown for
the show’s |
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Christmas special on 25.12.71.
The footage was also used for the broadcast on 6.5.71 (this has also been
wiped) |
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22.4.71 |
'Top
Of The Pops’ |
BBC
1 (UK) |
Bitch
/ Wild Horses |
Filmed 11.3.71 at the BBC Television
Centre, White City, London. Live vocals over a pre-recorded backing
track. |
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Unusually, two songs were
broadcast. This was part of a short-lived ‘album slot’ part of the show which
otherwise focussed on |
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chart singles. The broadcast of this show has been wiped.
Only the audio is in circulation. |
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7.10.78 |
'Saturday
Night Live’ |
NBC
(US) |
Beast Of Burden /
Respectable / Shattered |
Filmed at NBC Studios, New
York City, NY and broadcast live. |
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8.9.94 |
'MTV
Video Music Awards’ |
MTV
(worldwide) |
Love Is Strong / Start Me Up |
Filmed at Radio City Music
Hall, New York, NY and broadcast live. The Stones were also presented
with a Lifetime Achievement |
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Award. |
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28.10.97 |
'VH-1
Fashion Awards’ |
VH-1
(worldwide) |
Anybody Seen My Baby? / Out
Of Control |
Filmed 24.10.97 at the
Paramount Theatre, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY |
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12.12.12 |
'12-12-12
– The Concert for |
Worldwide
TV |
You Got Me Rocking / Jumpin’
Jack Flash |
Filmed at a multi-artist
concert at Madison Square Garden, New York. Broadcast and webcast live
worldwide as a benefit for the |
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Sandy
Relief’ |
Broadcast
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Robin Hood Relief Fund. The
performances were released officially on the Various Artists release
‘12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy |
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Relief’ download album (18
Dec 2012), CD (Jan 2013) and then on DVD (Sep 2013) |
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18.4.20 |
'One
World Together At |
Worldwide
webcast |
You Can’t Always Get What
You Want |
Live Global Citizen webcast
shown on YouTube as part of a multi-artist event to benefit Covid-19 health
workers. The
Stones all |
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Home’ |
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performed via Zoom from
their homes in England (Charlie and Ronnie), the US (Keith) and France
(Mick). The band played
live |
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over pre-recorded backing
tracks. This was Charlie Watts’ final
public appearance. |
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©GARY GALBRAITH 1999 – 2022