Stones play L.A. venue for first time in 30 years
LOS ANGELES - The Rolling Stones got religion in Los Angeles, returning for the first time in more than 30 years to the Forum, a concert venue that now doubles as a church.
They celebrated the occasion on Monday by playing "Faraway Eyes," a California-centric gospel satire that singer Mick Jagger jokingly described as "a country religious song." It marked the tune's debut on the "Bigger Bang" world tour, which began last August in Boston and will reach Japan in two weeks.
Other rarities dusted off for the 16,000-strong crowd included the "Sticky Fingers"-era drugs tale "Sway," performed for only the fourth time ever, and the piano ballad "Worried About You," played for the fifth time on this tour.
The band played three Los Angeles-area dates in November, and was expected to spring some surprises, especially following the drubbing it received back then from Los Angeles Times music critic Robert Hilburn, who accused the Stones of jeopardizing their legacy by not playing more new music.
LOS ANGELES - The Rolling Stones got religion in Los Angeles, returning for the first time in more than 30 years to the Forum, a concert venue that now doubles as a church.
They celebrated the occasion on Monday by playing "Faraway Eyes," a California-centric gospel satire that singer Mick Jagger jokingly described as "a country religious song." It marked the tune's debut on the "Bigger Bang" world tour, which began last August in Boston and will reach Japan in two weeks.
Other rarities dusted off for the 16,000-strong crowd included the "Sticky Fingers"-era drugs tale "Sway," performed for only the fourth time ever, and the piano ballad "Worried About You," played for the fifth time on this tour.
The band played three Los Angeles-area dates in November, and was expected to spring some surprises, especially following the drubbing it received back then from Los Angeles Times music critic Robert Hilburn, who accused the Stones of jeopardizing their legacy by not playing more new music.





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