The Rolling Stones returned to touring Sunday (Sept. 26) with a efficiency on the Dome at America’s Heart in St. Louis.

Charlie Watts was a serious presence on the present even earlier than the Stones took the stage. Photos and movies of the lately deceased drummer performed on the world’s large huge screens, backed the sounds of highly effective percussion. This served as an introduction to the night time’s live performance, with the gang cheering Watts loudly because the band got here out to start their set.

The legendary rockers started with “Road Combating Man,” one of many many basic tracks from their 1968 LP Beggars Banquet. Subsequent up was “It is Solely Rock ‘n Roll (However I Like It),” the lead single from the Stones’ 1974 LP It is Solely Rock ‘n Roll.

Watch Footage of the Charlie Watts Intro on the Rolling Stones’ St. Louis Live performance

At this level, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wooden stepped to the entrance of the stage, with Jagger acknowledging it was “actually fairly emotional seeing these footage of Charlie up on display screen.” The frontman went on to thank the gang and followers in all places for his or her assist. “That is our first-ever tour we’ve ever executed with out him,” the singer continued. “We’ll miss Charlie a lot, on and off the stage.”

The band then devoted their subsequent music, “Tumbling Cube,” to Watts.

Watch Mick Jagger’s Speech and ‘Tumbling Cube’ 

Additional highlights from the efficiency included “Underneath My Thumb,” “Wild Horses,” “You Cannot At all times Get What You Need,” “Begin Me Up” and “Honky Tonk Lady.” As is customary for Rolling Stones exhibits, Richards took on lead vocal duties for a pair of tunes, “Little T&A” and “Slipping Away.”

The band closed their preliminary set with “Paint it Black,” adopted by “Sympathy for the Satan” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.” They’d return for an encore which included “Gimme Shelter” and “(I Cannot Get No) Satisfaction.”

The total set checklist from the Rolling Stones’ St. Louis live performance might be discovered under, together with a picture gallery from the present.

Although this was the band’s first official tour date of 2021, it was not their first dwell efficiency of the 12 months. As a warm-up gig, the Stones performed a non-public present at Gillette Stadium for New England Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft and an meeting of his family and friends. At that efficiency, the band honored Watts with a toast, saluting their departed drummer.

“That is our first tour in 59 years that we’ve executed with out our beautiful Charlie Watts,” Jagger declared on the Gillette Stadium present. “All of us miss Charlie a lot, we miss him as a band, we miss him as pals, on and off the stage.”

Watch the Rolling Stones Carry out ‘Road Combating Man’ in St. Louis

Rolling Stones, St. Louis, Sept. 26, 2021

1. “Road Combating Man”
2. “It is Solely Rock ‘n’ Roll (However I Like It)”
3. “Tumbling Cube”
4. “Underneath My Thumb”
5. “nineteenth Nervous Breakdown”
6. “Wild Horses”
7. “You Cannot At all times Get What You Need”
8. “Residing in a Ghost City”
9. “Begin Me Up”
10. “Honky Tonk Ladies”
11. “Little T&A”
12. “Slipping Away”
13. “Miss You”
14. “Midnight Rambler”
15. “Paint it Black”
16. “Sympathy for the Satan”
17. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
18. “Gimme Shelter”
19. “(I Cannot Get No) Satisfaction”