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A Bigger Bang Tour
Artist Rolling Stones
Dates August 21 2005 -
August 29 2006
No. of legs 3
No. of shows 55 in North America
35 in Europe
5 in Japan
1 in China
2 in Australia
2 in New Zealand
90 in total

The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang Tour is a worldwide concert tour taking place during 2005 and 2006, in support of their album A Bigger Bang.

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History

The tour began on August 21, 2005 at Fenway Park in Boston, and has played across 55 shows in North America, 4 shows in South America, 5 shows in Japan and one in China. The Rolling Stones have completed their South Pacific leg by playing at two destinations in both Australia and New Zealand. The concerts feature older hits such as "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll", "Honky Tonk Women" and "Brown Sugar" as well as new tracks including "Rough Justice", "Infamy", "Rain Fall Down" and "Oh No, Not You Again".

The A Bigger Bang Tour stage is a phenomenal construction designed with the best architecture and state-of-the-art electronics which present visual screen shows of the Stones Tongue and live footage. There is an enormous 'runway' which extends out perpendicular to the centre of the stage along which Mick Jagger frequently walks. The stage has been measured to have a height of three stories. It is part of the concept designed by U2 who incorporated ideas to be closer to the audience. In some of the concerts, a section of the stage would detach itself and roll the entire band along the catwalk, creating an "island" stage in the middle of the stadium.

The track list played at the concerts changes at every destination and include new and old songs, but mostly centers around the same numbers. At almost every destination the opening song has been either "Jumpin' Jack Flash" or "Start Me Up", and the closing "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". A selection of new material seems to be frequent as well as two songs sung by guitarist Keith Richards.

While on the American leg of the tour, on February 5, 2006 the Stones played "Start Me Up", "Rough Justice" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" at the halftime show of Superbowl XL in Detroit.

The outstanding scale of the tour was realised on February 19, 2006 when the Rolling Stones played a one night concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The free concert was broadcast on television and broke several records as the largest rock concert of all time. There were a reported 2 million people present on the beach and crowding subsequent streets. A special tunnel was constructed for the band to cross from the stage to the hotel safely. Three days after the monstrous event, U2 played in Sao Paulo, and clearly affected by the huge night, ended their concert with the words, "I can't get no satisfaction."

On May 5, 2006 it was announced that the European Leg of the tour would be postponed due to guitarist Keith Richards undergoing an operation in New Zealand. The A Bigger Bang Tour will be postponed for one month and will begin in June once Richards has recovered from surgery relieving a blood clot at the front of his skull. He underwent the operation after falling from a tree in Fiji while on vacation in between after the Pacific Leg of the tour.

May 15, 2006: Britain's The Independent newspaper said that the injury meant up to six shows could be pulled from the start of the band's European tour at an estimated cost of £1 million a show.

The New Zealand Herald, citing an unnamed source, reported that Richards had undergone surgery 11 days earlier, on April 28, to stop bleeding in his skull, and that medical staff feared for his life at that time

In a statement quoted by Britain's domestic Press Association, the spokesman denied reports in Britain and New Zealand that Richards had undergone a second operation. The statement said: "The first and only operation was done on Monday, May 8, and was 100% successful. There was no brain damage. He continues to improve as expected."

It was announced by The Rolling Stones that the European tour would be postponed by one month to allow Richards a full recovery before returning to the road. As of now, the tour is still currently postponed until Richards "is OK".

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Personnel

Tour dates

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Song list

A Bigger Bang Tour song list

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