Denver
Friday, June 16 (2 shows)
The actual song details in these local
reviews began modestly, but then one monster Rocky Mountain high flashed
through the library celluloid: unbeknownst to every published tour chronology,
there were two Stones concerts held in Denver that Friday!
I was first tipped to this surprise by the
Straight Creek reviewer’s apparent reference to “night time”
concert busts not experienced at his matinee.
Gladly, the next local review I found (Denver Post)
cleared up any uncertainties with this explicit reference:
They gave two shows at the Coliseum Friday, at 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. We of the
press got tickets for the 4 p.m. show.
Then
the latest find, a Colorado Daily article on Denver ticket sales,
refers to the same “4 o’clock show” along with a paired “second show.”
These double-show statements are confirmed
by other sources, including a 25-year-old clue in the magnum opus of American
Tour 1972 journalism. Cynthia
Sagittarius, Greenfield recounts in STP, left Denver “right after
the last concert on Friday night.” When
considered in light of the twin bill reported in the local newspaper,
Greenfield’s use of “the last concert” rather than “the concert” makes sense:
Cynthia left after the second and final Denver show, not after a
singleton. The Albuquerque press also
mentioned that the Stones were to have a matinee performance in Denver on
Friday.
Recent published references to the two
1972 concerts can be found in Denver newspaper announcements of the “No
Security” show to be held at McNichols Arena in early 1999. Recalling Colorado concert history, the
papers reported that “in 1972, the Stones played two shows with Wonder at the
Denver Coliseum” (Rocky Mountain News, November 17, 1998) and
that ”the group’s last indoor concerts in Denver were two 1972 shows at the
Coliseum with Stevie Wonder” (Denver Post, November 17, 1998).
No Denver tapes are in circulation,
leaving us with a dozen press-based song gleanings for the matinee, but
absolutely nothing from the nightcap.
One can only speculate as to what the Stones might have performed at the
evening concert. Certainly, it could
have been just another standard run-through, but maybe, just maybe, they
celebrated the end of their Far West dates (and an impending day off) with
something special for the fans.
Speaking of something special, was Denver
the only city to see Jagger attired in the “Warhol tongue” tank top? Photographs from subsequent STP stages
capture this distinctive shirt on Taylor, but Jagger apparently never wore it
again.
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COMPOSITE SET |
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Brown Sugar |
Brown Sugar |
no songs mentioned in this review |
Brown Sugar |
Brown Sugar |
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Bitch |
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Bitch |
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Rocks Off |
Rocks Off |
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Gimme Shelter |
Gimme Shelter |
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Happy |
Happy |
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Tumbling Dice |
Tumbling Dice |
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Love In Vain |
Love In Vain |
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Sweet Virginia |
Sweet Virginia |
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YCAGWYW |
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YCAGWYW |
YCAGWYW |
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Midnight Rambler |
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Midnight
Rambler |
Midnight Rambler |
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JJF |
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JJF |
JJF |
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SFM |
SFM |
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show “finished up with” JJF Opening: Stevie Wonder |
Jagger:
“Warhol tongue embroidered on his shirt” “no encore whatsoever” Opening: Stevie Wonder |
Opening: Stevie Wonder |
Opening: Stevie Wonder |
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Denver Post: ”He comes onto the stage in an electric
silver coat, silver glitter in the corners of his eyes. He wears bright
yellow pants with a flaming red sash dangling down from his waist. He strips
off his coat and reveals an undershirt with a huge painted tongue sticking
out at the audience.” Colorado
Daily: “On Sweet
Virginia Mick asks for help on the chorus.” |
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2nd show |
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Washington Post: “Jagger’s whipping off his
sashes, off his belt, opening the jumpsuit to the navel and insinuating that
lithe, vitamin-sated body to the rim of the stage, teasing the droogies as
they sharpened up for the night of the real lashings and thrashings of the
ultra-violent.” Colorado Daily: “I heard the late show had a few chairs flying in a
get-outa-my-seat scene.” |
Selected
Press Clippings
