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Watch The Rolling Stones Add Two More Atlanta Tour Debuts

The Rolling Stones made two more tour debuts during their concert in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday night, both from the 1972 album. Exile on Main Street.

Mick Jagger and company chose “Sweet Virginia” from the shortlist of fan-chosen options, which this time included “Rocks Off,” “Wild Horses” and “Let It Bleed.” Later, after Keith Richards’ customary stint on lead vocals on “Tell Me Straight” and “Little T&A,” the guitarist remained at the mic for the evening’s second opener, “Happy.”

Videos of both performances, as well as the full set list, can be viewed below.

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The last time “Sweet Virginia” played a significant role on a Stones tour was in 2019 – they played it 10 times that year. There have generally been only one or two performances per year since the turn of the century.

Likewise, “Happy” was once a regular feature on the road, with dozens of inclusions in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, but it has become rarer since then, with three plays in 2021 and seven in 2022.

The stones’ Hackney Diamonds the tour continues in Philadelphia on June 11 and concludes in Ridgedale, Missouri on July 21.

Watch the Rolling Stones perform “Sweet Virginia”

Watch the Rolling Stones perform “Sweet Virginia”

Watch the Rolling Stones perform “Happy”

The Rolling Stones, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 6/7/24, Set List
1. “Start me”
2. “It’s only rock ‘n’ roll (but I like it)”
3. “Let’s spend the night together”
4. “Angry”
5. “Sweet Virginia”
6. “Dead Flowers”
7. “Tumbling Dice”
8. “Spoil it”
9. “You can’t always get what you want.”
10. “Tell me honestly”
11. “Little T&A”
12. “Happy”
13. “Sympathy for the Devil”
14. “The Honky Tonk Women”
15. “Midnight Rambler”
16. “Give me shelter”
17. “Paint it black”
18. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
19. “(I can’t get any) satisfaction”

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