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DAY ON THE GREEN # 4-1978

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JULY 26, 2019…THIS ONE WAS BILLED AS ‘A VERY SPECIAL DAY ON THE GREEN.’ ON HIS BIRTHDAY IN 1978 THE STONES HEADLINED DAY ON THE GREEN # 4. IT WAS A SHOW THAT WASN’T EVEN SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE. THE ROLLING STONES DIDN’T PLAN ON PLAYING THE BAY AREA ON THEIR 1978 TOUR. BUT BILL GRAHAM MANAGED TO GET ONE MORE SHOW OUT OF THEM, ADDING THE OAKLAND SHOW AT THE END OF THE TOUR. THE SHOW ANNOUNCED TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE EVENT. AFTER THE OPENING ACTS OF SANTANA, EDDIE MONEY, PETER TOSH, AND TOOTS AND MAYTAL, THE ROLLING STONES PLAYED 19 SONGS. IT WAS ALSO MICK JAGGER’S 34TH BIRTHDAY.

IT WAS ‘A VERY SPECIAL DAY ON THE GREEN’

THIS IS ACTUAL FOOTAGE FROM THE ROLLING STONES ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’

HERE’S SOME LIVE STONES FROM THE SAME TOUR IN 1978 (GREAT QUALITY)

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