Even better than they were thirty years ago! The Rolling Stones back with a bang at intimate Paris warm-up gig
By Owen Tonks and Jennifer Ruby
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There was a mad rush for tickets as British rockers The Rolling Stones announced a secret Paris warm-up gig on Thursday.
The biggest rock stars in the world didn't disappoint as the lucky few who managed to bag tickets were treated to a night of the band's classic hits.
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Rock god: Mick Jagger gives it his all for 75 minute Paris warm-up gig on Thursday night
Like old times: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards blow the crowd away with their on-stage chemistry
Giving an energetic and intimate performance, fans found themselves in close proximity to their rock idols as the band proved that they had just as much on-stage chemistry as they did 50 years ago.
The band, who will be celebrating
their 50th anniversary with a series of special London and New York gigs
next month, opened their set with classic hit Route 66 that also appeared on the group's 1964 debut album.
Frontman Mick Jagger chatted to the crowd in French before they performed a selection of their classic tunes including Miss You, Start Me Up, It's Only Rock 'N' Roll, Tumbling Dice, Midnight Rambler as well as a cover of Muddy Waters' Champagne & Reefer.
The show also included the live debut of Doom and Gloom one of two new songs that will appear on The Stones' upcoming GRRR! compilation.
Start me up: Mick and Keith surprise the crowd with an encore of classic hits
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THE PARIS SET LIST
- Route 66
- It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Shattered
- When the Whip Comes Down
- Champagne & Reefer
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Doom & Gloom
- Miss You
- Start Me Up
- Midnight Rambler
- Tumbling Dice
- Encore:
- Jumpin’ Jack Flash
- Brown Sugar
'I can't believe we're all still standing up, you'd think by now one or two of us would be sitting down, but we're not,' Mick shouted to the crowd.
The lucky 600 fans, including stars Natalia Vodianova and socialite Daphne Guinness, who crowded into the 700 capacity La Trabendo club for the 75 minute show, witnessed an energetic encore after the set, as Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts rejoined Mick to play Brown Sugar and Jumping Jack Flash, much to the audience's delight.
One French fan couldn't believe his luck after the once-in-a-lifetime performance: 'We were right next to them, we could see them perfectly,' he said.
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'It was a very small room and they were running all over the stage...they seemed really happy.'
Tennis star Henri Leconte, who was in the audience, told The Telegraph: 'It was extraordinary. I hope I can move as well as Mick and be as enthusiastic when I am his age.'
Another fan said: 'I waited two hours, but I did find myself three metres from Mick Jagger. It was so great to see them in such a small venue.'
On fire: The crowd go wild as the band play When the Whip Comes Down live in Paris
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Die hard fan Don Device, who saw the band in the 1970s, told the BBC:
'They were much more tight [tonight]. I saw them for the first time in 1979 - worst concert I have ever seen. Tonight - amazing! I saw younger men tonight than I saw in 1979.'
On a high: Mick gives an OK signal as he leaves the gig, while Ronnie wraps himself in a dressing gown
It's a wrap! Keith and Charlie wrap up in dressing gowns as they leave the club after their high-energy show
According to French newspaper Le Parisien, The Stones are planning to play a second Paris show on Monday, a private gig for a financial-investment company.
After the show, Mick even stuck around to sign some autographs before hopping into his black Mercedes.
Fans rushed to secure a place in the audience after the group announced the performance on Twitter the morning of the show.
Standing in line: Devotees of the band queue outside a Virgin Megastore in Paris in a bid to get their hands on tickets for the unexpected show
Flash sale: Fans queue up on the Champs Elysee for Rolling Stones tickets
'350 tickets go on sale at the Virgin Megastore, Champs-Elysees, at 12pm today, €15 each. Two tickets per person.
'Names will be printed on the tickets. On presentation of photo ID at the venue ticket holders will receive a wristband. Doors open at 8pm.'
Warming up: Mick Jagger leaves Trabendo concert hall in Paris on Thursday, where the warm-up gig will take place
Still on top: Guitarists Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards after rehearsals for their Parisian gig
Waving to the crowds: Mick Jagger seemed to lap up the attention as he prepared for the Parisian show on Thursday night
Taking it in their stride: The stars caused a stir after announcing the intimate gig ahead of their larger scale 50th anniversary gigs next month
'Mobile phones, cameras, video equipment and recording devices are strictly prohibited'
The impromtu gig came after Ronnie Wood expressed a desire to test their set in front of an small audience before they took to the grand stage at the O2 Arena in London.
The musician recently told NME they may be performing under their alternative name, Cockroaches.
Not stopping yet: The veteran rockers played at a small venue in the French capital as an extra special treat to a small few
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He said, 'There’s going to be little club gigs that we’re gonna surprise ourselves to do as well, we’ll bung a few in next week or the week after, so look out for any Cockroaches gigs or whatever!'
'I don’t know who we’ll be billed as but we’ll turn up somewhere and put a few to the test. Tiny, 200, 300 people kind of places.'
The band announced last week that they would be playing two huge shows at the O2 Arena in November.
Queuing around the block: Rock fans swarm to the Virgin Megastore on Champs-Élysées in a bid to secure tickets to The Rolling Stones gig
Delighted: The Rolling Stones devotees show off their tickets after successfully securing a place in the crowd
The gigs will be held as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations following the English rock group's formation in 1962.
The foursome - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood - will also be performing another two dates at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey in December.
Ronnie Wood has also said the musicians intend to continue touring after the four shows.
- The Rolling Stones will play will play the O2 Arena in London on Nov. 25 and 29. Those tickets sold out in seven minutes.
- Tickets for the December 13 and 15 concerts at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey go on sale Friday
Chuffed: Music lovers show off their receipts after purchasing tickets for the show
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The "Strolling Bones"? Gimme my gun.....cuz whoever coined that phrase needs to NOT to coin anymore!!!
- lucky gmail , Kokomo, United States, 27/10/2012 16:42
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