Show 3 & 4 Recap | Keith Is Back! | Hackney Diamonds Tour | Glendale, AZ | Las Vegas, NV | May 7, 11 

I was there in Vegas and it’s my 3 rd time - they blew the roof off the place . Loved seeing Keith get in the mix .. so different from the videos I’ve seen . I was beyond happy !! You got the silver was beautiful !❤

I'm so happy to hear that! I'm relieved, because I don't want to see my favorite band on the decline. Stones forever! Thanks Justin for you amazing work!!!👌🏻

I was at the Las Vegas show and it was absolutely fantastic. One of the best ever. Thank you for the review Hang Fire

Just watched the entire Vegas show. You were right. It was outstanding. Keith on top of his play. There wasn't a song that disappointed and most were great live performances. Can't wait for more.

Ha! I’ve been saying it’s the headband that’s making Keith stronger I’m going to another show now.🎸

Agree with you 100%. Love your honesty analyzing Keith’s ascension. Mess It Up improved a lot! The pace is getting on point. To be fair, Stones alway began slowly. I think some of us big fans are a little bit afraid that they aren’t capable of evolve during a tour given the age. They are definitely back! God bless them! Thank you!

Superb review of show. Keith and Ronnie just driving it .. Mick .. so magic.

heading up to Seattle tomorrow. I voted for Wild Horses. This will be my 6th time seeing them dating back to The Urban Jungle World Tour.... not going to hide my sadness at seeing them without Charlie. Steve Jordan is a great drummer but Charlie, Mick, Ronnie, and Keith were such a juggernaut for so long

Perfect analysis! I was in Glendale. umbelievable. there are no words about their show. perfect from Start me Up to Satisfaction! they are and will stay at the Everest of rock

FOR start Keith has NEVER GONE .

Justin, what you're doing for your followers on this tour is fantastic! I appreciate your insight and descriptions of the Stones performances, punctuated with the actual recordings. You're a Hall of Fame Stones fan, and that's saying a lot because there's millions of us Stones fans!

Vielen Dank für diese fantastische Berichtserstattung👌...toll, das die Stones so schnell wieder auf ihren gewohnt hohen Niveau angekommen sind...diese Steigerung erscheint mir wie ein kleines Wunder und ist keineswegs selbstverständlich.. für die weiteren Concert-Stationen wünsche ich den Stones Glück, Erfolg und viel Freude 🍀🎶🎵🎼💎☀✌...

You are correct I have been watching videos of shows on RU-vid absolutely awesome!! 7:06

Thanks for the updates. Look forward to them since I can't be there! Good job, keep up the good work Justin👍(ps. Love you, Keith)

Hey I was at Las Vegas show too, I flew out from Sydney Australia to see the show, it was amazing I was in Rear GA great vibe, met so many great fans. What an experience my 12th show I have seen since 1995 ❤

Agree with Your recap reportage 👌 They are ever fantastic 💥 Great Keith 🎸 Ronnie 🎸 Steve 🥁 all the Band ✌️ I don't know other Bands what make tours for time in various States and Towns 👍 Formidables, Unbelieve, Straordinari 💥 at His age 🤗 Questi tours sono faticosi, " massacranti" impegnativi al massimo grado 🙆‍♀️ Mick Jagger 👑♥️ still amazing, magnificent 🌟 and Has encroyable Voice 💓 On annoucement of this USA tour 💎 I'm sure what 's FABULOUS 🔥🙆‍♀️💎 Thanks to Hang Fire for nice and very interesting sharing ✌️👍👋👋👋👋🙋

Thanks for the recap! I’m excited to see what lies ahead! Off to both NJ shows next week :)

Keef was fantastic in Vegas. They all were. Compared to 2021 they were more free. Settled in the drummer's chair, Steve has become a natural with them. Also we all were coming out of covid then while now we can all rock out like we should be. And Gimme Shelter has great life with the new singer Chanel Haynes. I saw fans from boomers in walkers to girls in their 20s. I loved it!

Excellent post man concentrating on the music. Well done. Git down Let's go home Signature call signs by the band

Ronnie is wearing a Keith t-shirt. Love it!!!!!

Wowza! Thanks for sharing...here they prove they are second to no-one...They all sound phenomenal!

I'm in the pit in orlando! I've pushed this band for 45 years snd now they're validating my love.

Looking forward to the 2 LA shows!

Keith us KILLING it on this tour ..I've never heard Leveal make so many mistakes though haha

Big thanks for chronicling the tour!! I don't have a musical ear. Aside from the obvious Keith riffing, I can't tell whose playing what, although over the years I did pick up on some of the really deft Charlie drum fills. As long as I have a good sound system, Stones have always sounded great! Old stuff, new stuff. Doesn't matter. I'd like to hear more new stuff, like 8 new songs per show, not three. Some Girls Live Texas, there's 8 new SG's songs on that show. I say hammer the new stuff. Get it out there!

It's the bandanna. Great review!

All the evidence on RU-vid proves that you are, once again, on the money!! Vegas clearly a triumph and special shout out to Woody's use of the Les Paul to bring added punch to Angry. Once again, the lads are up, running and indestructible 💪💪

What a great show,and review 👏Jumping Jack Flash and Monkey Man,PULSING.☝🎼 🔥💥💯yes The Rolling Stones regained that level. The BANDANA.!!🔥🎼😁😎🌟

Thanks so much for this insightful review!

Wonderful overview! I've certainly been impressed by the videos. One criticism from some people has been the removal of 'Out Of Time': I'm a Brit, and here in the UK the song is a Rock-Pop standard that is played on oldies radio all the time via Chris Farlowe's 1966 chart-topper, but could it just be a little too obscure for many American fans? I'm still hoping for 'Mother's Little Helper' though!

Stones realy Forever and Ever💟

Looking forward to seeing them in Foxborough Mass in a couple weeks 🔥👊

Have seen the Stones many times in NYC since 1972 MSG. Can't wait for next week at Met Life Stadium NJ. - I'll be there!

Thank you for the update, Justin !!

always great to see hendriks photos..thanks for a good chatup

Excellent sound and band are starting to fire up . Love them ! ❤

Another great video. Thanks for sharing!!

And those broken Pick-up covers on Ronnie Wood's Stratocaster , he started the tour with were swapped for new ones aswell !

Can't wait for the Denver show!!!

I already saw a lot of improvement on the second show, but yeah, now they've clearly shaken off the rust. Jumping Jack Flash is always a joy to watch. Keith always says it's his favourite song to play live, and it really shows. He bites into that riff. Now all I'm missing is him doing Tell Me Straight.

Looking forward to the MetLife Stadium shows… thanks for the reviews!!!!

Finally keith is back

Keep these great updates coming!

Monkey Man really did sound fantastic in that clip…Guitars were loud and excellent and Steve Jordan was really grooving. Speaking of INTROS to songs they do. I have always wondered why in all the years of doing JUMPING JACK FLASH they have never tried to do the original intro to it like the original version starts! Its really a cool intro on the original record…they always just start hammering the riff live..even back in 1969.

Thank you for your inspiring review.

This clip does sound tighter and better than some of the other clips I’ve heard from earlier shows.

Wow!! Amazing!!

Great to hear ….🎸🎸

Fantastic review...as usual. Thanks.

I always the knew the rust would shake off. Still want them to play more Hackney songs but I guess it is what it is. Happy you go to see them.

I agree, they're playing better as the shows go on. My initial dismay was out of concern, they've been such a staple of life that any change seems magnified 100X. Keith has 2 decades on Vince Neil and represents himself far, far, better than Vince. Which is pretty amazing for being 80.

Guess do the sound blocking from all the people on the ground best show 4 me amazing how CRAZY THEY ARE at 80 years old

Great episode!

I noticed that the whole thing is kicking in fantasticaly. Kieth must have gotten a hold of some O.N.S. tubes on that amp because the recent sound is better it seems

Bumber the timing of things didn't allow me to get tickets for this tour... I love that they are out there again though. Its great to hear them doing She's So Cold proper in standard, and Keith letting go of trying to use the open g accent parts from the studio version as his main rhythm part that he did in '81. It pumps and grooves so much better this way, though I love the other versions of this song over the year as well. :)

The strolling bones keep rocking.

I went to Houston and Glendale. I’m ready for more.

If you want to hear and see a great You Got the Silver check out Shine a Light documentary performance

Yo the sound was THE BEST I ever heard at my 15 plus shows in Vegas probably I was in the UPPER UPPER LEVEL from the stage ya floor seats don't able to get the music

By the time they reach Orlando they should be on overdrive 😀🎉🎊🧨

Appreciate the updates. I’m a big fan of mess it up as a tune. I think it’s the best song they’ve done (excluding some of the releases of old unreleased material on deluxe albums). Thanks for sharing and setting up the monkey man Arizona tune with the pauses. Have you heard anything of them releasing a live album from this tour?

Yea Vegas seemed back 100%!! (Angry is the new Start Me Up :)

😄 errata corrige: ...for long time....🤗

Excellent analysis!!

Hi Justin, thanks for the great update.🎸Love the Stones have been lucky enough to see them here in Australia it was a dream come true for me.🎤They were fantastic. True legends.🎶Quick question what was wrong with Keith? Has he been sick?😘

Angie!!

Great coverage of the shows, Justin! Who is this friend you went to the show with? She sounds really cool.

I can't wait for Gillette. I wonder if I should go Rear GA. I figured the view would suck since you aren't elevated. I was eyeing last row seats up top just so I know I can stand the whole show but Rear GA isn't that much more.

Makes sense to me....they are a bit older and might require a bit more warmup to get going....?

Agreed. But Mick can't hit the high notes on mess it up. In Vegas Angry was in E flat- interesting because if you look at Jagger's strat he's playing in E but if you look at Keith and Ronnie they're in E flat. Played along to it and it was definitely lower.

Do you think this is the final tour? Not if they got 3/4 of the next album finished looks like as long as they got their health I think they will keep on rolling. What you think Justin?

Loved the Houston opening night, even with the (few) slips! Keith didn’t move much, though his playing was solid (he did fuck up the opening Start Me Up). Seems he’s looser physically, yet a little tighter playing now. Historically this is the Stones…loose & loaded, tight & sober, sometimes in the same show! They’re a true rock n roll band, by the groove & feel. It’s why, in their senior years, they still fill up stadiums!

I saw a clip where Mick was playing guitar on Angry. He wasn't for the first couple of shows. I'm assuming that means he wasn't happy with Keith's playing on the song. Keith does seem to play with less enthusiasm on "Mick songs." Also, I know the crew mixes the levels real time, which is a appreciated but some of these clips makes it sound very drastic. Is that just a RU-vid thing or is it that drastic in person? Thanks for the reviews. Glad to hear Keith is getting the Mojo back. The clips of Keith from the first couple of shows didn't look so good.

Glendale was an off night for Keith. Not sure what you heard, but he wasn’t top of his game. Goofed a few signature riffs including intro to Tumbling Dice. Rest of the band was great, but they are still ramping upward to form. Steve Jordan is soooo good. And Jagger in unbelievable form. I’ll have what he’s having! I hope it’s just lingering COVID effects for Keith and not declining with age. Clapton had to deal with that too. I think the Stones will have a few tremendous nights before this tour is over and I wish Keith the speediest recovery.

Do they do Bite my head off? That rocks on vinyl

I was at the Vegas show, my only disappointment was the sound was bad in the cheap seats, specifically being in the 400 level all the way in the back. That was stupid on my part to even buy those seats. Other than that it was a great show!

What a great recap video! I posted this yesterday but repeat it here in case Justin appreciates it. You were right in your last video, sir! Hallelujah to that. Congrats to Justin for the thoughtfulness and generosity of his thoughts on Keith. I am one of those who has been worried about Keith's playing for some time now. All of Justin's points are valid and have given me pause. I have also seen for myself times recently when Keith shows enough ability to assuage some of my fears. And I also have to ask: would Darryl Jones be touring with them in 2024 if Keith simply couldn't hack it? Would Chuck Leavell? I don't believe these guys would - they would call it a day. Yet there they are, and there is Keith, clearly having fun and feeling good much of the time. I now believe he is more careful all the time because he can't quite trust the consistency of his playing on some numbers in particular - he may be ok, or he may get a bit unlucky and have to be covered by the rest of the band. Thanks, Justin, for this perspective.

How are these guys still doing this at age 80?

So, in Vancouver when I will see them (for the 39th time live) they will run like a well-oiled engine..😎🎸🎸 The only thing that disappointed me a bit of the YT video I see so far is Sweet Sound of Heaven. To me it seems a bit casual. It has none of the grandeur and the power of the studio version.

The Stones always come out fighting when people think they are done. Dinosaurs? Some Girls. 18 years between albums ? Hackney Diamonds. Seven straight decades top ten album. Only when they are gone will people understand their genuis of songwriting and surviving in a business where most 'legends' have 10 - 15 great songs. Stones 150.

Sounds good! "You Got Me Rocking" was a fan pick? Jeez, I'm old. They should not be wasting time with that. Another HD song and only old stuff IMHO.

The first few shows I thought Keith looked 80. Not a horrible 80, just .... 80. These clips and others I have seen he looks like he did 20 years ago. Seems like most tours (As you said), they just need to get revved up. They are not really a practice room band, they need to get out there and get going for it all to come together. Except Mick .... he moves like someone in his 40s

All bands when they start a tour are a bit off point. It takes a few shows to get the gel going. And let's remember these guys are 80. They are the best and nothing can change that.

Jjf sounds much better. Maybe it's a beanie sponsor 😆

I never heard a video like this about the stones sounding terrible in their first Concerts. I never heard that of any band even the bad ones.

Not sure if the guitar break on Monkey Man was intentional or if Keith just forgot his cue. Sounded great either way.

I see and hear the results of diminishing skills that none of us can escape in life. Cant regard them as they once were.

What happened to Sasha Allen?

You do know that there are two other guitar players that you can’t see backing up Kieth and Ronnie. Not trying to make you feel bad but these guys do need some help. They don’t play continuously but they help them during the difficult parts this is a fact.

The intro for She's So Cold is not faithful, it's not like the studio version - it's still the same slop they've always done, just not as sloppy.

Wonder what drugs they shit him up with. Cause in Houston and New Orleans he looked and sounded half dead. Missing notes and barely moving

I love theses guys as much as anybody,but mick can’t fully sing some of the new stuff. He quite flat in Mess it up particularly.

anyone playing guitar behind the curtains ?

They are a shadow of what they used to be and we've gotten used to it.

I’m 62 and English. Big time former Stones fan. But now they just look pathetic. Geriatrics playing a young person’s game. Enough. Go away.

Steve is maybe technically the better drummer but Charly is missing, it's not the same groove, not the stones groove

Can't u here me knocking. Hand of fate for God sake Harlem shuffle a better song. I don't want to spend money n here that song

Get real.....Ronnie struggles to prop up Keiths arthritic guitar playing. The old Mojo is gone. I guess If you didnt see the Stones back in the day you dont have a frame of reference.

Com on.... 1969 - 1974 were the only tip top years, the rest has been Ronnie botching Mick Taylor’s solos and guitar part... and the band going through the motions... having seen the Stones many times, this looks like a ‘ going through the motions payday’ that we’ve experienced over the past forty plus years... The new album sounds like a Jagger solo album with no vibe or that old school Stones Roll... ( it’s the usual bollocks of getting the next kid producer on the block to do the job by pro- tooling the life out of everything) why do these acts continue to trash their own legacy... just another fan boy channel woke review!