As The Rolling Stones were preparing to play two nights at Wembley Stadium in June 1999, their first London shows in 4 years, they announced a surprise show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire for June 8th, 1999. An intimate crowd of 1800 lucky fans were treated to a number of rarely heard gems over the course of 96 minutes. The band played a number of rarely heard gems over the course of an hour and a half. As Mick Jagger stated from the stage that night, “If you want to see the hits go to the big place down the road”. And as promised, the deep cuts were deep – “Melody” (from 1976’s “Black and Blue“) performed for the first time since 1977, while “Moon Is Up” (from 1994’s “Voodoo Lounge“) was also brought to the stage for the only time in the band’s live career. the support act
Sheryl Crow, opened the show, joins the band during “Honky Tonk Women”.
This release is being issued as a 2CD+blu-ray set, on 4K UHD blu-ray and as a 2LP vinyl package. The show has been mixed in Dolby Atmos which is promoted as being on the 4K blu-ray but it should be on the blu-ray on the 2CD+blu-ray package as well.
“Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush” will be released on 6th December 2024 via Mercury Studios.
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