The Rolling Stones American Tour 1966

The Rolling Stones' 1966 American Tour was a concert tour by the band. The tour commenced on June 24 and concluded on July 28, 1966. Two weeks prior to the start of the tour, Mick Jagger collapsed from "nervous exhaustion" and was hospitalized.^[1][2] On this tour, the band supported their album Aftermath. The last gig of the tour in Honolulu, Hawaii was broadcast on Hawaiian radio station KPOI.

The Rolling Stones American Tour 1966

Tour by the Rolling Stones
Associated album	Aftermath
Start date	24 June 1966
End date	28 July 1966
No. of shows	32
the Rolling Stones concert chronology

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
• Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, electric dulcimer, organ, backing vocals
• Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Charlie Watts – drums

Tour set list

Songs performed include:

• Not Fade Away
• The Last Time
• Paint It Black
• Under My Thumb
• Stupid Girl
• Time Is On My Side
• Lady Jane
• Play With Fire
• Doncha Bother Me
• The Spider And The Fly
• Mothers Little Helper
• Get Off Of My Cloud
• 19th Nervous Breakdown
• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
24 June 1966	Lynn	United States	Manning Bowl
25 June 1966	Cleveland		Cleveland Arena
	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
26 June 1966	Washington, D.C.		Washington Coliseum
	Baltimore		Baltimore Civic Center
27 June 1966	Hartford		Dillon Stadium
28 June 1966	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
29 June 1966	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
30 June 1966	Montreal		Montreal Forum
1 July 1966 2 shows	Atlantic City	United States	Marine Ballroom, Steel Pier
2 July 1966	New York City		Forest Hills Tennis Stadium Music Festival
3 July 1966 2 shows	Asbury Park		Asbury Park Convention Hall
4 July 1966	Virginia Beach		Virginia Beach Civic Center (The Dome)
6 July 1966	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial
8 July 1966	Detroit		Cobo Hall
9 July 1966	Indianapolis		Indiana State Fair Coliseum
10 July 1966	Chicago		Arie Crown Theater
11 July 1966	Houston		Sam Houston Coliseum
12 July 1966	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium
14 July 1966	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Arena
15 July 1966	Omaha	United States	Omaha Civic Auditorium
19 July 1966	Vancouver	Canada	PNE Forum
20 July 1966	Seattle	United States	Seattle Center Coliseum
21 July 1966	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
22 July 1966 2 shows	Sacramento		Memorial Auditorium
23 July 1966	Salt Lake City		Davis County Lagoon
24 July 1966	San Bernardino		Swing Auditorium
	Bakersfield		Civic Auditorium
25 July 1966	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
26 July 1966	Daly City		Cow Palace
28 July 1966	Honolulu		Hawaiʻi International Center

It has been mistakenly believed the group played two shows in Bakersfield, CA on July 24 but in fact, they had an afternoon show in San Bernardino followed by an evening show in Bakersfield.

Hartford set list:

1. Intro / "Not Fade Away"
2. "The Last Time"
3. "Paint It, Black"
4. "Lady Jane"
5. "Mother's Little Helper"
6. "Get Off Of My Cloud"
7. "19th Nervous Breakdown"
8. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

References in popular culture

• The show at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York provided the setting for a number of scenes in an episode of US TV drama Mad Men, entitled Tea Leaves.

References

1. Atkinson, Gord (1966-06-30). "All is well with The Beatles". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 37. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
2. "Rolling Stones Member Okay After Collapse". The Daily Advertiser. 1966-06-24. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-05-10.

• Carr, Roy. The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Record. Harmony Books, 1976. ISBN 0-517-52641-7