Stones History (July 18 - 23)

1963
20 Corn Exchange, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
21 - 22 Studio 51, Ken Coyler Club, London
21 Crawdaddy Club, Athletic Ground, Richmond, Surrey
24 Eal Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex

1964
18 Beat City Club, London
19 Hippodrome, Brighton, Sussex
23 A Stones recording makes it to BBC Radio's Top Gear
24 Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, Lancashire. Someone spits at Brian and Keith takes offense. Two police officers and 30 fans are injured in the ensuing riot. The band has to run for their lives. Four fans are later charged with assault. Of the incident Mick later says, "Some people in the audience obviously didn't like us. We just had enough."

1965
18 Gaumont Theatre, Bournemouth, Hampshire. In Austria and Germany the 10" LP "Beat Beat Beat" is released for a short time.
23 Brian, Mick and Bill are fined for the infamous Romford Road incident. The Daily Express reported that the three were "rebuked for not setting a higher moral standard for their fans".

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1966
19 PNE Forum, Vancouver, Canada
20 Seattle, Washington
21 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
22 Sacramento, California
23 Salt Lake City, Utah (afternoon)
23 Phoenix, Arizona, (evening)
24 Bakersfield, California

1969
23 "Honky Tonk Woman" reaches Number 1 in the UK

1970
20 "Street Fighting Man"/"Surprise, Surprise" released in the UK. This single was released in the US two years before.

1972
18 -19 Boston Gardens, Boston, Massachusetts
18 The Stones have problems with fog on route to Boston. In Warwick, Rhode Island Mick, Marshal Chess and filmmaker Robert Frank are charged with obstructing a police officer. Keith is charged with assault after a fight with a photographer and a reporter. Boston's mayor, Kevin White bails the boys out so they can play.
20 - 21 Spectrum Sports Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
22 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
24 Madison Square Garden, New York City

1975
18 Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
19 Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
23 - 24 Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

1978
18 Fort Worth, Texas. Jagger tells the audience, "If the band's slightly lacking in energy, it's because we spent all last night [having sex] ." After the show there is an all night party for Stu's birthday.
19 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
21 Community Center, Tucson, Arizona
23 - 24 Anaheim Stadium, Los Angeles, California

1979
20 "Anita's boyfriend" Scott Cantrell (17) kills himself with a .38 Smith and Wesson revolver found in Fog Hollow (Keith and Anita's house in South Salem, Westchester County). Anita is questioned for 12 hours.

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