The Rolling Stones aren’t merely a band, but a globally-beloved institution.
, whose own brushes with death are almost too numerous to count. For the first time in 2019, he seemed mortal.
The Stones have been visiting Chicago for 55 years, going all the way back to their first tours of the U.S., when they cut tracks at the venerated Chess Records recording studio located just two miles up the road from Soldier Field. Though they originally planned on beginning this particular run in the sunnier confines of Miami, you could hardly have picked a more appropriate location to mark their American return.
As the show progressed, it became obvious that the Stones have a problem unique to a band of their immense stature: they have too many great songs. Realistically, they could easily perform for upwards of four hours and not make it through a large portion of their most beloved hits.
Richards, clad in a leather jacket, teal green sneakers, and a long red scarf that dangled from his belt, got his expected moment in the spotlight midway through the show. With Jagger somewhere backstage, “Keef” cut a shamanic presence as he poured his heart out over gutwrenchers like “You Got The Silver” and “Before They Make Me Run.
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