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<p>A little bit of rain could not stop a whole lot of rock as The Rolling Stones made their triumphant return to Philadelphia on Tuesday night.</p><p>The core four of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts &#8211; flanked by longtime bassist Darryl Jones, a pair of back-up singers, two keyboardists and a two-piece horn section &#8211; delivered a blistering, 20-song set at Lincoln Financial Field, leaving little doubt that the band and its members are alive and well some 56 years after it all began.</p><p>Just a few months ago, that opinion was harder to come by as the Stones had to postpone their Philadelphia date, originally scheduled for June 4, so Jagger, 75, could undergo heart surgery.</p><p>On July 23, however, the legendary frontman was showing no ill-effects.</p><p>Richards led the band onto the stage just shy of 9:30 p.m. as his guitar blared the opening chords to &#8220;Street Fighting Man.&#8221; Jagger was soon to follow, donning a red leather jacket and working the crowd into a frenzy with his one-of-a-kind dance moves.</p><p>The Stones were off and running.</p><p>Raucous renditions of &#8220;You Got Me Rocking,&#8221; &#8220;Tumbling Dice,&#8221; and &#8220;Bitch&#8221; soon followed, before the band slowed things down a bit with a breath-catching performance of &#8220;You Can&#8217;t Always Get What You Want,&#8221; from its 1969 album, &#8220;Let It Bleed.&#8221;</p><p>The group&#8217;s timeless and undeniable musicianship was matched only by the concert&#8217;s production value. Four LED video screens, each towering roughly 70 feet into the Philadelphia sky, served as the backdrop and helped provide an intimate setting inside of an otherwise massive football stadium.</p><p>Jagger&#8217;s between-song banter was entertaining, as well. Throughout the evening, he pleased the local crowd by referencing the Philadelphia Eagles, and announcing his preference to Wawa hoagies over those from Sheetz. At one point, Jagger uttered the words &#8220;Wilkes-Barre&#8221; when asking the crowd how far they had driven to see the concert.</p><p>But this night was about the music, and the music told the best stories.</p><p>Nearly halfway through their set, the core four moved their instruments to a secondary stage that sat near the football stadium&#8217;s 50-yardline, where they offered acoustic versions of &#8220;Angie,&#8221; and &#8220;Dead Flowers,&#8221; the latter of which featured standout harmonies between Jagger and Richards that, alone, were worth the price of admission.</p><p>Before heading back to the main stage, Jagger disappeared for a brief wardrobe change and reemerged wearing a red sequin jacket and black top hat, an outfit quite fitting for the band&#8217;s next number &#8211; &#8220;Sympathy for the Devil&#8221; from 1968&#8217;s Beggars Banquet.</p><p>Following a crowd-pleasing version of &#8220;Honky Tonk Woman,&#8221; Jagger took a brief break as Richards manned the microphone for renditions of &#8220;Slipping Away&#8221; and &#8220;Before They Make Me Run.&#8221;</p><p>As Jagger returned to the stage, the evening&#8217;s light mist gave way to a steadier drizzle. Unphased by the elements, the band powered through versions of &#8220;Miss You,&#8221; &#8220;Midnight Rambler,&#8221; and &#8220;Paint It Black.&#8221; The drizzle then turned to a steady rain, so Jagger called an audible on the football field, altering the setlist to perform 1969&#8217;s &#8220;Gimme Shelter.&#8221;</p><p>How apropos.</p><p>Jagger danced his way up and down the rain-slickened runaways as the band finished off its main set with blazing performances of &#8220;Start Me Up&#8221; and &#8220;Jumpin&#8217; Jack Flash,&#8220; before returning for a two-song encore that consisted of &#8220;Brown Sugar&#8221; and &#8220;(I Can&#8217;t Get No) Satisfaction.&#8221;</p><p>The crowd roared as the band took its final bow, proving that their clothes were dampened, but their spirits were not. Meanwhile, The Rolling Stones just stood there, hand-in-hand, enduring the elements, after once again reigning supreme.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The Rolling Stones preform at Lincoln Financial Field last week. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/web1_IMG_1246.jpg</photo0><caption0>The Rolling Stones preform at Lincoln Financial Field last week. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Will Beekman</p><p>Special to the Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

Philly concert proves Rolling Stones still got it