The Rolling Stones Australasian Tour 1966

The Rolling Stones Australian Tour 1966

Continental tour by the Rolling Stones
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Location	Oceania
Start date	18 February 1966
End date	1 March 1966
No. of shows	18
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The Rolling Stones' 1966 Australian Tour was a concert tour of Australia and New Zealand by the band. ^[1] The tour commenced on 18 February and concluded on 1 March 1966. ^[2]

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, maracas
• Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, organ on "That's How Strong My Love Is", backing vocals, tambourine
• Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Charlie Watts – drums

Tour set list

Songs performed include:

• Mercy, Mercy
• She Said Yeah
• Play with Fire
• Not Fade Away
• The Spider and the Fly
• That's How Strong My Love Is
• "Get Off of My Cloud"
• "19th Nervous Breakdown"
• "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
18 February 1966* 2 shows	Sydney	Australia	Commemorative Auditorium Showgrounds
19 February 1966* 2 shows			Commemorative Auditorium Showgrounds
21 February 1966 2 shows	Brisbane		Brisbane City Hall
22 February 1966 2 shows	Adelaide		Centennial Hall
24 February 1966 2 shows	St Kilda		Palais Theatre
25 February 1966 2 shows
26 February 1966 2 shows
28 February 1966 2 shows	Wellington	New Zealand	Town Hall
1 March 1966 2 shows	Auckland		Civic Theatre

*The shows in Sydney had The Searchers as a support act.

References

Citations

1. "The Rolling Stones Concert History". concertarchives.org. 26 April 2025.
2. "THE ROLLING STONES CHRONICLE - 1966". timeisonourside.com. 26 April 2025.

Sources

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