No Security Tour

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No Security Tour 1999

Tour by The Rolling Stones
Start date	January 25, 1999
End date	April 19, 1999
Legs	1
Shows	33 in North America 1 in Canada 34 in total
The Rolling Stones tour chronology
Bridges to Babylon Tour (1997-1998)	No Security Tour (1999)	Licks Tour (2002-2003)

The No Security Tour was a concert tour by The Rolling Stones which played to 25 cities in North America in 1999. It was in support of their live album No Security and recent studio album Bridges to Babylon.

1 History
2 The show
3 Personnel
4 Tour dates
- 4.1 North America
5 Set lists
6 External links

[edit] History

The tour began on January 25, 1999 in Oakland, California, and played 34 shows across Canada and the United States. It was the first Rolling Stones tour in twenty years where they only played at arenas and was inspired by several arena shows during the Bridges to Babylon Tour.

The No Security Tour was the brainchild of Mick Jagger and especially Keith Richards. They decided to do an arena-only tour with crowds less than 20,000 after the world wide enormous Bridges to Babylon Tour with crowds of up to 100,000. The Stones insisted upon a smaller gig that was closer to the audience, with less effects and excess, that concentrated on the music and band. They eventually went forward with the project to support their new album No Security - a live album of Bridges to Babylon Tour recordings.

After rehearsing for twelve days in San Francisco California, the No Security Tour began on January 25, 1999 in Oakland, California at the Oakland Arena. The band played 33 shows in North America and one at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. They played to a total of 574,300 people on the road with the largest crowd of 20,100 being at Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio and the smallest number of 12,600 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The final show played at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California, on April 20.

Though No Security album sales were less than expected due to it being live, the tour was a favourite among fans dying to see the Stones as they used to be - back to basics. After this tour, they commenced a brief tour of Europe called The Summer European Tour.

[edit] The show

The stage was a stripped down basic structure with less effects and excess than the phenomenal stage of the Bridges to Babylon Tour which travelled the world. It was an intimate, closer stage which played to smaller audiences in arenas across both countries. The dynamic stage allowed 360 degree views from ticket holders. There were no light shows, little fireworks and basic architecture unlike the prior outstanding concert that broke records across the globe. However, in place of this lack of effects was more music and interaction with the band. It was the best attempt at re-capturing what The Rolling Stones once were in the days of the music.

It was immediately noticed that the setlist was longer than at the Bridges to Babylon Tour and featured a wide range of songs in their career - not just the hits. The concerts featured an impressive range of songs from various parts of the bands enormous catalogue. Major hits such as "It's Only Rock'n Roll", "Brown Sugar" and "Start Me Up" were frequent along with lesser known songs such as "Live With Me", "Route 66" and "Crazy Mama" at every venue. The band played several songs from their recent studio album Bridges to Babylon such as "Saint Of Me" and "Out Of Control" and also some tour debuts such as "Shine a Light". Almost all of the concerts burst open with "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and ended with a two song encore. One of the band's most enduring numbers, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was not played at all.

Most shows ran from roughly 9:00pm to 11:00pm. Warm up acts included: Bryan Adams, Jonny Lang, Wide Mouth Mason, Big Sugar, The Flys, The Corrs, Goo Goo Dolls and Sugar Ray. Tickets were more expensive than previous tours. Gold Seating tickets (Front section) were as little as $75 and general admission as low as $40.

[edit] Personnel

Band members: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood.
Other musicians: Darryl Jones (bass); Chuck Leavell (keyboards); Blondie Chaplin (backup vocals); Bobby Keyes (saxophone)
Tour director: Michael Cohl
Musical director: -
Costume design: Tommy Hilfiger
Worldwide promoter: Concert Productions International
Worldwide presentation: -
Media Partner: VH1

[edit] Tour dates

The following are the dates where the Rolling Stones played on The No Security Tour. Dates and destinations are included and event centre in a select few.

[edit] North America

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The arena stage present on The No Security Tour

25/01/99 - Oakland, California - Oakland Arena
27/01/99 - Sacramento, California - ARCO Arena
30/01/99 - San Jose, California - San Jose Arena
02/02/99 - Denver, Colorado - McNichols Sports Arena
04/02/99 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Delta Center
06/02/99 - Sacramento, California - ARCO Arena
09/02/99 - Anaheim, California - Arrowhead Pond
11/02/99 - Anaheim, California - Arrowhead Pond
15/02/99 - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Target Center
17/02/99 - Fargo, North Dakota - Fargodome
19/02/99 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Bradley Center
22/02/99 - Auburn Hills, Michigan - Palace Of Auburn Hills
25/02/99 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
03/03/99 - Tampa, Florida - Ice Palace
05/03/99 - Sunrise, Florida - National Car Rental Center
07/03/99 - Washington D.C - MCI Center
11/03/99 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Civic Arena
15/03/99 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - First Union Center
17/03/99 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - First Union Center
20/03/99 - Charlotte, North Carolina - Charlotte Coliseum
22/03/99 - Boston, Massachusetts - Fleet Center
23/03/99 - Boston, Massachusetts - Fleet Center
26/03/99 - Chicago, Illinois - United Center
28/03/99 - Hartford, Connecticut - Hartford Civic Center
29/03/99 - Hartford, Connecticut - Hartford Civic Center
01/04/99 - Cleveland, Ohio - Gund Arena
03/04/99 - Columbus, Ohio - Value City Arena
06/04/99 - Kansas City, Missouri - Kemper Arena
08/04/99 - Memphis, Tennessee - The Pyramid
10/04/99 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Myriad Arena
12/04/99 - Chicago, Illinois - United Center
16/04/99 - Las Vegas, Nevada - MGM Grand Garden Arena
19/04/99 - San Jose, California - San Jose Arena
20/04/99 - San Jose, California - San Jose Arena

[edit] Set lists

The set list of songs played on The No Security Tour changed at every arena. However, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" opened all of the concerts and most ended with a two song encore usually including "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Midnight Rambler". The tour featured older tracks from the Rolling Stones' large catalogue and several played at each arena were not famous or even released. The band also played songs from their recent studio album Bridges to Babylon such as "Saint Of Me" and "Out Of Control". Also, several new songs on No Security were played including "Moonlight Mile" (from 1971), "Shine a Light" and "I Just Wanna Make Love To You" sung by Keith Richards.

The following songs were played across the tour and how many times they were played in the brackets.