The Rolling Stones American Tour 1966

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The Rolling Stones' 1966 American Tour was a concert tour by the band. The tour commenced on June 24 and concluded on July 28, 1966. Two weeks prior to the start of the tour, Mick Jagger collapsed from "nervous exhaustion" and was hospitalized.[1][2] On this tour, the band supported their album Aftermath. The last gig of the tour in Honolulu, Hawaii was broadcast on Hawaiian radio station KPOI.

The Rolling Stones American Tour 1966
Tour by the Rolling Stones
Associated albumAftermath
Start date24 June 1966
End date28 July 1966
No. of shows32
the Rolling Stones concert chronology

The Rolling Stones edit

Tour set list edit

Songs performed include:

Tour dates edit

Date City Country Venue
24 June 1966 Lynn United States Manning Bowl
25 June 1966 Cleveland Cleveland Arena
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
26 June 1966 Washington, D.C. Washington Coliseum
Baltimore Baltimore Civic Center
27 June 1966 Hartford Dillon Stadium
28 June 1966 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
29 June 1966 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
30 June 1966 Montreal Montreal Forum
1 July 1966
2 shows
Atlantic City United States Marine Ballroom, Steel Pier
2 July 1966 New York City Forest Hills Tennis Stadium
Music Festival
3 July 1966
2 shows
Asbury Park Asbury Park Convention Hall
4 July 1966 Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Civic Center (The Dome)
6 July 1966 Syracuse Onondaga County War Memorial
8 July 1966 Detroit Cobo Hall
9 July 1966 Indianapolis Indiana State Fair Coliseum
10 July 1966 Chicago Arie Crown Theater
11 July 1966 Houston Sam Houston Coliseum
12 July 1966 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium
14 July 1966 Winnipeg Canada Winnipeg Arena
15 July 1966 Omaha United States Omaha Civic Auditorium
19 July 1966 Vancouver Canada PNE Forum
20 July 1966 Seattle United States Seattle Center Coliseum
21 July 1966 Portland Memorial Coliseum
22 July 1966
2 shows
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
23 July 1966 Salt Lake City Davis County Lagoon
24 July 1966 San Bernardino Swing Auditorium
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium
25 July 1966 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
26 July 1966 Daly City Cow Palace
28 July 1966 Honolulu Hawaiʻi International Center


It has been mistakenly believed the group played two shows in Bakersfield, CA on July 24 but in fact, they had an afternoon show in San Bernardino followed by an evening show in Bakersfield.

Hartford set list:

  1. Intro / "Not Fade Away"
  2. "The Last Time"
  3. "Paint It, Black"
  4. "Lady Jane"
  5. "Mother's Little Helper"
  6. "Get Off Of My Cloud"
  7. "19th Nervous Breakdown"
  8. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

References in popular culture edit

  • The show at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York provided the setting for a number of scenes in an episode of US TV drama Mad Men, entitled Tea Leaves.

References edit

  1. ^ Atkinson, Gord (1966-06-30). "All is well with The Beatles". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 37. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. ^ "Rolling Stones Member Okay After Collapse". The Daily Advertiser. 1966-06-24. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  • Carr, Roy. The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Record. Harmony Books, 1976. ISBN 0-517-52641-7