The Rolling Stones will release a new archival concert video and live album capturing the British rock legends performing an intimate hometown show at a London club in 1999. Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush will arrive on December 6 in multiple formats and configurations.
The new releases feature footage and audio from a June 8, 1999, concert at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire venue. The show was attended by about 1,800 people. The crowd included a variety of celebrities, including members of Aerosmith, Jon Bon Jovi, Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend of The Who, Bob Geldof, and Lenny Kravitz.
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The concert took place near the end of The Stones’ tour in support of their 1997 album Bridges to Babylon, in the middle of a run of U.K. stadium shows.
The band’s 18-song set featured a mix of classic songs, deep cuts, and rarities. Sheryl Crow, who had been opening for The Stones on the then-current tour, joined the band for a raucous rendition of “Honky Tonk Women.”
The Shepherd’s Bush concert featured The Rolling Stones’ only known live performance of “Moon Is Up,” A song from the band’s 1994 album Voodoo Lounge. The band also played “Melody,” a tune from 1976’s Black and Blue album, for the only the second time ever. Another rarity performed at the show was “Brand New Car,” also from Voodoo Lounge.
The Rolling Stones also paid homage to their early London club days with a performance of Bobby Troup’s “Route 66.” The band included a cover of that song on their 1964 self-titled debut album.
Different Versions of Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush Available
Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush will be released as a limited-edition two-CD set, a two-LP vinyl collection, and a two-CD/Blu-ray package. Two different vinyl versions are available—a standard black-vinyl release and a limited-edition 180-gram white-vinyl set.
Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush also will be released on 4K UHD (ultra-high definition) video with a Dolby Atmos audio option. This marks the first Stones video release that will be available on the format.
You can pre-order the various versions of Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush now.
Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush Two-CD Track List:
Disc 1
- “Shattered”
- “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)”
- “Respectable”
- “All Down the Line”
- “Some Girls”
- “Melody”
- “I Got the Blues”
- “Brand New Car”
- “Moon Is Up”
Disc 2:
- “Saint of Me”
- “Honky Tonk Women” (with Sheryl Crow)
- Band Introductions
- “You Got the Silver”
- “Before They Make Me Run”
- “Route 66”
- “You Got Me Rocking”
- “Tumbling Dice”
- “Brown Sugar”
- “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
(Photo by Dave Hogan/Courtesy of Mercury Studios)