The Rolling Stones show in Pittsburgh was an absolute surreal dream…the sound quality was immensely better than it was at Petco Park in San Diego, our seats on field were so close to the stage and the chemistry between the band members we were able to witness firsthand was amazing. These guys had gotten the show down and were out there rocking out and having a genuinely good time. It is an experience I will never forget and definitely tops the list of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I will let the photos speak for themselves.
The stage
Mick strutting his stuff
Setlist
1. Jumpin’ Jack Flash
2. It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)
3. All Down the Line
4. Tumbling Dice
5. Doom and Gloom
6. Bitch
7. Moonlight Mile
8. Paint It Black (by request)
9. Honky Tonk Women
10. Before They Make Me Run
11. Happy
12. Midnight Rambler
13. Miss You
14. Gimme Shelter
15. Start Me Up
16. Sympathy for the Devil
17. Brown Sugar
Encore
18. You Can’t Always Get What You Want (with the Penn State Concert Choir)
19. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Rockstar
The man
Stones Love
Following the show we finally made it into BZ’s for a beer and then went to SoHo for some amazing quesadillas (highly recommended) before heading back to the hotel. We missed our 5:45 AM flight the next morning, got home hours after we were supposed to and were completely exhausted for the next three days but I would not trade the experience for any amount of sleep in the world. It was truly an adventure of a lifetime.