On this day, 8 October 1966, legendary rockers the Rolling Stones played two shows at Cardiff’s Capitol Theatre.
Support was provided by Ike & Tina Turner,The Yardbirds,Peter Jay and The New Jaywalkers, Jimmy Thomas, Bobby John, Long John Baldry and The Kings of Rhythm Orchestra.
The tour commenced on September 23 and concluded on October 9, 1966.
The band had recently released their Aftermath album, the first Stones LP to be composed entirely of original material by the group, considered by music scholars to be an artistic breakthrough for the Rolling Stones.
Brian Jones emerged as a key contributor and experimented with instruments not usually associated with popular music, including the sitar, Appalachian dulcimer, Japanese koto and marimbas, as well as guitar and harmonica.
Along with Jones' instrumental textures, the Stones incorporated a wider range of chords and stylistic elements beyond their Chicago blues and R&B influences, such as pop, folk, country, psychedelia, Baroque and Middle Eastern music.
Influenced by intense love affairs and a demanding touring itinerary, Jagger and Richards wrote the album around psychodramatic themes of love, sex, desire, power and dominance, hate, obsession, modern society and rock stardom.
Women feature as prominent characters in their often dark, sarcastic, casually offensive lyrics.
SETLIST
"Paint It, Black"
"Under My Thumb"
"Get Off of My Cloud"
"Lady Jane"
"Not Fade Away"
"The Last Time"
"19th Nervous Breakdown"
"Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
