Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones kick off North American tour

An energetic Mick Jagger skipped, spun, sprinted and pranced Friday night as the Rolling Stones launched their North American tour at Chicago's Soldier Field. The 75-year-old showed no sign of ill health three months after the tour was postponed because a doctor said he required medical treatment.

By all visible indications: Jagger was Jagger.

Before a sold-out crowd of around 60,000 at the Chicago Bears home stadium, the band's finger-wagging frontman opened with "Street Fighting Man," running from the stage in the end zone area and down a narrow stage jutting into the crowd on what is normally the 30-yard line of the football field.

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Years ago Letterman did a Top Ten List about an upcoming Stones tour.One of the ten was "Hey,You,Get Off Of My Barcolounger". The Stones were just about the best around in the 60s...but they ran out of ideas in the early 70s.They should have taken some advice from The Who: "hope I die before I get old". The sight of guys prancing around the stage in Depends is one I just can't stomach.Rock & Roll is meant to be performed by the young.

"Rock & Roll is meant to be performed by the young."There was a time when Mick Jagger agreed with you. I remember an interview from the early days when he said he didn't want to be playing rock'n'roll when he was in his 60s; he thought it would be undignified and embarrassing.

The Stones were amazing in the 60s, 70s. They were starting to get long in the tooth in the 80s. I didn't care for anything after maybe black and blue came out? That being said, early Stones is truly amazing, and I can understand why they are, even in their 80s, still pulling in huge crowds. I would have paid any money to see them 40 years ago but now, meh.

Depends on the type of rock n roll. Guns N Roses was a YOUNG, ANGRY band. I loved them in my late teens and even early 20s. I still enjoy listening to them but I won’t pay several hundred dollars to see them. They ain’t young and angry anymore. More like old and ornery :) The Beatles’ softer rock can be played at any age and enjoyed. But overall I agree. Rock n Roll is full of young angst and rebellion against whatever. Doesn’t have the same appeal when the players are older than the people they are rebelling against :)

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