How the Rolling Stones' 1978 'Some Girls' Tour Setlist Bridged Disco, Punk, and Their Classic Rock Past

The 1978 Some Girls tour wasn’t just a victory lap for a hit album — it was a direct answer to punk rock’s challenge that the Stones were irrelevant. The setlist reflected the album’s split personality: disco-slick “Miss You” (complete with a four-on-the-floor groove and harmonica solo) sat next to the snarling, three-chord punk of “Shattered,” while “Beast of Burden” gave Jagger a chance to strut soulfully. Older hits like “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “Honky Tonk Women” were played faster and leaner, as if the band had heard the Ramones and decided to tighten up.

The tour also introduced a second encore — a rarity for the Stones at the time. After the standard closer “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” they’d return for “Street Fighting Man” and