How the Rolling Stones' 2013 Hyde Park Concerts Were a Direct Homage to Their Legendary 1969 Show

The 2013 “50 & Counting” tour brought the Rolling Stones back to Hyde Park for the first time since their historic 1969 free concert — and they made sure the connection was impossible to miss. The 1969 show was a landmark: the band’s first gig with Mick Taylor, a tribute to Brian Jones (who had died two days earlier, with thousands of white butterflies released into the crowd), and a setlist that introduced new songs like “Honky Tonk Women” and “Midnight Rambler” to a massive audience. For the 2013 return, the Stones didn’t just play the same park — they built the show around the same emotional beats.

The setlist was peppered with direct callbacks. They opened with “I Wanna Be Your Man,” the very song that had kicked off the 1969 show. “Hon