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The Rolling Stones ‘Steel Wheels’ Tour 30 Years Later

October 1, 1989. The Rolling Stones were smack-dab in the middle of three nights in Foxboro for their Steel Wheels tour. Were you there? I wasn’t, but my parents were….

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October 1, 1989. The Rolling Stones were smack-dab in the middle of three nights in Foxboro for their Steel Wheels tour. Were you there?

I wasn't, but my parents were. And it was a big deal! Rarely did my mom and dad go out on a school night, but seeing the Stones live was a special case. I remember them leaving me and my brother with a babysitter and the excitement of thinking about how my parents were going to see a big stadium rock show.

When I woke up on Monday morning, I woke up to a surprise: my mom had picked me up a Steel Wheels tour t-shirt to wear to school that day. 12-year-old Adam 12 was elated: he spent the day being asked by his classmates if he'd gone to the show the night before. Kinda felt like a rock star.

I was able to track down some bootleg audio and video of the Stones during this three-night Sullivan Stadium stand. The quality isn't the best, but it's still decent and it does a good job of capturing the setlist and style of the band during that era. Check it out.

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Adam 12 is the Program Director of Boston's ROCK 92.9, heard weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. He's been flexing his encyclopedic rock knowledge in New England for over 2 decades, both on-air and online, at WBCN, WFNX, Boston.com, and indie617. At ROCK 92.9, he keeps you in the know on the big stories from the Boston music scene and writes about great places to eat, drink (beer), and to spend time outdoors in and around Boston.