Havana rocks out to Rolling Stones in landmark gig

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The Rolling Stones have rocked Havana, playing to tens of thousands in the Cuban capital, where most foreign rock music was banned for several decades.

Many of those at the free concert were lifelong fans who for years had to keep quiet about their love of the Stones and other groups.

Mick Jagger welcomed fans in Spanish before opening the performance with the 1968 hit Jumpin' Jack Flash.

The concert comes days after a historic visit by US President Barack Obama.

ETA: More great pics.














'Time changes everything'



The band ripped through 18 songs in two hours, including Satisfaction and Sympathy for the Devil.

Many fans, who came from various parts of Cuba and other countries, described the concert as a historic moment.

"After today I can die," Joaquin Ortiz, a 62-year-old night watchman, told the Associated Press. "This is like my last wish, seeing the Rolling Stones."



The Set List

Jumpin' Jack Flash

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)

Tumbling Dice

Out of Control

All Down the Line

Angie

Paint It Black

Honky Tonk Women

You Got the Silver

Before They Make Me Run

Midnight Rambler

Miss You

Gimme Shelter

Start Me Up

Sympathy for the Devil

Brown Sugar

Encores: You Can't Always Get What You Want. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction



http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35901988

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There are reports that Pope Francis asked the band to cancel or postpone the concert because it happened to fall on Good Friday.

The band is reported to have answered that they didn't want to upset the Pope, but that they had a contract to play, and they were going to honor it.

GOOD FOR MICK AND THE GANG!

Their concert tours must take a hell of a toll on these septuagenarians. Glad they're still up and running, but wonder when they'll decide to hang up the guitars.