— JUNE 1964 —
THE STONES FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
The Rolling Stones‘ 1964 1st American Tour was the band’s first concert tour of America. The tour commenced on June 5 and concluded on June 20, 1964. On this tour, the band supported their first U.S. album The Rolling Stones.
The band played eleven shows in total, including two each on 6 and 7 June, and gave several performances on various television shows during the tour. The band also recorded its next single, It’s All Over Now, next British EP, 5 x 5, and much of its next US album, 12 x 5, at Chess Studios on 10 and 11 June.
(Source: see ‘The Rolling Stones 1st American Tour 1964’; Wikipedia)
A MCRFB NOTE
Before a dismal crowd of slightly over 500 screaming fans witnessing the Rolling Stones first concert at the Olympia on June 14, 1964 in Detroit, the concert was the band’s 5th scheduled stop of just nine cities and concert dates the band slated for June of that year.
For more on the Rolling Stones concert and stay here in the Motor City on the night of June 14, 1964, see our previous featured (June 14, 2018) post as linked below:
ALSO: Check out this cool ‘Rolling Stones in Detroit’ story (linked here) courtesy of Scott Westerman and the Keener 13 Facebook page!
