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The Voodoo Lounge Tour was a worldwide concert tour by
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to promote their 1994 album '' Voodoo Lounge''. This was their first tour without bassist Bill Wyman, and their first with touring bassist Darryl Jones, as an additional musician. The tour grossed $320 million, replacing The Division Bell Tour by
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as the highest grossing of any artist at that time. This was subsequently overtaken by a few other tours, but it remains the Rolling Stones' third highest grossing tour behind their 2005–2007
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and their 2017-2021 No Filter Tour. "There were lots of hacks out there who said we couldn't do it anymore", remarked
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. "But maybe what they meant was ''they'' couldn't do it anymore. Anyway, once we started playing, all that died down. You can talk about it and talk about it – but, once we're onstage, the question is answered." Production design was by Mark Fisher, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger and Patrick Woodroffe. Graphic design and video animation was by Mark Norton. Total attendance 6.5 million.


Personnel


The Rolling Stones

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Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...
– lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion, keyboards * Keith Richards – guitars, vocals * Ronnie Wood – guitars, backing vocals * Charlie Watts – drums


Additional musicians

* Darryl Jones – bass, backing vocals *
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– keyboards, backing vocals * Bobby Keys – saxophone *Andy Snitzer: – saxophone *Michael Davis – trombone *Kent Smith – trumpet *
Lisa Fischer Lisa Fischer (born December 1, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She found success with her 1991 debut album ''So Intense'', which produced the Grammy Award–winning hit single "How Can I Ease the Pain". She has been a back-up singer ...
– backing vocals * Bernard Fowler – backing vocals, percussion


Set list

The band's set list at the first show at
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in Washington, D.C.: # " Not Fade Away" # "Undercover of the Night" # " Tumbling Dice" # "Live with Me" # "You Got Me Rocking" # "Rocks Off" # "Sparks Will Fly" # "Shattered" # "
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" # "Memory Motel" # "Out of Tears" # "All Down the Line" # "Hot Stuff" # "I Can't Get Next to You" # "Brand New Car" # " Honky Tonk Women" # "Before They Make Me Run" # "The Worst" # " Love is Strong" # "Monkey Man" # "I Go Wild" # "
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" # " Street Fighting Man" # "
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" # " Jumpin' Jack Flash" # " Farafina" (tape)


Tour dates


See also

* Rolling Stones concerts *
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* List of highest-grossing concert tours


References


External links


Mark Fisher's "Voodoo Lounge" gallery
{{The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones concert tours 1994 concert tours 1995 concert tours