The venue’s size was bad news for anyone who couldn’t gain admission to witness the Stones’ unadvertised appearance there, where they were billed as the Cockroaches, purportedly an obscure opening act for Canada’s April Wine. By contrast, the capacity crowd for the El Mocambo shows totaled just 300 people. The audience for the 2006 Rio de Janeiro concert featured on last year’s A Bigger Bang Live on Copacabana Beach, for example, was estimated at an astonishing one and a half million. Most of the other ones, though, find the group in huge arenas or even bigger outdoor venues. On the contrary, this Toronto recording ranks with the best of the Stones’ live LPs. Jumpin' Jack Flash (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ģ3.The audience makes considerably less noise on the Rolling Stones’ new El Mocambo 1977 than on any of the group’s many other recently issued concert recordings, but that’s not because the shows it captures are any less praiseworthy. Brown Sugar (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ģ0. Rip This Joint (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ9. It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It) (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ8. Little Red Rooster (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ7. Worried Life Blues (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ6. Let's Spend the Night Together (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ5.
Star Star (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ4. Hot Stuff (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ3. Tumbling Dice (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ2. Around and Around (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ1. Dance Little Sister(Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ0. Crackin' Up (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ĩ. Mannish Boy (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ĩ. Crazy Mama (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ħ. Fool to Cry (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ħ. Hand of Fate (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ĥ. All Down the Line (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ģ. Honky Tonk Woman (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ģ. That obviously did not come to pass, but who knows what the future holds for "the Cockroaches."ġ.
The venue, which is now split into two separate stages, was originally scheduled to reopen after years of being shuttered just weeks before the pandemic began to wreak havoc back in March 2020.Īt the time, Wekerle said he had "had conversations" with the Stones, as well as Pearl Jam, Billy Idol, the Who and more, about performing at the ElMo after its reopening. Grohl's stunt followed the much-hyped refurbishing of the historic venue by new owner (and former Dragon's Den dragon) Michael Wekerle. The Stones aren't the only fans of Toronto's humble ElMo back in 2020, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl wore an El Mocambo T-shirt to vote in the US election. The record is now available for pre-order here. The rest of the tracklisting can be seen below that. On the day of the first show, the band rehearsed upstairs and soundchecked for the live recording.Ī pair of those final recordings - "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll" and "Rip This Joint" - are out now, and can be heard below. It says so right here." Another band was added to the April Wine shows called the Cockroaches, which was the Stones' alias. We had natural cover, because if anything got out, we could say, "No, look, April Wine is playing. In the liner notes compiled by Paul Sexton, booker Dave Bluestein remembers how they managed to sneak the boy band into the show without spoiling the surprise:
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Comprising the Stones' full set from March 5, 1977, the release will also contain three bonus tracks recorded the previous night (March 4, 1977) at the ElMo. The album - mixed by Bob Clearmountai - will be released on double-CD and 4-LP black and neon vinyl formats, as well as digitally. Only four tracks from the performance - "Mannish Boy," "Crackin' Up," "Little Red Rooster" and "Around and Around" - have been captured for any official release so far (namely, 1977's Love You Live), making the full scope of Live at the El Mocambo the first of its kind. It's due to arrive on May 13 through Universal Music. 1 albums to their name - so when the band, masquerading as the Cockroaches, graced Toronto's then-300-person-capacity El Mocambo for a sort-of secret show opening for Canadian rock heroes April Wine, the set instantaneously hit legendary status.Īll these years later, as the Stones gear up to celebrate their 60th anniversary, the full ElMo live set is being treated to its first official release, Live at the El Mocambo. Forty-five years ago in 1977, the Rolling Stones already had several No.
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