Rolling Stones: Setlist From ‘Hackney Diamonds’ Tour Opening Night

The Rolling Stones kicked off their Hackney Diamonds tour last night (April 28) in Houston, Texas.

The 18-song setlist featured a mix of the iconic band's classic hits and new songs from Hackney Diamonds. Among the new songs performed were "Angry," "Mess It Up" and "Sweet Sounds of Heaven." (The full setlist via Setlist.fm can be viewed below.)

The next stop on the Stones' tour is on May 2 when they headline the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. In addition to the Rolling Stones, other acts booked for the festival include Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Killers, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Hozier, Jon Batiste, Queen Latifah, Vampire Weekend, Greta Van Fleet, Heart, Bonnie Rait and more.

Start Me Up
Get Off Of My Cloud
Rocks Off
Out of Time
Angry
Beast of Burden
Mess It Up
Tumbling Dice
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Little T&A
Sympathy for the Devil
Gimme Shelter
Honky Tonk Women
Miss You
Paint It Black
Jumpin' Jack Flash

ENCORE
Sweet Sounds of Heaven
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Hackney Diamonds, of course, was their first studio album of original material since 2005's A Bigger Bang. The Stones announced the album in a press conference in September 2023 hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

During the press conference, Mick Jagger said of the album, "We wouldn’t be putting this out now if we didn’t really like it. We didn’t want to make just any record and put it out. So we wanted to make a record."

Jagger added, "Before we went in, we said we all want to make a record that we really love, ourselves. People may like it, other people may not. But we must say this, we are quite pleased with it. … We hope you’ll like it."

Hackney Diamonds features some big guests. Ronnie Wood said during the presser that Lady Gaga sings on the track "Sweet Sounds of Heaven." He also dropped Stevie Wonder's name but didn't specify what track he'd be on. Late drummer Charlie Watts is featured on two tracks with one of them being "Live By the Sword."

Keith Richards provides vocals on "Tell Me Straight." He playfully said of the song, "I can tell you straight that I have no idea what it's about. He [pointing to Jagger] tried to steal it, so it must be good."

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The Rolling Stones have an eventful 2024 ahead of them. The iconic band will be hitting the road in North America in support of their latest album, Hackney Diamonds, which was released in October 2023. Their 2024 tour dates are as follows:

Hackney Diamonds, of course, was their first studio album of original material since 2005's A Bigger Bang. The Stones announced the album in a press conference in September 2023 hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

During the press conference, Mick Jagger said of the album, "We wouldn’t be putting this out now if we didn’t really like it. We didn’t want to make just any record and put it out. So we wanted to make a record."

Jagger added, "Before we went in, we said we all want to make a record that we really love, ourselves. People may like it, other people may not. But we must say this, we are quite pleased with it. … We hope you’ll like it."

Hackney Diamonds features some big guests. Ronnie Wood said during the presser that Lady Gaga sings on the track "Sweet Sounds of Heaven." He also dropped Stevie Wonder's name but didn't specify what track he'd be on. Late drummer Charlie Watts is featured on two tracks with one of them being "Live By the Sword."

Keith Richards provides vocals on "Tell Me Straight." He playfully said of the song, "I can tell you straight that I have no idea what it's about. He [pointing to Jagger] tried to steal it, so it must be good."