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Article: Stones are on a roll; High spirits: The Rolling Stones didn't let wet weather get in the way of a brilliant live show Start me up: Lead singer Mick Jagger woos the crowd Super rock: This year's Slane stage was the biggest ever.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- August 20, 2007
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Byline: MICHAEL GERRARD
THE Rolling Stones effortlessly blasted away the cobwebs on Saturdaynight as Slane Castle rattled to the gasoline riffs of Jumping Jack Flash andSatisfaction for the first time in 25 years.
Many in the crowd were veterans of that 1982 gig hoping to relive their youth -but Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood did better thanthat, evoking memories of their late '60s pomp.
Just as many fans weren't even born the last time the Stones played Slane butthey roared along to every classic hit.
A spectacular volley of fireworks greeted the band's arrival on stage andanother announced their departure - ...