The Rolling Stones play 'Loving Cup' rarity

The Rolling Stones dished up an extreme rarity when 'Loving Cup' from the 1972 classic album 'Exile On Main Street' was given an airing.

The performance was only the 22nd time that The Stones have played the 42-year old song live in concert. They last played it on The Bigger Bang tour of 2006 including twice at the Beacon Theatre in New York for Martin Scorsese's Shine A Light concert documentary.

Until Saturday night, Loving Cup had never been performed on any of the previous Australian tours of 1972, 1995, 2003 or 2006. "About now, we usually put some songs up online for you to vote for," Mick Jagger told the audience. "Charlie wanted to do Can't Get You Out Of My Head, but we scrapped that and instead we're going to do LOVING CUP".

'Loving Cup' was first recorded in 1969 for 'Let It Bleed' but didn't make the final album. The band re-recorded the song in Los Angeles in December 1971.

The first performance of the song was in Hyde Park. London in 1969. It was only played five times on the 1972 tour and then not again until 2002.
Rolling Stones setlist Perth, November 1, 2014

The Rolling Stones PerthJumping Jack Flash (single, 1969)
You Got Me Rocking (from Voodoo Lounge, 1994)
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It) (from It's Only Rock N Roll, 1974)
Tumbling Dice (from Exile On Main Street, 1972)
Loving Cup (from Exile On Main Street, 1972) (Request)
Doom And Gloom (from GRRR, 2012)
All Down The Line (from Exile On Main Street, 1972)
Out Of Control (from Bridges To Babylon, 1997)
Honky Tonk Women (from Through The Past Darkly, 1969)
Before They Make Me Run (with Keith on lead vocals)(from Some Girls, 1978)
Happy (with Keith on lead vocals) (from Exile On Main Street, 1972)
Midnight Rambler (with Mick Taylor on guitar) (from Let It Bleed, 1969)
Miss You (from Some Girls, 1978)
Gimme Shelter (from Let It Bleed, 1969)
Start Me Up (from Tattoo You, 1981)
Sympathy For The Devil (from Beggars Banquet, 1968)
Brown Sugar (from Sticky Fingers, 1971)

ENCORE

You Can't Always Get What You Want (from Let It Bleed, 1969)
(I Can't Get No)
Satisfaction (from Out Of Our Heads, 1965)

Previous setlists: Adelaide and Perth 1

The next Rolling Stones show is Melbourne, November 5, 2014.
Rolling Stones Australian dates

October 25, Adelaide, Adelaide Oval
October 29 and November 1, Perth, Perth Arena
November 5, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
November 8, Macedon, Hanging Rock
November 12, Sydney, Allphones Arena
November 15, Hunter Valley, Hope Estate
November 18, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre

New Zealand
November 22, Auckland, Mt Smart Arena

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