Watch Rolling Stones Perform First American Hit For First Time In 25 Years
By Katrina Nattress
May 3, 2024
The Rolling Stones gave fans a surprise at the New Orleans Jazz Festival Thursday night (May 2) by performing their cover of Jerry Ragovoy's "Time Is On My Side" for the first time in 25 years (and second times since 1982), and the timing couldn't have been better. Their set just happened to take place exactly 50 years after recording the cover, and they brought out Irma Thomas (who also recorded a cover of the song) to sing it with them.
“In 1964, which is a very long time ago, we heard this great song on the radio by this amazing singer,” Mick Jagger told the crowd while introducing Thomas to the stage. “We recorded it and it became our first kind of hit in America. The lady that did the song first, she’s the Soul Queen of New Orleans! I’d like to bring out on stage now to sing the song with us.”
The Rolling Stones kicked off their Hackney Diamonds tour earlier this week. Check out fan-shot footage of their "Time Is On My Side" performance and a full list of tour dates below.
The Rolling Stones 2024 Tour Dates
05/07 – Glendale, AZ @ State Farm Stadium w/ Carin León; Electric Mud
05/11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium w/ The Pretty Reckless
05/15 – Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field w/ Joe Bonamassa
05/23 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium w/ TBA
05/26 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium w/ Lawrence
05/30 – Foxboro, MA @ Gillette Stadium w/ The Red Clay Strays
06/03 – Orlando, FL @ Camping World Stadium w/ Tyler Childers
06/07 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium w/ Ghost Hounds
06/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field w/ Kaleo
06/15 – Cleveland, OH @ Cleveland Browns Stadium w/ Ghost Hounds
06/20 – Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High w/ Widespread Panic
06/27 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field w/ Betty LaVette
06/30 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field w/ Lainey Wilson
07/05 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place w/ Ghost Hounds
07/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium w/ The War and Treaty
07/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium w/ The Linda Lindas
07/17 – Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s® Stadium w/ The Beaches