On This Day, September 14, 1981…
The Rolling Stones headlined a surprise show at Sir Morgan’s Cove club in Worcester, Massachusetts. The concert was a warm-up show ahead of their American tour, and they were billed as Little Boy Blue & The Cockroaches.
After a local radio station spilled the beans on the secret, over 4,000 fans showed up to try and get into the 350 capacity venue.
Lucky fans who did get in got to see The Stones play such songs as “Under My Thumb,” “Honky Tonk Woman,” “Start Me Up,” “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Brown Sugar,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and more.
The Stones’ full tour kicked off September 25 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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