Rolling Stones was about performing at Northeastern town’s Outlook Club

The Rolling Stones was about a year has been for some form or other in performing at the industrial Northeastern town’s Outlook Club when he took the stage on July 13th 1963.

The concert could not have mentioned the very legends of rock but it was a start. Gazette Live witnesses Hollies/Stones double bill with something caught their memories of this historic evening to get.

Mike Gutteridge recalled, “We arrived late and just caught the last number of The Hollies. And just before the Stones went on, I received a signed copy of 'Come On' from Brian Jones. I distinctly remember looking at this guy with glossy blonde hair as he signed the copy to 'Mike of the Bachelor Boys.' We stood in front of the Stones for the whole of their set. As the stage was no more than a foot high, it was probably the best view anyone has ever had of a Stones gig.”

Gutteridge said the band were quite sociable after their set:

“When the club had cleared, we all sat on the stage drinking orange juice talking to Jagger and Richards. We asked them about their Chelsea boots and Jagger was very animated in discussing how fashionable they were. I think I had my Clarke's finest on that night! I then asked Richards about the intro to 'Down the Road a Piece' (a Chuck Berry number that was just a knockout). He took me through all the moves on his Epiphone Riviera. It was the Stones’ first booking out of London and I class myself very lucky to have experienced that special moment of rock history.”

Tony O'Connor, who was also in attendance that night, added: “Mick Jagger and the Stones were different then, with their introduction of American-style blues. It was exciting to listen to. I've been a blues fan ever since.”