The Rolling Stones continue celebrating their 50th Anniversary by returning to the Marquee, where they played their first show.
The Rolling Stones at The Marquee
The band headed back to London with photographer Rankin to take a portrait in front of the Marquee.
Their first live outing, on July 12, 1962, was at the legendary Oxford Street venue. At the time they were billed as The Rollin’ Stones.
Of course, the only remaining members from that gig are Keith and Mick. The band who played the first show likely consisted of Brian Jones on guitar, Dick Taylor on bass (who continues to play in The Pretty Things), Ian Stewart on keys (who was no longer a part of the band after 1963 but became their road manager) and Tony Chapman on drums (who went on to play for The Preachers and with Peter Frampton).
The photo is part of the their 50th anniversary celebrations, which have already resulted in forthcoming a hardback book, a new logo and is rumoured to include a world tour (back in May tickets appeared on The Guardian for September UK shows) .
Check out one of The Rolling Stones’ earliest songs – ‘Tell Me (You’re Coming Back)’ – below.
