The Rolling Stones kick off their 14-date European “No Filter” European tour tonight (September 9th) in Hamburg, Germany.  The dates, which will hit both arenas and stadiums, sees the band play nine countries — Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Holland, Denmark, and Sweden, before the trek winds down on October 25th with a three-show run in Paris, France.

After more than 50 years of performing live, Mick Jagger has learned how to read an audience within minutes of hitting the stage every night: “The audience is, like, very enthusiastic, or maybe medium enthusiastic, or they seem a bit tired, or they’ve been in the heat all day.  And you can tell from their reaction in the first few minutes how the audience is gonna be, and how you should approach the mood of the concert.  You watch them and you listen.  And also, you have to hear how the sound is. Sometimes, it’s, like, a good balance onstage — sometimes it’s not, and you have to adjust things and you tell the sound guy, ‘That’s too loud . . . that’s not loud enough.’ And how is the band playing?  Are they kind of playing well straight away, or are they a little bit lackadaisical — or whatever.  So, y’know, that first five minutes is really key.”CHECK IT OUT: The Rolling Stones on March 17th, 2016 performing “Happy” live in Mexico City:

The Rolling Stones tour dates (subject to change):
September 9 – Hamburg, Germany – Stadtpark
September 12 – Munich, Germany – Olympic Stadium
September 16 – Spielberg, Austria – Spielberg at Red Bull Ring
September 20 – Zurich, Switzerland – Letzigrund Stadium
September 23 – Lucca, Italy – Lucca Summer Festival-City Walls
September 27 – Barcelona, Spain – Olympic Stadium
September 30 – Amsterdam, Holland – Amsterdam Arena
October 3 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Parken Stadium
October 9 – Dusseldorf, Germany – Esprit Arena
October 12 – Stockholm, Sweden – Friends Arena
October 15 – Arnhem, Holland – GelreDome
October 19, 22, 25 – Paris, France – U Arena