On Feb. 13, 2016, the Rolling Stones performed the third of three concerts at Estadio Único Ciudad de La Plata in Buenos Aires, as part of their “America Latina Olé” tour. The tour goes to stadiums in South America and Mexico in February and March 2016. It is the Stones’ first tour of South America since 2006.
Several news outlets, including Metro, reported that the band was under tighter-than-usual security due to the murder of a local concert employee — 55-year-old Pedro Luis Tabares — who was shot to death in an attempted robbery of concessions money from the Rolling Stones’ Buenos Aires concert on Feb. 10, 2016.
Metro reported: “The shooting took place as three cars attempted to intercept a van carrying the money and Pedro was a passenger in the van as it left the stadium in the early hours of the morning. The Argentinian police believe an insider had tipped off the criminals as they knew the van’s route and timings. A 31-year-old Colombian, named locally as Jhon Alexander Bobadilla Vega, was arrested.”
The Rolling Stones have not commented on the murder.
According to the official Rolling Stones website, here is the set list from the concert:
Start Me Up
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)
Tumbling Dice
Out of Control
Beast of Burden
You Got Me Rocking (voted for by fans)
Paint It Black
Honky Tonk Women
You Got the Silver (Keith Richards on lead vocals)
Happy (Keith Richards on lead vocals)
Midnight Rambler
Miss You
Gimme Shelter
Brown Sugar
Sympathy for the Devil
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Encore:
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (with Estudio Coral de Buenos Aires)
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Here are the “America Latina Olé” tour dates:
Feb. 3, 2016: Santiago, Chile — Estadio Nacional
Feb. 7, 2016: Buenos Aires, Argentina — Estadio Único Ciudad de La Plata
Feb. 10, 2016: Buenos Aires, Argentina —Estadio Único Ciudad de La Plata
Feb. 13, 2016: Buenos Aires, Argentina — Estadio Único Ciudad de La Plata
Feb. 16, 2016: Montevideo, Uruguay — Estadio Centenario
Feb. 20, 2016: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Estádio Maracanã
Feb. 24, 2016: São Paulo, Brazil — Estádio do Morumbi
Feb. 27, 2016: São Paulo, Brazil — Estádio do Morumbi
March 2, 2016: Porto Alegre, Brazil — Estádio Beira-Rio
March 6, 2016: Lima, Peru — Estadio Monumental
March 10, 2016: Bogotá, Colombia — Estadio El Campín
March 14, 2016: Mexico City, Mexico — Foro Sol
In a press release, Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger said, “We love playing Latin America and are excited about going to some cities for the first time! The audiences are among some of the best in the world, they bring incredible energy!”
Richards added, “We had a great time performing in stadiums last summer in the U.S. and are excited to come to Latin America for the first time in 10 years. The fans are amazing.”
The press release also announced: “The Rolling Stones’ ‘America Latina Olé’ tour will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood mesmerize their generations of fans to a set packed full of classic Stones hits such as ‘Gimme Shelter,’ ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,’ ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash,’ ‘Sympathy for the Devil,’ ‘Start Me Up’ and ‘Miss You’ as well as special gems from their extraordinary catalog. The stage will have a new look, customized especially for the Latin American fans. AEG Live’s Concerts West is the promoter of the Rolling Stones America Latina Olé tour.”
The Rolling Stones are also planning to record a new studio album in 2016, according to recent interviews that Richards has done. In 2015, the band performed at stadiums in North America, for the Rolling Stones’ “Zip Code” tour
