Hyde Park Live Explained

Hyde Park Live
Type:	live
Artist:	the Rolling Stones
Cover:	Hyde Park Live.jpg
Released:	22 July 2013
Recorded:	6 and 13 July 2013
Venue:	Hyde Park, London
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Promotone BV
Prev Title:	GRRR!
Prev Year:	2012
Next Year:	2014

Hyde Park Live is a live album by the Rolling Stones, released in 2013. It was recorded at Hyde Park, London on 6 and 13 July 2013 during the band's 50 and Counting Tour. The album was released exclusively as a digital download through iTunes on 22 July 2013 for a limited time of four weeks. The album debuted at No. 16 in the UK and No. 19 in the US.^{[1] [2]} The same concert was later issued on DVD as Sweet Summer Sun: Live in Hyde Park.

Background

In 1969, The Rolling Stones performed a free concert in Hyde Park just two days after the death of founding member Brian Jones, with the gig also serving as the introduction to new guitarist Mick Taylor. As part of the 50 & Counting tour that celebrated The Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary celebrations, a new Hyde Park concert was scheduled in 2013, supported by The Vaccines, The Temper Trap, and Gary Clark Jr.^[3] The 65,000 tickets were sold out in three minutes.^[4] Taylor, who left the band in 1974, appears on two tracks: "Midnight Rambler" and show closer "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".^[5]

Sweet Summer Sun: Hyde Park Live

Sweet Summer Sun: Hyde Park Live
Director:	Paul Dugdale
Producer:	Jim Parsons
Starring:	The Rolling Stones
Distributor:	Eagle Rock Entertainment
Runtime:	121 minutes

A video recording of the concert, Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live, was issued on 11 November 2013 on DVD and Blu-ray, along with CDs and LPs.

Track listing

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Keith Richards – guitars, lead vocals in "You Got the Silver" and "Before They Make Me Run"
• Ronnie Wood – guitars
• Charlie Watts – drums
• Mick Taylor – slide guitar on "Midnight Rambler", acoustic guitar and backing vocals on "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

Additional personnel

• Darryl Jones – bass, backing vocals
• Chuck Leavell – keyboards, backing vocals, cowbell on "Honky Tonk Women"
• Bernard Fowler – backing vocals, percussion
• Lisa Fischer – backing vocals, percussion
• Bobby Keys – saxophone
• Tim Ries – saxophone, keyboards
• Matt Clifford – French horn on "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
• Voce Chamber Choir – choir on "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
• London Youth Choir – choir on "You Can't Always Get What You Want"

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)! scope="col"

Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	115
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7]	133

Notes and References

1. News: Billboard Staff . Rolling Stones Release 'Hyde Park Live' Album . . 22 July 2013 . 14 January 2014.
2. Web site: Henne . Bruce . Rolling Stones: Hyde Park Live hits No. 1 in 11 countries . hennemusic . 26 July 2013 . 14 January 2014.
3. Web site: Rolling Stones to return to Hyde Park . . 3 April 2013 . 14 January 2014.
4. News: Alice . Vincent . Rolling Stones Hyde Park tickets sell out in three minutes . . London . 5 April 2013 . 14 January 2014.
5. 'SWEET SUMMER SUN – HYDE PARK LIVE' OUT ON DVD AND BLU-RAY ON 11 NOVEMBER 2013 . . 4 September 2013 . 14 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170302220413/http://www.rollingstones.com/2013/09/04/the-rolling-stones-sweet-summer-sun-hyde-park-live-out-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-on-11-november-2013/ . 2 March 2017 . dead .
6. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2013. Ultratop. 16 December 2020.
7. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2013. Ultratop. 16 December 2020.