At long last the Stone Roses returned to the stage tonight to play the first of two "secret" warmup shows in England. Tonight's show was at the intimate Halifax Victoria Theater (capacity ~ 1500), and from all accounts the show was nothing less than magical. The band kicked things off with the anthemic "I Wanna Be Adored," then ripped though a glorious set of classics as well as their new single "All For One." The setlist was solid gold but didn't include too many surprises other than the return of "Begging You," which has been absent from the band's live sets since 1996. And though Reni allegedly revealed that more "beautiful" Stone Roses music is coming soon, apart from "All For One" the Roses didn't debut any new material.
Update: Read the NME's review here; another review is Even The Stars is posted here.
View the official setlist and fan filmed pictures and video below.
The Stone Roses play their second warm up show at Carlisle Sands Theater tomorrow night, then they'll kick off their stadium tour in Manchester on June 15th.
The Stone Roses @VicTheatre Halifax. Tuesday June 7th 2016 #TheStoneRoses pic.twitter.com/L0C76Lrlpm— Mainly Manchester (@ManchesterDose) June 7, 2016
[Though not listed in the photo, "Made Of Stone" was performed after "Love Spreads"]
— Victoria Theatre Hx (@VicTheatre) June 7, 2016
Stone roses in Halifax????? pic.twitter.com/8KRWndltDu— Megan (@meganlittle_) June 7, 2016
— Andy Hughes (@AndyHPhoto) June 7, 2016
Halifax right now pic.twitter.com/1EQ4cY8BOp— Charlie Wilson (@WilsonCharlie_) June 7, 2016
Fools Gold #StoneRosesHalifax pic.twitter.com/LwIGWdXwyq— CityLife Manchester (@CityLifeManc) June 7, 2016
Stone roses secret gig🍋 pic.twitter.com/jLhd6cEl0V— Oli Dunn (@olidunn) June 7, 2016
— StoneRoses (@StoneRoses_News) June 7, 2016
Tonight the stone roses played like its 1989 pic.twitter.com/K5kcx6XHPc— StoneRoses (@StoneRoses_News) June 7, 2016
What a fucking gig #stoneroses pic.twitter.com/gMuBmIOjAe— George Cull (@geocull) June 7, 2016
Published June 7th, 2016