Disc One: 1. Introduction, 2. Start Me Up, 3. Live With Me, 4. Rocks Off, 5. Hand Of Fate, 6. Torn And Frayed, 7. Worried About You, 8. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love, 9. Don’t Look Back, 10. Dance Pt.1, 11. Bitch.

Disc Two: 1. Band Introduction, 2. Slipping Away, 3. Happy, 4. It’s Only Rock n Roll, 5. I Just Wanna Make Love To You, 6. Honky Tonk Women, 7. Rip This Joint, 8. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking, 9. Jumping Jack Flash, 10. Brown Sugar, 11. Tumbling Dice.

This release presents the well-known Chicago club Stones 2002 Licks gig, a theatre show that happened in major cities in what was then a pretty innovative touring strategy. Seeing the Stones in a club or theatre had been the hope of many collectors and thanks to this brilliant idea many have experienced not only a great atmosphere, but a unique bunch of set lists and not on the first part of the concert only, but on the second as well.

The stop in Chicago s club happened at the Aragon, this concert was released as Aragon (Gig 23cd), and Aragon (Lick 03), as part of Going to Chicago (VGP 321) 6 cds, as Licks Chicago Ballroom (Exile 27-28), Everybody Needs Chicago Blues (Glimmer Twins 20-21), Touring band 2002 (Godfathers 08-09), Don’t Look Back Baby (Pignose 008), Aragon, Chicago 2cdr, Ballroom Blitz (Banana Rec.160902), The Stones Take Aragon (Phoenix 0356493), Dance Aragon (Lixx20020916) and Some Licks from the Ballroom and on the 13 discs Licks 2002 US Canada Tour The Theatre Shows Pt.1 (WLR R 204). 3 songs are on Going to A Go Go-Live Licks 2002 (MD 2010), one song on Ultra Rare Lips vol.1 (C.Cat 687), 10 songs on We Can’t Turn You Loose (G.Twins 22-23), 4 songs on Rare Licks (RS4), 1 song on It s Only Rock n Roll (Red Tongue Rec.03) 3 LP,2 cd box.

This is a nice recording that seems to come from two different sources, the first is a quasi mono recording, but from Everybody Needs Somebody To Love it switches to the second one which is a better and wider stereo one; the same thing happens on Disc Two from Honky Tonk Women onwards; this disc ends with Angie from the Atlanta concert.

As usual phase and level correction and new equalization applied to this recording that was remastered by Captain Acid back in November 2021.

This was one of the best of the club shows the Stones in 2002 with a great setlist, first-ever performances of songs, special guests and an inspired show. There are at least 2 other common sources of this show, but this one is considered the best. A friend recorded this with CSB mikes about 25 feet back on the right side and the sound was perfect. The crowd noise is minimal except when Bono came onstage unexpectedly on It’s Only Rock and Roll; also, on I Just Wanna Make Love To You is Dr. John to come on stage. In fact this is really a nice recording that stands out for its great pure sound.