During Wednesday night’s show at the FedExField in Landover, Maryland outside of Washington, DC, the band played a cover of Don Covay & The Goodtimers’ 1964 track “Mercy, Mercy.” The last time they had performed it live was almost exactly 50 years earlier: on 7/6/1969 at their Hyde Park show following the death of founding guitarist Brian Jones. “It’s a long time ago, so we’re going to try to remember it,” Jagger said to the audience before launching into the cover.
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