Living Colour - 1989 Tour with the Rolling Stones and Mick Jagger

Clip from Living Colour's Time Tunnel VHS video about the band opening slot on the Rolling Stones' 1989 Steel Wheels tour. Featuring Mick Jagger.

[@lookahere]

Now that's the bass player I remember! Muzz Skillings is the man!

[@julianoutlaw876]

MY MOM MADE THAT JACKET THAT MICK JAGER SIGNED

[@markmichalko3913]

I was @ this Show "Oakland Coliseum" 11/4/89. I do Remember being a little bit Chilly. Good Show by Both of them. It was the 1st time I have seen the "Stones" since 6/27/75 @ MSG, NYC!!

[@Chrissy2230]

I was at that show also. Oakland. Steel Wheels tour. 🎼🎶 mixed emotions 😃🤣😪👅

[@Megley100]

A very telling point: when asked what was the worst thing about being the opener. No one cares how your band plays, no sound checks, etc. Rush, par exemple, went through the same shit when opening for Aerosmith. It was such a negative experience that, years later, when touring with one of Joe Perry's side bands, Geddy Lee went way out of his way to make sure that Perry and his band had everything they needed/wanted to ensure that Perry put on a good show. Lee said that Aerosmith treated Rush so poorly that they vowed Rush would never treat their showmates that way.

[@Megley100]

Queen reportedly gave Bob Seger the same treatment when they toured together in the 70s. Seger had a very strict time limit for his set (around 40 minutes or so) and wasn't even allowed an encore; in Michigan, that was almost felonious.

[@RicardoRedLion]

Vancouver 1989. Walking to my seat while Living Colour ripped through "Should I Stay Or Should I Go." Front seat, end of left runway, great band to ensure a good show. Vernon Reid is so versatile. B.S. about no soundcheck, balanced in a 50,000 seat place is tricky. Defunct onward.

[@lernen.ohne.angst.official2737]

I was at the St. Louis show that year. I went for you guys, my wife wanted to see the Stones. The whole night was amazing!!

[@haysfordays]

Wow....this is awesome....I never knew they did this together.

[@ellewoods6036]

I didn't know LC played with the RS.... U go guys ....lovin' both bands..😀🌹😀😎

[@Fakename70]

Elle Woods Yes, the Stones typically used several support acts for their North American tours between 1972-1981. But, aside from the addition of Guns 'N Roses for the 4 Los Angeles dates, Living Colour was the sole support for the 'Stones entire 1989 North American Steel Wheels stadium tour.

[@jimmyc2895]

I saw them in Birmingham April in 89

[@sparklesthecat6507]

I saw them on the Stones tour in Birmingham.

[@ericgenestvideoclips]

i must have watched this VHS a thousand times

[@terriblecrayon]

Me too. :)

[@Soul74]

Eric Genest me too!

[@Kashed]

I was at the show in alpine valley in 89' Awesome show!

[@karimendenhall-huddleston3852]

Saw this show in Los Angeles on October 19, 1989. Recently ran my ticket stub through my thermal laminator...turned it black. So bummed.

[@Chrissy2230]

So sorry..😪

[@seaninfla9549]

I saw Living Color and the Stones at Clemson. We got there late, and security was really tight, so I missed almost the entire LC show. The Stones were great.

[@johnbrewer8278]

And brothers ask my why i love rock roll.(Really!)

[@ctrlalt8603]

Is this where country and metal come from?

[@xtrict]

I remember catching this by chance back in the day. brilliant

[@melindaadams3372]

Me too! In Ala-f'ing-bama. Had just gotten out of college, put on "the suit" everyday in an office - it was great to cut loose!!!

[@camillesyen]

I was there too! While I love Living Colour, I remember their sound/mix was awful… distorted… while the Rolling Stones sound was superb! 😂😂.

[@Fakename70]

Purple Rain reference @ 1:36-1:43

[@courylanders4142]

Nah.

[@Fakename70]

@@courylanders4142 Watch the film.

[@joeyb6378]

As a white boy, I had heard of them in the Bay Area California couple of years earlier, but when I saw them on the steel wheels tour that really brought a log of heat on that good good you what I mean but he had to explain it to squares is The heat is good they were bringing it and they brought it bigtme These cats are still around and every new thing they put outeverones eyes. Obviously, these dude’s should be humongous stars

[@flyinmanatee118]

Front row Orange Bowl seems like everyone dug the opener from my view.

[@civednoel1388]

I was out there in Oakland Coliseum before i went to boot camp

[@BarekHalfhand]

I saw this tour... Wish I could remember it 😁

[@WhizMitchell]

12:00 Vernon Reid looks, sounds like Chris Rock :-)

[@morbidlust999]

Hell nah what u smoking on

[@krisbritwres394]

10:20 why they gotta give the boys that funny vibe?

[@Evocati-Augusti]

I saw them in NY October 89...and i remember they had 100 cops on horses...it was crazy

[@carpenoctem775]

4:07

[@contingency9]

They are GREAT!

[@ThommyJane]

Legion Field. Birmingham, Alabama. 1989. They were better than the Stones.

[@sparklesthecat6507]

I WAS AT THAT SHOW.

[@Megley100]

Not a Stones fan. How anticlimactic the RS would seem after these guys.

[@fabricio2467]

great stuff!