''Hyde Park Live'' is a

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, released in 2013. It was recorded at

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on 6 and 13 July 2013 during the band's

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. The album was released exclusively as a digital download through

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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. 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

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. 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. The 65,000 tickets were sold out in three minutes. Taylor, who left the band in 1974, appears on two tracks: " Midnight Rambler" and show closer "

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Track listing

''Sweet Summer Sun: Hyde Park Live''

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 *

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– 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 Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021. Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts developed an i ...

– drums *

– slide guitar on "Midnight Rambler", acoustic guitar and backing vocals on "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Additional personnel * Darryl Jones – bass, backing vocals *

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– keyboards, backing vocals, cowbell on "Honky Tonk Women" * Bernard Fowler – backing vocals, percussion *

Lisa Fischer Lisa Fischer (born December 1, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She found success with her 1991 debut album ''So Intense'', which produced the Grammy Award–winning hit single "How Can I Ease the Pain". She has been a back-up singer ...

– 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 Voce is a London-based chamber choir founded in 2003 by Harry Briggs and Suzi Digby. Based in Grosvenor Chapel in Mayfair, the choir is made up of around thirty singers in their 20s and 30s and covers a wide-ranging and challenging repertoire of ...

– choir on "You Can't Always Get What You Want" * London Youth Choir – choir on "You Can't Always Get What You Want"

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

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